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Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01

who enjoy the protection of the Government, as
well as its blessings, shall likewise assume its
burdens with the hardy sons Of toll. The Jour
nal never liked the policy of draft A few
days before it was ordered, it pronounced the ru-
NOR to that effect base VALLASDIeHAMVo DOR
HE'S lie, and that the Government had not the
remotest idea of resorting to such measure.
But, as it has in innumerable other instances, 1t
was very soon compelled to eat its own words,
and to keep up show of loyalty it declared that
draft was demanded by the necessities of the
times, and presented another evidence OF the
forecast and sagacity of the Administration. 1t
is the peculiar forte of the Journal to see be-
hind never before
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01
Asses with Stars and Asses without


The Journal of Saturday, in commenting upon
the raid of EwELLs division of the rebel army
upon Manassas, makes the following comments :
To our mind it is the most disgraceful occur
renee of the war. Our line extends along the
Rappahannock. directly in front of Manassas,
which lies about thirty miles back toward Wash
Ington, and about half way between our army and
Alexandria The Junction is depot of stores,
and of vital importance TO US as a means of COM
municatng with our army. Yet rebel force of
Z 900 men is allowed to get thirty miles inside of
our lines, to this position, cut up troops de-
stroy our provisions, and get away in safety.
Why could not $4,000 men have made the same
march, and reached the same point that these
1000 did, If the rebels could have spared
that force they could all have got TO Manassas
as easily as those who did Now 80 900 men at
Manassas could have taken Washington. The
carelesSneSs or ncapacity that let the division of
Ewell get through our lines or around them,
would have done the same for ten times as many.
1t is no fault of Generals that the rebel force
was not big enough to attack Washington. For
all they did to prevent. the Capital might have
/ been in rebel hands to-day. Somebody has blum
dereG, and blundered at such point, and so per-
1 lOusly, that Washington may well feel uneasy.
/ That somebody ought to be shot. We are
loaded to death with incompetent Generals. We
are dying of officers. Neither niggers or finances
are doing half so much mischief as drOueS of ass
/ eS Icjth stars on their shoulders. And the sooner
some especial and mischievous ass is shot, the
SCORER those who are lett will give way to better
men. 1t is impossible estimate the effect
OF this daring rebel foray in encouraging them OF
in proving to foreign nations that we either are
too weak in men deficient in military skill
ever to put down the rebellion.
Now this ass without stars on his shoulders
after making the foregoing slashing criticisms
upon what it terms our incompetent Generals, y
upon receiving all the news in reference to
/ EwELL's raid saws:
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01
From the Albany Evening Journal.
Another Blast at the JacObins from
Thurl0w Weed.

"In the same way il might be said that the
Republican party. an organization, has expired
All the objects for which it was framed, and
which were expressed in the creed of Chicago.
have been substantially accomplished. Slavery
has been forbidden in the territories it has been
expelled from the District of Columbia, and has
been otherwise so hampered and restrained that
il cannot easily again become formidable power
in the Government IN Y EUening Post.
In January, 1861, in view of rebellion, the
formidable character of which we then compre-
hended, the senior editor Of this journal uttered
the sentiments now quoted from the Euening
Post The utterance was designed to prepare the
country for struggle which would tax its patri
otism, its endurance, and its resources. We de-
sired to see the question met by the Government
and the people, as one OF the country rather than
as one of party. We knew and said that parties
and platforms would be merged into the highest
issue of Union or disunion; that it would not be
whether slavery should go into the territories, but
whether we were to preserve our Union?
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01
A Page from the Record.

