Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-08

tcular attention Of our readers. in thst report
they will hn'. summary of the psthy and forcbs
arguments with which Mr. lincoln has exploded
the whole theory Of paper prOclamatiOns a
meaus OF var CT Of emancipation.
IL remains 10 be seen whether the President or
or hts advisers have been the more sagscious in
their antieipatious under this head. be has left
the latter without excuse occasion for fault
finding. if the "loyal blacks" 90 not now fy to
our standards "iike doves to the windows"
The second thing which the President has a
right not only to expect. but 70 demand, at the
hands of his rejoicing and delighted friends. is
that the ranks Of the army shall be instantly
filled to overbowing with eager and valiant re-
cruits, asking to be Jed against the enemy and 10
hre at his magazine" On this point the Presi-
dent has not been LETT to trust To hap hazard
promises. In an official letter, addressed 10 the
Secretary of War under date of last May 18th.
the Governor OF Massachusetts, expressed doubt
wheiher on a sudden call he could succeed in
raising three regiments to fight Tor the Union and
the Constitution under the policy that then
prevailed. But lie said that it the President
would let "the MASSACHUSETTS, boys" FIRE at the
enemy's magazine" aud if the President would
recognize black men legally capable Of 10y
ally" why, then, The roads would swarm, e
need be, with multtudes whom New England
would pour ont to obey his call" to fight. with
God and hum nature Oh their side" The Gov
ernOr wrote as follows:
BosToS. May 10. 1862.
To Hon. Z NJ. Stanton. Secretary of War:
SRI have this moment received a telegram
In these words, viz:
The Secretary Of War desires to know how
soon YOU can raise and organize three or tour in
fautry regiments, and have them ready to be for
warded here TO be armed aud equipped. Please
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can raise. L. THOMAS, Adjutant General"
call so sudden and unex pected finds me
without materials Tor intelligent reply. Our
Young men are all pre- occupied with other views.
Sill. if real call for three regiments is made.
believe can raise them in forty days. The
arms and equipments would need To be furnished
here. Our people have never marched without
them. They go into camp while forming into
regiments, and are drilled anu practsed With arIns
and muskets as soldiers. To attempt the other
course would dampen enthusiasm, aud make the
men iee that they were not soldiers but mob.
Again. il people feel that they are going
into the South to help fight rebels who will kill
and destroy them BY all means known to savage
rs well as civil zed men, will deceive them by
/ fraudulent flags of truce and lying pretenses as
they did the Massachusetts, BOYS at Williamsburg
will use their negro slaves against them, both as
laboreIs and as fighting men, while they them
selves must never hre 1T the enemy : magazine.
think they will ieel the draft heavy on their pa
trioti>m. But if the President will sustain Gen.
Hunter, and recognize all men, even black men,
as legally capable OF that loyalty the blacks are
waiting 10 manifest, and let them fight with God
and human nature on their side the road will
swarm, if need be. with multtudes whom New
| England would pour out to obey your cali.
! Always ready to do my utmost, / emain most
faithfully, your obedient servant,
JOIN 4. ANDREW
AS under the original war policy Massachu-
sets has not yet filled her quota of the drafted
militia men, and rs there has been some lesistance
To the draft in Connecticut. (where, as in Massa-
chu>etts, il has seemed heavy draft OH their
patriotism" it is To be understood that the effect
OF the Presidents proclamation in those quarters
will be magical The roads will swarm" with
volunteers. No draft will now be necessary in
all New England. TO doubt it ould be to ques-
ton the sagacty of Gov Andrew and to do dis
credit to the willingness of New England's sons
to fight with God and human nature on their
side.
| For ourselves shall watch the result with
much Interest, because on the success OF the pre-
Iimlnary experiment which the President is try
Ing with proclamatons will obviously depend the
degree of his confidence in the advantages of the
new policy" he has concluded to adopt.