Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-03

"A rHl bear witness that the organ Of
The republican party has pursued us With = viz
dictiyeness add malice which hss no excuse,
spoIory or justification. IL has assumed the
rieht 20 sssail our motives and principles. but
When rc have exposed. and this has been seldom.
is abort. conings and nconsistencies, it hss
BOWED ike 3 whipped spaniel. 10 its issue Of
Yesterday it again exhibits the malice which GOV
ems the nan Who controls lis editorial columns
I, charges that ve have made "upprovoked per
soual attacks upon the managers Of that con
eern. We challenge IL to poin. to an ~instancs IN
which We have done 50. Never have We refer
seal TO the well known personal failings Of the
conductors Of that paper. and to their inconsis-
tencies as journalists aud public men. unless in
response TO "unproroked personal attacks"
The editor Of The Journal Gays. and most
truthfullyf too. that his =" bearing as a gentle
man or christian are matters Of small conse-
lquepee"l We admit this without controversy.
~ His assu mption of the character of either would
: be a disgracefui reflection upon the e~oursesies
and amenities due from a gentleman, and the
spirit and conduct which a christian should er
hibit The leading editor Of The Journal. Ho-
RATIO CArALIyr NKwcoxs. is an elder or deacon
in a professedIy christian congregation. As
such he eIhorts the members thereof to observe
the duties and obligations which their profession
imposes upon them. and leads in prayer for the
forgiveness OF trespasses. aud for grace
10 ~ guide in the paths OF holiness.
All Who have attended the prayer
meetings OF the Third Presbyterian church have
heard brother NKwcoxB earnestly pray " forgive
us our trespasses as We forgive those who tres
pass against "" and 20 be imbued with the spir-
1t OF the meek and Iowly Jesus. who. when re-
viled and prosecuted. never turned upon his per
secutors and rsyiless with suos slang as " We
would gladly let them alone. as we would any
other offensive subject which sye could walk
around. Instead Of being compelled to kick them
out of our way" ii there is anything christian
or gentlemanly in such an expression. in such an
exhibition of malevolence, We should like broth
or NKwcoxB-Elder NEwcoxB-the amiable and
pious NEwcoxs to explain IL. The editor Of The
journal well knows thst be wiIfally and mali
ciously lies about Us. And how he can on Bonded
knee aitter the sublime sentiments Of the Lords
PRAYER. while knowingly maiigniog bis nigh
Dor. IL beyond our comprehension of moral
deprayity. We have not space to day 10 notice
all the charges that HoEArIo CArALrSE NKw-
COMB makes sgains, Us. false. in fact. as they
are malicious in spirit. but We shall take occa
Esioa to exhibit bis hypocrisy aud his completely
10 the very crimes he attributes to us. In ore
paragraph he charges as follows:
He joined a traitorous conspiracy. and. time
and car while ne va a member of 1t he "A Il
public Journalist. denied lie existence"
This We deny IN toto. We never joined a
traitOrOus conspiracy, end we neverdenied its cx-
~-istence. The members of the organization "a
which he alludes, with but very few exceptions
never entertained any such thonght. any such ip
tention or any such purpose The facts de
-veleeed apon the trial before the military com
mission in this city most triumphantly sustain
this assertion OLIVER p. lMoRroS. Henry B
rCsRRIseros. HoRarro CsrALrsEf NEwcons
and others in authority and occupying
positions of influence. knew of all the rev
stationary schemes developed upon tina
trial before We had any knowledge Of them
before the prominent democrats of the stat.
were advised of them. Add what did MoR
TON. CARniSeroS and Nrwcons DO 10 preven
their consummation. What did they do to de
ter innocent and unsuspecting citizens from be
ing involved in the schem es Of men "who wer,
plotting the ruin Of our city. the overthrow of
our state and national governments. and ablood,
revolution" Not a thing They never ever
pretended that they did Instead Of that. a gov
Serapcnt witness testified tia; he vas employe c,
by the authorities to inveigle innocent men il
the scheme and then inform upon them for ,h'
purpose Of euconpsssing their ruin. This is tn,
part that such men a. the pious NKwcoxB wa,
e~nscting. when the prominent members OF tn.
democratic party. so soon as they were informeC
that such purposes were entertai ned. did all il
their power to check them. and their efforts were
successful. Mark the contrast.
We pass to- another accusation. Says the pi
Gus NxwconB:
"Our assailsnt was elected years ago to the
responsible and honorable position of state print
er. and signalizei bs first incumbency of that
position bv plundering the property OF the state
committed to his charge, and appropriating il tc
his own use"
We shall not now discuss the falsity of thi,
casrge, which the pious NEwcoxB well under.
stands. Curses. like chickens. come home tc
roost-' We challenge our ssssilant to and al,
unkind illusions. during the nine years we hsv.
had charge of this paper. to the business affair
OF the republican central organ And We shout,
not do i; now. IL We we're not forces
TO do so in our own vindication. an,
there are occasions when forbesranoe cease
10 be a virtue. HoRsrIo CArAIISx NEwcoN,
we'll knows that while we nominslly held the OF
Zee Of state printer. we had but little. Il snYihinI
TO do. with the conduct OF the business connected
with il We now propose to turn the tables an
become the sccuser. IL 1861 BERRY r Sri
Grove vas the elected safe printer The profit
Of the ofice enured TO benefit Of the stat,
organ Of the republican r,rtr Mr. SuLesov1
how holds the position Of private secretary t
Governor MoErOS He isHi- Etcellency's cor
6deasial friend. and advises AM aid, him in III,
preparation of mis- official documents. All III.
The Journal can sIlejGe agains, US as stat
printer il. tha; ia accordance with the custom o
our predecessors in ofS ce. and = rule in doing jol