Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-27
From the Terre Haute Journal
Aiming pertisans.

The policy of armng bgotod and excited par
tisans, rs in the case of The LOYAL or Abolition
Leagues, or Union Guards in crisis like the
present. is measure full of mischief. and for
faulty and folly Inns no parallel in our history.
Heretofore the balloi box WAS the peaceful arbter
of our political differences. but party madness.
impatient of The slow process Of discussion and
argument, now proposes to cut the Gordian knot
bv the sword. The measure j. not only fraught
with imminent aud immcdiate danger 10 the
peace of the North. but, by its inevitable effect
in dividing and provoking collisions between the
people of the free States is calculated 10 strength
en- the cause of the South These secre. polit
cal confederacies. now spreading in our midst,
are founded upon fraud and misrepresentation.
1t is pretended that they are necessary TO coun-
teract an association called "the Knights of the
Golden Circle" having for its object the estsb
hshment of Northwestern Confederacy
This pretext il set forth bv their founders be
cause. without some excuse, they would be
ashamed to look in the face of their dupes while
getting no an armed or political military orgsni
cation whose real object is TO operate in carving
local elections There is no such organic ition
among the Democrats. and fanatics well know il.
The Young and the thoughtless are also inveigled
into these mischievous secret confederacies by
being told that there traitors (meaning. all
the time. Democrats) in our midst, and that tho
against those in actual rebellion in the South.
but to exercise n surveillance over and keep un
der disloyal neighhors ut home, who only lack
the opportunity To rise up in rebellion against the
Government They are also assured that by
joining these abolition leagues they will entirely
escape the draft; for. owing to the assumed
innumerabe swarms of butternut or cop
perhead traitors and Rebel sympathzers
with which the country abounds, they saw he
in the STATED This is very strong inducement
to warriors of peaceful procliyites to swell the
ranks of the political home guards To be ptted
against suspected. disarmed neghbors at home, is
free from the dangerous risks attendant on those
who seek for glory in the deadly breach or on
battlefield; and it is therefore the obvious interest
of all who want an excuse for staying at home to
exaggerate the number of secession sympathsers
i'm every township and neighborhood, and the vast
importance of retaining the patriotic home guard
to watch. guard. and, especially, to outvote them
As n consequence of this state Of things We have
heard of instances whore deluded individuals no
sooner draw their arms from the State than they
swell with the importance OF their patriotic mission
and. with practical understanding of the true
object OF the leaguers. not avowed by the leaders
threaten vengeance against all who cannot swear
by the higher law of the Chicago platform, las
Butternuts aud secession synpathisers" The
willy scaemers who, for party purposes. get up
these armed political organizations. do all they
can. in their secret conchves. To excite and mad
den their dupes so to render their minds i'm
pervious TO reason or common sense, and until
the best men in society, because of their Demo
cratic opinions, are honestly looked upon by
them traitors md political Catalines
There can be no doubt hur that the inevitable
tendency of such secret political military ofgani.
cations. with their or ps. Tas words, rifles. re-
volvers and rounds of ammunition" is 20 evoke
counteracting combinations and PR Ike and
stimuite the worst feelings between man and
man. aud finally, collision bet~een the respective
adher.ut> Of the two great parties-Democrat
and Aholition-iuto which the free states are di-
videi Every nan. therefore. who has stake
in the country. aud wishes 10 enjoy IN security the
fruits Of his enterpiise aud labor. should awake
% the consequences of such condition OF things
and set his face against the Inauguration of armed
political military organizations, which must iney
itaby terminate. unless checked IN boodshed
AMI civil war
Men OF both parties, and OF The same race,
flesh and blood, neither will timely submit to
the dctation OF the other. upon the assumption
that tie party claiming the right Ia do so hid an
exclusive claim 20 innllbiy aud possessed n
nonopnl, ct all the aud patriotism OF the
country The Democrats will rs they ever have
done resist all attempts 10 terrily or coerce hem
into The adoption of the higher law and irteprcssi
bic conflict dogmas of their sectional opponents.
They ask nothing hut what H. right aud will
submit 20 nothing wrong. They dem what
they freely accord. social and political equality.
and their inalienabe and constitutional rights to
liberty OF speech aud the press. They think they
have ne much right TO differ from their opponents
as the latter have from them. and, since We can
not in conscience and reason agree. are willing TO
leave the differences of opinion between us To
the safe and peaceful arbitrs ment of the ballot
box. One party cannot expect TO pelt their op
ponen;s with stones. while the other IN defense,
hlo all, - 800 al 18th t,f, of ,,r,a.