The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-10-29
ABILL OF INDICTMENT.

The following is true bill of indict
ment found by the sreatjupy composed
of the loyal people of the Urited States,
against the political Organization calling
itself the Democradc party: z
- We arraign the Democracy of-the.
United States upon the following charges
and demand that they give answers to
them to the entire satisfaction OF the
American people before they, are again
entrusted with political power. " z 81
I've charge them with having plot
ted treason against the G osernmens and
with having attempted to dissolve the
ORION and establishing an independent
Southern: Confederacy. 1870 Oh 7ol u
2aiiWe charge them viii, having sto-
len and appropriathd9 to their own use
, Che rifles, muskets, artillery and ammu-
nition Of the United States. 2TsAl "'ii4
, 1--we charge themowith having at
tempted to take the life of Mr. Lincoln.
when on his way to Washington in 1861,
and with having organized to prevent
j by force his inauguration as President,
although lie had been con stitutionally
4 elected ea Eae f4zs8sss sf asls. 5.,s
A. We charge them with having Or
:anized and equipped armies, and with
having com menced and carried on tue
war OF the rebellion, |ase4ft & e.sl. en-
5.dWe charge them with having OPP
posed every measure of the government
to suppress the rebellion zal1sLleasJ
GIVE charge them with having given
aid and comfort tozthe rebels in arms
during the war; ssoH3 nteff sroiat1o
IT, We charge them with having dis
couraged enlistments into, and with hav-
ing encouraged assertions from the
Union army, thus making drafts neces-
sary. ! IL t5Hs. ass7sb SO mos1 3ad to
8. We charge them with having or
ganized secret societies and having in
cited riots to proven. the draft from be
ing enforced. 8a zoo 5aBs 53oqeas vfauo1s
g. We charge them with having re-
fused to give our brave, and patriotic
soldiers in the field. fighting for the life
of the nation, the right to vote. q ~
10. We charge them with having
murdered 100000 of the nation,s brave
defenders, and with having MANNED for
life as many more. ..e@s5 sag.
IL We charge them with having
starved, tortured or shot down in cold
blood 10000 patriot soldiers in the prison
pens of the South. -t..-.
II. We charge them with having per
fected plan by which they proposed to
liberate all the Confederate prisoners al
Columbus, Indianapolis and Chicago, to
place arms in their hands and send them
forth in connection with the "Knights
of the Golden Circle "Sons of Liberl
ty,' &C., to burn the cities and villages
of the North, lay waste it's fair fields,
butcher its peaceful citizens, and, 10y
waging war in the reer, compel the Gov
ernment to withdraw its armies from,
the South, and thus suffer treason to &C
complish its wicked purposes.
49, We charge them with having at
tempted to introduce fatal and maiig-
nanG OtScdSc lutO dll VIZ la SieASS
throughout the North.
II, We charge them with having as
sassinated, through one OF their vilest
tools, Abraham Lincoln, President Of
the United States. 4 zsfs. .sifr-.f7-, p,
Is. We charge them with having OPP
posed every measure adopted by Con-
s.ress since the close of the war to re-
store peace, harmony and security to the
country.
10. We charge them with having
created, by forcing upon the country
without cause, long, bloody and ex-
pensive civil war, a vast public debt,
and with having imposed upon the peo-
pic untold sorrow and burdens grievous
10. he borne. 20 - Esd Boa .y5TH, t8d
III. We charge them vi ta being re
sponsible for high taxes. high prices,
arrangement of business, DC which are
only thealegitimatc fruits OF the war. q.
49, We charge them with favoring
fraud, corruption AMI atnalfeasance in
Office by endorsing the administration OF
President johnson n a 99g
10 We charge them with having in
full op ration, to-day, numerous secret
societies, known as Ku kiux Klans,
whose members, being the sworn enc
mics Of loyalty. have. by their awless
ness, their many heartless murders and
high handel crimes, instituted reign OF
terror all over the South. 81 I<535 80, Il
90 We charge them with being a
reasonable, revolutionary and danger
Gus party, at the present time. who are
seeking to degrade loyal men. to restore
unrepentars rebels to power, and to de-
liver the government over into the hands