The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-07-01

Location of the New Regiments.

1ASu III IhlS 0tAte, are 10 OOuDG intended IOr I
operations down the Mississippi. They can
not be placed in proper condition to take
the field much before October. Gen. Ere
mont, who has recently arrived in Wash
Mississippi division of the Grand Army of
the United States, and it will take him at |
least two months-if not three-to make |
all the necessary provisions for the successful |
prosecution of campaign. Boats have to
be provided for transportation. Ordnance |
has to be collected, baggage wagons, ambu- |
lance wagons, and military stores concentra- |
ted, all Of which require great deal of la |
Dor and much time. The new regiments
viii be Immediately placed in camp to fit
themselves for winter campaign, and the
question naturally arises, where will they
be located. Shall they all be concentrated
at Indianapolis, or shall some be station
ed on the border, where they will do dou-
bic duty in fitting themselves for action and
exercising wholesome influence over the
secessionists of Kentucky?
The excuse for concentrating all the
troops at the capital that is, they can be
more readily moved to points East This
excuse viii not hold good with the present
levy. If Kentucky remaias in the Union
troops can be transported with less cost, as
much safety, and more comfort, down the
river than in Railroad cars; if she secedes,
the new regiments are absolutely ESSENTIAL on
the border for its protection and for the sup
preston of the rebellion in that State.
We insist that common sense dictates
that the greater part of the troops called in
to service under the last requisition should
be placed on rne boruer. NOT Gonz,
and they are concentrated at the Capital,
our people can come to no other conclusion
than that Gov. Morton is adopting con-
temptible system of favoritism unworthy
the Governor of great State.
Hitherto we have complained but little of
anything that has been done We have
disregarded the growls of the Madison
Courier, because we thought, in a great
many instances, they were uncalled for and
unjust. But, if the Governor persists in
encamping the eleven new regiments in the
center ana northern portions of the State
We shall enter most emphatic protest, as
well as change our opinion of former trans
actions There can be no substantial reason
urged why it should be done, and for lack
of reasons, we must call in question the
motives.
Provisions can be had of our farmers of
as good quality and moderate prices as any
where else in the State Their Southern
market has been cut off entirely. Railroad
freights prevent the transportation of their
produce north. Their crops are unusually
abundant; and, unless they can have an
opportunity of contributing to the support
Of the troops in Government service, they
will be compelled to lose the benefit of a
large part of their summers work, by hav-
ing it remain on their hands. No people in
the loyal States are in so embarrassing a
position as those in this section; because too
patriotic to sell their produce where they
know it is to go to the rebels, and cut off
by high freights from Eastern markets, their
produce has remained drug on their hands
A wise State ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS whose
mind grasps the whole State-cannot
fail to see the difficulties under
which we labor and use every effort to re-
lieve US. Our shops and small manufactur-
ing establishments are cut off from the bulk
of their customers by the rigors of the
blockade and suffer equally with the farm
ina community.
We trust our leading citizens will take
measures to lay these facts before the Gov
ernor and urge him to establish a canton
ment near this city. If no other induce
ment viii cause him to issue such an order,
would it not be well for the city authorities
or county commissioners to tender the Gov
ernor environments free of charge
II is the understanding in this part of the
State, that the War Department issued or
ders for locating four of the regiments un-
der the first call in this city. Commissary
McFeeley came here expecting to find the
troops in camp Great was his surprise on
ascertaining that no attention had been paid
by the State authorities to the order at all.
This opinion may be a misspprehension, but
if, out Of the eleven new regiments two or
three are not stationed in the Pocket, we
shall conclude that there is an understood
design on the part of the State authorities to
ignore this part Of the State. We insist
the the regiments, at least, which are raised
in Southern Indiana shall have their can