Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-22
W.SEE ErEMS.

Every man strong enough to carry gun
should own one. and know how TO use it. There
is no knowing what m ~ happen.
The average number OF deaths daily for the
last nine months among soldiers in w ,shington
is known by reports to headquarters forty
two.
The Rhode Island Legislature. ut its late
session, passed a militia bill, 10y which no person
is relieved from draft unless exempted by the
laws of the United States.
"A Fall river surgeon in Washington writes
that General II ileck informed member OF the
Sanitary Commission that we had twenty thou
sand persons killed, wounded and captured in re
cent battles
All the Washington correspondents give the
good rum0r of StantOns resignation They all
say it woulu have A. good IN effect ON the cOun-
try IL the announcement OF a great victory
Letters from the seat of war state that il
will take long time to repair the loss of our
army in horses. On account Of our supply trains
having been cut of. hundreds of them died from
starvation, and still more by the severe duty i'm
posed upon them.
The NatiOaal Iafelligencer SAYS that the Va
Department has arms ia readiness tor all the
troops which have 50 far been mustered into
service; its arrangements for the inture insure "a
fully supply ~ more troops take the field.
General Schoield has leviel an assessment
Of five hundrel thousand dollars on the SeceSh
citizens of st Louis, for arming. OF ing AMI
subsisting the enrolled militia While in active
service, and providing for the support of families
of volunteers.
1T is stated that the Secretary of War adj
dressed a note to the President demonstrating
a sainststhe appointment of Mcclellan and init
mating that if the facts were stated, he.
(the Secretary,) would feel compelled to resign.
To this letter the President replied. Eating that
the exigences of the times required the arrange
ment, suggesting that il the Secretary felt dis
posed to resign he would feel constrained to ac-
cept the resignation.
"A Savannah, Georgia. paper describes Stone
wall Jackson as having II forehead broad and
prominent, the occpita and sncipital regions
both large and well balanced; eyes expressing a
singular union of mildneSs, energy and coEcen-
traton; cheek and nose both long and well
formed. His dress is a common grey suit of ia
del cashmere. coat pants and hat-the cot is
slightly BRAIDED on the sleeve, just enough to be
perceptible, the collar displaying the mark of a
Major General.
= GEN. MCCLELLAN INDICATED The Black
Republican press must now see that Gen. Nc
Cean knew the force in Richmond, which
caused his mastery retreIt from the Chlckah0m
inv The SINE rebel force has held at bay twice
the troops he had, aud not protected by fortified
tions as ut Richmond, but in open field miles
from the base OF supplies. How eloquent his 81
lence To let facts vindicate his campaign, AMI
thus shower merited contempt on his vile IRA
ducers.-N Y Herald
The last news of the gay and festive Ham
In. " as the Portland Argus STYLES him, is that he
was fishing off RockIand. The Free Press OF
that place goes into ecstacies and items over the
aquatic sports OF the Vice President, and the fact
that his old oi-skn breaches had to be tied up
with piece of rope yarn. A double shuttle was
performed by Mr.. Hamlin to the intense amuse-
ment of his hilarious friends. OF whom the rural
quill driver was one. Mr.. Hamliu is understood
to be prejudiced against Gen. Mcclellan, SO let
him fish.
Oh one thing we may rest assured The
South is master OF its population. black and
white; and will do with them, whatever the ex
igency of the occasion requires. The emaneipa-
ton scheme is the delasion of men, " no from the
beginning have lived only in delusons. The
armiRg of the blacks would bring into the field a
new element. but il would prove hostile to US. Ii
would be tc the Southern banner that the armed
negroes would r.,lv Not one in five would join
the Northern cause.-AIboRy Aryas.
"A letter from Hilton Head, South Carolina,
SAYS:
General Hunter has ordered a negro in irons
Il
undue anxiety to yet bick To the rebel lines, and
was caught last night in endeavorng tosefiecr his
escape. The rebels opposite Us are constantly
cognzant of our movements. and there is but
one channel through which they obtain their in
| fOrmatIOn-the constant running buck and forth
OF negroes. The fellow caught last night aud
Gagged this morning on his way, with valu ible
Information to the rebel forces. and an example
will he made of him."
The Springfield Republican says" We have
had fall trial of the Stantonan war policy. and
il is unanimously voted costly and disastrous
failure Il has reached its crisis in Pope's cam
ptign. and may rejoice that We have seen the
end oft We are nOy 70 have war on war prin-
ciples. We shall have no more windy proclaim
tiohs from the war Office. scouting military
science aud military combinations and declaring
the Only clemens Of success to he the spirit OF
the Lord and moving Immediately upon the
enemys works Neither are we likely to see
any more general orders ridicuIing bases of sup
plies and lines of retreat IL has cost US some
ching to sweep the board of all such nonsense,
but il is clean gone now. For which We may
well give thanks and take courage.