The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-25
PLAN WORDS.


esteemed by our citizens for the efficient
manner in which he has discharged the
onerous duties of bis position; but he has
become still more endeared to them by rea-
son Of his extraordinary and successful ex-
ertioDs in sending us relief from anticipa-
ted danger. The events Of the past five or
six days have convinced eli classes that the
Governor is equal to every emergency, and
that the patriotic people of the State have
such unlimited confidence in his Judgment,
that when be calls on them to rally in de-
feDse of their flag, they do not hesitate to
abandon their farms, their stores and their
work shops, and flock BY companies and by
regiments to its rescue. Although the Gov
ernor vas receiving The most urgent and
piteous appeals for help to defend Louis
vilIe--with its 10000 nhabusnts-from
1000 guerrilla marauders under John Nor
gan, aud be was forwarding every availa-
bic man 70 that threatened point with the
utmost dispatch, the news of the attack on
Newburg did not disconcert him in the
least. Calling on the State for volunteers
to defend the border, on Friday, he bad
them arriving by husdreds at Indianapolis
on Saturday, where they were armed and
equipped On Sunday they were arriving
IN our city, ready and willing to
go wherever duty called. For two
or three days 9 they continued to
pour in, until the force was ample not
only to repel any invasion of Indiana's soil
but to carry the war among the haunts aud
lurking places of the gusrrillas in Ken
lucky. Such prompt and efficient action
has rarely been equalled By the Executive
of any of our sister States, and entities
Gov. Morton to the gratitude of all our
people, a mHA
Our troops are now in pursuit of the reb-
els They may entirely disperse the band
that has been harrassing us and our Union
neighbors in Kentucky for several weeks
past. But it will not take long for them to
come together again. The soldiers now
driving them back have enlisted for only
thirty days Among them, to our shame
be it said, there is not single company
from Vanderburgh county. Our farmers
are busy looking after their crops; our mer-
chants are bunting up customers; our me-
chanics are absorbed in their avocations;
while the farmers, merchants, and mschan-
les Of the interior, abandoning everything.
rushed to our assistance Do our people
know that it will be difficult matter to
induce these men to come to our assistance
, again, when their cid may be more earnest
ly desired than it is now 2 And yet, the
work of organization drags slowly along.
But one or two cofnpanies have made any
pretension to organize at ali, and their or
ganization is more in name than efficiency.
How many companies could we march
to Mount Vernon or Newburg tonight,
were we to receive word that those towns
were Invaded How many conld we rally
to defend our firesides were they suddenly
attacked7 We have ridiculsd the citizens
ofNewburg for Offering no resistance to so
mcu, pouHbtu6 oNNNA'J NPSAi NAOA-'
What resistance would we offer to 700
well-armed guerillas, dashing unexpectedly
into our city some fne day when most of
our people were at their dinners2 We are
bold 70 say there could not be a solitary
company rallied to make even snow Of
fight; and unless the men could be brought
together to fight in companies, they would
offer no resistance as individuals. Our
town would be sacked and robbed, and the
Inhabitants be left to mourn their blind
folly 10 not preparing for snch raid. Yet
TOO men would be no larger in proportion
for Evansville, than so for Newburg.
Il may be urged BY some that we should
not set forth these unpalatable truths; that
we are inviting invasion by frankly reveals
ing our unprotected situation. We say,
non is the time for US to get ready Our
troops are. chasing the gaerillas back from
the river, and We have ample opportunity
to prepare for any emergency. II we will