Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-07
Correspondence Of the New York Herald.
Our Harrisburg correspondence.


HAKHIsrURs, July 20, 1851.
The R,fErn o(fAe Three Months TolaEteers-7he Tar
diaess ofthe GoreraSaenf ia Paying TheD'-A Riot
the CbnsequeRce-7he Raaary Cgaed oct 70 Sup
press if-HdrroN Escape ~ The Cay from, fe.Irful
scene or Bloodshod-FSnai Aryiral or OF tie
Uisited Sales Payaasfes-0as Regiment iearos,
carrying tcifA IL its arms security for payment
The efecf on re-inIistBaeEt, DC, de-,
We have had an exemplifcation of how far
kindness and generosity soothe and aIlay passion
when goaded by wrong and corruption. The ma
tional Administration, ordering General Patterson
to send the three months volunteers to Harris
burg TO be mustered out of service, should have
been prepared to pay off the men as soon as they
arrived here
On Sunday the 2lst two regiments arrived here
from Virginia, and were quartered in the Capital.
Every day since then regiment after regiment has
returned, until every church and school house.
and private house, was filled. But one paymaster
was here on the first arrival, and he was not pre-
pared to pay out any considerable sum. Informa-
ton was telcgraphed TO Washington, and on
Thursday morning Paymaster General Larned
forwarded dispatch to the effect that two paw
masters would be sent to Harrisburgh as soon as
money could be obtained from the Treasury in
the meantime the returned soldiers we're in many
instances without shelter, and in nearly every
case without food, and were reduced 10 the neces-
sity of begging to keep body and soul together.
1t is true the men had FIVE DAYS rations with
them when they left Harper's Ferry, a week pre-
viously. However the citizens of our city came
forward nObly and supplied their wants, and are
still doing it:
Indignation became loud and Deep and when,
on the arrival of the Daymasters, on Friday, in
formation asked rs TO the time of payment,
evasive answers were given. Matters came 10 a
climax on Saturday afternoon when about four
thousand men congregated in Market square, in
front of the Jones House, and hung the paw
master in etfigy to a lampost. The latter was
set on fire and consumed amid the loud huZZas oil
the soldiers. just at this moment the 18th regi-
ment of reserves from Camp Curtin charged
down Second street. The returned volunteers
being without their arms, gave way. The CRY
was then raised, ITO the arsenal for your arms.
and the crowd commenced to rush in that direc
ton; but the 18th up Third street in 'dOubls
quick time" and succeeded, very fortunately, il
surrounding it before the volunteers could get any
arms out of it. This prevented bloodshed. How
ever, some of the men got an old cannon
mounted it on dray, then loaded it with a bat
tered tin filled with cartridges, with the avoweC
intention of GLOWING up the paymaster." "D'
not injure any of the citizens of Harrisburg, fo
they have been so good to Us" cried out n voice
above the rest, and thus caused them to return
/ the death dealing instrument. We are confden
/ that if ever charity saved city il has been ours
! for the thousands of returned volunteers wOulI
have become infatuated to an alarming degree
and bought could have saved our town.
( Threats to hang the Paymaster were rife
Order was finally restored, the paymaster. who j
/ Bura Cameron, son of Gen. Cameron, prOmis
ing to paw Yesterday morning. Mr. Cameron
was as good as his word, and he commenced Ope
rations on the Second.
The Twelfth regiment, who were under order
to leave for Washington City, were detained her
as a guard, and detachment has been stationed
at the Jones House since Saturday.
There are very MANY causes that have led L
this threatened terrible affair, and il would b,
folly to impute the whole fault to the natiOna
Administration. Ii is said that the gold and sill
yer brought from Washington City on Thursday
was deposited in the Mddletown Bank, of which
I Mr.. Paymaster Bura Cameron is cashier, and thu
notes of that institution were to be paid out to thu
men The specie commanding premium of thre'
per cent, there would be a nice little operation
for that concern. The men, however, refused Il
take the notes. and hence the delay.
This failure on the part of the government Il
pay and dismiss the three months volunteers will
seriously affect the prompt re enlistment of tn
men, and Governor Curtin will have considera
BILE trouble to raise the quota of troops recent,
asked for by the General Government.
One regiment from the vicinity of Pittsbur;
left for home on Saturday afternoon, taking thei
muskets with them, refusing to return until the.
were paid.
The volunteers from Pennsylvania have beer
treated shamefuly from the first, and they threat
en- day ofretrbution; and think it will com
sooner or later Great injustice has been dom
them.
The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Regiments, OIL
were detained at Carlisle 10y order of the Govern
or Three or four other regiments were als'
stopped on the route home. This was deeme,
necessary under the circumstances