Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-25

ton OF these matters. and that il viii act prompt
" aud vigorously for the suppression Of rebel
lion and treason within this State"
Marx veil these words They havea signih
canoe Doe the intimation Of the Governor
mean anything else than TO place Indiana under
the same rule that prevails in Kentucky and
Missouri-the arbitrary will Of military COM
mandanif IL il fast verging to that point
What the dangerous condition Of things
in Indiana" which requires the interference of
the Federal authOritlesl Gov. MoRToN says be
i not at all excited. His speech and demeanor
are evidence to the contrary We never heard
of man being worse frightened without having
received scratch His Excellency is the main
cause Of the troubles Indiana. Protesting
no psrtyism and it is only profession. be has not
had the courage, if be has had the inclination. to
do right What he calls my administration.
has had no reference whatever to the
Requirements and obligations Of the Con
st,ution and the laws, but disregarding all,
he has looked solely to bis personal aggrandize
ment 1t has been charged, and not without
plausibility. that Governor MORON and General
CARRINGToS aided and abetted the recent ship
ment Of arms and ammunition to this city which
caused the recent excitement. They pro
fess TO know all about the affair from its incep
ton Instead Of nipping it in its bud. as honest
men should have done. it appelrs from
His Excellencys speech they encouraged
ii with the hope of involving his political
opponents in the transaction In that regard il
was a most signal failure. equote the follow
lowing from the Governors Monday night re-
marks. officially reported to illustrate the point
we have made:
| am sorry that so much has been said about
one man Ismean Mr.. Dodd. 1t is true these
arms and ammunition were found upon his pre-
mises: and that he is guilty of a prominent and
active participation ia all Of these infamous op
erations, we all know WE'LL but. at the same
| time believe there are more wicked men in the
city of Indianapolis than H. II Dodd; men who
are using him for their own advantage; men of
more ability and Of larger acquaintance through
out the State; men who hold up their hands in
| holy horror at the bare mention OF any participa
ton on their part in the dongs of this secret.
reasonable order of the Sons of Liberty. Yet
they affiliate with the members of that order,
A
20 into the secret caucus and the convention with
them, take them cordially by the haDd and stand
willingly side bv side with them in the most init
mate political relations; and they cannot say, in
view of these facts. that they are not equally
guilty.
L The last time we saw Mr.. DopD il was in afll
iation with His Excellency. They took each
other cordially by the hand; they stood side by
IL L.. fhav
not equally guilty, if there is guilt in the trans
action? If Mr. DoDD purchased and brought
arms here for individual purposes. he is no
more violater of the law, morally and legally,
than o. p. MoRToN.
Governor MORTON says that he tramped upon
the laws to subserve what he regarded to be the
public interest, and Mr.. DoDD will justify his
action upon precisely the same grounds, but with
the evidence of a regard for the public welfare,
which O. p NJ can not exhibit The Governor
lis than H. H. DoDD.'" There is no doubt of
this. and If His Excellency will look into a mir
ror. he will see one Of them.
We quote another remark from the Governor
speech, which, in this connection. is worthy of
attention. For over three years the Governor
has been charging upon the Democracy treason
able purposes Has he one fact to sub
stantiate his Infamous charges =? After
more than three years hunting, with the
aid of an army of government pimps and
spies, it has eliminated, chats what His
Excellency says in the discovery of small
quantity of revolvers and ammunition, which
could have been purchased in this city without
| exciting any alarm for even the safety of Gov.
MoRroNs government, upon the premises OF one
individual and with all his efforts he has been
unable to identify any Other person with the
transaction unless il be himself In our opinion
Gov MORO, in attempting to convict his politi-
cal opponents 81 dsloyal practices. has put his
oNn foot in it He knows too much. by bis own
confessions, 10 be innocent.