Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-29
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An association has been organized to con-
suuct gravel road from Lebanon, Boone coun-
ty, TO Frankfort, Clinton county. This improve
ment, if completed, will direct the trade OF rich
aud fertile section Of the state 10 this city The
capital stock of the corporation is not to exceed
$50 600, divided into 1900 shares of S25 each.
-"MuTIxY IN THE 35IH INDIANA"-Under
this caption ar article appeared in our issue of
Yesterday rejecting unjustly upon this regiment,
which has done. to say the least, as much gallant
service and hard vork as any that Indiana has
sent to the field The article, comments and all,
was copied from Lafayette paper, and its pa
ternity, inadvertently, was omitted An officer
OF that regiment now in this city, who knows it's
history from the beginning, aud who is most
honoraby identified with il. has felt it due 70 the
brave men Who compose it, TO relieve them from
the imputation OF any deficiency in either disci-
pine or patriotism, BY explaining which he does
most fully and satisfactorily the origin of the
story, and the very small basis upon which 40
grave charge was founded As matter OF
justice to the regiment We give the statement in
full:
To EDIToR SENTINEL: la looking over your
Issue of this morning, my attention was arrested
by the caption "Mutiny in the 35th Indiana, /"
and under il | found statement regarding the
regiment, which has no foundation in truth IL
is asserted to have been made by r. G Lane. of
the 4Oth Indiana. to Col Blake late of the same
regiment. Mr.. Lane speaks of "the discovery
of plot TO surrender the regiment to the reb
els" There Is not = sentence that contains
truth in the whole of what he says concerning
the above infamous and slsnderous allegation
In the FIRST place. Mr. Editor, i, is stated in the
introduction to Mr. Lanes statement of his i'm
aginary "plot." ths. the regiment "has recently
been filed up TO the maximum standard bT de
ails Of drafted lrishmen." This IS not true The
"preseut and absent" of the regiment will scarce
ly number ESQ men--a little above the minimum,
which is go men. The regiment has received
in sl GOO drafted men end substitutes, and not
% of this number ere Irishmeu; the rest
are Germans aud Americans Aud | Think
can safely state that no body OF men in the ser
vice OF the United States, not even volunteers,
have given or could give better satisfaction in
every respect-always obedient aud ever willing
TO do their duty as soldiers.
Some time in February the authorities OF Ind
sent a note 70 the commander of the regi
meut, stating that the 35th Indiana was selected
OOuHtT-fQmD
ers of the state would be sent which is an au-
thoriistve expression of their high opinion OF the
efficiency and discipline OF the regiment: other
wise il should not be the regiment selected to
bring the unruly into subsection to military Law
Accordingly about twelve bounty jumpers 3"
were sent at different times, with written state
ments of their character and offense 10 Colonel
Tassin. commanding the regiment And / will
state for the information OF the veracious Mr.
Lane. that sheTe i not Irishman amongst
these twelve .worthies" Knowing their char
acter, Colonel Tsssn and the other officers paid
special attention 10 their movements. On the
18th instant one OF the veteran sergean,s heard
some conversation which led him 70 suspect that
something unlawful was going on among these
bounty Jumpers. The colonel Immediately in
stituted secret police. and after two DAYS and
two nights close watch and investigation, il be-
came evident that four OF them were making 81
engagements with two or three citizens in the W.
ciniiy, to form guerrilla party. The four men
were searched Tor ard not found Colonel Tas-
sin Immediately sent a squad of men, Ia charge
of efficient officer. 10 the citizens houses, aud
arrested one OF the four bounty jumpers and one
OF the ctizens-ihe rest made their escape. Two
new confederate uniforms, two reyolvers, and
two pairs OF spurs We found IN the mouse of the
citizen. A mule and two horses were missing al
the same time and the suppostiOn was ihatth
wOuld-be gueErillas had taken them from the
regiment. but there appeared DO proof Of it. The
arrest occurred on the l5th instant. The two
men who were arrested were sent TO be tried by
court martial. and thus the case ended.
This i true statement OF the whole affair.
| was there 81 the time j, occurred. and for
come DAYS afterwards I state, therefore. that
OF which have personal knOsedge, without
fear OF contradiction. And rejoice 10 be here
nov 10 refute the slaDderer OF the 35ih Where
now, Ar. Lane, is your imaginary post wagon
masterE " here. during the above investigs-
ton, were the officers 81 the i5ih IIdsnal'
Where nov. are your 200 drafted Irishmen
gagged in the conspiracy" | do not know
which excites ny wonder and risibility most
The power OF yoGr spectacles TO magnify four
"Hooslers" into 200 1rishnen. or the ridiculous