Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-23
The Issues Of the Day-Poiitfcal AZ.
fairs I'm kentucky-Suggesti TO
the Democracy OF Indiana.
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EDIToR SENTISKL:-I am an Indiana Demo.
erat sojourping for brief season 10 this State,
and. in common with all those around me here
feel great interest in the canvass now going on
between Mcdonald and Morton. The whole
country knows what an immense inhuence the
success Of Willard had, IN the contest of 1856.
upon the result OF the presidential canvass Of
that year; and the success of Mcdonald will be
attended with the same effect-the total over
throw of the disuniOn party which has had the
impertinent hardihOod to again offer the Illinois
gorilla for presidential preferment. with the cele
brated Tennessee cut throat for Vice President
The recent address of the Democratic State
Central Committee, referring to military inter
ference and resistance to the draft meets
the approval of every true Union man in Ken.
lucky. An outbreak in Indiana in resistance to
the draft would give Lincoln an opportunity to
place the State under martial law, and thus so
intimidate aud overawe the people by the military
at the elections in October and November, as TO
prevent free ballot and secure a triumph for
himself and Morton. Let the Democratic party
as it has always done, abide by the law, even
slough unjust. leaving the remedy to the courts
and the ballot-not looking for il in fOrcible re
sstance
The address is timely, also n warning the peo-
pie against military interference in elections, and
urging them never 10 surrender the sacred right
10 bear arms. II arms be introduced into DO
litcal canvass let them be met by arms. If the
Democrats are we'll prepared 10 assert their
rights at the coming election. without fear or
tmiity, there will be no trouble, but any indica
ton OF either will invite aggressions from an un
scrupulOus Administration
Governor Morton seems to have been seized
with a holy horror at the idea of military inter
ference ia the election He says, in his recent
procla nation, that "the assumption that there is
well grounded apprehension that those ia au
/ thority IN THIS STATE will interfere, bv military
/ power, with the freedom of the election is ALSO
/ lutely and wickedly false" This is not the
question. He simply declares his own innocence,
! but saws nothing about the intentions of the Fed
eral authorities with regard to the Indiana cleo
/ ton. Now, the Democrats of Indiana have
i reasons for we-grounded apprehensions that
| Lincoln will interfere with the election. Have
not bis subOrdinates, by his consent and direc-
I tion interfered with elections in Kentucky time
and again? Are not elections in this State a
mere farce!
few facts will be sufficient to show what an
attempt was made in the late election for Judge
Of the Court of Appeals in this State, to carry
+ the election bv military interference. Hon. Al
vim Duval, who has filed that high position with
/ distinguished ability for eight years past,
candidate for reelection on the conservative
ticket, and NJ. NJ. Benton, lawyer of very ordi-
nary standing, the Abolition ticket. Judge
Duyal. on account OF his manv eminent qualities,
had long commanded the respect of men of all
/ parties and would have received the support of
all those who are not decided Abolitonsts He
had never been charged with single act of dis
loyalty, but had always been known a firm
Democrat and intended TO support the nominee
of the Chicago Convention.
During the progress of the canvass it became
palpable that Benton would be defeated by a
large majority; so upon the Saturday before the
election al order was issued TO arrest Duval, and
a telegram sent 10 every Sheriff in tie district,
ordering them in the name of Gen. Burbrdge,
not to allow his name to appear on any OF the
poll books as a candidate for any office.
Now, why was this order SO long deferred?
Duval had been in the State and on the Appel
late bench since the BEGINNING of the If he
had committed any act emitting him 20 arrest, il
must have been before Burbridge assumed COM
mand in Kentucky. Why was he not arrested
then? Why was be allowed to announce him
self candidate at all? The fact is there was
no reason to arrest Duval. The Administration
was bent upon the success Of It's candidate, and
TO accomplish il, was willing TO do anything no
matter how outrageous. The arrest was postpoD-
ed until the last hour, so as to prevent the Con
servative party from getting out another candi
date, and so by the vote of a wretched and cor
rupt minority, secure Bentons election. Then a
cry would have gone forth of a great Admins
tration victory. Lo! what change in kentucky
An Abolitonist elected Glory to the bayonet
in the highest. AS part of this conspiracy. stimuli
taneously with this military movement upon the
freedom Of elections, hundreds of citizens were
arEested without warrant or cause in every part
Of the district and sent off to Louisville
Now, what was all this for, except TO carry
terror amongst the people, alarm and deter them
from the polls ard make it question of doubt
with the tmid whether all would not be arrested
and imprisoned who dared to vote for any one
but the administration candidate. Some OF the
leading conservatives however, determined that
the State should not be disgrsced by the eleva-
ton of such a man as Benton to the Supreme
Bench. so the day before the election they an
nounced. without his consent, the venerable Chief
Justice Robertson, an old and intimate friend of
4 Clay and Crittenden, man who eres the Con-
stitution and opposes the destructive policy OF
the party in power. His nomination was tele
graphed to Covington, where Benton lives. but
the telegram was suppressed by military author
ity and the fact that he was candidate was not
known in six or seven counties in that end of the
district Some Of the counties were informed
by couriers-enough of them to elect Robertson
by over four hundred ma ority in spite of all the
efforts to defeat him. With free ballot and one
| weeks notice, Robertsons majority would have
been over fifteen thousand
These are all recent occurrences and well ma v
Governor Morton shirk the question whether the
tools Of Lincoln do not mediate military inter.
ference. If elections are bulIied in Kentucky,
why NAV they not be bullied in Indiana7 If a
military commandant here may refuse the people
Of this State to vote for the candidate of their
choice why NAV not the same outrage be perpe-
tratei in Indiana Kentucky is as loyal az In
diana She has seat sixty thousand of her sons
into the army of the United States. She has re
fused to accept the cause of secession, and has
State officers who are in all respects trustworthy
and patriotic Yet because she will not accept
the exactng measures of Lncoln's administers
ton, renouncc her State Constitution and follow
tie fanaticsm which u leading the country to
ruin, she Is spit upon, trampled in the very dust
and all the rights of her citizens disregarded
| saw. then, to the Democrats of Indiana
avoid placing yourselves in hostile attitude to
wards anv law of the United States. but at the
same time emphatically aud distinctly give
Lincoln to understand that you intend having a
free election free fight.
Kentucky is on tip-toe TO hear the nominees OF
the Chicago Convention. Mcclellan or Fill more
would be preferred bu; whoever they may be
they will carry the State by eighty thousand ma
ority.
| forgot TO say that it is considered doubtful
whether Gov. Bramlette will commission Judge
Robertson or not, he considers the interfer
ence of Burbridge a sufficient cause to declare il
! void think he is right
Sincerely, &c. y
Tn. ssViSif In RE 4, ,n md