Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-18
HEADQUARrERs DISTRICT or IyDIANA,)
Department Of the Ohio.
I~nrAN.porrS Nav : IS62
Editor South Bend Forum, South Bend, Ind:

Editor South Bend Forum, South Bend, Ind:
A half dozen copies of your paper of the Sd
inst. have been sent To me marked in which you
boast of your intention to violate General Order
No 9. from these headquarters. You now
publish an order retractng all this, and publish
loyal paper hereafter. or you can discontinue its
publication Till further orders. violation of
tins notice will receive immediate attention.
MILo 5. HAscALL.
Brig. Gen Vols, CONG Dis
Perhaps it was "ntended" that the strength of
ssye adopted in this notice" should cover all
bemishes. Anyway. better be careful of the
literary reputation OF Commandant jealous
of reputation at headquarters"
Our edtorIa! salutation tn Gen Hascall and
humble submission to his command of the DIS
trict OF Indiana. Department OF the Ohio, and we
respectfully submit to him, that, SO far any
mark OF ours. printed in this paper on the Sd
inst . can be understood "boosting OF our i'm
tention to violate General Order No g. from his
Headquarters" it is ''retracted" and we do
hereby .'retract all that" Ii has been and is a
life long principle with Us. never to violate the
laws nor despise the lawful authorities of the
United States OF America, and il has been at all
times far from our thoughts 10 boast OF nten-
ton to do so. We are not boastful ANYWAY as
our neghbors know, if they would testify. Be
sides this, we have had but a brief experience ms
editor in any public capacity; and having no
more than fairly buckled on armor for that
vigilance of service which is the price of civil and
religious liberty. we would not by any means
seem to forget that saying OF Solomon the Wise,
which fixes the time for "boasting," not when a
man pu IS his and displays the forgery
of his profession, but when "he taketh il off
II occurs to also that General Hascall him
self. having received military education at the
National Military Academy at IVES: Point n Y
at the expense OF the people of the United States.
must have sufficiently imbibed of the principles of
American liberty TO appreciate that common in
trinity OF human nature, which resents every
supposed iniracton OF our rights. and Is not care
ful sometimes about the terms in which that
sentiment is expressed, especially in the presence
of the infringing individual. Ii he will make
this mercilul consideration IN our behalf. will
confess to him that we did indulge a little too far
that common weakness. when we first contempa
ted Eis General Order No 9 So we shall en-
deavor to get over our inhrmity. and leave him
to Get the folly OF his Order No 9, it it il
possible Tor fool to escape from 1.-The destruc-
ton OF his folly"
We make these "retractions" of our seeming
"boast of intention TO violate the Hascall Order
No g. to satisfy one of the conditions on
which we understand the General to saw he is
willing to allow US 10 "pubish" this paper to-day
and ito publish IA LOYAL paper hereafter" The
interest of parties advertising in the Forum re
quires this days publication and one more. which
we shall issue early next week without editorial
matter, in the shape OF an advertising sheet
Beyond this we make 10 retrtctinn We
make no retraction Of principle We compro
mise no right OF an American citizen Having
stood in family representatives faithfully aud
capably at the altar of service for our beloved
country, during IS long term and as at heavy
cost A. any m'n IN this county, we will not no"
accept personally disparagIng conditions, upon
which any man, under color of authority, NAV
insolently propose TO grant his gracious permits
sion To pursue our lawful calling And. there
fore, because our home affairs require our atten
tiOnS. because We do not court the distinction of
arbitrary military arrest and trial at a heavy
bootles> expense TO the General Treasury. and
because we DO not want the mtrtyrdom that
might come from the finding OF "A solemn drum
head court. accept the alternative OF the
magiStrar Dirt OF Brig. Gen Ht>cal, it we may
be allow To do go and discontinue the Forum
new snapper, without further attentions" from
Headquarters and without further respect 10
"iurther Orders"
Nevertheless we remain strong in the faith OF
the perpetuity ot our American political and civil
liberty, directed. controlled and defended by the
people of the United States; and a we have done
heretofore. so shall we hereafter exhibit that
faith in action, under the Constitution and laws.
TO the last day of our probation; and We remain
Jealous in our depreciation OF every sedtlOus
and rebellious act OF those ungodly AMI tresSona
bic rsuasons of Abolition and Secession, in all
places. in these very evil. but also, we hope
and believe. very brief days of their power
South Bend Forum
Death of s.>toncwaII" Jacxson-Offi.
ciaI Aunouuc ement Of the FACT.