The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-05-06


Indiana trcops narch IN -oisd column down
fennsylsa nia Avenue Ii an attack Is 20 be
made by the rebels upon this city. greatly
desired thar our boys should have the glori-
Gus privilege Of assisting in repelling that at
tack IL 4 privilege. ] have no doubt. dear
To each one Of their hears. In the abseDce,
IN this quarter. of any troops from Indiana.
your correspondent viii Join one Of the vol.
un1eer companies. nov organized in this city,
aud remain here until the battle i fought. or
the rebels. taking counsel b their fears.
abandon the fed
There are new ia this city about IL 900
organized and equipped troops. In a few
days there viii be forty thousand which viii
be sufficient TO hold the Capital against all
the force that the ambitious rebel Davis can
bring against L. The greatest desire now is.
that the city should be attacked. The troops
here are eager for the fight. and shen the
bugle blast Is sounded. the most determined
army Of men that ever rushed TO the battle
field, will march. There is no such word as
defeaf in the vocabulary of these Northern
men. They have but two resources left them
IN this contest-to conquer or die Who
would desire to live. and behold the Capital
OF this great nation in the hands of rebel
hordes, led by the most corrupt band oftrai
tors that ever cursed the green earth.
All day long and the mos; OF the night, the
heavy tramp OF soidiers-company after CON
pany, battalion alter battalion, and regiment
after regiment echoes along the streets
Massachusetts-the glorious old BAY State
has. a. yet, the lsrgest representation here.
New York and Pennsylvania have many reg-
ments, and handy, little Rhode Island has a
most splendid regiment. headed by its val
lent Governor Sprague. 50 far as | can
learn, no troops. wet OF the Alleghanies,
have yet reached this city. Whether any of
them will be ordered TO this point. remains
to be seen.
IL Is invidous 20 make comparisons he
tween the troops from the different States
Take them all together no finer looking
I bod, of men or Drawer soldiers ever longed
for the roar Of cannon or the din of the bat.
tie field They have the physical force, the
will. and they have resolved that this Gov.
eminent, as Il is. shall be supported and
maintained or they will do all that can be
required Of them as patriots-die in is lie
Tense
How can a rebellion. with all the sin of
treason staring each rebel IN the face. sue
coed. when such men are in the field To sup
press icy II cannot The weight Of ia own
iniquity will crush IT, The poison that Is
infused into is very life blood will destroy IT,
The periidy Of it, conception and the villainy
OF ia prosecution makes il an easy prey,
when attacked by the determined patriotism
Of the loyal men of the North IL must and
will be stranglcd beneath the iron heel Of
battle. and it, leaders must and will be hung.
or driven from the crountry.
The Administration Is determined TO en-.
force the laws. and that means much. The
Administration j. determined that none but
the stars and stripes shall float over AZ,
property that of right belongs 10 this Fed
eral Government. and that means war. 10
the full restoration Of authority wherever IL
ture neither bending 10 the right or the left =
10 coaxing OF pandering policy--no effort to
eonciliate those who are in rebellion 10 the
General Govenment-nothing but al utter
and entire suppression of this most unrea-
sonable and wicked rebellion. by the arbi.
trament OF arms The Government can do
nothing les. will do nothing more. To be
respected as nation, as great people. she
must thus act and it would be humiliating to
act less positive, less completely.
The Virginia rebels. as arrogant and impc
rious. a. treacherous and hostile to this Union
a are the traitors of South Carolina, have
within the last few days, cut of all supplies
from their State TO this city. and hourly
see wagon after wagon full of families flee.
INK from this Mother of Presidents be.
cause they are LOYAL to the Union. and will
not join in overthrcwing a Government which
has protected them from their cradles.
The troops are quartercd mostly in the
public buildings, and some parts Of those
buildings are used also a. repositories of pro
visions. The Union sentiment is largely IN
the ascendant here and the soldiers are
therefore, treated with the greatest possible
kindness and attention. The citizens
here, who are not governed by their passion
and their prejudice in favor of what they are
pleased TO term the aristocraey. know that
the protection Of this Capital Is their saliva.
tion--they know that il this city falls into the
hands Of the rebels. property here will no,
be worth Zen cents ON the dollar OF L. pres.
ent saiue-and IA is hardly worth that nov
on the original cost
Virginia money here l. a. discount Of
ffty per cent. and daily getting verse. and
Virginia credit IL becoming more and more
bankrupted every day How she can carry
on war without mOney OF credit. none but
the Wise statesmen can tell. The truth Is
the bravado Of Virginia traitors must now
give way 10 the more stern reality of pow
der and ball She has talked the whole
country into disgust. and Dragged enough Ia
last the human family for the next ten cen
turics Nov she must fight or become loysi
% the Federal ConStitution-hght and stop