The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-04

lugaliS-Ceftdiuly.
Mr.. Voorhees, say 1t IL not campaign SLAM
der, but of those things the people of Indiana
have passed upon for now nearly thirty years.
Mr.. Iugalls-The Democratic party of Indiana
have passed upon it. dare say Lauehter.l
Mr.. Voorhees-They have passed upon 1t by
very large majority and no
Mr.. Inealls-Oh. 1 know the Knights Of the
Golden Circle have passed upon 1t
Mr.. Voorhees-No colporteur missionary
from Kansas can give it any moro responsibility
have disposed of them. There was no war when
tho letter was written; there was not for nearly
q year afterwards.
Mr. Ingalls-Sumter fell ninety days after
wards.
Mr.. voorhees-No, it did not.
Mr.. Ingalls-Let me look at the date.
Mr.. Voorhees-In December
Mr. Ingslls-Dec. IL. 1860 When did Sumter
fall
Mr.. voorhees-In April.
Mr.. Ingslls--In April, 1861
Mr.. Voorhees-Yes.
Mr.. Inealls-December. January, February.
March-four months afterwards.
Mr.. Voorhees-Yes; inaccuracy is written on
your face.
Mr. Ingalls-within four months from the
time the letter was written, Sumter had fallen.
and yet the Senator from Indiana says:
take this occasion to say that his sentiments and
my own are in close harmony.
That is something suppose that the Senator
regards as the vile expectoration of partisan
press. He spits on it and treads il under foot
and kicks it out of sight will say to the Sem
ator from Indiana that that paper was very im-
portant and influential in securing Mr.. Shoup
the appointment o. brgadier-general in the con-
federate army. When the archives Of that gov
eminent were captured IL was sent here to the
War Department, and the original is on file To-
day.
Jesse D. Bright. from Indiana, was expelled
for as small an offense as that from this body,
yet the Senator from Indiana ventures to criti-
else my military record and my right to speak OF
tho relations Of George B. Mcclellan and Han
cock to the Democratic party. The Senator
from Indiana says that the accusation that he
called Union soldiers hirelines and Lincoln
dogs, that he said they ought to 60 to the near
est blacksmith shop and have collar welded
around their necks on which should be in
scribed, "My doe-A. Lincoln" 10 n campaign
calumny and SANDER which has been spat on,
and kicked out and troden under foot will
say to the Senator from Indiana that the aver
msnt that he made that statement can be sub
stantiated by AZ credible witness a. there is in
this city at this time.
Mr. Voorhees-It is false, and even if the
Senator said 1t it would be utterly fslse-iust as
false coming from the Senator as from the
greatest liar ever in the country
Mr.. Inaalls-If this were police court the
Senator from Indiana would be sent to the rock
PIE for being drunk and disorderly.
SULLIVAN, Ind. Sept. %, 1868.
We the undersigned citizens of Sullivan county
Indiana, were present at public speaking held in
Sullivan. Aug. s. 1862, when Hon. d. w. voorhees,
said speaking in reference the Union soldiers that
they should go to the nearest blacksmith shop and
have iron collar made and placed around their
necks inscribed thereon in large letters. MY Dog
A. Lincoln" and at the same time he referred to the
Union soldiers as LincoIn's dogs and hirelings.
VALENTINE HIcK HELEN HEREFORD
JAS. j. LAUDERNILK, MRS. III. u. EARL
WARDEN WILLIAMS, THOMAS Button
LAFAYETTE HARTLEY, JOHN W. HAWKINS.
PHILIP w. BECK, RICHARD pODD.
JACOB B. MILLER, NILSSON BURTON,
ISAAC HILDBBRAND, seth CUSHMAN.
MARGARET HEREFORD, OWEN ADAMS,
MART HEREFORD. j. H. RIDGwAY.
suppose those are reputable citizens of Indi-
ana. They are not ashamed Of their names or
their residence. They give their home and
their designation. The Senator from Indiana
can settle the question of the truth or falsehood
with them and not with me. And when the
Senator from Indiana states that he has been
Endorsed oy his own party, that all these accu-
sations have been trod on and coptumeliously
spat upon by the people OF Indiana. say to him
that has only been done by the Democratic par
~ Of Indiana and not by the people of Indiana
| We all know what business the Democratic par.
ty of Indiana were engaged in during the war
Seventy thousand of them were Knights Of the
Golden Circle, conspirine against this Union.
They entered into combinations, as General
purpose Of
/. Aiding soldiers to desert, and harboring and
protecting deserters.
2. Discouraging enlistments and resisting the
draft
g. Circulation of disloyal and reasonable publica-
lions
the enemy.
5. Aiding the enemy by recruiting for them, or
assisting them to recruit within our lines.
6. Furnishing the rebels with arms, ammunition,
z. Cooperating with the enemy in raids and in
vasions.
q Dastvurt;ou of oovorpvn propevtv
g. Destruction Of private property and persecution
of loyal men.
10. Assassination snd murder.
And it is susceptible of proof that they did con-
spire to murder Governor Morton, to overturn
the State government and put IL in the possession
of the rebels; and this organization, TO which
the Senator from Indiana says he never belonged.
had ritual and rules of organization of which
liz copies were found IN his ohice-in the Office
of the Senator from Indiana-at the time when
Hancock was at the bloody angle. In that same
Office was found correspondents between the
Senator from Indiana and Senator from New
20, 900 stand of them, not to the national gov
eminent, for the Senator from Indiana was not
| in sympathy with that at that time not TO the
State government Of Indiana. because that was
in other and loyal hands; but for the purpose as
| may be imagined, Of carrying out the objects
| and purposes Of this organization.
| Il am aware that the Senator from Indiana
states and has stated that although these papers
were found in his Office, it was not then occu-
pied by him. He is entitled to the benefit of the
| doubt. He states that he had abandoned the
| practice OF law and Was not intending to resume
! it, but have here list of what found in his
| Office at the same time when these liz copies of
| the ritual and rules of organization Of the
| Knights of the Golden Circle were found there,
| and he never denied IT, He afterwards said tina,
there had been unwarrantable search OF his
| private papers. General Darlington is o well
known man, and has stated publicly what was
| found in the Office of the Senator from Indians
| that did not belong 10 him at the time wher
''these papers" were found
The papers referred to 112 copies of The ritua
of the d. A K, reasonable order. aiming to over
turn the government of the United States of who's,
Congress you are q member
| Your law library and Office furniture were in tn.
| Office where these papers were found.
You had declined denomination for Congress ant
| the Office was not for rent as late as April 1854
The ritual had been issued in the autumn of 1859
| Your congressional documents in the ofio
| where these papers" were found
| Your speeches, up TO March, Of your entire con
| eressionAl career. with the John Brown" speecn
were In the Office where 'these papers" were found.
The correspondence Of senator Well, Of Now Jes