Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-01-27
Treason in Indiana.

Correspondence Cincinna. Commercially
lNDANAPoLIs. Jan. O. 1868
When say that Indiana /, ripe fora evolution
within her own borders, expect the sentiment TO
be received with good deal Of lncteLuly by
those who are not familiar with certain facts winch
are patent TO all observing men In the State. Tne
LOYAL people OF Ohio will be slow TO beieve that
there was Democratic plot laid by the Dem
cratic leaders Of Indiana, md intended to be car
red into execution less than ten days ago, tor the
seizure Of the State Arsenal and he distribution
OF it, contents among men VINO are pt dyed to
the srupllon OF the Government Noting bul
the vigilance OF Governor Morton, Colonel Car
rpglon, aud few others, prevented the accom-
uli.hmtut OF the vilninuus scheme. Since my
arrival here, have heard men say, aIludng to the
subject, that " they had once got the Arsenal, il
would have taken Ill the AboIllonists in lbe
countr, To have iakrn ii from them that they
had $4,000 men in Indiana to fight against the
| Yankees, and they intended to br ng them ou
/ b. tore long. | have Il on the b 81 authority,
that The design Of the cunspiratnrs was, tl.r
having made the seizure, To get the Rrp bleiu
members into the Senate and House ol Repre-
sentaiives, crowd the ohbies 20 "a To pr'v'nt
bolt elect Bright and Hendricks, rs United 5 it.
Senators, aud pa.s ILL., ora series OF reSolUl:ah,.
denouncng The Federal Government aud iavorlag
The establishment Of Northwestern Cn fedora
/ ey CIV. Morior wa spprised Of thrir in'enusn,
/ in time, and if they had artempt' any aci vi
ence, they would have paid for II win lhelT i've,
The Northwestern scheme is DO dly auvuc, ri
! by the Democratic leaders Of this State. Hen.
drcks, Bright, Turple and olhrrs have been
preaching for months tnat II is impossible to re
store tbs Union Of the South with ths y rth. uud
that in the event Of The dissolution OF the Union
| il will he the utter ruin OF the Noflhwes ir II.
main under one government vii the NV E..
land States. The p hey OF the present Leglsi-
ture of lndara- which IN nothing bul tuoi =
/ the hands of such men as Bright ana lleudnck.,
will b. to paTatze the gene al gnvernm-ni, ~ lar
as possible, by reiu'ng to appropriate m ney ior
the m inheritance and equipment % tldiaim lrnop>
IN the 6r d and thus to render rs much assistance
/ as possible To he Confederate arms, knu~hg thai
UPON the success Of JEFF DAVIS feyolalii m dtpenas
the ch inces Tor the e,tthii i'n u-lt OF their Utopi
/ They assert that the South, 5nee an independent
nation, will intervene 10 thtu behalf IN the eye,b
/ of CO li,on between the East and Wrst.
These political rascal are watching the ur's
pursued h, Kentucky With great interest St,es-
sionsts aud traitors at heart they are opposed 10
| the actual secession OF Kentucky, believing The,
can make more capital aud ,.mpalhy BY her re-
naming in the Upion and calling upon the mia
ions of slavery in the North TO assert aud de end
her rights fur er They do not wan, kenruck,
TO enter The Southern Coui,derae,, nu' expec
her To form one of the glorious constellation oi
States, under The guidance OF such demagoguss
as Bright and Hendricks.
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