The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-26
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tNDIASAPobfs, April "a, 1876


the people we're almost wild with excite .
ment aud enthusiasm. The report had been
very generally circulated in some way, that
Can't. Thompson's Company of Evansville, /
and the Companies at Princeton and Vim
cennes, were going to this city on our train,
and at every village a large crowd of men,
women and children has assembled to see
"the boys" and bid them g God speed" -
No little disappointment was manifested
when they were informed that none of the
volunteers were on board. The passengers
on the train were equally as enthusiastic as
the assembled multitudes, and cheers for
the Stars and Stripes were given with hear
ty good will at almost every station
Among the passengers were Judge HOvey
and Representative Edison, from Posey coun-
ty, both of whom are warm Union men, and
go in for sustaining the Administration, in
its eudeavors to enforce the laws, to &" the
bitter end" The Judge was on mission
similar to that of Mr.. Carl Schmitt of our
| city-the securing of firearms. The people
/ of his county had raised some four or FIVE
thousand dollars, through the County Com
missioners and by private subscription, and
the Judge was directed to purchase arms
/ wherever he could find them. The people
| of Mt. Vernon seem little alarmed at their
exposed and defenseless condition, and are
moving much more energetically in prepar-
ing for an attack, than our citizens. | GER
tainly think Evansville offers as tempting
inducements to gang of desperate and
greedy nerauders VT. Vernon.
. A. Z Il Tt,Ior rolt
and Others Joined our number, on their way
to attend the special session of the Legisla-
ture. Vincennes, like the other towns,
seems TO have suddenly become a very IN
healthy location for Secessionists. Death
to traitors" was the motto uppermost in
every mans mind, A rumor had spread
that a Secession flag had been unfurled in
Carlisle, and the Vincennes boys were anx-
ious to 90 up and storm the town. They
were persuaded to wait; and if on the ar
rival of our train, Col Allen found the re-
port true, he was to notify them by tele-
graph from Terre Haute, when the boys
were to do as, in their patriotism, they
thought best. But the flag had wilted be-
fore we got to Carlisle and the boys antici-
pated fun spoiled.
} At Sullivan the militia were out in all
their glory, with guns in their hands. They
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appeared on the platform of the car and
raised their enthusiasm 10 a still higher
/ pitch by short and eloquent appeal.
The roll of the drum and the shrill notes
of the fife were the first sounds we heard on
arrival at Terre haute. A volunteer COM
pany were practicing few of the simpler
, manGuvres in marching and counter-march-
ing At Brazil, Clay County, vast crowd
had assembled to bid the " Brazil Rifles -
goodbye. Il was easy to detect the moth
ers and sisters of the departing soldiers by
D their anxious faces and fearful eyes. The
"pride pomp, and circumstance of glorious
: war" had no charms for them. Theycould
: only see bleeding forms of wounded or slain
9 sons and brothers. The boys, Of course
shouted and cheered as though they were
Ding to great political mass meeting.
= At Greencastle two companies, and a.
e Cartersburg one-from DanviIIe, under Cap
o tain Burgiss-took passage. At each o
2 those points, as at Brazil, friends of the vol
: unteers had assembled TO see them off. Not
y withstanding the delay occasioned by get
e ting so many troops on board, the train wa
+ behind time but few minutes This wa
j, owing, in great measure, to the energy
and tact of the Conductor, Mr.. Jones A
. he few around, it was hard telling of which
e he was most full-business or patriotism
: for he was unusually careful IN seeing tina
no one was hurt, desiring, 1.-The expressed
it, that no soldier should be prevented from
. serving his country by any injury received
d on bis train.
IS Indianapolis proved to be the great boil
n ing reservoir, into which these streams o
;, patriotism poured their contents. The
- mingled roar of fife and drum, shouts, can
10 non, and omnibusses, almost deafened one
l. The patriotism and enthusiasm of the PEG
pie seem to have reached the point of phren
q zy. 1t was as much as mans life wa
worth 10 intimate that he had the leas
% sympathy for the Secessionists. He woulC
? be quickly notified that lamp posts were
d plenty, and rope not any ways scarce
V Every where flags were displayed, and from
: street to street the cheers of the enthusiastic
populAce greeted the various military com
panies as they marched TO the State House
d to be sworn in, and thence departed fol-
o Camp Morton. Your correspondent ha!
\ seen great many political gatherings, il
which it was thought enthusiasm had reach.
u ed its eliminating point, but never did be
b witness such scenes of excitement as were
o. everywhere visible on his arrival at the
: Capital.
Camp Morton, Of course, is the greRi
II confer of attraction. Yesterday | visited
d this celebrated rendezvous. The new fail
IS ground, situated about two miles north o.
the city, has been applied exclusively to the
n volunteers. AS they arrive they are fur
nished with quarters in the cattle sheds anC
various halls, which are erected for very
II different objects. Clean straw is furnished
Il ia obradanee.-vvhieh,- Vpith-ths warm com
"a forts and blankets furnished by generou!
! friends, render them quite comfortable so fal
= as sleeping is concerned. Some of thc
y companies-the Indianapolis Greys anC
Ie Montgomery Guards, have supplied them
if selves with tents, and:these companies MAY
be said to be on war footing. To
, civilian, the camp presented scene of tht
widest confusion. 1 doubt not a soIdie
l. would have had no little difficulty in detect
10 ing any symptoms of order. But the con.
N fusion was excusable inasmuch as COMPANY
IA after company of raw rec%lits we're con
tinually arriving, and they knew no NOR,
about preserving order thanNhey did abou
h the manual of arms. stroll around th,
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