Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-25
The cincinhai Commefcfni and
ssCom pIIcity WITH TrNason.,'


The Cincinnati CommeI ;al hits the nail on the
head once in commenting upon the GARFIELD
correspondence, for the ex-General ard present
NJ @. assumes tire responsibility of the fraud by
vouctifI:. f,r the authenticity ofthe forged let
tiers sig,red by DAVIS and EcKLEs which he caused
to be read in the House as genuine. 1t says:
"The indianapolis Sentinel seems in trouble
about the letters Of introduction, purporting to
have been written by ex Congressman j. q. DA-
Wis AMI Judge ID. r Eckles, of Indiana
Again the same paper says: rs
"rhe probability about the letter Is that Judge
Eckles and Mr.. Davis will not venture TO deny
tina: they wrote them They bear upon their
face evidence not of forgery but of authentici-
ty."
Mr. DsyIs does deny most broadly that he ever
wrote such letter. He pronounces il not only
forgery. but states that he never wrote letter
to JOHN G. BRECKENRIDGE upon any subject
Judge EoKLEs. understand, is not at home,
but soon as the infamous charge reaches him,
his denial will be equally emphatic and general
The course of the Commercial in this matter
proves it TO be a malicious partisan press. 1t
arraigns and condemns men upon ex parte
evidence to advance party schemes and crafty
its party prejudices Gen. GARFIKLD. according
to the testimony of the Commercial, admits that
he had copies of these letters in his possession
for months During all that time be takes no
steps TO procure the evidence of their authentici-
ty; he does not even institute judicial nves
tigation of the matter, nor does he give
those gentlemen any intimatioE that such
letters are in bis possession the opportunity to
exculpate themselves. Throughout the whole
matter Gen. GARFIELD has acted the partizan.
Judging the honor and integrity of his political
opponents by his own standard and that of his
party friends, he takes il for granted that they
are equally INSCRIPTIONS and dishonest This
seems to be his rule of action.
But the evidence of the fraud does not rest
upon the denial of Messrs- DAVIS and EcKLEs.
We published. yesterday, the most indubitable
proof that the letters which purported to have
i been written by those gentlemen were forgeres-
that they had nothing more to do in writing or
preparing them than the Commercial folks them
selves. The Commercial has been swift in its
efforts to convict Messrs. DAVIS and EcKLEs of
''eolnplicity with treason" and will now see
whether it will be equally prompt to relieve those
gentlemen from the unjust charges against them
which it has been so fast to circulate.
The Commercial charges, also, that Messrs.
| DAVIS and EcKLEs "sympathizers with the
rebellion In that regard the Commercial
should remember what our Savior said upon q
certain Occasion-"He that is without sin cast
the first stone" That paper aided and abetted
the rebellion. 1t was in favor Of disunion rather
than civil war. Ii conceded that secession was
only revolution, and that the rebel States had
the same right to throw off their allegiance to
to declare their Independence of the British
| Government. II also contended that the with
drawal Of the rebel States would prove no dis
| advantage to the North. if liberal Commercial
il would be an advantage. The Commercial has
proven false TO its own convictions of right and
expediency. and whyl II could make more
money by being dishonest than honest. And this
spirit Of avarice, so forciby illustrated in the
case of the Commercial, has done more to con
tinue the war and fasten upon the country the
terrible burdens which will follow it, far more
than all other causes combined. Hereafter
whenever the Commercial feels like denouncine
its political opponents for disloyalty, advise il
to first apply the mirror to its own face--to first
witness It's own short comings and determines
before it charges delinqaencies upon its adverse
ries