Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-15

Military Items.
--PUBLIsHISG Army RfroRrs-The Louis
vile Journal says: 1.-The Nashville Courier an
nousces, with considerable flourish, that its pub
fishers have made arrangements to obtain daily
papers from this section of the Union. Ii seems
almost impossible TO prevent the transit of news
papers across the lines for we find almost every
day m our postoiiice box OF laid by unknown
friends and from unknown sources on our table,
Memphis, Nashville and Alabama papers. In
view of this fact. appeal again to our Cncin-
natl and indianapolis contemporaries to refrain
from the publication of all articles indicative of
actual army movements. or the preparations for
plan proposed for driving the rebels from their
menaciag positions. looking to an advance upon
the Ohio river. that silence should be rigidly OBJ
served. We do not question the loyalty of the
Cincinnati and indianapolis editors, and ad-
mire their zeal and enterprise in the collection of
of the earliest intelligence. but the effect of
their injudicious publication has been to procras
innate the forward movement of our Union army,
and, IL persisted in, may lead to fatal disaster
This kind of information is Of vital Importance
to the rebels. and no one who processes attach
ment to the Union should extend il either directly
or indirectly. and thus defeat the cause to which
they are pledged. The plea of necessary news
paper enterprise can not avail in this case; the
stirring events which are passing in the great
panorama of the rebellion sufficiently vivid
and exciting to satiate the most morbid appetite
for news without having recourse to soufiets of
rumors or comftures Of sensation dispatches If
our editorial friends desire to do General Buell.
and General Haleck great favor let them alb
stain from communicating an sthing to their read
which will give the least glmmerng idea to
the rebels of what our Department commanders
intend TO do. Let them pursue this course unde-
viatingly week or two and they will obtain
news enough and glorious enough to fully employ
all their corps OF special reporters. the telegraph
operators. and their editorial pens. The means
Of military - are like silence itself-if they
are named they are broken
Col. Ben 5. Nicklen is spoken of as Colonel
OF one of the new regiments to be raised in Indi-
ana. and Col. o. Ormsby Lieutenant Colonel.
- The steamers Golden State and Prairie
Rose have been "bagged' BY Gen Grant, and
are now carrying troops up the Tennessee river.
-Euansriiie Journal.
- Hon. L. A. Scott. Assistant Sec rotary of
War. Is in St. Louis, pushing the work of prepa-
ration for the Southern advance.
- MoRE TRoors. - Eight steamers, loaded
with troops have passed down the river since
Monday night. a large fleet of boats. carrying
troops. will pass down during the coming three
days-N. A. Ledger. 18th
-oArH TAKING IN ST. Loup.-The st. Louis
papers continue to publish long lists of the per
sons taking the oath of allegiance in compliance
with Gen. Hallecks recommendation. Some of
them append remarks to their signatures. The
following is an instance:
Truman II. Post. Pastor of the First Trinita-
rian Congregational Church of st. Louis. AS
a Minister OF the Gospel, and Trustee OF State
Charity. recognize the fitness of the call on me
for NV oath of allegiance. Cordially and crate
fully do give in this. my adhesion to nv country
in this hour of terrible trial regarding il as the
source of innumerable blessings to myself. and
the millions of my countrym men, and fully bellev
ing the present attempt to destroy IL To be a
against both God and man. against the present
and the future. against ourselves and the human
race, with hardly parallel in the history of the
world"
A large standing army has always been
deemed dangerous to liberty Ours has been
standing long enough Let it march.
The Chicago Times says:
Abolitionism has encountered another afiction
in the appointment of General Hitchcock 10 be
Major General lie Is a national man. after the
style of Mcclellan. aud will conduct any opera
tons which may be committed TO him for the
preservation of the Union aud not for the preser-
walton of the Republican party or the abolition
of slavery. Good men NAV rejoice over the ap
pointment.
We confess that we take pleasure in the sor
rows of Abolitionsm.
Two companies of the 18th United States
regular. left the city yesterday morning for Ken
tucky They were under the immediate com
mand of Captains Williams and Wilson. both
brave and Accomplished officers Major CarPen-
ter leads these troops, who will form part OF his
corps. and who will undoubtedly distinguish
themselves on the field of battle. II they do
not il will not be the fault of their officers who
have spared no pains in drilling and nstructinS
them. We shall. We trusiiully hope, hail MAYOR
Carpenter as a conquering hero when he returns
amongst us
The Terre Hsute Journal SAYS:
This Is the hrst season for the last thirty wears
that no hatboats have been bui here and al points
above tor the down river trade The blockade OF
the Mississippi has very eifectuaIly stopped an im-
portant branch OF business in the Wabash Val
lev.
-Adjutant General Noble has returned from
he q. 10
for disbanded companies in Illinois to enter the
service in Indiana regiments Adjutant General
Noble was thoroughly successful a. regards the