Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-23

The Court organ an "a sling.
We copy the following from the Journal of
yesterday.
"Msjor II l.. Burnett. the accomplished Judge
Advocate who has been conducting the recent
treason trial in progress here. was. a day or two
ago, presented by Governor Morton Gen Col
grove. and other distir guished gentlemen. with a
gold headed cane, at the saloon Of Mr RhOd.us
North Meridian street The exquisite comph
ment modestly received. and then something
70 take was taken. Sentinel
III a thing is worth stating a: all. i; is worth
stating correctly. The cane was presented to
Major Burnett by the members OF the Military
Commission. and by them only. Neither Gov.
Morton nor any one else bad anything TO do with
il Il Is not hard 20 understand the dirty little
purpose which led % putting the statement IN
tina, form The Sentinel has been engaged IN
that sort OF business good while, but il has not
paid expenses, and probably never will"
Nov. we inquire Of the court organ what il
means by the expression. at is no, hard to IN
stand the dirty little purpose which led 70 putting
the statement in that form"l Was il dirty
little purpose" for the military commission 10
present Major BURNETT with a cane! Was it a
"dirty little purpose" to associate Govern
or MORTON with the gentlemen Of the mil
itary commission in presenting the Judge
Advocate with "a most superb walking cane.
Or was il derogatory 10 His Excelency TO state
that he paFtook of most sumptuous dinner
prepared by RnoDIus. and which came of at the
Circle Saloon" at which number Of "distin-
guished gentlemen" we're PRESENT. In stating a
circumstance. which the court organ announced
as an item of news IN most grandiloqueni
style. We certainly had no intention Of treadins
upon the dignity Of His EIceilency or in any
way TO call in question his extraordinary moral
and religious qualities. Our local did make an
error in his item. We cheerfully correct it. Hi-
Excellency did hot contribute the smallest frae
tiohsl currency towards the purchase of the cane
and upon the same terms he did partake OF the
most sumptuous dinner" which gave zest to IN,
prostitution. To show most concusively that We
did our great and good Governor" no injustice
Intentionally or otherwise. in the little locs
squb to which the Court Chroncler takes such
serious objections. we quote what the Z" organ
said about the presentation, the day previous to
the notice Of the affair which appeared In our
city column:
CANE PRESENTATION Quite a nice little
affair came of al the Circle Saloon yesterday af
ternoon 4 sumptuous dinner was prepared 10y
Rhodiu- and the following distinguished gentle
men we're present ard did ample instice TO the
viands Governor Morton. Major Genera
Hoyey, General Cogrove. Major Burnett. Col
Stevens. Colonel Wass. Colonel DeHart, Col
Heath, Colonel Murray. Colonel Mclean ant
several other gallant officers IL plar
concocted by the officers named. who are mem
bers of the Military Commission which has JUS
closed its labors here 10 give the gentleman,
Judge Advocate, Major Burnett, piece of thei
mud aud most superb walking cane, whicl
they succeeded in doing. TO the satisfaction o
themselves and the astonshment of the Major
After reading this account Of the "nice httl'
affair from the court organ, il will be exceed
ingly Difficult, to divine the ofiense of the SENT
mel The organ states that the Governor was a
the Circle Saloon" took part in the cane pres
entation, and when something to take wa
taken" His Excelency free taker From
the Journals statement of the affair, it does DO
appear that the Governor gave AIRY red toward
the purchase OF the cane, or the payment OF tn
"sumptuous dinaer:' hence we withdraw GU
soft impeachment in that regard, and If Their
vas anything in this presentation which shout
not have trsnspired. His Excelency sanctione
il by his presence and participated in the mic
little affair" We should not have alluded t
the matter il the Journal had not given it an Cd
i,orial prominence Otherwise it has no signii
canoe whatever