In 1856, John W Forney, now the leader of
the Republican party in Pennsylvania, was Chair
man of the Democratic State Central Committee,
and issued an address To the people, in which the
following passage occurred:
The adversaries of the Democratic party have
dissolved the American Union in advance, SO far
as bv their own action they can consumate that
direful result. They can no longer assemble in
National Convention; they congregate as the
representatives. of ii fragment of One-haf of our
happy country, and they arrogate to themselves
the mastery OF the other halt, by attempting to
consolidate fierce and fanItical sectional major
ty i'm every department OF the government. They
declare that the county is on the eve of unprece-
dented commissions, and they proclaim their pur
pose arrest these convusiOns by ignoring and
insulting fifteen SOvereigs States OF the Union.
They talk OF peace, aud in their own conventions
proclaim policy which must end in ciyil war.
They appeal TO Heaven to sanctify movement
which il successful. would destroy the fairest fab
rio of freedom on the Globe. They invite our
countrymen to support their cause in the midst of
the most irreverent blasphemies OF the COnstitu-
ton. They pirate of exclusive Americanism,
while they except rs leaders men who prOtane the
sages of the past with uncomfortable caumnies.
But they deserve credit for their boldness. They
do not attempt to conceal the fearful end which,
should they succeed must crown Their efforts.
True To the history OF all sectional parties, theN
unite men, not by love ofcouatry, but 10y hatred
of national principles. Their bond of action is a
sympathy OF antagonisms-not a harmony ofpat-
riotic sentiments; and TO consumate their pur-
poses they would sacrifice every great material
interest of society. They have already succeed
ed in dividing the Christian Church, and now
they would lay their hands upon the bulwarks of
our liberties; they would wrest the Constitution
from the glorious purpose TO which it was dedica-
ted by its founders and they would erect at WASH
ington sectional despOtsm whose presiding
dvnties would be hostility to the equality of the
States and the equality of the citizens, and wage
relentless war upon the domestic institution of
no South
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01

How the Escape was Effected-A Dis
curse Lake Superior miner-A
Commercial Treaty with Europe
Proposed.
how Mr.. SANDERS EscAPED-THE PURPORT OF HIS
DISPATCHES.
Few men are better known at the North than
Mr.. Sanders, and yet by the simplest of DISCUSSES
he escaped recognition. Some years ago he was
much concerned in Lake Superior mining; and
ne passed through the ederal States as a miner,
with strong Cornish brogue, carrying his tools
IN his hand AT Niagara, however, he was stop
ped, no one being allowed to cross the river with
out a pass. In conversation with the sentry he
expressed, in the broadest dialect his utter unbe-
iief IN the possibility of any man, much less
carriage, traversing in safety such frail struc-
ture. The sentry, equally resoiute in affirming
the contrary doctrine, finally proposed practical
trial; and, with much fegned trepidation, Mr..
Sanders consented TO walk little way across.
having once started. he did not consider il neces-
sary 10 return. but made for the Clifton House,
where he had to make himself known before the
prOprietog of that aristocratic hotel could be in
duced to receive guest of his appearance.
We are authorized to state that Mr.. Sanders is
the bearer Of the draft of commercial treaty,
which the Confederate ENJOYS will propose to the
chief European powers, irrespective of recogni-
ton or Intervention. Recognition without inter-
veHtion is considered by President Davis as prac-
tcally valueleSs to the COnfederacy, and inter-
vention itself is not regarded a necessity in the
present position of affairs. He believes that no
solid and durable peace can be obtained except
by the concurrence of the United States; and that
this concurrence can be won by an appeal to its
material interests, an the resulting pressure by
the Northern people upon their Government. In
/ thus view the Confederate ENJOYS will propose to
the European powers a treaty of commerce, TO
take effect on the recognition of the Independence
OF the Confederate States by the United States,
or the opening of the ports by other means, guar
anteeing absolute free trade. with participation in
the cOasting trade and internal navigation to the
powers accepting it, on certain conditions and
the same advantage will be protfered to the Uni
ted States, leaving the latter to choose between
prOOngation Of the war, with its doubtful issue,
and the immediate restoration of the benefits of
the reclproca! trade-Ca0ada paper.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01

