Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-26

Under THE caption. the Journ, devotes a col
umn an half TO a review of the Chicago Times
account III the mss NEE ing Of the 2lth inst
We extract the r.lrow-ng from the article of our
cofemporary for few comments thereupon:
Nov. take superb specimen OF The lie mean.
devilish and aiominabie:
'Ail the streets Leading to hesdqu1r tiers wsre
strongly guarded couple Of blocks away. and
no citizens we're allowed to pass.
Cannon were planted upon Virginia avenue in
such waysss to rake il. and urge force OF in
fansry posted nc the outlet TO Washington
street
Delaware street and command the outlet to
Washington.
A section of battery AT the Arsenal was trained
upon the Speakers stand Of the Convention.
section Of battery at the Armory was so
irained "a IN cross Are with the other batteries
upon and around the stand.
Two thirds of the cavalry IN the CRY were
drawn M in line-,he men in their ssdilss-he
hind the Arsenal buildings. ready for a charge
All the batteries we're provided " Oh proper in
fantry supports: and al the soldiers in the city,
including some psroled prisoners. were under
arms.
Such we're the preparations made for the dis
turbsnce which il was hoped The overlooking air
Of the MILITARY authorities. their insults and un
warranted arrests. would provoke.
HID any Disturbance been made which could
have been construed into n pretext. the batteries
would have opened upon the seventy FIVE thou
ssnd Inlisnians. ss they stsod. e,a~ely crowdel \
together. NJ h she'll ant cssni-,er. snf csvslrv
and infantry would have Completed the terrible
work F"
Would anv sane man Who attended the meet
inr have believed IL possible that snv degree of
merdsrisy could invent such Internal He<r Every
wori i 4 lie. every suggestion a hendish at
teups IN stir uP between the Democracy
The Sentinel IS not afraid 20 szv what IL thinks
Nil it indorse this siatementl There ~ere
: tro,ns in the Governors Circle. and they never
LETT u all asv Tor = momens- There were troops
Ne .dQusrtcr. hut shev in'erferei with rohosiv.
Ther, we're guards in The streets near hesdquar
ter> nnt they stopped nobody. and had M nu
thorty 20 do so. There cannon nj the
Ar easl ''bessins the ere -kes's s,snd." or
ANYTHING else. There vas at the
-m1rv at all There vas no cavalry at the
State House except those that went from mere
cariossty. There were no 'sbaueries' auyw here
Two guns were placed in The street At hesdqaar-
ters. and that all the battery "csnnpn. !"
or '.srtillerv." OF which such fe~rsnl list of
spsece-.s we~ping this sweet and tina, venue. Is
given nv this unequaled liar that was in the city
that dsy. ss4ftek
The rsport Of the Times sin the main correct
8 as thoussrds Of the people Of Indiana veil knoS
Let Us briefly ezsmins lie Statements.
The streets leading to headquarters were
strongly gssrdea There were Eve companies
Stationed within one square Of the headquarters
on Virginia avenue Maryland and Delaware
streets Arms were stacked across these streets
and no citizens vcre allowed 70 pass. &ilhoa
psr,ui, from headquarters. POr the truth o
,bi. s,..s,oent - r~s~~ an Mr Gexmun pref
asut Of the csauAi Railroad Company. and sh'