The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-04


We must SIX our readers % epafient W hi.
we devote - much q the paper 20 Republican
fight. II would be discourteous not 70 motto,
them. We hope lhe necessity lor N soIns
VII not continue great while. We have
given MoERi on USHER. WILSON ON TIA
Journal; and Ne must now devote q little
further space TO MEKEDrTu on JULIAN. This
ease il o. more than ordinary importance, and
! deserves. ~ The hands o. the people. grave
consideration. MEREDITH Il a General, man
81 high social position. and Of great influence
IN community. JULIAN i a man Of talents.
position md influence, member Of Congress
from our state. ard both are leading mernkers
Of the Republican party MEKEDrIH whip
pei JrI1xN. As severely. and il would seen.
a. uncereRsniousiy as BKOOg.s did SUMNER.
Few years ago. Tor publishing the following
false ebarge agains. han:
F" WASHINGTON, June 10. 1855.
- found the manuscript af the annexed
printed paragraph in my place " business. ON
the evening u May II, is65. To the best q
Julian. FR.NE HExsY''
GENERAL MEREDITH SryxscYpEp.-
Ueneral Meredith has been removed from his
couinand at PadalcaA Aeutueky Prominet
kentuckIans reasesse1 his remoy al. asserting
that under the bailey which was pursued In
that district. neither the life nor property q
loyal eis.<-ns was safe from rebel erierrfllas
lntos men were selling their farms and re-
moving from the country, because they have no
military protection"
The question whether MEREDITH can nc
Justified in his act, involves the inquiry:
i. Whether the proyocation would excuse
the act at any time, and in any manner.
2. III so, whether at the time AMI in tue man
ner In which il was done.
We may waive the Grss inquiry.
The reader will vote that GES. MEREDITH
was placed in gssaessiOn Of the fact that IT,
LI,S had made the charge against him. an
precisely what = was, on the sixteenth Of June
last, whlie ne din not sct upon the provoca-
ton tii the twenty -seyenth "a November, be-
ing almost half year. We take il this cir.
cumstanee, unexplained, conclude the cues
ton against GEN. MEREDITH a. To any iustifi.
cation for attacking JULIAN At the tsae he did
II he eeald ever have been Justified. The as.
'ault seems to have been made q. cold blood.
?. ~ TO the manner OF .ho attack. II the
account given by JuLIASSs friends be the true
one, the manner was certainly indefensibIe
GEN. MEREDITH says that.aceount is not true,
buthe fails Ia aepty us with the details lie
simply says
BeioEe cipsing this card | think il pruser
10 ncface a statement made in the Cincinnati
tc-<e fG OF today, by a correspondent that in
the alteration between myself and Mr.. Julian,
l struck him one or more blows over the
head with piece Of iron.' This Il entirely
and unqualie,sty filse. az can be proven by
the affldavts % gentlemen present. | struck
MN WIN my hSt, and afterwards oOwhided
nm W neither the outrages bad suffered AT
MI. JulkMs hand justified So or not. the pub
lie u't,st judge. Ny belief was. and i. that
no sort Of Satisfaction could be obtairexi In any
other way. SET reSpect and justice 90 nv fsrn-
ny compelled me b. yindicate mr. own reputa-
non and character by resort 10 force, and
this l sltt IN the most huniliating manner
c"ulN deVse. :. MEREDITH.
cambridge City, Int, Dee. !. 1865"
rue cards. too lengthy for full insertion ia oul
columns. The public Judgment thus Ear express
eel preponderatcs against the General. shows IN,
MORTON Faction in the STAT. which has, o
late, been 50 troubled with the bighead. weak
er than we supposed, and we are afraid III,
attack will greatly strengthen JULIAN. Til
IS TO be regretted on account Of his dangono,r
extreme Republican views. though 7se pre
sumo that party will all vote togets.es. in con
gr'Ss-they. will all vote the ,nLIAN pla.
form.