Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-19
The Jsurnaps ApeieEy Tor the Loyal
League.


knOsb as the Loyal Leagues, composed eI-
clsssvsiy Of Republicans IL does not deny any
Of the charges We have brought against the
Order but jastfss these secret political sssocia
tons upon the ground TIA, The 90 called Union
men" Of the State we're not only alarmed for the
velfare Of the nation, but likewise "for their
psrstnal safety" This Is a very damaging con
fessbn, 10 Indiana, tho whole power Of the
Gosernment, State and National. was IN The
hands Of the Republicans-they bad the arms
the ammunition. the money and the patronage,
civil and military. Jet the Journal admits that
all Iis vas not sufficient security "for their
personal safety and for further protection they
organized secret political clubs. with military
feature unknown 70. and unrocognized By the
lsvS His Excellency. tbs Governor. bad the
eontsol of the State arms and ammunition-the
orgsoiIing and offering Of the State Militia
the State for the FEDERAL service. and, as
be himself admits. the privilege of putting his
hands into the Federal Treasury, whenever, In
bis opinion. the exigencies Of his political friends
demanded It, yet told by the central or
gan Of the Republican party Of Indiana-s party
which j, claims to be numerically in the ascen-
daai--that they organized secre. political mill
sary orders. because. under the circumstances We
have reeited, they felt their personal safety
endangered Was there ever such confession
of moral and physical cowardicef
The Journal further apologies for the Loyal
he "A hat m m ~
peculiarly the friends Of the Government. 10
What. we inquire2 The noisiest and most active
members of the League were stay-at home pa
trot., whose principle business was to denounce
theis political opponents as TRAITORS and make
moSey out of the war. From whence came the
hosts Of army contractors. more hungry and de-
structive than any Of the plaques of EgyPtr
Look around our own city for examples OF this
clats, Who, while preaching loyalty, were at the
sane time taking every advantage OF the ne
ceslites Of the Government to enrich
themselves. Who have rolled up our
public debt to its present gigantic proportions
sns mortgsged the industry OF the nation for
gerssra,ion-to GOMEZ Their names will be found
registered among the most active members Of
theLeague. crying for war and blood denouncing
ell Who could not appreciate their patriotism as
rebel sympathizers." but at the same time very
careful not to make their carcasses targets for
the enemy's bullets Here and there a nest Of
corruption is occasionally exposed robbery Of
,he Government which could not be longer con-
cesled-and the guilty parties can be traced to
the Loyal League. We concede there were
honest and earnest men in that Organization
men who really believed that in advancing its
objects, no matter how nefarious they were, they
we're doing God service. but it was used by
the leaders simply aud solely TO advance
their schemes OF personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The
people Of the North have not yet felt,
except in the loss of life health in its viciss-
tudes, the burdens and evils of the They
will be, some day. however. and the time is not
far distant then the people will properly esti-
mate the motives of the men who. while clamor-
ing for the vigorous prosecution of the war.
were chiefly concerned about the money they
could make out of it. Can such class be re-
gsrded a. they nov claim to be, par excellence
the friends of the Government
The Journal has a singular style of argument
IL denounces the order of the Sons of Liberty as
an "armed conspiracy" because. "a il alleges,
IL had a military organization unknown to the
laws Of the State. But the Loyal Leagues,
which we have shown by their own constitutions
and circulars to be military organizations IN
authorized by the laws of the State. patriotic
associations That paper. also. apologies for
\ a.. sl.o sho
ok @. C's.', and q. A. X and o. 5. LIS had
attained an influence and power which threatened
the existence of the State. before the Loyal
League was thought Of There such or
gahization in the State, of any influence or
power. as the h G. C's The o. A KS and
o. LIS we're not organized until long after
the Loyal League a power in the State. and
nearly all Who joined the former we're induced to
do so upon the plea that it their object to
counteract the power aud influence OF the League.
There is no evidence whateveT that Order.
as the Journal charges, that
The o. A Ks. or o s - attempted to de-
stroy the Government of tho nation and of the
State, by armed instruction, TO be inaugurated
by the forcible release of thous of rebel pris
ouers, Who were then to form part ofthe insur-
reciionary army"
No such purposes were ever entertained or
encouraged by either of those Orders. Never
we're such objects suggested to those associations
as such When il was ascertained that few
persons land they were only few were en-
gagged in insurrectionary schemes. they were
promptly opposed and suppressed by members OF
these orders. These the facts in the case
ana the Journal should have the manliness to
acknowledge IT, IL can be shown. also that the
.praciples Of the Orders OF o. A. h. and 5. L 4.
As understood and accepted by the members of
those organizations. were as patriotic, as loyal
as any declarations put forth By any Loyal
League. and that their sole object was to secure
and maintain the liberties guaranteed TO the cti-
zen by the c. Institution.
The Journal makes another charge agains.
the Sons of Liberty to justify the League Ii
says "thsy discouraged volunteering in the army
AMI denounced the efforts of the authorities 10
I'll the ranks by CONSUMPTION If this charge
w.s true, il comes with i'll grace from that print.
jest as il nov claims to De. in 1860 the Journal
wGs the recognized organ Of the Republican
party of Indiana. That paper. in common with
the leading organs of the Republican party in