, 1879-06-21
INDIANA, HISTORY.
Record OF Some interesting Incl
dents OF the. War OF the
Rebellion.
The Alleged Use Of Troops at the
il. Polls in indianapolis
In 1884.
No Truth Whatever In the Recent AS
sesuons OF Senators Mcdonald
and Voorhees,.

Those Demooratio statssmon Placed IN an
Awkward Position by Recital Of
the Facts.
Indianapolis Journal, Jnns 10.
In the discussion Of tic Army bill In the
Uul.cd States Beuatc. Senator Mcdonald, In his
recent set speech, said:
volunteers stationed At Indianapolis were permitted
to ioave their eneampmcnt tn the day, of election.
amt, with arms In their hands, suffered 10 surround
Int wero permitted % vo,e thsmto!ves, . pr!y'lega
mon inau. and drive from the POLLS ctlzcns Of tho
IL pss e ho
reason to know.
On Tuesday, Senator Voorhees, took occasion
to revive the story. Our Washington special
said, "8onstor BIaino lntimatcd that tho story
was untrue, from the fact that II had been rn.
comfy dcuied by good authority, whcscupon
Voorhccs warmed up considerably and declared
II Ind nnvcr boon denied except very recently
by an Irresponsible newspaper In lndiana."
The irresponsible newspaper" refcrred to is
the Journal. TO this off-haMl charge Of 9ena.
tor Voorhees, 1t would be easy to rat0rt that
lie Ii n1MsHEF IRRESPONSIBLE
actor, md to provo It BIZ his netghbors and those
who hnvo known him aIl his lifc. 1t would be
easy to show by p!ai,, statement of facts that
the Journal, in splto OF tile repeated soltctta-
ton mud urging thereto, has generously refused,
out Of moro pity for him, to publish the state.
ncnt OF passages 10 hta personal history which
would cover with shame and contempt tho thin
Earb OF personal honor which he so conspicu-
ously displays on evory occasion. But 1t Ia not
necessary to do this, and the Journal will pass
by with tho contempt which II deserves the
charge from such source tllnt It Ia "an irre-
spoEsiblc ncWspnpcr.n
esnator Mcdonald camo to the support OF
Senator Voorhees, and they labored together to
bolster up the false charge That Massaehu-
sctts regiment tntcrfored with an election In
tlIs city In 1854. That these Senators should
be willing to call public attention In my man.
ner to events in Indiana history with which
both OF them were connected to an extent seri-
ously compromising their characters as loyal
citizens ut that tme Ia indeed surprts1ng. II
they wcro really wise, md had decent regard
for public opinion they would ask tllat the hla-
tory Of tho Democratic party in Indiana during
the War, and their connection with It, might be
covered With veil Of oblivion. instend OF call
Ing attention to events which show that the par
ty with which they acted and tho men with
which they eousorted at that time wcre deep 10
aplot to
PLUNGE THA Stair INTO CIVIL WAR.
at least ono OF them he!ue hjmaclf privy to tho
conspiracy. As Senators Mcdonald and Voor-
hees have both placed themselves on the record
in the declaration that massachusetts, regi-
Ineut was used to control an election in this
city in 1854, It is we'll enough that the facts In
tho casu aud some Of the accompanying circurn-
enpsr hober shee e a 9sa " oF1r a = a
or whether that designation applies to tho two
Senators ftom Indiana.
,xI.,1S S ls rns being then n t1s5s
Knfghts Of the Golden Circle, or Sons Of Lib
erty. THIS order was composed OF Democrats.
nnd otlIcercd By lcadtng lnen Of that party Ia
Various parts OF the State. Its objects us sub
stated by grand luries and other official authorl-
ties, were to discourage enlstments IN the army
md Ecstat the DRAFT; to aid tho Rebels by recruit
IL ne 9f s 10 iss nss:tE e e + ar. rss,u s NTH
milton, etc.; to Gu operate with them In raids
aud invasions; to destroy Government property
md stores; to release the Rebel PRISONERS con-
dnna ii opposition to thc Federal Government, % n n
and to ass!st in the establishment OF North
western ConfelerAcy. That these wcrc the OBJ
1ccts oi the troasonabl1 organization above
named Is matter of historical record. To ac-
compltsh them, murder and assassination Wera
discussed, and
: an OPEN UPRISING wls pLAsnnp
to take place In the summer Of 1861. Tie dis
covery Of this conspiracy and the expoturo OF
tin State and particularly in this city, were
some Of Its botdest operations vera to take
place. On thb Goth Of August, 1861, tnlortna-
tlon having reached Coy Morton that arms had
been sent here to assist In carrying out tile
plans Of the consDEators, be succeeded In find
ihE and promptly seized thirtY-two boxes OF
naVy rcvolYcrs aud 193, COO rounds Of fixed au,-
muntttoh, whcl, were i9 the custody and un,ler
the control Of leadlng Democrats. A few days
later Juhu G. Walker, then, ~ now, Demo.
cratc leader, and recently appointed to re-
sponsi6le poa'tion IN tho 1osane Aeyluln at this
city, addressed letter to Guy Morton, from
Chicago, in which he sa!d:
a few weeks ag9 purchased in the city OF New
sad amn,nntttcn, ana shipped thcm TO lnianapo.
friends II. Indians. am aoW informed thai on tho
10th Of @lrt this month this property was seized
apolfs. ~ y ''' '''''"' AD'''''''s' ~ ''a''o :
Tho writer then proceeded to quote the con-
At!tuuonal right OF ctlxpus 10 keep and boar
aeMs, and closed With formal demand on Gov.
Morton to
suaazHDzn THE AIMS
thus unlsrfullg seized. This letter wa. pub.
!sard IN the sett"e. Of this city, Aug. 30. 1901.
Tie uonand was not compiled with. A fow
weeks Inter several OF the leaders OF the COLI
MI WuHlIltuk UEIlCEFAta, were UffEAt-
60, and 1n due tiEnc wero tried bsforo military
court The evidence aganat them was oyer.
wheln!nE, consisting, IL part, Of thc!r corfu
and Of Tic testimony q military eG oieet, ea a,d sSo de-
tcctiYea. aud Of soms Of their number, who
tarned state's evidence. The defendants wero
found guilty and se,1tenced to death, but wero
subsequently, pardoned by tho President On tl,e
fatntst representations Of GOV. Morton aud
VtAer prominent nun.
Tie foregoing Is but brief outline of con
aoiracy, the details Of which would ill volumes,
Ihe ropoFt Of tue "tscaa0n tr!alsn which FOL
3nweu ~ expos1re and overthrow is part Of thu
history Of thai t!tne. The spirit OF tle Indiana
Desnoctacy OF the time waa fairly voiced by ID,
Y. CoieFlek, ptcscnt Democratic member OF
Ioneress iron this State, who, in tho courev Of
aapeech delivered At tho Democratic Conven-
a!ed and niaetY.nlns mon Of sycry thous"I,tl
xhom represent breathe no other pfayrr
than to r-'
HAVE An END 70 THIS HxLLlAu WAR.
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