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REPUBLICAN RASCALITY.A One-Armed Soldier's Testimony Disgraceful Scenes in Indianapolis in 1864.HAS8ACHCNETIS H1RETT BAT HEN MUTING AT THE POLM.CltlflKcna IniDllfd and Vntlmfdntcd, While MlwmnttVowd Earlr and on».To the Editor of the Sentinel:Sir—In your issue of the 19th inst., 1 saw an article under the caption of “Indiana Elections in 1864,” in which Col. \V. R. Holloway, Governor Morton’s brother-in-law, and who was at the time referred to, his private secretary, denies that any of the Massachusetts solders, who were stationed at Indianapolis in the fall of 1864, voted at the October election. Now, I do not wish to charge Colonel Holloway with any intentional misstatement of facts, but I must say that he is either grossly ignorant of what transpired on the day of the October election, in 1864, or else he is blessed with a very convenient memory. Iam not astonished, however, that any leading Republican who belonged to the “Morton ring,” at that timo, or who was present in the Court-house square on the second Tuesday of October, 1864, should wish to obliterate the disgraceful scenes then and there enacted from his memory; for to evon think of them now is enough to make the most “stalwart republican” in the land blush for shame. No wonder Colonel Holloway evaaeB the question by saying, “I have heard that Massachusetts boI-diers voted on that day, but I never believed it.”. This is one way of avoiding the facts; for no man who was present in the city on that day and went near the polls could help but see that things were being carried with a high hand by the soldiers; and those who were acquainted with the citizens of the city, as I chanced to be at the time, could not help but know that many democrats were kept away from the polls through fear of personal violence. If Colonel Holloway is not aware ot this fact, I am; and I am strongly inclined to believe that he is cognizant of the same fact, but dislikes to acknowledge it; I shoud if I were in his place. At the time of the October election, in 1864,1 was engaged in the military service of the United States, and was stationed at Indianapolis from August, 1863, until the close of the war, in 1865. I was nlso present at the polls on the day of the election from morning until night, and know quite well what transpired on that day; in fact I don’t know as I could forget it if I wished to. I saw whole squads of soldiers at a time belonging to the Massachusetts regiment come from Camp Carrington, go to the polls, crowd away the citizens and threaten violence to them if they did not get away promptly; they would then vote, go to another poll and repeat thesame thing; and some of them told me personally that they voted as high as eleven different times on that day. I know that all this was done, and that there was no attempt on the.'part of the authorities to prevent it. Interference at that time by the civil authorities would hardly have been tolerated by the soldiers, as there were republican leaders on the ground who encouraged them in their lawless acts and urged them to go on. These same Massachusetts soldiers wore ninety-day men (if I mistake not,) and most of them were said to be under age, at least so I was informed by some of their officers. They had never seen a battle, but they seemed to hanker for the blood of Indiana democrats and did their best to create a disturbance in order that they mignt get a chance to commit some act of violence. I heard all kinds of threats made on that day, by soldiers, to deter democrats from going to the polls. In the morning when the polls were first opened, I chanced to be in the court-house square, and met Mr. Talbott, who, I believe, was at that time chairman of the democratic State Central committee. He and I were engaged in conversation, and while thus engaged, a squad of soldiers in uniform came near to where we were standing, some of them 1 knew and some of them knew Mr. Talbott. They saw that he had some Democratic tickets in bis hands; as soon as they discovered what kind of tickets he had some of them, in a coarse and insulting manner, told him that ho would not be permitted to peddle such tickets in the square on . that day, and if he persisted he would probably te forcibly ejected from’ thesquare. Mr. Talbott mildly pro* tested that he, as a loyal and law* abiding citizen, had a right to be there and distribute democratic tickets. This was xr.et with the declaration that no “damned rebel” or “copperhead democrat” would be pormltted to peddle tickets in the square on lhat d^y; and I beli'-ve to day that Mr. 'Talbott only escaped personal violence at their hands by the timely arrival of General Carrington, who bad been sent for.Now, Mr. Editor, I will close this communication by sayiug that the above statements are facts, of which I am personally cognizant; that the nets above mentioned took lace in my presence, and I defy olonel Holloway, or any other “stalwart,” to refute them. I was there, and know whereof I speafC.Yours truly,Henry Binnamon.Valparaiso, June 33, 1879.8A CHAHRU.ON CANDIDATE.N. Y. Sim.'When Kwlng at the front of war Bravely bis country’s banner bore.Who tended well his country store?Charles Foster.Who now. when smiling peace appears, Forgetting all his doubts and fears. Confronts the rebel brigadiers?Charles Foster.When Rice, heroically rash.Was wounded In a gallant dash,Who stayed at home and sold for cusli? Charles Foster.Who, when his hide can get no hurt. Steps briskly up to make a spurt.And boldly waves the bloody shirt?Charles Foster.Who, when the troth he could afford. Declared that suffrage by the sword Was something that his soul abhorred ?Charles Foster.Who now beforo the pools would set Tho cannon and the bayonet,No matter how the people fret 7 EG “ rlcsFc 'Chariroster.Who swore, when Fraud the prize would gain That Hayes looked down with proud dieaaln On Packard and on Chamberlain?Charles Foster.Who, when for ofllco he would bid,Throws to the stalwart whale a aquld,And snys he hates the deed he did ?Charles Foster.Who, when October’s breezes blow,And when the vote’s result we know.Will stay at home, as long ago?Charles Foster.Wm.Dis-Dltmlued.6640. James McGauley vs.B. Wilson. Jennings C. C. missed. 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