Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-25
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March ? "a. 1863.
Ma EsrToK: I fml in the Cincinnsu re'te
of the 2l.s inst the foilyuing special d,-rstch
from indianapolis t. that place. dated March
10Th.
"A small spcck OF var came OF IN Raleigh.
Rush county. Indiana yesterday. A squad cent
down to arrest deserters bad captured SIR OF them.
and were on their way u the cars. when they
we're set upon by a moi Of one hundred Butter
not, mounted and armed with rhes, and Their
prisoners released
Upon le .rnlng these f'cts. Gen. Darlington at
once dispatched two companies IT infantry. when
the Bntternnts skednddled and the soldiers re
CAPTURED met Of the desefter-- Thus docs vigor
nip treason in IT, bud
Now the facts q OFT n follows
There we're some soldiers in the vicinity of
Raleigh. Who hsd returned home to visit the T
families and friends. Without fLrioughs. as a
matter of course. for Il seems that are
granted which many of u think il a great mis-
take If there was liberal system of furIough
ing granted and practieed upon. il does look
reasonable that there would not be many de
serters, the most OF shom ne ] understand. were
making arrangements to return TO their reg ment Is
in accordance with the proclamation Of the Pre,i-
dent upon that subject. when, as there is reason
10 believe, some Abolitionst who wished 10 see
Democrats punished, reported To the Governor
and Col Darlington. or some in authority.
something not warranted by the facts. Upon
this statement Col. c dispatched a squad to ar
rest them That SQUAD was led on by a man by
the name of Shannon. living in the town of Dub
lin. who once volunteered but failed To get po-
sition that would pay, feigned to become very
much afflicted BIZ obtained discharge After
ward he plead the baby act for his son and got
him out OF the service.
The squad went to Raleigh and Shannon. be
ing very mpudent got the impression that
they were going TO arrest several of the citizens,
and among Others the wife of one OF the soldiers
This news spreading over the neiehborhood and
as usual in such cases. losing nothing by circula
ton, brought some forty men 10 Raleigh. In
the meantime the squad arrested one soldier and
unnecessarily hanocuffed him, and carried him
away unmoiesfed. While they we're in the neigh
borhood, the squad arrested two citizens and
handcuifed them, but soon afterward released
them.
That squad proceeded to indianapolis, anu
from what learn reported some fish story,
(Which it is supposed must have been done by
Shannon, for | think the balance, or most OF
them were gentemen.) and next morning the
quiet citizens of Raleigh were surprised "a hnc.
all of sudden, their village surrounded BY one
hundred soldiers Before the commandant of the
posse coufafus learned that he had been misin-
formed. he arrested some OF the citizens and held
them IN custody uitil ne learned the facts, whef
he released them with the proper apology. stating
that he would not have done so ii he had not been
misled.
While in the neighborhood they picked up two
more Of the soldiers.
Now il the Gazette or its correspondents can
not come nearer the truth than they have done in
the above Dispatch what reliance can there be
placed in anything that may be found in It's col
umnsg think it high time that newspapers
should quit lying or that our people would learn
that some more given TO living than others
Our officials should he very careful to know the
facts before they set the whole country in com
motion by ordering the soldiers (who are sworr
to obey all orters) 30 arrest and handcuf private
and unofIending citizens, ranssck their houses
under their beds and all other private apartments
when il would be easy matter To ascertain
whether deserters were about without so abrupt
aud insolent course RALEIGH.
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