Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-13

send you a letter from Gen Milo s Hascall 70
the Hon Joseph X Edgerron. member OF Con
gress from this District. dlted Indianapolis. May
oh. mailed Msy 9Th. and received here BY Mrs
Etcerfon on the 9th fSaturdayl IL Is gen
orally known that NJ. ( gefien left here for Eu
rope. with an invalid daughter. on the 9th. and
that he i to sail from Boston on the 18th, 80 that
General HascalPs letter cannot reach him before
he sails. rs mail tor the East leaves this city
until noon % day
Mrs. thefeiore handed the letter 70 me 10 do
with II as thought proper II It's too important
document 10 be withheld from the public. Tor II
discloses more fully than any other heretofore
published, The spirit OF the recent orders OF Gen
Burnside and Gen. Hasca
As far as these military gentlemen have the
power. the Democratic party must cease TO ex
ist as an organic atom IL has dared 10 proclaim
that II had no confidence in the ABILITY oi Mr.
Lincoln and bis advisers 70 conduct The war to
successful and honorable termination.
ne object OF the administration, II these zen
erals are ne expOuents seems 70 be TO prevent All
discussion on the part of Democrats OF its war
policy, or any dissent from whatever measures II
may adopt concerning the rebellion. Democrats
must spenk approvngy Of the administration. or
not speak az all. No graver or more fatal error
has been committed by il. and none more clearly
than rs attempt 10 put down the rebellion by de
nunciation and unjust persecution of the Demo
Gratis OF the north II the administration were
not blind TO It's own success. it would see that
Democrats in the north can have no possible mo
tive u be unfaithiul 20 the Union and the COnsti-
tuition or TO favor Southern Confeleracy And
yet, acting upon the assumption that Democrats
are dislOyal. malignant partisanshp i driving the
administration to the exercise of authority which
can give Il no strength-whch is poisoning the
fountains at peace and unity at home-brenking
up social. friendly and business relations. and in
stgating the people of the north TO become spies
upon and enemies To each other All the unjust
imputations and direct charges of disloyalty upon
the Democratic party. are burning deeper and
deeper into the hearts OF Democrats. and despite
the orders OF Gen. Burnside and Gen HaScall
they will think-and speak-and act. BY the
freSides-in the work shOps-on the frms-by
the way -sides-wherever the Democrats NAV be-
the policy and acts OF the administrations will be
discussed. and approved or condemned, as they
shall he right or wrong All the people ask OF
the administration il that it shall do what is
right-and they must be the iudges-for &c the
people do not know what Is right who shall now
teach theml Certainly no military court martial
can do il Those VINO know them best know
they are neither led nor encouraged 10 hostility
to the administration by the LEADERS" of the
party. They are far in advance of the lenders.
and haze SOURCES of information Independent of
them and require 10 be restrained. rather than
led Good men and wise men of the Democratic
party are daily counselling peace and obedience
to the laws and u the constituted authorities Of
the government aud vet these men are denounced
and marked traitors" and ''seceSsionists ="
He who bawls "war" upon the house tops, but
skuks at It's approach. is "lova." while he. who
l4h fin 10 ,fafl,-
gives aid and encouragement TO his government
and good cheer to his responding neishbor. is
called "secessionist "
II is an error in Gen. Burnside and Gen Has.
call to suppose the arrest Of few. or all of the
present leaders OF the Democratic party, will Sc
cure to the Administration an immunity from
condemnation it il deserves it, The people
the rebellion midtown They want their country
and their friends restored to them They believe
the Administration has had the power TO do il. but
failed because it neither cOmprehended the mag
nitude of the rebellion the issues involved in
the efforts to suppress il. When it ceases making
war upon the people OF the North and with ener-
gy and ability make upon the Rebels. it may
regain our lost confidence. But it eau not be
done by persecution.
The decree is entered up in the hearts Of the
people. and neither speeches, resolutions. orders
nor arrests can change it, that TO put down the
rebellion and restore the Union, war must he
made upon the Rebels in arms and not upon the
Democratic party.
That part of Gen Hascall's letter which is per
sonal to Mr. Edgerton. will undoubtedly receive
his attention when il reaches him 1t will be
forwarded to him to-day
IL Gen Hascal will receive the opinion of men
in Fort WAYNE. and in Allen county. who not
malignant partisans. he will become convinced
that he done the people of this city and county
great injustice in applying the epthets OF "delu-
ded Irish" and 'secessonists' To them know
the effort has been made TO induce those in au
thoritv 10 believe that in this city and county
men were '.disoyal." and ..secessionists;" but
intelligent and well directed inquiry would show
all such allegations 10 be false and malicious and
the men who make them unworthy of official
private belief and confidence Gen Hisclll
himself must have been imposed upon by such
misrepresentation. There is net in ali the North
more peaceable and law abiding people than
those OF Allen county. and the miserable out
breaks" and "riOt0uS proceedings" charged upon
them exist more in the recital than in the reality.
IL has gone forth that men KILLED and
seriously injured in the recent disturbances
here. caused more by whisky than by politics.
when the fact that no one was killed. or seri.
ously injured, and those who gave the report
currency knew it at the time.
II Gen. Hascall will mike himself personally
acquainted with the people of this city and coun-
~. he will learn there are no enemies oi the Gov
eminent here. and that when men and material
aid-not staggering contractors and unprincPled
office seekets--are needed. they will come from
those he has been induced to stigmatze as "Se-
cessionists."
Democrats do not intend the Government shall
be DESTROYED They have sustained it amidst in
dignities and prosecutions and will continue
sustain it in spite OF every effort to drive them
from it, support ItIsdoubtiul whether iIe, can
be made to accept the theory that the Admins
tration is The Government. tor their teaching has
been that theirs wa- GOvcrnmeh' eft law>--nOt
rlen--ilat the Executive was 10 he ubeyci when
he sought to enforce he law. but never when he
attempted % make IT, There l. un a~ Demo.
cr'fS will resist. but there are some they will con
stiruonally change an vouts, &c..
AIFRLD r. EDGERTox