Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-17
wherein we IRE Guilty OF Affording
laid and Comfort tn the Enemy"

The New York Tribune of Thursday. the lllh
Of this present month at June. saws:
The Springfield Journal Gllinois) has The
following:
"A RrMoR 1T is rnmored that the editors of
Chicago ! lines will probably he called ON to nm
swer through the courts Tor their notorious dis
loyd course Such acton il called tor by loyal
men of all parties, as shall eIectually protect the
people from the consequences of seditious and
reasonable uttrrances, giving :" aid aud comfort
to the enemies of the country
Without at all presuming to anticipate the YER
diet in case such 4 prosecution we're attempted.
we do not see why this matter should he left to
'rumnr' II j. widely charged and believed that
the Chicago Times il conducted IN the interest of
the shareholders rebellon-thit IL constantly At
iords aid and comfort To that most atrocioas
conspiracy against the lille OF our country aud The
rights OF hum ~ nature-and that IL is doing more
to insure the success of that gigantic crime than
any regiment IN JEFF Davis armies. Ii such he
the truth why should not the sheet be Indicted
and convictedi II such olenses rs il is charged
with are not punishable, what is the use OF nav
ing courts and paving taxe~T
IF anv Journal commits or abets treason, We
urge that its conductors be indicted. tried and
punished according To Inv. Military edicts are
for cises that the laws do not reach aud are an
other sort of thing altogether
We confess there are some grounds OF proceeding
against us in the courts. We confess that we
have. ON several occasions. prInted IN these col
umns that which was calculated 10 ''aifurd aid
and comfort Ia the shareholders rebellion
"thtt most ATTRACTIONS conspiracy against the lie
Of our country and the rights of human nature"
We confess this We plead guilty And all that
we can say in exteuua,ion of this conduct il.
that did not ourselves design To "afiord aid
and comfort To the shareholders rebelhon," but
TO show that oihers-the authors Of the OBJ lection
able matter which We were Wlnting-were atlord
ing aid and comfort To the Shareholders rebel
lion F." This only can we say in excavation, aud
whether il will leave Us harmless, or not. remains
To he seen
WHAT j. il that we have printed "in the inter
est of the shareholders rehellion?' For what
shall We be convicted. if convicted M allI Let
W. see We have. on several occasions during
the war reproduce, the following from the New
York Tribune of November 9. ls6ll:
If the cotton States shall become satisfied
that they can do better out ct the Union than IN
tive insist on letting them 90 IN peace. The
right 10 sece,ie may be revolutionary one. but
1t exists nevertheless We must ever
resist the right of any State to remain in the
Union aud nufy or DEFY the laws thereof To
withdraw irou the Union Is quite another matter;
and whenever a considerable section OF our Union
shall deliberately resolve 10 go out We shall
Isl all coercIve measures designed To keep II in.
We hone never to live in "A republic whereof
one section j. pinned to another bv bavonets
Aud also the following from the \ Y Tribune
of December L. 1860:
If il the Declaration of Independence jus
tifel the secession from the British Empire Of
three millions of Cnloui>ts in l776. do not
why il would not Justify the secession OF five
millions of Snuthrons from the Union in le6l
1t we mistaken ON this point whv does not
>ome one attempt 10 show wherein and why? For
our own part while We deny the ri-ht OF slave
holders To hold slaves against the Will OF the lat
ter we cannot see how twenty millions OF people
can rightIuiv hold ten r even five, IN a dete>ted
Union with them bv military force.
T. II seven or eight contiguous States shall pre-
sent themselves authentcallv At Washington.
saving. We hate the Feieral Union; We have
Withdrawn from il. We give YOU the choice be
tween acoue>ciug IN our accession aud arran Sing
amicahl, all incidental questions on the one
hand and attempting to subdue ia on The other
could not stand up for coercion. for sntgusa
ton for we do no. think il would be just We
hold the right of SELF government sacred, even
when invoked in behalf of those who deny II to
others
III ever seven or eight States send agents 10
Washington 20 sav We want 10 let out OF the
ton - tuman liberty. 10 say, let them 20. And
We do not see how We could take anv other side
without coming in rect conflict with those rights
at man shich Ne hold paramount To all political
arrangements, however convenient aud advaa
taceouS
And likewise the following from the New
York Tribune OF an earlier date:
THE AMERICAN FLAG.
Al hail he ra1ni'ng Lie
The star grow pale and dim:
The stripe ar blaoiy >cars-
j. tie Wanting hS mn.
II hield- pirate's deck
II bird> a man in cha n.
K y k The captise's uecS,
Aud wipes the bloody stains.
Tear down the faunng lie.
Half mast tie >farry fsg
In .ult no sunny sky
With haie's polluted rag,
Destroy il who
Deer sink in the waves
IL hear feiiow-rnan
To groan with fellow slaves.
Fur .furl the boosted Lie
Till freedom i've sgain,
To rule once mar+ n truth
Am ng untrsmmeled men.
Roll NJ tn starry sheen
Coucrs ni sta rs,
For in its 70
The stamp Of - Ing chains.