The Journal Of Thursday escaped our atten-
ton until yesterday. In it was an article headed
"a little upsettng." in reply to an article which
appeared in the Sentinel in which we charged
upon Governor MORTON exclusive craftsmanship
in his civil appointments-and specifying we
stated. that Gin the selection of Draft Commits
sioners not a single Democrat is named" Now
then for the "liEtle upsettng" of the Journal. 1t
says:
IL is sufficient 10 make the refutation as broad
as the assertion, and hence without naming Others
we may say that Martin NJ Ray is Democrat
and he is the Enrolment Commissioner of Shelby
county.
Now the Governor appointed some ninety-two
Commissioners and the Journal on a close exar
nation of the list, finds one whom it terms a
Democrat. Heretofore il has claimed Mr.. RAY
as identified with the sO-caled Union" party
and he has been a candidate before that partisan
political organization for a seat in Congress
This is what the Journal. with a great deal Of
self-shuckling, terms exposing the false state
ments of the Sentinel. Is il not, verify, a little
upsetting? The Journal then goes a step fur
ther and charges that in holding up to pub
lie contempt the hypocritical professions of
no partyism from the Republican leaders,
our purpose is manifestly to excite resist
ance TO the draft by making it appear
20 be a partisan measure aimed chiefly at an op-
posing party" We intimated such spirit in
any manner whatever; on the other hand, we ex-
pressly stated that the Governor, as the head of
partisan party, had the right to thus provide for
his political fFiends.-''t the victor belongs the
spells, but we objected, while doing so, to bis
sailing under the false eolors of no partysm. If
the appointment Of exclusively partisans for draft
commissioners has the effect to "ncite resistance
TO the draft" as the Journal with great gravity
asserts il does. where is the fault? Upon whom
does the responsibility rest for exciting that feel
ing in the public mind Is it not clearly with
the appointing power By making partisan ap
pointments and the Journal insists such is its eff
feet, His Excelency a. ncites resistance to the
draft" That's the logical conclusion from the
Journals premises.
Instead Of exciting opposition to a draft, we
have strongly urged it as the fairest and quickest
way for raising troops A conscript, if fairly
conducted, puts all upon common level. high
and low, rich and poor. IL says that the wealthy
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01
enumeration.

The Legislature of Kentucky is opposed to the
emancipation policy of the President Hon. NAT
WOLFE. representative from Louisville. with a
long preamble reiterating the able argu-
ment contained in the reply of the majority Of
the Representatives of the Border Slave States tc
the address of Mr. LINCOLN upon the subject, ha;
proposed the following resolution, which will
probably be adopted;
ResOiced, That we decline the adoption of &
system of gradual emancipation of slaves in this
State.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01

WRIeHr attempts to impeach the LOYALTY of the
convention upon the ground that Mr.. MALLORY
had not been invited, and that the letter of Mr..
CRITTESDEN is a forgery. We have given per-
haps undue importance to bis statements, but our
object is to show that he wilfully lies and SIAN
ders, and all must admit that a man who will lie
in one matter, will deceive in everything. That
JOE WRIGHT does. and he knows it,
The next time he proposes to deliver a Sunday
School address, feel strongly inclined to give
chapter illustrating his very moral life in Wash
ington as the text for his discourse The sanct-
monious old fellow deserves thorough ventila-
ton
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01
Letter of Acceptance.

Below will be found the letter of Hon. James
F. Mcdowell, of Marion, accepting the nomina-
ton for Congress in this District, rendered him
by the Democratic Convention at Kokomo, Au-
gust 81, 1862
MARION, GRANT COUNTY, lND.,l
August %, 1862.
Charles l. Barker, Esq, President Democratic
b Congressional Convention:
DEAR SIR. Your letter of the 23d inst. in
forming me chat the delegates had selected
me as the Democratic candidate Tor Congress-
in the 18th district, has just been received
This nomination has been to me most unex-
pected | was not present at the Convention,
nor was | a candidate before il, and conse-
ouently did not entertain the remotest idea of
being its nominee. | have never sought Office
of any kind, nor do / seek it now. ! have al
wavs preferred the peace and quiet of home.
right gladly leaving to Others the boisterous sea
of politics.
Nevertheless, these are not the times for sun
shine patriots The great experiment of consti-
tutional liberty is now mperilled from foes with
out and foes within, and il is the duty and should
be the pride of every American citizen, to rally
in its defense. / yield cheerful acquescence
to the voice OF those friends who have so unex-
pectedly honored me with this nomination, and
trust our humble efforts to advance the true in
terests Of our country may be such that we viii,
at least. have the consolation of knowing that
have performed whole duty May He
who guided our fathers, incline the hearts OF
their children in that way best calculated to
preserve the Constitution as it IS, and speedily
restore to us "the Union as it was
Yours truly, IF. MCDOWELL.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01
Inxasion ofKentuckY.

