Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-14

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land its union, its peace, and its liberty:
Loud and enthusiastic Gchees greeted
Gov. Seymour az he eonclndad bis speech
From the 1ndiss.polh sen.iseli
Letter from Hon. ID. ". voeth.ss I i IsrissAier
General HenrY Be- 1nrElngenA'
Gen. Henry B. Gaysu6tea, Indianapolis, Indiana:
S1R-Your favor of the 18th is at hand, in which
am informed that certain letters belonging to me
have been stolen. You do not directly state wheth-
er you committed the theft yourself or whether you
employed some one else, but ipasmuch as you have
possession Of the stolen property. and avow it a. il
you had done something to lie proud Of, you will ct
course not object TO being considered Is the princ
pal in this act of petty larceny and lock picking -
There some titles 10 distinction which you clalm
and which are not, believe, generally conceded to
YOU BY the public. No one, however, will dispute
your right TO this.
You take great pains in your communication to
convey flse impression in regard to the crcu,n:
stances under which you examined and purlo'ned
nv private correspondence. In November, 1865,
! locked my desk, drawers and office in the usual
manner, and left for Washington City. did not
return to TerrasHaute until the 10Th Of june 1864
During my absence authorized the owner of the
property to rent it and take charge Of my books and
papers lie rented it some time 10 the Spring to a
man by the name Of Muzzy, and with mistaken
confidence, suffered everything belonging to NE to
remain under his control. Here, General was your
easy opportunity. was nearly a Thousand rifles
away political enemy had possession Of my desks
and drawers, and all you had to 90 was to apply
the burglars art, prepare false kegs pick my lncks
and you at once had access to nv private confiien
tial correspondence embracing period OF seSen
years. I have every reasonsto believe that you
read it all, letter by letter. You took your time
and like the furtivc, thieVng maggie, narr1~ly in
speced each line and word, to find ip'ssib'e some
expression of opinion which your servilc political
creed holds to be disloyal. There were many let.
tiers there from cherished friends who are dead
There was bundle also from my wife in regard to
our domestic affairs. II you have stolen these, Also
plesse return them, as they can be Of no value ex
cept to the owner have heard OF generous house
breakers and pickpockets doing as much as that.
confess to one very disagreeab!e sensation in
regard to this affair It is the thought that the
evidences of long years Of friendship and affection
should be subjected to the scrutiny of such an eye
as yours. ..---...
You wear the uniform IF brigadier general, and
l believe YOU are a colonel in the regular army
Do you imagine that such an act as robbng pri
vate drawers and publishing private letters will
bring honor to your rank in the estimation of gen.
tlemen? Have you ever read here and there
scrap of history? Do you know in Whist light
the Shiny informer, the caves'ropper, the pitul
spy upon the affairs Of dnmestc and privste lie,
have always been regarded by honorable nenY-
Did you ever read the invectives Of Curan before
the jrries Of Ireland against such conduct
yours? If you have rot, advise you TO do 50,
and you will there see yonr> eli in a mirror as 9th
ers see you at all times Titus Oates pretended to
discover rlcte, conspiracies and treasons. just as
you pretend that you are doing. lie got rich at
it, as presume you are doing lie sacrificed the
lives Of many Of the bes! citizens If England You
may do the same in this country by your senss-
+ fa1 md I'd
public press
But the parallel NAV go further. healthy re.
action took place. and Titus Oates. the plot finder
of England, stood in the stocks and was pelted ny
the multitude. His ears were cropped to the head;
he was whipped at the tail of cart dozen times
vengeance against him were only expressive OF The
feelings which virtuous mankind everywhere enter
tain against the wretch who turns universal wit
ness towards his fellowmen-who in times Of srr.t
public excitement and trouble, seeks u aggrsvate
the y :blie distress by pretending to find every
body guilty but himself and his only followers;
| who crswls into bedrooms, who ransscks bureaus,
who picks locks and pliers the private thoughts of
friends YOU have studied this great English in
former ~ your example,; would sou not do we'll to
studs bis fatel Popular decisions do not last al
ways, and the day is even now at hand when.y our
| presence among gentlemen will be regarded as the
signal to cease conversation FIR fear you viii be
| q
It's occupant to secure every loose letter paper
that may be in sight for fear you steal it; and
when your presence in Town will cause every
| body to lock their Offices remain in then 10
guard your approach.
am told tina. you have been often ordered to
The field to meattte armed enemies Of your ccun.
try have formerly expressed my Surprise that
You did not 60 You were educated, il I am nct
mistaken, at West Point by the Government and
my experience among army officers has &C.: hat,
as class, they were men Of courage, high breed
ing and honor. They have generally esteemed it
their duty to be in the front in time Of War. But
all general rules proven by their exceptions, and
you are the exception IN this instance. shall no
longer wonder that you remain in Indiana, nor
shall | be surprised if, upon another in:asica OF
our State. you again put under arrest and To-
| lieved of yonr command. Yonr vocation is certain
ly not the sword You should lay it aside as too
honorable for you to wear, and in its ,lase the
emblem Of your Ealing you should wear bunch
of false keys and set Of burglars tools Nor
longer-its place should be supplied ny the usual
DISCUSSES, false faces, wigs and gum elastic shoes
which night providers and housebreskers usually
/ wear.
But word or two, General. in regard to the let.
tiers themselves. You have rsked drag net over
many years Of my most private correspondence.
What did yeu get after all your baseness and all
your labor : The result will hardly pay you Tor
the universal detestation which will always cling to
your conduct Let US see. One of my friends
writes me that he fears our liberties will be destroy
ed in the hands of those who are now in power
He predicts that Mr.. Lincoln, aided By such willing
instruments as you, will attempt to erect despo.
tism on the ruins of the Republic. His fears and
his predictions thus expressed in June, 1851, have
been fully verified. He says q peaceabls separa.
ton would have been better than this. 1t is not
for you to complain of such sentiment have
for Mr. Chase. He held the same doctrine expires.
sed by Mr.. Ristine, and at lister date than Mr..
Ristines letter. refer you to the speech Of Gen.
Blair on that point. But the Indianapolis Journal