Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-09

From the Paris Times, 1il.l
For the past eight DAYS our community has
been experiencing some OF The results OF the in
hlmm story and violent appeals that have appeared
Tor some time past in the abolition papers. with
the purpose il would seem OF exciting Tie enmiiy
OF returned and fuTlOughed soldiers against the
whole Democratic party. and each individual in
il Recently this iIlammat0ry course has been 80
violent as apparently 90 Indicate purpose Oh the
part OF designing persons TO produce Disturbances
aud disturbances have been the consequence Ia
common with other communities, the quiet and
good order oil our town and neighborhood have
been thus interrupted, and continues SO, to some
extent
We had purposed to say little OF the matter at
present. but greatly exaggerated reports are in
circulation, il l. deemed best to give brief
statement of occurrences On Friday of last
week Ju ge Constable. orr Circuit Judge and
Col Otev of Tefre Haute, were violently taken
from tie cars. At MaltOOn, aud pretended oath
forced upon them. About the same time. Mr.
O'Donnei formerl, a resident OF this pace, was
shot III his grocery at Mattoon. and badly
wounded. and another citizen OF Mattoon was
shot ana killed. II was reported that some of
the Edgar county returning sol lers were engaged
in one or the other of these outrages. IL was
also reported that persons and property OF Dem
ocrats in our town were threatened, and among
the rest that the office of this Ger would be de
stroyed Under these circumstances il was
deemed proper to have night watch, and on
Saturday last several persons living in the county
were sent for, for that purpose. On Sunday
morning dispatches were said TO have been re-
ceived stating that large body of men were on
their way 10 our town 10 arrest soldiers who ere
supposed to have taken part in the MattoOn dis
turbances.
These reports we're stated at the churches.
alol a.
About II o'clock the excitement became appa
rently intense among the soldiers and leaguers.
who armed themselves and took possession of the
court house. While these things were going on,
some ten or twelve young men Democrats OF
the town. some armed and some not. got horses
and went out south of town. About O'Clock
they returned, aud three or four OF their number
rode up near the public square. and one of them
haooed, it is reported, that "they were ready for
a fight now and then all turned and rode back
again. a short time afterwards two squads of
soldiers left the court house and ent jan pursuit
Of them. WIKI them it was frclic merely. and
they say they did not dream OF any attack until
they SAW the soldiers coming aud heard the balls
whisfling 10y them As the question of who fired
first viii be ludeially inquired into. we saw moth
inc OF the reports about t. About twenty shots
were fred. but fortunately "nobody was hurt" on
either side; the young men went on out into the
country. and the soldiers returned with two of the
horses that had been abandoned. This i the full
account of the great battle that is reported in the
country as having been fought in Paris ON Sun
day last Zone man from Coles told that the
rumor there was, the square was full of batteries
and the battle lasted ten hours. with terrible loss
on both sides Another told Us that il was re-
ported IN Terre Hau,e that forty had been killed
and two hundred wounded Ii l. for the purpose
OF quoting the excitement caused by such reports
that We make this statement of facts
At the time of the firing. the excitement be-
came general and intense, and II WAS still IN
creased by the seizure OF several citizens. who
were taken TO the Court-hoG-e and arbitrarily re
tanned. On Monday tile Sheriff Of the county
Mr. ". 5 O'Hair, returned home. and some ar
rangement was ma lie, the soldiers quitting the
Courthouse and il reported that citizens
would not be intertered with but on Monday and
Tuesday also several citizens Nere -eiZed ar
bitrarlly as on Sunday On u eine~day rumOr:
we're rife OF the collection of large bodies of men
in the neghborh0od and reports OF isrge nun
beFs OF soldiers coming. and the Sheriff issued the
proclamation at the seventh column OF this page
A. soon n IL appeared a terrible excitement wa:
attempted 10 be gotten up, and furious denuncia
tions made against the Sheriff and other citizens
Among the rest DR.. Ten Brook. one OF the old
est and most valuable citizens Of the county, anC
ore OF the most peacetble OF men. was set upor
with such malignlty that Il was feared that yio-
lence intended. In spite. however, of all
efforts to produce a disturbance. Democrat,
kept cool. the public sentiment sustained
the Sheriff. and the leaders of the tumul
SUNK away On Thursday. dinner
was given at the Court House 20 the returned
soldiers, some $50 soldiers from Terre Htute
and 81 10 - from other places participating
Through the day there any qnantit, of ru-
rnors OF reconnoiss noes and scouts and war
which ended with the appointment of two com
missioners. one from each side. and a disinter-
csteu attendant, Judge Austin. 10 examine into
The condition OF affairs
The dav passed off We are glad 10 say. without
shy trouble 10 mention ana AZ night the TER,
Haute Guards returned home
3 To DAY Friday) has been quiet. aud the towr
seems 10 have returned 10 civilized life.
In conclusion. Il : matter OF public knOwledg,
that there have been 10 incousidersble gather
ings of Democrats for considering how 10 secure
the rights guaranteed them by the Constitution
OF the State Nor = il 20 he disguised that III,
symptoms indicated that he Democrats of ;h'
country generally -tbemseiVes set npOn IN the
places ofbusness and the highways, the civil au-
thorily of the towns ignored the ministers of thu
F law outraged the law itself IN the person OF IL
+ highest judicial officers coutenmec AL wthoa
/ hindr.lnce or excuse-have concluded that pa
+ tience has ceased 20 be vittue and n men
i they must choose betseen submission and resist
ance 10 tyranny
The New York Exa miner says that the Sec
+ retary Of War has given full and iermal author
/ ity 10 the American Bfrtist Home Mission SOci