Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-08-09
THE STARTLING EXPOSITION.
CarringtOn's Hide Taken on.

From the Indianapolis Sentinel, August 1st.I
MoRToE's MARES EEsT--THE MOUNTAIN La
BORIS AND BRINGS FORTH MOUSE.
We republish this morning, just as it ap-
pesred in the court organ of Saturday Nor
tons exposure, Carrington's exposure,
Hughes exposure of what they term +" trea-
son in Indiana" For months it has been
given out by Norton by his mouthpieee the
Journal, and by ell the little fish that follow
in their wake, that there was a reasonable
organisation in Indiana of most formidable
character, and that they we're fully advised OF
its purposes aud numbers, through the agency
Of employed spies and scavengers, of whom
one Henry B Darlington is Brigadier Gene
raj 1t 's most fitting that this great military
genius should occupy such an unenyiable po
sition. he is Colonel in the regular army.
a Brigadier General in the volunteer service,
and for over three years he has been very
zealously employed in urging others to go to
war but be has never faced the enemy him
self, and never will, unless the enemy catches
him unawareA a
During the Morgan raid last year, General
Darlington was busy organizing the forces
which we're gathered in this city to pursue the
raiders He was placed in command Of the
brigade by Gen. Wilcox He went as far as
the depot and such was his utter i1eapacily
to command, arising in part from drunken
ness, that he was relieve !, and Gen Hascall
put in his place In proof whereof, if any
evidence be necessary, we quote the follow
in paragraph from the Journal Of July IA,
1853:
"We learn that General Darlington was re
lieved of the brigade going to Ohio, by Gen
! eral Wilcox, and placed under arrest and the
command turned over to General Haicall
who LETT last night with the tr oops"
And he would have been court-martaled
and cashered, no doubt, for disgraeeful con
duct, if it had not been for the intercessipn o.
Governor Morton. A military man, imported
from Ohio, incompetent for service, 10 kep
here for three years iu position of ease, whil'
hundreds of gallant Indiana officers, who have
been in active service and wounded, in every
way Gtted for the position. are overiidden by thi
4 pet of his Excellency Such is the man who
is employed to impeach the integrity Of a
good and true men as there are IN Indiana.
But, 10 the exposure" We give it in full
/ that our readers, that Democrats who do no
ace Republicans journals may judge for them
/ selves the character of the charges brough
I BY Morton aud his associates against larg'
| nnmber of the people of Inciana. He charge
them with treason, with being associated tc
! gether in secret organizations for treasonabl
1 purposes What is treason We quote, il
definition, Sec. 3 Of Art. 3, Of the Constitu
ton t9
Treason against the United States sbsl
consist only in levying war against them, 0
in adheriug to the enemies, giving them al
aid and comfort Mcpherson shall be cOnviete
OF treason unless on testimony of two vii
ness 10 the same over act, or on confession i
open court
We ask the reader to carefully scan th
pretended exposure of a secret organization
called the Sons OF Liberty, prepared unde
the auspices of Gov. Morton, and point ou
the treason. We are no apologist for sScre
political societies, no dc we propose to defeu'
them The State authorities, however, pre-
sent grave charges against citizens Of a Ger
tain political faith, and tits right they shoul
be examined.
Let us enquire, 6rst, who bring thes
charges7 They are bitter, partisans who's
future depends upon their retaining the pow
or now in their hands. Will any candid ma
believe that Morton, 0arrington, Hughes an
company, are purer men. better citizens, o
more anxious to maintain just and goo
government than the men whom they arrsigl
+ as traitors2 Not one. In what then con
sipts their treason For no other reason thai
they sincerely believe that the men in pows