Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-22

There Is another question worthy Of serious
Of Governor Aorros alone 10 have the cousii,u.
tional privilege Of bearing arms for the defense
Of lhenseivesi Governor moron is srming q
home militia OF thirty thousand men to be OF
cerei and commanded exclusively BY bis partisan
friends There exists we'll grounded impressions
that he IS srming the members Of the Union
League" al the expense Of The whole people. He
knows that one OF the obligations " hieh each mem
Der Of that league assumes s that be shall promp,
" provide himself with At least one good shot
gun, musket or rife, aud sufficient supply of
fixed ammunition Tor the use Of the same. And
while thus afming add permitting his partisan
friends 10 arm themselves, it appears that His
Exeeilencv. from the events which are daily oe
curing. i doing all in bis power 20 proven, his
political opponents procuring arms for the de
tense OF themselves Do not these facts justify
The declaration OF the Democratic State Central
Committee. in its address TO the people, that
there exist well founded spprehensons OF at
tempts on the part OF those in authority TO inter
electionsl"
The Democracy o. Indiana polls behaved nobly
YES terday, snd demonstrated that they we're a
law abiding party. They made threats or
noisy demonstrations They are willing
90 have their sentiments. intentions and
motives illuminated 6y their political
opponents. provided they have secured
10 them freedom OF speech, freedom OF
she press. and free aud fair elections. These
rights guasantced in the great charter of free
dom won by the vslor and sacrifices of the
founders of tbs Republic And there is calm
but fixed determination upon the part OF the poo
pie to maintain those rights. Upon the ques-
irons of public policy which agita:ing the
public mind, the Democracy are willing TO sub
init she arbitra ment OF the ballot boy if hon
estly expressed. and without restraint whatever
il NAV be but if this Is denied them. and fraud
and violence defeat the will Of the PEOPLE, the
issue then for each citizen TO determine is whether
ne will be slave or freeman.
We ask the laborng man. the mechanic. the
manufacturer, the business man, the property
holder, to carefully consider The usurpatons Of
the party in power which daily becoming
familiar to all What security to life and prop
cr;y IL they continue?
The repor, of B. f WADE, Chairman Senate
Committee, and II ". DAVIS. Chairman Com nit
tee, House of Representatives, on the rebellious
States, most iorcibly sets forth the President
usurpations and Indignantly protests against
them. The report, ai,G recting the many
usurpations of the President c includes with the
following suggestions. which are emioently
WORTHY of practical consideration by the friends
of constitutional liberty as applicable to all
usurpers OF power:
III he wishes our support. lie must confne
himself 20 his executive duties-to obey and ex
ecute, not to make the laws 10 suppress by arms
armed rebellion, and leave political re organizs
ton 20 Congress. If the supporters of the Gov
eminent fail to Insist this, they become re
sponsble for the usurpati0ns hich they fail "a
rebuke. and are justly liable 70 the indignation OF
the people whose rights and security, committed
, to their keeping. they sacrifice. Let them con
slider the remedy for these usurpations, and hsv-
/ ing fonnd IL, fearlessly execute il.