Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-02
The lpaisaa ssSres 0rdsrs-Tsstin O
nT OF mr.. Bingham.

Our tso loyal cote rJpor.Fies. the Gazette and
The Com re exhibiting the ingenuity ~
once sud tbc Uncsndor OF . couple OF shysters
consci0u. OF bad cause ~ The uphill business
Of ut ing 70 make anne part, capital out Ut tue
Testimony of J J y nghsn. E-q.. editor OF the
Indianapolis Sentinel, before the Military Com
mission touching kis kso ledge OF secret socie-
ties in the Democratic party. hr Bingham was
Sitness-iOF shat purpose &c DO not know
introduced oy she prO-ecuriax party. Ee test
mOny - not, therefore, confession. as these
either very ignorant or very dishonest editorial
gentlemen call H. hut evidence As IL = drawn
out by the prOSecai ng sgency-th4t agency be
ins 10 the interest OF the Administration party
it, sts,emeuts 90 be taken q true. much
when they mike party capital against "a when
they make y To-. nc Administration Whether
the party which brought into reqsisItior this nes
piece OF party .chlney-s Court Martial
all make anything oct Of the testimony Of Mr
Bingham. We are Derfecfly wiling TO leave 70 the
future o. decide
Dir Bingham we do not doubt told the truth
and. 80 lar ~ he ~as afforded the opportunity
the whole truth on hs eK ,mnat0n; and tor our
selves. We are very glad that bis testimony has
been taken and publ he'd. IL shows pTecirtl =
the state 0l things shlch se suppoeed TO be Ia
eIirteace. and which. in io-ner articles upon
the subject We have foretold that. there we're =
few ho hedei. uneasy persons williog. through
/ the agency OF secret society. 10 get uP con
\ spHaey 10 resist the government, which the lead
! ers ni the party discouraged soon ~ they be
came acqu4iuIe-i with the designs entertained bs
/ tie movers. and hich the moral sense OF the
/ party. sctlng within itself. eIiugushed. This
+ con-prac, such is Has--it IL originated viii
! members OF the Democratic party, vas also. by
I that party put down and rendered innocuous
/ The testimony of Mr. Bingham exonerzte,
miny influential men 81 the Democratic party
/ upon whom scsndalOus party journalism has Ia
bored 10 rs the igma of cOuspiratprs IL show
them 70 he the oppo-iies % "a Il which they are
charged ~ith beng, aud proves that precisely il
the same proportion ~ rash measures were pro
pnsed 10y the officers OF the order. the orler it
/ self d~ndled into nothing ne~s through the los
Of men OF character vhU had unadvisedly becOm'
IL member fatf
The writer of tlIis knows Ar. Dodi verv ~ell
and ha- knosn him from his hos hood lie Is
| very kud-hearted. but a hot headed and in
iu ,icious m ,n an enthusiasm in respect TO secre
societie% conspiracy with HIM AZ hes
would alnost necessarily prove failure for hi
plans AMI pr. jetls ~oulu alwsys be in revers
ratio To- his means TO carry them into effect
That he. la = very loose way. entertained yer
va; desiens. u III .hly probsb e. but the testimnn
OF Ar Bingham shO1s that he vas soon under
stood. aud that the more riti0n'l men Uf th
parry felt Themselves fully comperent 20 counter
act him and hi- m ,chineFs. ana that. 10 once e
rretls hut .hectnally. they did IL. he snm 1
the ev roe. therefore. j. OF against the Dem'
cratic party at large, or against ia leaders, br
IN their vindication.- CinrinnAti Enquirer.