Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-15

military men under usurped and void authority.
may be forced ~ bear the penalties ct the laR
upon kinapi ing. murier and false Iuf,ri IA ent
an their kindred crines. IL = perhaps well for
the men. nov Jealous 70 pot their heels upon
''couperhe, and traitor- a they Chilly call
Northern Democrats Who sill not ignore their
manhood and constitutional rights. to bear ia
mind that justice. though sometimes slow il
generally sure. and that il nav At no distant "
be ia the power OF men now traduced and op-
pressed and prosecuted. 10 administer the Gov
eminent" in All it. functions and 10 dispense ius
tice according 10 the Constitution anu laws of
the lsnd.
As you have very frankly expressed your pur
poses in your order No 9, and IN your letter to
me. / shall as frankiv express mine. remarking
by the way. thar DO not admire - in GOOD taste
nor in good spirit certsin expressions ,ou use in
talking TO the freemen OF INDIANA. You say, II
going TO see 20 IL. in Ind ma. nj least. such
men, Opponents to the war policy of the Admin
istration,) have no abiding place" and again
In putting n stopto such practices Il shall hold
the leaders principally responsible" Again, As
vel might establish number of smallpox
hospitals &c.. "a To allow newspapers and public
speakers 10 belch forth their disoYsl and treason
able doctrines" &c. Such things will not do
in these times To kill the serpent speedily IL
must be hit in the head /" &c &c | forbear
comment on these extracts, for they tell their
own tale.
Now. sir, as a citizen of Indiana and OF the
United States. the earnest desire of my heart is
for the restoration of the Union. peace and pros
periy 10 NV country. now torn with civil feuds
and bleeding at every pore; and it is because
love my country and nv whole country. that
an not in favor of some OF the measures of the
Administration, named in your letter to me, act
i've opponents of which you declare shall have
no abiding place in Indiana. ] am not in favor
Of what believe to be the vindictive and uncon
stitutional policy Of the Administration toward
the States i'm rebellion rs shown in the various
schemes OF cOnf-cation and negro emancipation,
and the negro policy of the Administration. ]
I'm in favor of suppressIng the rebellion bv all
constitutional means, but do not believe this
Federal Administration will ever suppress
the rebellion. restore the Union by the policy IL
has adopted believe the Administration has
justly forfeited the confidence Of large majority
Of the people. even in the States faithful To the
Union. and has rendered Itself powerless to win
back the seceeded States by any peaceful or 9th
er means therefore believe the Administration
ought 10 be changed a. soon as the change can be
male in constitutional WY. by free election
of the people; and mean TO do what | can TO
efiert that change The people of the Tenth
Congressional District. whom have the honor TO
~.
last October election. | made an issue before
them against the Administration upon almost
every measure you name a part of 1.-The
policy Of the Government" and majority of the
people agreed with me in the issue | made. by
electing me their Representative. The same PEG
Pile, IN conjunction with The Democratic Union
men of the Eleventh Congressional District nc
Mass Convention at Fort Wavue. ON the 29th
of April last. bv solemn resolutions. Gle ,rIy de
ined their opinions and purposes To the Ad
mlnistration and its policy. have placed copy
of those resolutions III your possession, that YOU
may fully understand What the people and Dem
ocratic newspapers and orators of those Districts
near to 10 I fully accord with those resou
tons, and | shall moi be uutaithful To the trust
the people Of nv District have placed in me ]
sh,l support the war policy 0rnny other policy OF
the Administration when | think it entitled to
support. and will oppose il before the people and
in Congress, when think il ought To be opposed
never actiousiy cautiously. but always act
lively. IT need be. will never. as long as life
and intelligence remain within me, surrender my
constitutional right TO freely discuss. approve or
Condemn. ia II constitutional way, and "a think
the public good may demand, any policy or meas
ure, he il for peace or war, of any Administrators,
State National. and nv counsel tn every citi
zen of Indiana and of the United States is to
stand by aud vindicate his right to do likewise.
Ii is with sense OF humiliation. as "a citizen of
Indiana. that have felt called upon to respond
A. have done. to your letter. +. and every other
citizen of the State. may we'll ask. in view of the
authority YOU claim. and the purposes YOU declie
where is OLIVER p MoRroS. the constitutional
civil Governor of Indiana, that he does not at
once speak aud rebuke your claim to exercise au
thority and do acts. that YOU can not exercise or
10. without "a clear violation OF the Constitution
and laws OF the State o! Indiana and OF the United
States. aud without degrading him to u mere
cipher and pageant in the State? | would tie
glad to know that Governor Morton can answer
this question as becomes the dignity and freedom
of the State whose Chief Magistrate he is.
Respectfully,
Iour ohedient servant.
JOSEPH X EDGERTON
To MILO s HAscALL. Brigader General Com
handing Department OF Indiana.