Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-03
The lamentations or q Peace Deme.
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nc una IN tue o<nttnee OF yestefdaY y
morning a letter from Gov Mortou,
from the enterprising Agent Of State,
which for cool impudsnee IL ansurpsss,
able. As Dodd may have some scruples
about putting himself in the wag --ef-sAs.
esiesrs of the Law BY coming hack to
claim the Sunday school books recently
removed from bis premises, the ehival.
rous John q. puta IN demand for the.
enstody Of the .esanaelicd literature of
which Dodd was so nnceremopioasly de-
prived That our readers may know 70
shat q sublime degree OF insolenee .
peace copperhead can attain, we present
the nissive 10 toll. Here u isl z y +
CHicAoo, III, Aug. %, 1864
To His Ereelieney o. r. Norton, Coz
ernor Of Indiana.
SiRs--A few weeks ago purchased IN
the city Of New York few hundred pis.
tolls, with aeeoatremsuts and ammnni.
tion, aud shipped them 10 Indianapolis
for the purpose Of supplying the orders
Of friends IN Indians
am nos informed that on the 20ih
| or 2lat Of this month, 1his property vas
ssized and possessed by the military au-
shorities at Indianapolis No law was
| violated in the purchase and shipment Of
this property. 4
The Constitution of Indiana guarane
tees 70 the citizen the righ, 10 bear arms
| for the deienae Of himself and State
The arms 10 question were intended and
would hsvs been used for this purpose
only . .4i.
10 your ExcelIencys proclamation Of
the 10Th inst, you promised &c the peo-
| pie protection TO their persons and prop
erty, and in their social and civil rights,
without distinction Of party. - II.
f! Having the legal right 20 The custody
1 Of the property which has been forcibiy.
and illegally taken from the possession
of my eonsignee, pew call upon goa
the chief executive ofiesf Of the Stale
Of which | am 9 citizen, 20 fulfill your
promise to the people, obey the require
menis Of your oath Of oEhee and see that
the Jaws are faithfully executed. s s.
Hoping that you will feel Il 10 be
| yosr duty to rebake She attempt made
to subordinate civil to military power,
and, in the protection OF the citizea,
vindieate the honos and aigEisy' Of shf
/ eetNte
am, respectfully. yours. &C. Sc. e..
lSigued -. O. WsLEEa aAi
John. says he shipped these arms to
Indianapolis fer the purpose OF supply.
ing the orders of friends in Indiana.
Were the facilities for. The pnEchase-of
arms in Indiana so limited that Mr.
Walker vas compelled TO become piss
tol merchant, IN addition to performipg
the complicated lsbors of his Officer 10
be, has become a Wholesale merchant.
! has he paid the lieepsesrsqairsd by the
iass of tie United Statess aud if the
arms were intended Tor lawful purposes,
why we're they shipped as Sunday school
books, and consigned 20 = peTsoa Who
denies all knowledge of the contehts ef
the boxes, or the source from which they
camel %
50 far as the defense Of the State was
concerned, the pistols we're not needed
for that purpose. The State Is comps
tent TO take care Of her own defense aud
that Of her citizens, without the gratui-
tons assistance Of q Major General Of the
military order OF the sSaAs Of Libeflys.1
Had the arms been shipped to the State
anthorities, 10 be used for the benefit Of
the State, the transaction woul Id have
been harmless and fawfuf; 'but' the 1T
tempted secret arming Of an association,
every man Of which has renounced his
Hiisgfxrce to the Uaiisd States, isneithsE
harmless nor lawful.
The arms in question wers seized by
the military authorities, because they
we're found in the possession Of eonsplrr
ators against the peace Of the State, and
the perpetuity Of the Government df the
United States; and if the men who are
engaged in the villaiuous work of pre-
paking for civil war IN Indians, we're ip
as safe and close custody as sthoss pistols
are, peaceable and quiet citizens would
be more secure in person and property
than they are now Walker misappre-
hends the purport Of Governor Morton
promise of profession TO the personsaad
property of our citi1ens-because be de-
sires to to protect them, he gave his aid
in the capture of arms surreptitiously
attempted to be .introdnced Into aha
State for the arming of band of hes
tile aliens who have foresworn their ale
glance to the State, and TO the United
States, By placing themselves under ths
absolute command of man claiming
authority from neither, but necessarily
= the enemy of both, and swearing to obey
his commands, unreservsdlg. s-Ne-re-
gret that all the arms purchased by this
: Illegal and disloyaf sconbiBatpn. md
: not been found and seized, and If any
more should be shipped, we hope they
!. will fall into as good hands as did the
. last consignment We 1presune gtae
= Sentinel will scarcely claim sgaln, IN
!. view of Mr.. Walkers letter, that Cover
nor Morton placed the arms in Dodd'
: building, in order tAat. their ssbseq1ee'
seizure might be made. to@hzink e.dalni
: on the Democratic party. .lNhenT Mt
:. Walker establishes the fac. that the pls
tolls are his property, that they Eert
y brought into the state for no evil pus