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w•b-AJust-Rebuke.,The House last week passed, by a strict.party vtjp, qnd against the jmost•■ ■' * 1 j *'** «£ T* •?obstinate resistance of theiDeiboerats,’•;S . : \a bill to protect^officers aid soldiers,* * * » ‘i. *both of the Volunteer forCe fciid theIndiana Lcgioli, -from suitsJFor actsperformed in the discharge of theirduty, and .at^ the .pouwand of their- • - ~ . ,v Mlt;K■’ ■ - *' •“*superior officers. At a first glance, some would pronounce such a measure surperfluous. He would reason promplly~arml logically that as officers and soldiers .are sworn to obey the orders of their superior officers, without questioning their: propriety, and are liable to severe, if not deadly punishment for disobedience, they will have no discretion as to * whether? they will obey or not, and as they .have no choice, can ;have no responsibility.The blame, if any, must fall upon,the officer from whom the order emanates.mabniiapt hc.has;^tlj.ppiii^lfet^ A%j)^.9ja.» .. . • *•.#of his work by his strenuous advocacy of the rights of the soldier, and the duty of\thdJSiate tq; pirpt|ct him' * f tfrom persecution for the performance?of his duty. T-his commendation* will? wear well, for it has been well earned,9 -*.■ «»««#•* «.-.*• ' .•-*ft*^h#ftfc^ 'fand we have differed from him too of- j taiI ftand uttered our strictures too lisi1xc.\i,ten,candidly, to be suspected w insincerity h* giving it?—Indianapolis Journal. ( . -* y”C'*f Written for flie Sullivan- Union ]REPLY TO CINDRELLA.* i tnv .G.* M. R.ft 1tlit-caiorBut the Democrats read military law differently. They construe it according to its effect on rebels oi* rebel abettors. If it docs a rebel no harm it is legal. If it causes him: annoyance or injury, it is illegal and they, punishit. Their hypocritical applause of thesoldier shrivels uuder the touch of this test. The private, whose perils and pains they lament, so movingly, has no immunity from their vengeance if lie has arrested'a rebel spy or ally in j obedience to an order.iwhich lie could not disobey, witfiout perjury and peril, of his life. He is a u minion1’ and atit41hireling” then, and Democratic, Judges hold him liable foi false imprisonment, and Democratic juries pun-I hhim with damages of such mode-i*ate amounts as twenty-five thousandrdollars.Andrew Humphreys, of Green coun-1 ty, who. was arrested for a proved and, undeniable connection with the “Sonsof Liberty,” an Order which plotted the release of the rebel prisoners at Camp Morton, and the sacking of the* » . * r*arsenal to furnish them arms to ravage the State; which plotted the .murder of Governor Morton, as. Horace Heffren, one of the repentant or cow* j ardly leaders testified when he turned State’s evidence . which received andIlt;iistribnted, as was abundantly proved, several hundred thousand dollars forMiss Cinduella: Your first proposition, in reply to my friend 44 Quill,”is most beautiful and tantalizing in» * * -» ■theorv, ,bnt ratlicr awkward in prac-♦ *lice. I presume you never had a! pack Iof yelling, ungovernable, heartless1*^' • • _ * emies m your rear.• Always make preparation to repel. • 1 * V . - ’ . ■’ * r _ • *a charge before making it; All else■ i * - • t- . * t ••• # -conflicts willi military insoiicien '*:' ' v • ' « a • ’ * * • ^ k' * ■ * ' ‘Comprehdez voits?r . . ’ • ' i ' ■ * f j lt;♦If not, take a gallop in the roar'cif1— • • ■ * ' § L * ia retreating array ** bOiiie luild ■sura-,mer day.• ■»■*» . *As to your second query4 * * , r . *bachelors “ fixed bodies,” etc. *-‘f ; Bachelors, (like thyself, for instance,) are generally moveable bodies,- . . 'very plastic and very erratic^ Ladies’ M bodies” are generally slightly ditto, especially in the moveable department.The only difference between the two3 '; *is, that one is transient and the other permanent. Bachelors will certainlyarrive within *l marriageable circles”when *• Duplex EHptic” collapses. Now for your third : 41 How maya widow reclaim her fellow’s wandering admiration for girls ?”*This is rather a hard question from “ sad experience,” I will say that not one widow out of a thou?(t and looks,”chcn01Latoanitivali*di«paspj01butyon*s\vainsvilsand, of the right age when she unmasks her battery of con-“ hidden beau-ahcpaled coquetries andties,” will ever suffer herself to . be a floored” by an unsophisticated and credulous maiden.*litithe purchase of arms for its members to prosecute a rebellion in our midst; which encouraged desertion and pro-tected deserters; which resisted the draft law and murdered its officers :some months ago brought 5tiit, in the Sullivan County Circuit Court,againstACaptain Samuel McCormack, and tenprivates of his company of the Ler« • •gion, for that arrest. The defendants showed that they were soldiers and bound to obey orders; that the order for the arrest came from Ma:. GeneralAlvin P. Ilovey, in command of this State, by order of the President of the United State*s : that the Division ofA widow is a dangerous thing,With soft, black, shining curls. She’ll wear the second wedding-ring* • _ . 4And Jill your house with lt girls!« w .