Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-21
From the Terre Hsufe Journal
a Card from Tr. voorhees,.

I'D. JOURNAL: This mornings ExpTess con
tains srticle which for t4lsehood and malienitv
is rather above the averase of it, assault on
me | would lollow nv usual custom and per-
init IL to pass unnotce bat for the fact that sucli
items Get currency abroad where the malicious
and deDra we'd character oi that paper i not proo
erly appreciated. Hence feel il duty 10 nv
friends "a we'll as myself Ia correct the calumny.
ut least. in this instance. much ~ dislike 70
spond to anything appearing in It's depraved and
prostituted columns
On yesterday afternoon was waiting for the
arrival Of the tram from the South, expecting
some friends | not thinking of going TO
Indianapolis, or leaving town IN any direction.
as the Express falsely asserts When the train
arrived met friends and was ged in al
sistng them with their baggage. when ! heard
some one call INV name ] turned and observed
a fellow in the uniform of Cint,In standing on
the platform of one of the cars Of the lndianapO
lis train which Just starting approached
him and inquired If he wished tn speak To me.
He said he din not he uuly wished ~ see what
kind Of a looking m ~ | was. | rem ,rked in
ply that he did not hook like gentleman to me,
and left him had proceeded few stems when
he called after me that WIS cnpperhefd and
traitor. / turned and simply remarked that
had no doubt he was coward and would run IT
he ever go, into fight. repeating my remark
more than once. ] remained where | was then
standing until the train moved offexcept that
walked back and forth few times considerably
closer to him. thinking perhaps that he desired To
attack me
While this vas occurring anOther incident also
occurred worth relating. A soldier. of this
Captains own men. an lri~hmin. in u loui voice
denounced him TO his f,ce as a d Abolition
ist. aud using other epithets | need not repeat.
Other Of his soldiers also approached him and
told him to keep still, which he did. This is all
there Of it
Here might stop. having corrected the false
hood. but in view of the persistent. wicked nd
atrocious efforts Of the abolition press and sboi-
ton leaders in this CITY tn involve our community
in bioOdshei and civil war. think il will not he
considered amiss for me tn add few words more
Every effort from the breaking out of the war
to the present time. has been made nv the Elk
press and kindred sheets 10 canse soldiers with
all the advantages of arms ard combined mum
bers. to attack and murder law lbdiug people
and destroy their PROPERTY. on ,unt of differ
ence of political opinions In some instances we
all know IN 4 success has attended their Efforts.
1t is matter Of painful regret TO every good
citizen to see them continued Thev can have
but one result No one need for an instant sun.
nose that Democrats will I've thus intimida,ed.
On the contrary, they will prepare themselves 10
stand uoon their rights. and evil men in this
community who incite violence and death.
bitter fruits of their own malevolent conduct
Democrats have horne hing thus far In
the name of peace and social order. in the name
OF life AMI proper,y. would warn certain class
OF madmen. who are constantly raving in our
midst 10 beware how they press their per >pcu'ipns
anv further IL msy be answered. that The Renuh
licin party il ready and replrei tn light their
neghbors This Is not true of large numbers az
good men in that party but If il were true ia ev
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no means deter the Democracy from the nsser
ton and enjoyment of al their rights Prenara
ton has not been confined to one party The
Democracy prepared for defeu>e Let
think that this i written in u spirit of thre,ten
ing am liboring now every dsv IN teh,lf of
law and the supremacy Of the Constitution |
belong to n party devoted to the laws of he land
But DO not belong to craven party which will
surrender its rights and franchises To base aud
tyranncal usurpAions.
SO far "A | am persnnallv concerned have no
complaints 70 utter ! have borne SANDER and
detraction in unlimited measure for Years can
bear even much more in years 10 come, IL such
shogd he the wish Of my enemies mans en-
emies never DESTROY him II mtu is hut true
to himself. and to his sense of duty, he can defy
and triumph over malice
Neither have anv apprehension from the SOL
der when he comes home have met MANY of
them. and private soldier has ever tire ted me
otherwise than respectfully | have ever been
their friend To he best Of INV ability. publicl,
and privately This the record will show and
false editors cannot change il And when the
soldier returns he will see that base den, gogues
hive soueh to use him hlind instrument tn
10 what they were too cowarlly 10 ia themselves
Bv all the laws of human natnre. the soldier will
then become the worst enemv of that noisy ma
licous. craven pest nf every community where he
ia fOurd-the political abolirion;s'
August 10. rs D " VooRHEEs