Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-08
The PLOT 10 surn the civ.

The Express infers. from Al editorial 10 our il.
sue OF yesterday, that we have changed opinion
az 20 who were the perpetrators Of the recent AZ.
tempt At ncendiarism Our contemporary IA mis-.
taken. IL is still our impression that the con
spiraey was organized and carried into eGect-oF
rather into failure-by desperate Souihesners
who came to this city for that purpose. and hav-
ing fulfilled their errand to the best of their
ability, quietly withdres. and see now beyond
the reach of either civil military tribunals.
IL Is true that we have given publicity to the
various theories that occupy the public mind in
relation 10 this absorbing subject, and We have
presented the facts, deductions, arguments and
conclusions as they have offered. Il is not 20 be
denied that great many intelligent citizens re
gard the whole affair administration plot.
designed to furnish pretext for certain high
handed measures ip contemplation, and, at the
same time. to justify the vandalism and incendi
srism that appears 60 have been adopted as the
rule OF Federal warfare. We have given the.
reasons that support this supposition. Without
urging II upoE public attention as the most plsus
able solution OF the mystery. we have desired
that IL should have it, fair consideration
When the safety OF q great city is endangered.
and can tell whence the blow came or
when it may fall again. il is prudent to surrey
the entire field OF probabilities or possibilities
The safe plan is TO weigh every conjecture in u
careful balance, but TO reject no theory abru pity,
however vague and visionary il may appear We
give our opinion TO the nature of the conspi
recy, but, acknowledging our infslbity, We are
willing to give equal publicity to the opinions of
Others Ii is certainly curious circumstance
that the admirable police system Of this city. its
well practiced detective force. aud the vast ma
chiDery OF government espionage have been IN
able thus far 70 find a clue to this strange riddle
all admit that The conspirators were bunglers IN
working out their purpose. if their purpose was
ncendiarism; but they were certainly not bnng
ers in providing against detection, and in per
| fecting their arrangements for escape
This is perhaps. the most incomprehensible
feature of the mystery. How il is Aat men who
failed so completely in accomplishing a criminal
intent should succeed admirably in baffling
the lynx eve Of iDstice is perplexing in the eI
treme. 1t is probably this singular characteristic
of the enigma that has suggested the idea that
the administration is implicated in the plot and
that Federal influences at work TO prevent
the veil from being lifted. We are convinced,
however. that it will ultimately be discovered
that few desperate Southern men are the real
cuprits: that they have acted upon their own re
sponsbilty, in retaliation for private grievances
and that the Confederate authorities have not or
iginated nor encouraged, and will no, sanction
the attempt. We hope that the full force of our
municipal machinery OF justice will be brought
to bear upon the subject, to remove the pain ful
uncertainty that now envelops the whole affair
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