Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-15
Tho Truth I'm n Nutshell.
From the Rictnond Whig-


A correspondent Of the Baltimore American
writing from this city in regard 70 the elections
expressed the truth in the follouinz brief sen
fences. BE SAYS.
here - one thing hope viii be remenbared
10 oeaAif OF The people here. Thev are DOT def
sn' or uniuencly towards the United States
Sovernment at heart. They did not mean their
late election a. disloyal exhibition"
We repeat It, for the hundreith tine, and shall
repent Il mAny hundred more. 80 long as facts re
maln as they are, that, with a few fussy, silly,
aud Insignificant exceptions. the city of Rich
mond, 70 day, ID as free from perons disposed TO
manifest defiance or hostility to the Federal
Government as the city OF Boston. There 10 no
man here Who has not had enough Of war. There
ID no man here Sho does not pow see the folly
AID stupidity OF the secession movement There
10 no man here-save the few anadulteratsd and
irredeemsble fools alluded to-who does not
propose 70 he peaceabie add law abiding citi
zen Of the United States. Aud yet there are
men at the North. and even here in our midst,
who pretend TO question the 10y atty of the people
OF Richmond OuI upon such arrant nonsense
What the Wing says of Richmond will. We
honestly believe. apply With equal force to Ten
nessee. The reports which are propagated at
the North in regard to the condition of Affairs in
this State are very highly colored and sell cal
culated 10 deceive. while they are equally well
calculated, and perhaps intended 10 keep up a
continual excitement ia regard 10 the late rebel
element in Tennessee. The late election in this
State has demonstrated how quietly the people
have settled down in the new order of things.
No disturbances we're created anywhere on the
day of the election. that We can hear of, aud IS
. consequence. there Was no demsnd for the mil
itsry aid the civil authorities in the enforce
ment of the Law. Could this have been done if
the great BODY of the people had been as rebel
lious as certain Northern papers and correspond
ents have represented thems IL is now evident
that thousands of people registered themselves
under the franchise Law who did not vote Hsv-
ing secured the certificate OF registration, they
seemed to care nothing about voting Many Of
these were probably rebels or rebel sympa hlzers
in the dsy of the rebellion. but nov that they
are restored to citizenship by che smnesty of the
President, aud having satisfied themselves that
they come within the provisions OF the franchise
Law. they are content. The candid observer OF
events in this Safe must admit that We are
making rapid strides towards = complete restora
ton of civil authority. The people have adapted
themselves % the new order of things with won
| deriul facility. and in much more sdnirab G
temper than was to be expected If the people
are encouraged in this disposition, and not habit
uslly abused aud held up as rebels at heart, we
can see no difficulty in putting the whole ma
chinery OF the State Government TO work as
smoothly as before the war They must be
made TO feel that they are citizens of the State
and as much interested in Is prosperity, political
as well as material, as their neighbors and the Y
will discharge their whole duty as citizen. =
Nashville Dispatch