Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-09

The Abolition estate suicide, Doc.
trine I'm Practfce-BIovement I'm L0u-
isiana TO Bring the state fully BACK
into the Union-fDenuncfa OF the
Movements and Efforts 10 Defeat It
by the Abeiitiouists.
CorespoodsDes Of the Ssw York Tribune
NKw ORLEANS, Oct. "a
= So much for one
phase Of this war; now for a glance AZ another.
The pro slavery coppsrhead party Of this State
are known Ia have been holding meetings secret
IL for some time past, but where and for what
purpose they carefully kept from those they knew
not TO DE in sympathy with them. The secret has
at last leaked out On Wednesday evening last
gentleman, we'll known 10 your correspondent,
was invited to attend a meeting in the supper
room of Masonic Hall. st. Charles street. He
went. and there he found, much to bis surprise a
party OF some twelve or fourteen holding eau
Gus tor the purpose Of nominating members Of
Congress and also members Tor the Legislature.
among the parties present may mention q few
names: Col. A. p Field, the lawyer, was ia the
chair; . Fellows. attorney; G S. Lacey,
attorney; Julian Neville, auctioneer: Dr. Ames,
bosom friend OF Hugh Kennedy. editor of the
True Delta; DR. Riddell, formerly U. s. Post
master here, afterwards Confederate Postmaster,
and some others of less note of course Dr.
Cottman and Miles Taylor are earnest supporters
OF the party. Now for the platform Of these
men. 1t is nothing less than attempt to set the
old State machine. with all its vill.inous laws
and edicts, in motion.
! The way in which they purpose TO accomplish
this is one of the most daring and audacious
pieces of vilainy and fraud ever attempted. Ii
| is scheme as deep laid and as damnabIe as
that by which the slave party sought 70 fasten
slavery upon Kansas ; and. unless the free State
men North prompt in rendering the neces-
! sary assistance TO the free soil men here, NAV
lead 10 consequences as fatal DR. Cottman
threatend, when he, couple of months ago,
said on the streets of New York, "thai our
streets would flow with blood before tie slave
party here would give up their rights"
| In a speech by Mr.. Fellows at the meeting be-
fore alluded to, he asserted that they have been
some months perfecting their arrangements to
obtain possession OF the civil power OF the State.
and have members on the floor of Congress- and
that Mr. Emerson Etherdge, the Clerk of the
House. is pledged to lend these men all the as
sistance in his power; that Mr.. Seward and Mr.
Bates favor their plan. which Is that they are to
meet on the first Monday of November in this
city and III the several parishes of the State and
IN conformity with the law of the State proceed
to hold election for four members OF Con-
gress, one for each district under the old law
and one on general ticket; also members for the
1
their own commissioners and make their own
returns "by virtue" MS they say, "of their rights
AS loyal citizens, and Mr. Etheridge is 10 re
ceive them upon their own credentials until the
House is organized Mr. Fellows told them that
the democrats of the North were with them in
this move, and would support their claims If chal-
lenged. They hope bv these means to elect Fer
nando Wood Speaker of the House They argue
that the great controversy about the Jersey cleo
iiors more Than twenty years ago, known as the
Broad Seal Controversy" clearly establishes
| the right OF the Clerk of the House To admit any
delegation TO a seat. until the House is organized
| upon such credentials as he may think proper
All their nominations for Congress and the
State Legislature made. Col A. p Field
is named tor one. Michael Hahn for another of
the members of Congress.
As might very naturally be expected these
men are interruptions They do not hesitate to
say that which is false TO induce people 90 act
with them. Among other things, they pretend
that Gov. Shepley approves their mode Of opera
ton, and has promised them they shall be per-
mitted to go with the election though he de-
MES most emphatically that be has ever said or
asSented 10 anything OF the kind 10 any one
This know, because he has been waited on
| respecting the matter. They even 20 farther,
| and dare to use the name of the commanding
| General in the same manner, which, Of course
no one for moment believes
! They say farther that they, self elected self
constituted caucns, have a right to act for the
people of the State: that they, the admirers Of
the slave institution. are ''the only really uncon
ditiOnal Union men. because they are willing to
accept the Union with slavery" "thst they in
tend to hold election "that it is no business
Of Gov. Sheplevs;" sit il their right 4"
Should these men really be insane enough to
undertake the carrying ont of their programme,
and encounter no obstacles from the authorities.
which do not believe, you may expect repeti-
| ton of the Kansas frauds What the frse State
men will do in the premises. | cannot say. The
idea of clique Of men meeting in private room
in st Charles street, setting themselves up as
| superior TO the Governor, going through the form
OF an election. appointing their own commission
ers and making their returns is too preposter-
| Gus for belief, were il not vouched for beyond
question. 10 say nothing Of the confirmation Of
the facts by reason OF their calling upon one or
two men to consent to be candidates for the
/ Legislature.
! From what We learn OF the hopes and aspira-
tons Of these men, il appears that this dodge to
retain possession Of the State power is only the
entering wedge Rebels 1T heart but satisfied
that the Confederacy is AN impossibility, they
"good Union men," who desire to have the
Union as il was" after having done all 10 their
power TO destroy il. They are anxious that
Louisiana should take the lead. and "there is no
dnub. but Mississippi aud the other States will in
due time follow" their scheme of reconstruction
Of the Union, with slavery in all its pristine
glory. They saw that Gen Grant and other
officers under him are pledged 10 their support.
How far this may be. l don't know; merely tell
| Won what they say.
The loyalty" of many of these active movers
in this new device is such that they could not
take the oath prescribed by the act Of Congress
without committing perjury. Some have even
held Office under the Confederate government,
and vet torsooth, they set up as Union men"
par excellence.
s'The Great Virginia Express Line"
1 We find the following advertisement" in a
recent number of the Springfield Mass Repub-
| lican:
" GREAT POTOMAC AND RAPID ANN IHkoUeH
ROUTE
Promptness and Dispatch
" Meade and Lees Through Express, weekly
line, between Alexander aud CuIpepper con-
meet with the principal points North and
South Especially the Old Capitol and Libby
l Prison.)
/ The subscribers, having completed their
engagements, aud gotten their line into running
order. will. hereafter. until further notice. run
their machines, ('the Army Of the Potomac and
Army of Northern yirginiaD every week,
through from Cupepper. Va. to Alexandra,
Va, and rice Uerso, giving their personal atten-
ton TO the running OF each train. Lee preceding
| Meade at a proper interval on the out trains,
and Meade preceding Lee with similar regulari-
| ty on the in trains.
= The perfect familiarity Of these old stagers
with the whole route in question, and the fire.
Quency with which they have trEyersed IT, en-
able them to calculate with perfect accuracy the
time of arrival ut the indicated points. Having