Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-09-07
From the indianapolis Sentinel1
A & R U HER
Letter from the Hon. ID. w. Voorhees,
to Brig. Gen. H. b. Darlington.
GEN. II Il. CARRINGroN,
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana:

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana:
IR:-YOur favor of the 10th is at
hand, in which | am informed that Ger
| tain letters belonging to me have been sto-
len. You do not directly state whether
you committed the theft yourself, or
whether you employed some one else, but
inasmuch as you have possession of the
stolen property, and avow it as if YOU
had something TO be proud of you will of
course not object TO being considered as the
principal in this act of petty larceny and
lock-picking. There are some titles to
distinction which you claim and which are
not, l believe generally conceded to YOU
by the public. No one however, will
dispute your right to this
You take great pains in your commu-
nlcation to convey a false impression in
regard to the circumstances under which
you examined and purloined my private
correspondence. In November. 1860. l
locked my desks, my drawers and my
office in the usual manner, and left for
Washington city. l did not return to
Terre Haute until the 10th Of June,
1864
During my absence l authorized the
owner OF the property to rent it and take
charge of my books and papers. He
rented il sometime in the spring TO a man
by the name of Muzzy, and with a mis-
| taken confidence, suffered every thing be-
longing to me to remain under his control.
Here, General, was Your easy opportuni-
ty. | was nearly Il thousand miles lwav,
a political enemy had posse ssion Of my
desks and drawers, AMI all you had 10 10
was TO ply the burglars art, prepare false
keys, pick nay locks, and you al once had
access TO my private, confidential cores
pondcnce, embracing period of seven
years. | have every reason to believe
that you read it all, letter by letter. You
| took your time, and like the Eurtivc,
thiering magpic, narrowly inspected each
line and word, to find, if possible, some
expression of opinion which your servile
political creed holds to be disIoyal There
| were many letters there from cherished
friends who are dead. There was a bun
die also from my wife in regard to cur do
mestic affairs. If you have stolen these,
also, please return them, as they can be
OF no value except to the owner. / have
| heard of generous housebreakers and pick
pockets doing as much as that
| confess to one very disagreeable sem
sation in regard to this affair 1t 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 of a Brigadier
General, and | believe you are a Colonel
in the regular army. Do you imagine
that such an act as robblng private draw
ers, and publishing private letters, will
| bring honor to your rank in the estima
ton of gentlemen? Have you ever read
| here and there a scrap of history? Do
you know in what light the Shiny in
former. the eavesdropper, the pititul spy
on the affairs of domestic and private life,
have always been regarded by honorable
men? Did you ever read the invectives
of Curran before the juries of Ireland
against such conduct as yours If you
! have not | advise you TO do so, and you
| will there see yourself in a mirror as
others see you at all times. Titus Oates
pretended to discover plots, consplracies
| anu llttsOHS .jtSl oS tou PiS'SiiN '''''' ; -
are doing. He sacrificed the lives of many
of the best citizens of England. You
may do the same in this country by your
sensational faIsehoods and reckless disre-
gard of the public peace But the paral-
| lei may 90 further A healthy reaction
took place, and Titus Oates, the plotfinder
of England, stood in the stocks and was
pelted by the multitude. His ears were
cropped close to his head he was whip
ped at the tail of cart a dozen OF times
through the streets of London. These
acts of vengeance against him were only
expressive of the feelings which virtuous
mankind everywhere entertains towards
the wretch who turns universal witness
against his fellow men-who, in times of
public excitement and trouble, seeks to
aggravate the public distress by pretend
ing to find everybody guilty but himself
and his followers who crawls into bed
rooms, who ransacks bureaus, who picks
locks, and pliers the private thoughts OF
friends. You have studied this great
English informer as your example would
YOU not do well TO study his fate Popu-
lar delusions do not last always, and the
day is even now at hand when your pre-
CONGO among gentlemen will be REGARDED