Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-11

EEW We copy the following from the cincin-
natl Gazette. "WM NJ. DAILY. Chaplain u s.
A. is tolerably well known to the people Of In
''loyal. unconditional Union men, who figured
with o. P. II in the Republican State Conven-
ton which met in this city on the 23d day Of
February last. He is one of the leaders of that
party organization. We ask the honest, unso-
phsticated members of the Republican organize
ton, after they shall have read Gen. BARLow's
expose. how they like the men into whose keep
ing they have committed themselves? The Re
publieans took this outcast from the Democratic
organization and gave him position of honor
and profit. They bought him up with Chap
lain's commission. Behold the mani He is one
OF the cormorants. one Of the vultures. who are
ready to sacrifice principle. personal respect and
Independence. to feed at the public crib. Gen
BARLOW, in vindcation of himself, has been
Obliged to let this man DAILY publish his own
duplicity and abasement to the world. II now
remains to be seen whether the powers that be
will permit the uniform he wears, which should
be regarded as an emblem of honor, to be thus
prostituted:
The U. y. Hospital at Madison Indi-
ana-Lefter from GEN. Barlow.
OFFICE OF QUARrERxAsrER GIN OF OHIol
COLUMBUS, March %.
| Major c. Grant, Surgeon in charge of Madison
| General Hospital Madison, Indiana:
| SRA copy of the statement signed and
sworn to by your assistant surgeons and the
chaplains on duty in Madison Hospital as pub.
lished in the Cincinnati Gazette of the Goth inst,
was duly received by me.
Your qualification cannot exceed mine at the
production of any evidence tending to prove the
statements in my report to Governor Brough, To
| which your statement refers, unfounded in fact.
for would much rather believe that our boys in
hospital are well cared for, and that they enios
every means for their happiness and restoration
to health. which the liberal provisions of the
Medical Department afford, than that by disIe-
gard Of these provisions injury, however
slight. should be done to single boy.
As to the truth or falsity Of my statement to
Governor Brough, / do not propose to allude, but
Inasmuch as their truth is brought in question: by
your published statement, deem il just to you
AS well as myself to state to you that from three
of the persons whose names are appended to the
statement received the information inclosed in
INV report, and although they swear that they
gave no such Information. am favored with
letter from one of these worthy men. which,
although evidently written under circumstances
of some excitement. il confession of the fact
that the writer did give me the information; and
although the reverend gentleman now swears
that be made no communication whatever to me
yet imagine you will agree with me that the
letter and sworn statement, made on the same
day. are hardly reconcilable one with the other
Which is true, Judging them by themselves, it is
hard to determine. Although the letter is in its
terms confidential / consider that the facts
met fu ot.nr of ~ vhf
give literally, and trust its reverend author will
have an opportunity of converting" either the
letter or his sworn statement "lrom the error Of
its ways"