Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-29
Democratic Union State Ticket
Tor the Daily s,ste sentine
nThe PTeseut Hour"

culsiei 10 excite astsnl<hment amOns Intelligent
readers. A. YOU state that the sentiments of the
article were reproduced from the Detroit Free
Press. | can readily believe that YOU took the
STATEMENTS of th,t sheet trust. and that 20
"vsndicate the truth of history" you will
publish This commune ition. lou say: 1.-The
J .s65 976 etizett- who voted for S1IPHES A.
DvCsLAs. notwithstanding the palriotism OF
Their great leader, apd the alacrity with
winch they rushed to arms TO meet the re
bellion. have received no recognition what
ever by any branch of the Administration
Neither in the Cabinet in Con les, nor ia the
le sding comm,wls ia the army, have they
been ackno~lelce treated worthy of
confidence" AID again YOU say: but the
mere matter of place j. of no Importance
Ezcfas'oa from ere position SAGE the rank and
.nLe Of the tafIensh. be cheertuiy EN-
dureI by party whose every aspiration j.
for the integrity of the Constitution and the
preservation of the Union . Such publications
II true. are rightly IN ,de; for il would be mon
struts wrvng for the Government TO ak Demo
Gratis Ia e..ter the ranks %! the army. To peril
lie 18th ani Lille Tor the republic. niId vet deny
them such p,>tIOns in the higher grades rs are
accorded u men of different political views: hut
Ia the Administration has not been guilty of the
fayVrtIsm ehtrsei. your article - great WRONG
on the other side, a. it an not bring about the
correction of evil which doe exist. nd it,
Only effect will be 10 cripple the present effort to
increase the army.
Then what are the facts as TO the action of tile
Administration in making appointments in the
armyT Look at the following lists OF NJ jor Gen
ersls ia the :" Army of the West" alone. II,
Ieck, Grant. McCierilsnd, Lew Wallace, McCook
and Buell.. all these men Dem 'crtts. Gen
erals Baeil and Hsleck for time divided the
entire Western army between their separate COM
mand-: subsequently the Whole confided to
the s0le comm, md oi General Hillek Can YOU
name rs many Republican VI inr Generals ia The
department. or Republican General anywhere.
Who has had 80 important eommInd or such
magnificent army Gen. III uieckT OF what
party came the throDg of Kentucaians upon
who~e shoulders the Administration has placed
the stars ot VI ijpr and brisnder Generally Ger
fany not ircm the Repubc,n purity. with the
single exception of C,ssius NJ. Clay What
the politics of Andrew johnson of Tennessee.
AMI OF Gov. Campbell of the same Stueg Both
political opponents of Abraham Lincoln Was
not Gen Mcclellan Douglas Democrat? Yet
he has not served in the ranks. but on the con
trary. has held the de~tnes of this great Repub-
lie in the hollow of his hand for one full wear
Was not John A. DIX of New York Douglas
Democratr Yet he appointed ~ Major Gen
eral almost the thunders of Fort sum
ter aroused the nttion To arms Is. + Butler OF
Massachusetts, was also early made NJ ,ior Gen
erii. He hs'i been leader of the Democracy
not Douglas Democrat. but the President was
much bsun,i To recognize loyal Bfecknridge
Democrat though he had belonged To his
party.
wiIl not 60 over the long list of the Generals
of the army of the Potion &C. for with The politics
OF most them am unacqusint,d. but OF the
whole number know ct but one OF decided au-
ii slavery predictions. and that is the heroi..
Gen Sumner
Let US look at Indiana and see whether all
her Democratic soldiers have been required Ia
serve IN the ranks The first Brisadier appointed
frm Indiana for the three wears service
Gen REYNOLDS. Douglas Democrat. followed
by Lew. Wallace. Damobt. Ha,ey. NJ ,nson. jeff
ID Wis and Crittersen. all ID 'usia< Demscrats
Gen. W"od is credited Ia lnanl n~n. thor
ough Democrat as any of them No. Mes>rs
Eiitors. the Democrats have not been erlouked
~ the distribution OF houers; aud it they had, IL
j. scarcel, isir To charge the Republican Admin
i~frstion with the neglect. for has D,u.iaS
Democrat, Dir. Stanton. been Secretary OF War
during the giving out OF the great body OF these
prze~l
You Ike no direct attack upon our State Adj
mini~trstion. but the complaint is general
therefore desire Ia call your attention tO the ap
pointments msde by the Governor of Indiana.
To n"thing OF the array of Democratic L Gu
tenant Colonels aud Mejors who bear. or have
borne commissions in our regiments. present
GOV. Morton frum the Democratic purity and all
OF them Douglas Democrats but two: Critten-
den. Dumnnt. Gavin. Manson. ki-e. Lew Wal
Lace. Mct;innis. Wilder. Jef. Z ID wis. Gooding.
S,rerson. Hp,ey. Steele. RYAN Walker. Blake.
McCcok. NJ, Lean. Carter, Fitch, Slack Eddy
Dunhsm. Owen and Mullen
lie il he true that Douglas Democrats have re-
ceivesi mo recognition whatever. how does il hap
pen that Robert D,le Oven and Jose h Holt
hold important Positions by appointment of a
Republican Administration. or that the voice OF
joseph A. Wright is heard in The Senate of tie
Usitei StatesY FAIR Play
lf"Fair Play" had looked into a mirror he
would not have been at all astonished Mt the
charge Of exclusion" brought against the pres
ent Administration. Our correspondent himself
radical Re- ublican. by appointment holds an
Office which vacatei by his predecessors IT,
king military position whnm he classes "a a
DoreLAs Democrat. Should not a DarGLAs
Democrat have been appointed to the Office thus
vacaiedf Can one DorGLas Democrat now
identified with the Democracy. be named who
has received a civil appointment rom President
LINCOLN or Governor MORTON.
Eleven regiments being organized in
Indiana. and oi those appointed Commandanis
of Posts fail recognize VINO is identi-
fed with the Democratic psrty There are some
who were Democrats. but their claim to Execu
tive favor is identification with Governor Mon
roS's 40 party Union parry" party. Yet Demo-
Gratis are appealed TO. AMI successfully. to hi up
the ranks
The politics of MCCLELLAN and HAIL.cK we're
not known when called To their present places
The former received ms position a. the Hero of
Cheat Mountain" and by Recommendation of
Gen ScoTr. aud HALLKcx Was recommended by
MCCLELLAN. Neither OF them I'd any politic,
character known to the country. IN fact McCtEL
IAS "ever voted bat once, and they were called
- tie field account of their beii { Represented
~ able AMI accomplished Generals Mccall
lks had been commissioned by the Government
10 study and report upon the art of war in Europe
during the Crimean campaign and HALLrcK had
published work ON military tactics. LEw WAL
LACE did hot receive his appointment OF Major
General on account of his DareLAs Democracy
or any great military skin, bat through the nau
ence OF hi- brother in l@w. Senator LANE GEANr.