The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-24


We feel humbied. We hesitate about con-
ilnuing longer - act a. the political editor q
the HERALD. and have determined. IN our own
mind, 70 take the advice II our friends; that j.,
five discover we have any. on the point. and
then act q they shall think best.
The Journal II yesterday has drawn an in
dictmcnt against rs and publishedit. % there
We are. II chsrges, that when the Republi-
cans got UP a no party celebration on the eth
Of July last, a Tippeeanoe, and placed II in
charge q the Republicans. except to the extent
q placing a few Democrats in the walters de-
partment, we, not having due fear Of and reyer-
ence for somebody before our len eye, did
write and publish. ia contempt Of certain Re-.
publican functionaries, an interrogatory, n the
following effect. to-wit: Are you Democrats
going 10 act walters 10 the Republican
actors in said celcbration' which interrogatory
we signed i" sclfRespect." To this count in
the indictment, a. we know they can prove IT
on us II we deny it, we plead guilty.
The second count In the indictment charges
that we did support the war, but, did oppose
the civil usurpations and brutalitie. Of the Of
hcials in the states where there was no war;
and that We did write and publish the following
to-wit:
II am, then. gentlemen, a. have been, most
earnestly opposed 10 Mr.. LIScoLS's civil Adj
ministration, believing IL 20 be controlled by
the radical Republicans ;but am for continuing
% give a fair and efficient support to the Wig
orous prosecution Of the war as prosecuted; ;
and 70 that end, | am for aiding the Govern
ment By all reasonable and proper means in
raising the necessary voluHteer soldiers and
In providing the funds required to promptly
and literally pay them-more literally than
the private soldiers are now paid. / do this
because irish % sare ,chdt can be sared Of
the Union and beitere that the vdr is the only
iHstrumeHialiiy Of ,ehieh ,5e are noV permit
tel % araH ourselves in attempting 70 accom-
Plist that object. and ,vH be the only instrts-
mentality during The existence Of the present
ADMINISTRATION.
A. The editor of the Journal does not vet
know thc difference between the war in the
south and the civil administration over the
United stttes. Il VIII be useless 10 attempt to
make him understand il. The seco IA count
also charge that We did write aud publish
thi. further malicious article. to wit:
THE HISTORY OF TIE PAsT.-Our friend of
the Journal seems 10 object % a reference Re-
ing made o. the history Of the transactions lead
ing % the late civil war. When We, with the
Democracy generally, went in % put down the
rebellion. the advice Of our Republican friends
was this: go in with Us 10 put down the re-
bellion. and then look 10 the causes and re-
sponsibiiities Afterwards We accepted. and
acted upon this advice; and we reasoned thus
with our Democratic friends upon H. We
said. suppose two neighbors, they have large
familie., and a.e IN close proximity. n p0r-
ton If one Of the families are continually in
sulting, abusing aud interfering with the
domestic concerns Of Oh other, till, at last. the
later gets irritatcd 10 that degree that they
arm themselves with clubs, etc, aud make an
attack upon the whole family on account OF
the injuries part Of the attacked family have
inflicted or threatened TO infiict upon the Who'll,
Of the other. Now. the attacked family. while
admitting the Outragcs perpctrated by par'
Of its members on the attacking family, still
must all unite in the fight % ave their owl
home and persons from destruction. Selfpre
seryanon compels them 10 this. They an
nOunee and act upon the sentiment, lou
family, right or wrong" But, after the figh
is over. they ought To turn round and giv'
those Of their own family, who provoked tn
quarrel. a sound drubbing 10 teach them L
behave themselves in the future. and avoi,
another fight between the families. IL wa
satisfactory 10 Us 10 support the war on thi
understanding. and we did So We shoult
have 10 do the same thing again. we suppose
IN like circumstances.
To this count i'm the Indictment, il being
founded ON documentary evidence, we, o
course, may a. well plead guilty. II is thu
ev dent we have been, and are, bad man
What shall we do 20 be savcds