The Cincinnati correspondent of the Chicago
Times thus telegraphs to that paper:
Col Garrard, as bearer of dispatches from Gen.
Morgan to Gen Wright, arrived this evening He
states that Kirby Smith, at the head of 10000
men, has left the front OF the Gap, and was at
London, sixty miles from Lexington, on Wednes-
day His troops are the. pick of the Western re
bells. They threaten to march to the Ohio river,
and fears are entertained that they may succeed,
as the Federal troops scattered
Morgan will not leave the Gap to fall into the
possession of the rebel army menacing it on either
side. His pos ition again seems critical Al
though be will receive supplies, reinforcements
cannot be supplied at this jucture.
General Wallace. who is here, advises fortifica-
tons to be Immediately thrown up around Gin
cinnati He believes that Smith will reach the
border.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01
Lafayette, August %, 1862

DRAWING THEIR TEETH AND CUTTING THEIR
CLAws-The Albany Erening Journal, edited
by THURLow WEED, concludes vigorous article
in support of the sentiments of President LIN
coLs's GREELEY letter with the following signif-
can language:
We rejoice over this letter because it will sep
arate the wheat from the chaff " 1t invites
Union men to the right, leaving disunionsts to
turn to the left. 1t rebukes the insolence of
journalists who seek to control the Government
and to command the army. 1t draws the teeth
and cuts the claws" OF those who aided the seces-
sionists in rpering the rebellion; who aided them
again in uniting the whole South against us; and
who now in the face OF fresh disaster, arrogantly
demand what would divide and destroy the
North
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01

CONSCIENTIOUS ScaUPLKs. 1T is stated as a
fact that Caleb johnson. who has been appointeu
Collector for this District under the new national
tax law, when called by the enrolling Com
mission, directed said Commissioner to enter oP-
posite the names Of himself and son. "conscien.
Iiously opposed to bearing arms. IL strikes US
that it is very inconsistent in men asking for and
holding lucrative Offices under Government
when they unwilling to sustain that Govern
ment by all the means required. Those who are
conscientiously opposed to do fighting for the
Government under which they live, ought to be
conscientiousy opposed to accepting good pay
ing offices made necessary by lighting for it,
Richmond JeGersonian.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01
SPEECH OF cHAs. ]. IYGERsoLL.

FELLOW CITIZENS l rise to support these res
olutions, and would support, il necessary reso-
lutiOi little stronger. But the truth is that the
time for discussion and resolutions has passed. and
we have arrived at within six weeks of the time
when are to 20 to the ballOt-box and settle
| hope fOrever-tbe question which, for eighteen
months. has distracted this country, and in regard
to which much effort has been made to bring
the great Democratic party into disrepute. As
understand it, the Democratic party is now the
majority of the people OF Pennsylvania. We
have majority in the State and in the city, and
/ eieve the neIghboring States will prove, when
their elections take place, that they are in the
majority there.
We are within six weeks of the election, and
that is the only reason why the Democratic party
is so loudly denounced in the Republican papers,
and that is the reason why this meeting has been
specially denounced and threatened. don't
know the names of the papers | don't read
them; there are few papers in Philadelphia which a
Democrat need read; but | remind you that all
Democrats who ventured to come to this meet
ing have been denounced as traitors, as dsaffect-
ed persons, men unworthy of the name of citi-
zen. The only reason of that is, that this Dem
ocratic party is in the majority, and is about to
take power from those who have possession of
the Government.
In the fall, if you do your duty-if the citizens
throughout the State rally to the Democratic
party-the only rallying point that can the
country--we shall take power forever from the
hands of the Republicans The Republican pa
pers and the Republican leaders may well cry out
against this meeting, or against any means OF
rallying the Democratic party, for il is the knell
of their party. [Cheers.l ] see no riot, no dis
turbance. no disorder Is il not monstrous that
the party who holds this meeting should have
been denounced i'm all parts of the country: and
is there any motive to be conceived save that
which have suggested-that are in the
jority.
What are we TO do? We are assembled here
preparatory to the October election. have seen
you before in this square. 1t is no new thing for
the party to hold meeting. and we are here for
the purpose of preparing for that election. We
are going to the ballot-box TO deposit our votes
against the party in power at Washington. Is
there any harm in that? ["No."l Is there any
treason in thatl l'No."l Is there any disafiec-
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01
LATEST.

