Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-16

The Hon. JAMES HuGHEs, Judge of the Court
Of Claims, at $1,000 year. was serenaded last
evening by the band of the 18th regiment, and
was called out. expecting he would make peect
free from yartyism which would aid in filling ur
the regiments required from Indiana under the
late call OF the President We only refer TO the
speech, for such men. thank God. have lost the
influence they never shsYld have had, to correct
a Misrepresentation little worse than that-a
downright f,Isebood. which he stated in reference
to the Sentinel He said ihit when the Govern
or's PROCLAMATION was issued for six regiments
the Sentinel had sneeringly insinuaied that they
could not he raised What are the factsl The
proclamation of Governor MoRroN for SIX regi
nents was published in the Sentinel on April l6,
1851. In referring to the call, in the paper OF
tie same dste, we said
The call upon Indiana is for six regiments,
and. "a il was in the Mexican war; a larger mum
Der piH offer their strrices than can be accepted
The military ardor everywhere displayed IS evi
dence of the patriotic impulses of the people.
On the 18th OF April. 1851. we s,id
Throughout the entire North there is a general
uprising OF the people--tlI party distractions are
forgotten in the universal sentiment to maintain
the honor aud integrity of the Government.
Within thirty DAYS the call of the President for
seventy Eve thousand volunteers will have been
answered and the men at their several rendezvous.
Whatever differences OF opinion have existed
TO tho causes of the present difficulties or the
best of harmonizing the country, all are
yielded in the first duty of the citizen to the Gov
ernment-its defense and preservation. From
every hill aud every valley. and from the broad
al
hearts aud strong arms To vindlcate the honor of
oar flag Who can resist these outburs,s OF pat
riotic enthusiasm Indiana will send to
the field an army who will prove.brave and gal
liant soldiers, il tried. We hope that State
pride will be manifested in their equipment, dis
ciptine and welfare This is due them. and it will
be an additional Indictment 10 them. if any is
needed. maintain the honor of the State. il the
conflict shall come
On the Goth of April we said:
From every quarter the Government has offers
OF men and money and there will be no lack OF
mesns for prosecuting the war with the utmost
vgor. There will doubtless be another
call upon the States Tor volunteers equal to that
already made. the present levy will be totally
inadequate TO successfully prosecute offensive op
erations
To disprove the contemplate insinuation that
the Sentinel did, when the first six regiments
were called for by Gov MoRToS, "sneeringly
insinuate that they could not be raised in In
diana" we could quote indefinitely from our
columns. but think we have quoted enough to
convince everybody that the distinguished Fede-
raj Judge has meanly and falsely misrepresented
us. We advise him hereafter to know what he is
talking about. One word more. We should
have some confidence in HueHEss patriotism
in his professions in favor of the war, if he would
Illustrate them by saying "come on. boys in
stead of go boys" and shoulder musket him
more value than tie humblest of the patlio,
men who volunteering as privates.