Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-04
GOV uorton's Free and Fair Flee.


a pronunciamento to the people of Indiana, in
which he pledged, az the chief Executive of the
State. that se should not only have free but
fair election. IL will be recollected. also, that
the Democratic candidates upon the State ticket
requested the candidates upon the Republican
State ticket TO unite with them in a petition to
the President. urging him 10 permit the Indiana
soldiers. If compatible with the public interests.
10 return home for the purpose of voting at the
approaching elections This proposition WAS
made 10 good faith, and il was hoped that the
individual who claimed the title OF the soldiers
friend" would not permit, his partisan feelings to
pre-, udice the rights OF the men who have been IN
the rvice of the country for near three
years, and some more. because they differed With
him in political opinions.
IL appears, by a card that We publish this
morning. signed by fourteen members of the l2ih
Indiana battery, non commissioned officers and
privates that distinction is made by the public
authorities on account OF opinions sake. Ii Is
stated that portion of the 18th battery were
farloaghed 10 come home, but only those we're
who pledged themselves to vote for MoRToS and
LINCOLN /, is also stated that tue battery stands
about 65 for LINCOLN ard 80 for MCCLELLAN, yet
not one of those who favor the latter were fur
'oughed All that the men asked was that
.air proportion of the vote should 90 home, bat
this was denied them.
Ii cannot be charged thar men who have been
Ri the. ice for thirty three months, some of
.rhona.hsvs re enfis-r- re disioyal, that they
-s aDaib1e with tie .belliOn Are hot such
men rs muen s-ii.iei - vote - the stay At home
patriots Who manifest their loyalty by procuring
tat shoddy contracts, and singing John Browns
body is moving onl" distinguished General
who was recently requested to furlough portion
of his soldiers 10 return home TO vote. remarked
that he thought that they were of more service
where they were, and that he had more respect
tor the men in the field than for all the citizens
at home, aud We suppose he referred especially
20 such men as MoRrox, DARLINGTON 4 Co, who
infinitely more to secure partisan triumph
than TO suppress the rebellion and restore peace
and union. That class OF men do not wish tie
war to end
The patronage OF the government in their
care they about the sacrifice vi lite and all the
desoIations of war if they riot in i'll gotten
wealth, the price Of bloodf What care they
shout the widows and orphans and the mourning
brought into thousands OF once happy homes so
long as they can revel in The spos of patronage
aud power which this terrible war produces?
Such patriots A. MORTON, HOLLOWAY, NLw
COM. Hos. and men Of that stamp who. while
urging others TO go 90 the field are careful them
selves to snuff the battle from afar. and who
have profted by The war. have the right TO vote,
but Democratic soldiers who have been thirty
three months in the service, because they prefer
the true soldier. Christian ami statesman Nc
GILLIAN TO LINCOLN the joker, and MoDoSALp
to MoRrox are DISTINGUISHED l. IL m evidenC e
OF being a soldiers friend to thus treat sol
diersf And we inquire is this the free aud fair
election which Governor MORON pledged 10 the
people OF Indiana, Ii soldier will sacrifice his
in dependence. his opinions and his manliness, he
will be permitted 10 come home and vote, but
not otherwise That Is the price demanded for the
privilege which every freeman should epjoy un-
restrained. But it appears in the effort to exter
mnne negro servitude the liberties of the white
man are 10 be sacrificed. sud LINCOLN MoRToN
j Co. are the willisg Instruments TO accomplish
il Either the American people are incapable OF
freedom OF else a fearful retFibution VIII over
take the men in power Who are attempting 70
overthrow the rights OF the people and substitute
despotc rule upon the rains Of a oace free
government
Voters oil Indiana think OF these thug f,r m
few DAYS YOU will be called TO decide our des
tiny at The bslo, box Every vote csst Tor Mon
roy J. 81 endorsement o; the usurpatious. cor
rupiion> aud ruiuou- policy ct the parts IN BOW
ert which. it pe1pe;uated must end m To over
throw at constitutional liberty