Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-18

Gentle reader. what would you think were you
to see a man dancing a jig in church during
worship. singing y ankee Doodle white acting
a. pail bearer at funeral, or chanting the dox
ology or some pious psalm, or opening with
nraxer the game of faro, on face cOurseE
what would YOU think we're you 20 witness the
President OF Republican people appear IN their
public assemblies dressed IN imperial purple, and
xearing a royal crown Yet The absufdity and
incoprruity OF all these things have been eelipsed
bv an institution which Abraham Lincoln has
inaugurated amongst ia, a. part OF the ma
chinery by which be hopes TO keep himself N
power and authority. We refer TO the system OF
political spies and informers which now swarm
like ocusis over the land. obtruding themselves
in public and private houses. and running their
noses into everybody's COMPANY That there
could be found 4 native born American 70 accept
such degrading positions the tools aud instru-
ments OF asurping Administration, while hon
orable employments are so plenty, - strange,
passing strange and Is a melancholy sign OF the
degeneracy aud total depravty OF the times. and
we fear Is Of evil omen to our Liberties.
Spies, like eunuchs, had their origin in oriental
jealousy aud despotism, and their prevalence like
that OF their emasculated brethren, Is indicative
Of the waning power OF the dynasties that employ
them Tyrants and usurpers. knowing them
selves 20 be conspirators agains, the rights of
man. are naturally suspicious Of every person
who IA not either their willing dupe or their mer-
cenary tool, and. "a conscience makes them co"
ards, they suspect all others az conspirators and
enemies aud put these hireling jackals on their
track. The spy has deep an interest IN keep
ing up his craft. as had Alexander. the copper
smith. who made images Tor the shrine OF the
Ephesian goddess. in opposing the establishment
OF the Gospel OF Christ. he knew that. should
christianity succeed his occupation was gone,
and, therefore with an eve 20 number one, the
coppersmith exclaimed. +" Great i Diana OF the
Ephesiaus.' If we're possible for biz toned
honorable man to accept the low position OF a
pimp or spy the nature Of the employ ment would
soon demoralZe and corrupt him.
spy or informer in peaceabe and law
abiding communities is of more utility than a
fifth wheel 10 a wagon, he has the strong motive
of self-interest to multiply the number Of dis
loyal aud traitorous citizens by misrepresenting
or exaggeratng everything that one of his pre-
meditated victims may say or utter during the
pumping process pursued in drawing him out
God always writes legible hand, and we have
often watched the Cain like countenances OF
these miscreants while operating upon some un
suspicious victim in order to make out case OF
patriotic zeal and official vigilance in bringing
what they call rebel and Southern sympathzers
to punishment and grief. They are not only
swift but deeply interested witnesses. and as the
evidence of Eunuch was inadmissbe under the
/ deDotisms Of the East. neither should that of
/ prostituted spy be under the inchoate or embryo
tyranny OF that of Abe Lincoln This is evil
dent from the fact that not in twenty OF those
arrests, since the Inauguration of the dabOlica
system, has been found guilty of any crime
Such outrages upon the rights and immunities Of
the citizens are in open violation of the Letter
and spirit of our national and State COnstitu
tons, aud the hrelings who perpetrats them will
some day or other. snfier from the reactiye ven
Geance of an outraged people
These Lincoln spies live like nabobs on th'
fat of the land. enjoy women and wine, eat. drink
| and are merry, and seem invincible to the fac
that honest men are taxed up to the eyes to sup
| port them in an abominable. anti republican anC
useless vocation. The system doubtless costs
millions, and il would puzzle the advocates o
the institution" to show that they have contIb-
uted, in the slightest manner to put down the re-
| belion, or to inspire public confidence and re
spect for the Administration that employs them
! No decent man or woman should cOuntenanc
them in society. their profession i one alien to
free people, and their presence nuisance am
disgrace to the Government. which should derive
its support from the voluntary and generous con-
fidence of free and self governing people