Later news bears better aspect. The rebels
appear have been DEBATED in their strategy, and
to have lost all the advantages gained by their
audacify."
What value can be attached to the opinions of
an editor upon any subject, who can put such stuff
before the public? Yet he is the leader and rep
resentative of sentiment of the so called Union"
party. who wonders that under such a state of
affairs, that the country is going to the Devil as
rapidly as possible.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01
Congrcs,;ouai Convent,on.

4 Democratic Convention for the Sth Congress
sonal District, will be held mt the Court House
in Lafayette. on Wednesday. the 18th September
1862, at O'Clock, P. NJ, for the purpose of nom
mating candidate for Congress. The different
counties are entitled to representation in the
Convention as follows: Tippecanoe 81 delegates
Montgomery 10; Boone Id; Carroll ID; Warren
s; Fountain l6
By order of the Congressional Committee.
E. NJ WEAVER, Chairman.
LAFAYETTE, August %, 1862
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01

We find the following in the Washington dis
patches to the Cincinnati Gazette:

We find the following in the Washington dis
patches to the Cincinnati Gazette:
ARMIYe THE BLAcKs.-Friday's New York
Tribune has leader, declaring that the real sig
nfcance OF Secretary Stewards lately published
dispatch to Charles Francis Adams lies in the in
timatiOn. that if we DO not otherwise succeed in
putting down the rebellion, we will not hesitate
to enlist the whole slave population of the South
as armed combatants on our side. Aside from
Secretary Stewards letter, and from the Tribune's
Interpretation OF It, there are other facts that
warrant the belief that the Administration has
been celebrating upon the probable necessity of
accepting such course as would result-unless
the rebels speedily laid down their arms, and
sought tor an armistice-in the most fearful SER
vile Instruction the world has ever seen.
Mr.. WHITE, the member from the 9Th District,
is a champion of the emancipation policy of the
President In communicating a copy of the bill
to the Lafayette Courier, he makes the following
significant comments:
In few DAYS will, in the form of circular,
explain more at large the merits of this great
measure of hope, OF which l will now barely say
en- pGsSGRt, that It is not designed to arrest the
arm of war whether that blow be aimed Mt the
life of the rebel. at his lands, slaves, or other
sources of supply; but was intended as an appeal
to the conscience of the loyal men of the Border
States, and as an argument before the world and
the throne of Eternal Justice, in view OF the ter
rible calamities that may possibly ensue to the
South from their own madness, and which may,
peradventure, drench the soil of the Border
States with the blood of beauty and innocence.
The very contemplation of resort to such
Infamous measures to overthrow the rebellion is
disgrace to the manhood, courage, civilization
and christianity of the age. It is species of
brutishness which has no parallel in the worlds
history.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01

KoscIUsKo COUNTY The following is the
Democratic ticket for this county
Senator, W c. Graves; Representative, DR..
Marshall; Treasurer. G. w Card; Commission
er. Simon Piper: Surveyor, A. Mclaughlin; Cor
Oner, John HardsOck
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01
commissioners, Returns

The following table shows the number of the
enrolled militia of Marion county and the num-
Der of volunteers furnished. 1t is given by town
ships and by wards in the city. Center township,
outside of the city limits. is given as north half
and south half-the National road being the di-
yidiuC line:
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-01

Clay CoUNrY-The Democracy of Clay have
nominated the following candidates for county
officers:
For Representative-Geo. d. letter; Treas
urer, John G. Ackelmire; Sheriff, John II. Davis;
Surveyor, Samuel Terrill; Coroner, Peter Expert;
CONFERENCE.-The District. James NJ. Halbert;
2nd District. Thomas j Liston.