Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-20

rssEJogRNAL Ok MILITARY
Our Illness and The positive prohibition Of our
medical attendant in regard to engaging in men
tai labor. ss veil ~ physical effort, prevents u'
from sns-ering in full the editorial Of ysstsrd.ys
Journal n r~sisrenes 70 our testimony before
the Military Con mission. The courteous manner
in which the Journal hsodIes the subject, gives
ss the hope shst 1, gill grant az . space foe re-
ply in ia Own columns IL our continued iDdispo-
alton should prevent The Use OF DOR Own for that
purpose. Oar n~eigh5or Ia. los, the history Of
the case. II says. abiding TO our testimony:
As TO the efec. IL had upon the parties on
trial. Ne would be content VITA the opinion Of
Bowls. MILLIsAs and DoDD."
DoDD vas not on trial by the Commission be-
fore whom sc testified. He had some three
weeks previous uacerenoniously placed himself
beyond the Military tribunal before whom he vas
being tried and it vas dissolved. There vas
Loihing in our testimony. and We speak only
from recollection. that involved either Null
CAV. HEyynxx or HorsEY in the conspiracy. In
regard to Dr.. BovLks the only thing sfecting
bis case, vas our recital Of the conversation With
DoDD. sbich represented him as one Of the Del
sgstes TO the Chicago meeting. in July, We be-
lisve. OF early 10 August, 1864.
u Oar testimony vas not published. according
20 the Journal, until the 29th Of October. more
than tvo weeks after the State election had taken
place. and only q fe- days before the Presiden-
,ial. Il vas published in the Sentinel as we'll as
- - IouxI hun Of eouraa n couli have M
effect on the State election. as it had taken place
t~o weeks previous, and the Presidential came
of only = few days afterwards. II a statement,
embracing the points ia the testimony, bad been
published thirty days previous to the October
election. 1864, We have every reason to know
that IL would have disabuscd the public mind OF
tbs prejudice which the report and charges Of
the opposition to The Democratic party bad ere
sted a. TO iu connection With revolutionary
schemes.
The arrest of Mr.. DoDD did MT take place
until long after the time the alleged conspiracy
vas to have taken place bad transpired. and the
same remark viii apply TO the oth.r parties Ar
rested. All danger Of insurrection or rebellion,
II any had ever existed. bad passed. The ar
rec, Of the same parties al any time previous
would have caused no more danger 20 the public
peace than when Il took place.
Says the Journal:
Conspiracy, treason and rebellion grow in
strength when unresraiuet by tbs exercise OF
the authority Of Government, and the danger Of
instruction WIS too great 10 permit the guilty
cons5irators longer tine TO perfect their plans
and strengthen their numbers tie arrests we're
reluctantly made. for IN the excl, ! state OF the
public mind IL was questi inable W her the in
~centives 10 violence. and open resistance 20 the
military cuthorities, which had been addressed
to the Democratic masses oy their leaders, would
not produce open revolt aud blOodshed, IL the
conspirators were taken into military custody:
bot the necessities of the case compelled the
Government 10 take the action il did. and 10 pre-
pare to repel armed interference, If attempted p"
No "incehtiyes 10 violence and open resistance
70 military authorities" had been addressed by
the Democratic leaders TO the masses. Just the
reverse was the fact. and we spsas Of what We
know. The Democratic leaders oounseled ODE
dience to the laws privately and publicly. and for
this they were denounced by the fanatics IN their
own party as "cowards'-as not coming 20 TO the
demands of the times aud OF the people. Tie dan
ger Of armed interference. aud We have no reason
to believe that any ever existed. bad passed away
long before the arrests. aDd none could have ever
been made unless by a few men who were un-
wiling 20 be restrained-sho we're too opinion
sied to be guided by the judgment Of men who
had been placed in the p~osition Of leaders. We
know that the Democratic leaders, in fac, nine
tenths of the Democratic citizens of this city
- -. .s 20 . h,,I.ot -o,fI
have voluntarily bore arms and turned out to pu
down any attempt st revolution or Instruction
in our midst.
1.-THE summons to arms issued by the State
Democratic Central Com miiee 10 the members
Of tha, party TO which the Journal slludes, vas
the most harmless affair possible. 1t did not oc
cssion the purchase of a single arm. or a single
attempt of armed resistance TO the authorities
The origin Off was simply thi-: IL was gene
rally believed by the people that the Union
Leagues were being armed. and that Nome
Guards, composed exclusively OF Republicans,
we're being organized and also armed by the au-
thorities of the State TO overaws the Democrats
in the exercise of their just rights. II will not be
denied that the people should maintain the lib
critics guaranteed oy the Constitution. At al has
ards. That address VAS issged to satisfy the
people that in the contingency. II it should ever
occur. when. for instance. q free election should
be prevented. by force. or other means, those to
whom this right was denied would be justified in
maintaining it oy auy means in their power. even
the resort 10 arms Ifit had rot been for the
excited imagination of a iew men like MoRroS.
the address of the Committee would never have
had any more significance. ss it certainly caused
no more distaruanee ,haa a harmless Mexican
pronunci.mento
In this connection, and in conclusion. IS the
matter comes TO eur mind as fresh IS when is
occurred. We cannot refrain from giving Mr.
DopD's summing up of the conspiracy Ii is
known TO his hos, OF scquaintances that there is
not = more gentle-hesrted msn than he. He
would not hurt . chicken If he could avoid It
He had. 40 is well known, = passion for secret
organiz tiions. He was al Odd Fellow, a Know
Nothing. a Son OF Malta. and. IL fact. 10 society
Of this kind Vas organized but what De ~as
prominently engaged in il. After the great con-
spirAcy VAS nipped in the bud BY tbs action OF
the Democrats 10 tais city and other parts OF
the State. Mr.. DopD met US one day and re-