Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-23

trys Turn oar and hear the eloquent orator and
patriot.
Yesterday the sstiliery companies encamped
in this vicinity went OFT upon another target
shooting expedition We learn that the men
acquitted themselves admirably. rejecting great
creiit upon the officers who had drilled them
The guns tried found satisfactory in all re
spects.
Townsend Ryan. Lieutenant Colonel OF the
3Iih. has been promoted to the Colonely IN place
Of Asbury Steele. resigned. aud Lieutenant Col
onel Cameron, Of the 18th Indiana. now at
Washington. will be transferred to the 34th as
Lieutenant Colonel. in place of Ryan, pro-
The llth and 23d Indiana regiments, now
at Paducah. are TO receive their pay within few
DAYS for the FIRST time ns FIVE months. L. VI.
Vance. Esq. Of this city. left for that place yes
tersEsy to bring home such such sums of money
As the men desire to send.
The 10Th Indiana held the post of honor at
Somerset, Kentucky, as il did at the battle of
Rich Mountain. and its terrible loss proves how
gallsnLy it maintained il. None of its officers
were killed, so far rs heard from.
About 5000 troops in Ohio are under march
ing o.ders aud will be moved forward during the
present week.
The time may come when the loyal profes
sions OF Republ Guns and Democrats must be
coined into united Nd loyal action. We have
had our fill OF words; give Us now the DEEDS
Madison Courier.
Then why don't you "loyal Republican
shoulder the musket and proceed at once for the
scene of war; Why doa't YOU do itl Let us
have deeds instead of rords We say with you.
Go. therefore. CO. Mr.. "loyal Republican" ed
tor.
- Capt John a. Cottman, OF the 18th Indi
ana. aud Quartermaster James s Drum. whose
departure with recruits delayed yesterday in
order 10 receive six more men. will leave for
their regiment tonight. Both Capt. Cottman
and Quariermaster Drum are among the most ac-
complished earnest. and faithful Indianians be
longing to the volunteer army
The circulation of the Evansville papers has
been interdicted 10y General Buell. along the Ohio
river
WAR VS. LABoR-rt Il really almost enough
to make one despair Of the progress of mankind,
W Atl1 ttidt ootutsiiitH Inc fsup,UV' VI ihth ~
tbevery lowest computation under arms in
Europe and America. either for protection, or the
cutting OF throats. as the case may be. Here is
lit: Army Of Austria. 725 ,344; Prussia, us, :
O00 Russia $50 900; France. $4,000. Great
Britain and India, 534 .e27; Denmark, Sweden,
Spain Portugal and Italy, 303 .4y7; United States,
= 800 1000; Confederate States, 350,0O0 Total,
4.620,66e. The cost of maintaining. clothing
and paying these men, at the low average of 5000
per head. is 1924. 1873 500 per annum. The labor
of s4620.66s able bodied men can not be calcu-
lated az producing less than 500, 500, 900 per
annum so that virtually between the cost of their
maintenance and what they ought to produce
their labor utilized, the loss to the world is
Sl,62i. GOO per annum, to say nothing of the
valuable lives lost in war.
II -GovKRSoR MoRroS or INDrANA.-A miser
ably 81 tnderous and vndictive circular. dated a,
indianapolis on the lst inst. has found its way to
this city and with those unacquainted with the spir
II hich has dictated its publication il might exert
aprejudicial influence against the popular, worthy
and patriotic Governor Morton OF Indiana. The
putatve author of the circular signs himself Joht
Fahnestoek; We are. however, assured that h'
could not have composed IT, hut is the cats pa v
of others, who have had their applications fO
military preierment rejected by the Governor
This circular j. virulent attack on Governor
Morton's official conduct and his private char
acter. We take great pleasure in branding ii al
wiful Misrepresentation. y o man could hav,
acted more faithfully, zealously and impartial,
than the Governor has done His assduity il
providing for tire comfort OF the troops from hs
State, and in bringing them into the field per
fectly armed and equipped. has been the theme u
national praise. and the efforts OF disappointed
placenen to tarnish his fair tame fail harmless
where he is the best known. We have deeme,
it our duty to refer to the circular, that We ma,
citizens to attach credit or import
ance To its base asservations.-LOu. Jour.
Seventy FIVE men belonging to the lth In
fantry recruited under Major Gordon. will leav
the city tonight for Perrysville, Maryland
Many of these gallant and patriotic men ar
known personally to US Some of them are prin
tiers and they are taken from all professions ant
trades. II intelligent patriotism effect any
thing in this war they will contribute their shar
toward doing it
The suffers in the regiments around Wash
ington are charging the soldiers from six to fit
teen per cent, discount on Treasury notes; al
outrage for which the harpies should suffer.
DUDE # decorum est pro potria NOR
hodI AVA up tNftE0ClAM ~ pJcCtpAGthW
A Low or \ SHAwL.-At the last levee a
the White House, Mrs. Lincoln wore lace shaw
presented TO her by A. t. Stewart, of New York
which cost =. 500 Mr.. Stewart has got some pref
" fat army contracts for supplying blanket:
clothing. &c.
How UNCLE SAN Is CHEATED AND GETS IN
TO DKBr-One hundred aud twenty five cor
demned Government horses were sold at auctio
i'm Washington last week. at an average price Z
SIS each. some Of them only bringing 81 w
These horses cost the Government Sl2O each be
sides the expense of transportatioV and keep'n
since their purchase
Another lot of miserable crow bats 52i !
number. were condemned in ST Louis on III
18th inst rs unfit for service They were pun
chased. in Pittsburg and sent west for cavalr
horses. although II Is notorious that good eayalr
horses coula be bought cheaper at the west tina
ut Pittsburg. On arriving at Rock Island the
were rejected by the Colonel a unit for cavalry
After keeping them at heavy expense for seS
eral weeks they were sent To - Louis under IN
idea that they may he usedtor transportation ser
vice. but on inspection not one was found eve
III for that and the entire lot was condemned
These horses have been transported On railroad
I, nile af the OF Govern