Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-16
Especial Correspondence of the Chicago Times.I
WAsuISCroN. March 3

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Especial Correspondence of the Chicago Times
WASHINGTON, March 5.
Mr.. Henry May, one of the Representatives
from Maryland, brought 10 the attention of the
House, yesterday. the facts of most atrocious
outrage on the rights of a certain religious de
nomination, which has been perpetrated in his
State by person named Schenck. This man
Schenck will be remembered by your readers as
the "herO" of Vienna In the early stages of the
war, while this city was beleaguered by the Con-
federates, before the battle of Manassas Schenck
fresh from some village in Ohio, was in command
of regiment Of brave but undisciplined Ohio
volunteers, which was sent out by Gen Mcdowell
tc reconnoiter in the direction of AlGie. Green
Springs and Drainsville. The enemy were known
to be in force twenty miles west of Washington,
but how much nearer was not known, and il was
desirable TO ascertain. The Leesburg railroad
was in running order as far as Vienna, thirteen
miles west of Alexandria. and Schenck put his
regiment board of some open platform cars.
and started westward Our troops were encamped
around Washington to about six miles from Vi
emma. Alter passing our outposts, Schenck stopped
the train every mile and put out a company
of men. At Vienna he ran the train into an am-
buscade which the enemy had prepared, affording
perfect shelter TO them, while our brave fellows
were exposed to plunging fire from all sides.
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The engineer instantly killed, and, before
anv one else could be found hardy enough and
skillful enough 10 reverse the action of the ell
gine, the piled with the bodies of the
slain and the wounded When the train did get
in motion again, il was rushed back 70 Alexan-
dra, tearing with lightning speed past the CON-
panies that had been left behind. The latter beat
hasty retreat also, closely pursued by the en-
emy, and suffering additional loss.
| am not aware that Schenck has distinguished
himself by any other achievement during the war.
But this is the kind of men that Mr. Lincoln
delights to honor Behold him now, Military
Governor OF Maryland and Pennsylvania. master
OF the rights and liberties of the citizens of two
great States. Ii was only few weeks ago that
he stretched forth his hand to Philadelphia seized
the publisher of newspaper there, and incarce-
rated him in the dungeons of Fort MeHenry.
And few days ago he permitted one of his satel-
htes TO perpetrate the outrage on the Methodists
of Baltimore, 10 which | have alluded above
His Provost Marshal or Grand Vizier Heaven
knows what other titles, drawn from the despotic
countries of Europe and Asia will be borne by
American citzens)- his Provost Marshal or his
Grand Vizier bad issued ukase or imperial de-
cree, commanding that certain Methodist churches
should decorate their pnlDts in a specified theat,
| rcal style. and forbidding the congregations to
worship in any churches the pupits of which
were not so decorated These Methodists, be
lleving that the Constitution OF the United States
secured to them the right to worship God in the
manner in which they had done from time imme-
mortal, aud, knowing very well that flags formed
no part OF their worship, refused 10 comply with
the tyrannical order For this one of their min
isters dragged from. his house and incarcera-
ted in the dungeons OF Fort McHenry; and these
were the facts brought to the notice of Congress
by Mr. Henry Nav
The facts of the case, and the correspondence.
have been published in extenso in the Times. |
refer to il because il is a subject of national
importance and concern. Let the citizens of
heretofore free Illinois prepare themselves to see
Satrap appointed to rule over them; and. If he
is not a negro, let them thauk His Majesty King
Abraham for that boon at least. Let them pre-
pare to see some understrapper Grand Vizier
OF this Satrap issuing his decree TO the Baptists
or Presbyterians OF Illinois. demanding them to
make innovation in their mode of worship
equally as obnoxious a- that imposed by Schenck'
Vizier OIL the Methodists of MARYLAND. And let
them beware of resistance With Eastern forms
of tyranny and Eastern mes of officials will
come Eastern forms of punishment The deep
waters OF Lake Michigan will perhaps cover many
crime committed in the name of liberty; and
the knout. the suck. and the bOwstring may be-
come as often used IN the Northwest as in Russia
or Turkey Such are the fruits of two years of
"Repubcan" rule.
The Confederate troops continue their daring
reconnoissances in all directions in the neighbor
hood of Washington, and their equally daring
depredations upon our cavalry pickets. They
to be in great want of horses Just now, for.
within the last ten davs, they have iptured from
three or four hundred very fine and well trained
animals Ia most eases there were men dressed
as Union sOldiers mounted on these horses, or
engaged ia feeding them. each man having
saber ut his side and revolver IN his belt. The
sabers, the revovers and the uniforms of course
went with the horses. Thus while the COnfed-
crates on tile Mississippi use one of our gunboats
TO capture another. their comrades near Washing
ton horses, sabers and pistols TO
capture from us still more horses, sakers and
pistols. GREATS the humbug OF King Abraham's
reign. and Stanton. HallecF ana Hooker are his
prophets
Apropos of Fighting joe" he has got up a
fight at last-a fight. fierce and terrible, with the
little boys who sell newspapers IN the soldiers.
He has been victorious in the first cement,
and has driven the little BOYS of the field. But
the latter plucky little fellows they are, not bit
daunted, are preparing for another battle The
soldiers side with them. for they are intelligent
men, and they will have the newspapers. The
upshOt of the matter will be that the little boys
will remain master Of the field, for the soldiers
will have the papers.
The days of American liberty are now num-
bered American liberty, indeed is now thing
of the past. Ii exists no longer Yesterday was
the last DAY which American citizen could
walk where he pleased with head erect, and say
with truth :" am a free man" No man can say
that with truth to-day The life, the liberty, the
property. of every citizen. now at the mercy
OF one man. If the readers OF the Times are not
dragged from their beds 10 night and thrown into
loathsome dungeons there TO lahguish and rot
for the remainder OF their lives. il will be owing
to the forbearance of the whom Congress
has made Dictator for life. No man, so arrested
and so imprisoned, could ever reasonably hope 10
be released, except by death. No writ of habeas
corpus could reach him. The writ of habeas cor
pus exists in America longer. The habeas
corpus has been abolished by Congress. The
relatives of the men 20 arrested would know no
more about their fate than If they had been muir
dered: and who knows that many man so
arrested will not be murdered through the malice
of private enemiesf
During the pendency of the measures before
Congress which have thus placed the foot Of
Abraham Lincoln upon the necks Of the whole
American people, maDy honest but misguided
men supported them. because. as they said, even
if Mr.. Lincoln should abuse the unlimited powers
that were to be placed in his hands, it could rot
be for long; for the peop.e, at the next Presi-
dental election. could prevent him from abusing
the powers proposed TO be conferred upon him.
"The next Presidential electon?' When will it
take place? Will any of the readers of the
Times live to see another Presidential electionf
Ii is doubtful very doubtful II we see one in
the fall Of 1864 it will be because the schemes of
the radicals wilp have failed. Already they are
boasting here that there shall never be another
election for President till the rebellion is sup