% . ft ft ftHoping that the above replies will prove satisfactory, if not consoling,and wishing you, Miss Ciudrclla, a«■ • lt;»speedy enfoldment in the genial embraces of matrimony, I shall always* . . » *remain yours pathet3cally—sym-pa; thetically—and with sincere but respectful admiration; gently hinting, en passent, that (t I belong to another feminine”—probably.pa01S!gofUllt;haacera I lis['Written for the Sullivan Union.]Scene in a Scbool Room.ISft • m fthe Indiana Legion to which the company belonged had been put under the orders of General. Hovey by Major General James Hughes, now the unwavering and eloquent friend of the soldier in the Legislature; and that in pursuance of this order the arrest was made, lie and the soldiers under himSome weeks ago a young lady enr gaged to teacli a school iu District^ in Turman Township .andState of Indiana, and on the morninghad no discretion in the matter. They were bound to make the arrest if theylost their lives in the attempt. But a• ■ * * - *Democrat was Judge of the Court, and lie held that a soldier’s order did1not justify him in arresting a leaderand Brigadier General of an order ofotraitors. The jury were Democrats, and they condemned the soldier.? to pay twenty-five thousand dollars damages for doingsfheir sworn duty. A half dozen similar cases have been*ft-L-yenat►:)3-S1decided the same way, and the Soldiers' * *are harrassed by constant persecution4 * ft , lt;^in Courts that recognize no law, andby juries that delight in showing their• * * * 1 ,.»*detestation of every body that has served the Government. Democratsm «r • ' . *ft *thus declare themselves the naturalof the first day, when she had supposed that tliei quota of her charge, or at least enough of the 44 brats’’ had assembled to constitute a quorum, the young 44 goddess, of the rod aud rule” approached a low long bench, .constructed of a huge rough 3x9 dog^ wood slab, with the soft side up, (as cushions were a luxury the young lt;4ha-zle-splitters” had never dreampt of intheir balmiest snoozes,) on which were seated a row of aspiring geniuses, va-tying in ages from three to thirty-three* awaiting the pleasure of thegotindiiavthto,minedinew 41 marm” to class them, and setthem to 44 seekia’ for larnin,” os they expressed it.a»asreberelotilt;vi01faThe somewhat embarrassed school. *miss commenced at the little end oftilt;isysetto0at*ws ale-3 aheand implacable enemy of the soldier.Just think of a poor laboring man fined twentyffive thousand dollars for obeying orders which he could not disobey! In such a state of things,.. 4 . .that is while Democrats exist, such a- • '* * lt;- f * » . m ' » * ' *protection as this law is necessary. Soldiers must be secured a quiet hbxne and an unobstructed pursuit of their lawful occupations, without being in peril of having eveiything snatched from them, and their families left Uoraelessh, to* gratify Democrats or compensate a traitor for a just im. prisonmeut. The State owes them its existence, and in nothing is its obligation clearer than in their service as guards against home ; traitors and plotters* of whom Andrew Humphreys was a conspicuous and convicted as-- - ^ - H :sociate. The House has done a goodwork, and the Senate will surely com-• • .plete it. Judge Hughes, who played so prominent and. honorable a part in our State military history, has crown-ed his efforts by his advocacy qf this measure. He .gave the influence ofhis long and faithful party service to%counteract the evils bis pai4y caused or encouraged, when it resolved to stand aloof from the nation and Thethe bench, like an Irishman chopping wood, to catechise her young hope-■ •» ft ftJuls preparatory to making out ..herschedule, and stepped up to a little• lt;flaxen-haired urchin of about the agep ’ * ' • J : ; •of .twenty-three,, w ith eyes sparkling1 • * *like a pair of diamonds in asand-bag,.• * , ( |and coat sleeves indicating stronglythe free use. of Ayre’s Qhsrry Peck-toral, from the print, of hisot'ft onthem, accosted the young hopeful. *thus:scastlhiCitntlt;firaj r.Government; he gave all tlie force of* ( » # ♦ *his great abilities to nrotect the State^ ^ Afrom the machinations of men whom• •**' . . * - - • * * ; ’ ^ ^ , * .. - . Democrats sheltered or supported ;v What’s yonr name, my son?”“ I ain’t none of your son ; I’m daddy’s son, thank yer.’“ Well bub, then, what is yonr* k ^name? I must know all your names before I can make out,my schedule as* ‘ ‘ •• ■ i T . . ■ 4; . ; »the law directs.”* r - * * * # * - ^ ; * X • *. - ^ .Well, then, bub as you call hitn’sname is O. A. Ph-l-p8.,,44 That’s a little xhan,” says theteacher, patting the little fellow on the* * • r •• * : ‘ |head, 44 hut I must know your full• ■ • ♦ ’ j ; ‘' * * • • . t \ - • . .name. What do O. A. stand for inyour name?”.* •• .. ',k. : .441 think yer mighty inqusitive,. y * * *but if yer must know, it stands for- * ^ ■ * fm w »Obediah Antipater, but they calk me Bombshell, for short.”“ Well, tiien,” says the teacher,suppressing a s’mule, ,‘‘ suppose I 'dll you Obadiali, for shdrt? and a veryeuphonious liarae it is, by the way.”“ All huukey, ” says the boy, proceed, just so yon don’t call metoo late foi recess, but if yod do, I’ll' ' ' ''is' ■ ** ft' 1 ' ‘ ' ” *go for you9 surr!41 Well, Obediah, have you studied?”44I’ve studied t^e well branch down!iisestcsII* 1
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Sullivan County Union
Sullivan, Indiana, US
Wed, Mar 06, 1867
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