Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-25

The Cincinnai Commercial of Saturday thus
handsomely and manfully acknowledges the IN
justice doue to Messr.. DAVIS and EcKLu by
General GAHyIELD on the door Of Congress:
John G. Davis OF Indiana. ex member Of
Congress from the Teue Haute District, has
telezrapheI NJ ID. W. voorhees, that the letter
OF introduction purporting to have been written
by hIm TO John Z. Breckinrdge for one Ran
kin q copy Of which Wa produced the floor
OF Congress by Mr. Garfield il forgery.
This statement is confirmed by Mr. Med.
HAYS. clerk 10 Titles Hotel. Indianapolis. who
states that the letters ia question we're Ito hts
knosledge" written az the desk Of the ofhce OF
Lrttes Hotel. be says:
Il saw them ~ritten and read them after they
we're written. Neither John O. Davis nor d. K
EckIes bad any participation in or knowiedge Of
the mater whatever"
Mr. j Med. H,ys, we understand, is a re
spectacle young man. and his positive testimony
may be accepted az CONCLUSIVE.
Gen Carried has been deceived IN this matter.
he undoubtedly believed the letters we're genuine.
while they were an invention OF the spy. who
knew Davis and Eckes as notorious sympathizers
with the rebels and attempted TO use their names
accordingly The trick OF the spy was not
wanting Ia shrewdness, however INSCRIPTIONS
and the forged letters were certainly we'll calcu-
lated 10 deceive.
This is in striking contrast with the course OF
the Journal aud other Republican papers in this
State, who. while compelled to admit the forgery
charge that Messrs. DAVIS and EcKLEs would
have been guilty of completely with treason by
writing just such letters those which purported
to have come from them, if an opportunity bad
offered. Ii is safe to judge men by their own
suspicious OF others, and we have no doubt that
those who make these charges estimate Others
by their own corrupt natures, or partzan dis
honesty
The Republican press. and we may add the Re-
publican party generally. either cannot or will
not appreciate the wide distinction between dis
loyalty TO the Government, and dissent or oppo-
sition to partzan principles, policy or measures
We will take the case in point as an illustration
Messrs. DAVIS and EcKLEs entertain the opinion
that the policy OF the arty in power-the mea-
sures it proposes and attempts to carry out:
not only in contravention of the spirit Of our in
stitgtions but in conflict with the true interests oil
the nation. They cannot believe in the infalli-
oilitv of an Administration composed of finite
men like themselves-men who have personal
ambition to crafty, and strongly imbued with
party prejudices, seek to perpetuate partizar
rule. But while Messrs DAVIS and EcKLEs as
every honest American citizen shoul1, den,
fealty to party, or to partizan policy measures
as the obligation of any citizen. they still yielC
allegiance to the Government by obeying it.
laws, and fulfilling the obligations they impose
upon them. No true man can surrender
his convictions OF right and wrong. but this does
not stand in the way of his rendering unto the
government that which belongs to the govern
ment, and paying tribute to whom tribute is due.
il has been. and is yet the effort of the Repub.
lican leaders. purpose wicked and malicious
to convict the Democratic party of disloyaty. OF
opposition to the government, because its mem.
bers will not admit that the of the party
in power are right and expedIent. No such OBJ
legation rests upon any itizen. The only test
of loyalty is fidelity to the Constitution and the
laws The government cannot put under
tribute or enslave the judgment. the
reason or the convictions Of the citizen
This the party in power is attempting to do. Blu,
the effort will fail The bigotry. fanaticism. in
tolerance and weakness. and the extravaganza
and corrup,io1s which have marked the Admins
tration of the Government under the present
dynasty. are digging she pit, broad and deep
which viii finally engulph the men in power who
have deceived and imposed upon the country and
most wickedly betrayed the trust committed to
them. And the greater the effort TO put off the
the retribution.