Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-24
80. From the Terre Hau,e Journal
A Card from STR. Voorhees,.

taE0 rom W. teOFntess
Ed. JouRyAL: This mornings Exrress cln
tains an srticle which for falsellood aud mslignitv
is rather above the average of its assaults on
me would ollow my usual custom and per-
nit IL TO pass unnoticei but for the fact that suci
items get a currency abroad where the malicious
ard dsraved character OF that paper il not prop
erly appreciated. Hence / feel it a duty TO my
friends "a well AZ myself To- correct the calumny.
AZ least. in this instance, much rs ] dislike tb re
spond to anv,hing appearing in its depraved and
prostifnted columns 1a a r4 e l
On Yesterday afternoon I was waiting for the
arrival of the tram from the South, expecting
some friends. was not thinking Of going to
indianapolis, or leaving town IN any direction,
as the Express falsely asserts. When the train
arrived | met nv friends and was engaged in as
sisting them with their baggage. when ] heard
some one call nv name / turned and observed
a fellow in the uniform Of Captain standing on
the platform of ono Of the cars of the 1ndianapo-
lie train. which was Just starting. / approached
him and inquired If he wished to speak to me.
He said he iin not. he only wished to see what
kind of n looking m IN | was. / remarked in re.
ply that he did not look like a gentleman to me.
and left him had proceeded a few stems when
he called after me that / was a copperhead and a
traitor. | turned and simply remarked that |
had no doubt he was a coward and would run if
he ever got into a fight, repeating nv remark
more than once. / remained where ! was then
standing until the train moved off except that |
walked back and forth a few times considerably
closer to him. thinking perhaps that he desired to
attack me.
While this was occurring another incident also
occurred worth relating. A soldier. one of this
Captains own men. an lrishman. IN n loud voice
denounced him TO his fice as d. Abolition
ist. aud using. other epithets | need not repeat.
Others Of his soldiers also approached him and
told him to keep still which he did. This is all
there was of it
Here I might stop. having corrected the false
hood. but in view Of the persistent. wicked and
atrocieus en,r,s of the abolition press and aboli-
ton leaders in this city to involve our community
IN bloodshed and civil war. | think Z it viii not be
considered amiss for me to add a few words more.
Every eff )rt. from the breaking out Of the war
to the present time. has been maize by the Ex-
press and kindred sheets to cause soldiers. with
all the advantages Of arms ard combined nun
BEES. to attack and murder lay-abidihg peOple
and DESTROY their property. on account of n differ
ence Of nolitical opinions. In some instances we
all know tn t success has attended their efforts.
II is a m4tter of painful regret to every good
citizen 10 see them continued. They can have
hat one result No one need for an instant sup
nose that Democrats will he thus intimidated.
On The contrary. they will prepare themselves TO
stand upon their rights. and evil men in this
cammrni'v who incite violence and death, NAV
b. assured that they will he the first TO taste the
bitter fruits OF their own ma'evolent conduct.
Democrats have borne Everything thus far. In
the mme Of peace and social order. in the name
of life and property. I would warn a certain class
Of madmen, who are constantly raving in our
midst, to beware how they press their prosecutions
anv further. It may be answered that The Repub-
lican p1rty ia ready AMI prepared to fight their
neighbors. This is no; true Of large numbers of
good men in that party. but IL it were true IN ev-
ery respect. ~ IL doubtless ia in part. it would by
no mem deter the Democracy from the asser-
ton and ENJOYMENT of all their rights. Prepars
ton has not been confined To one party. The
Democracv are prepared FOR defense. Let no one
think that this Il written in n spirit of threaten
ing. am Isboring now every dav in behalf of
law anil the supremacy of the Constitution l
belong to u p,rtv devoted 10 the laws of the land
Bui I do not belong tn \ craven party which viii
surrender its rights and franchises TO base and
tvrannicai uSurpaiions.
So far ~ I am personally concerned. ! have no
comnlainfs 10 utter. ] have horne SANDER and
deiraction in unlimited measure for Years. | can
bear even much more IN years TO come. IL such
should he the wish OF my enemies. A mans en-
emies never DESTROY him. If n man u but true
to himself, and 10 his sense Of duty. he can DEFY
and triumph over mHlice
Neither have | any apprehension from The SOL
dier when he comes home. / have met many of
them. and NJ private soldier has ever freried me
otherwise than respectfully | have ever been
/ their friend 10 the hest Of NV ability. publicly
and p~rivatelv. This Inc record will show. and
false editors cannot change IT And when the
soldier returns he will see that base demagogues
have sought to use him ~ a lind instrument tn
10 what they were ton cowardlv to d" themselves
Bv all tte laws Of human nrture. the soldier Will
then become The worst enernv of that noisy. ms.
licious. craven pest of every community where he
il fourd-the political aholitinnis'. 60
August 10. '65 ID w. VOORHEES,.