Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-14

oui ittiietr even. ONefIpIHtitI ttttt hAiunrt-
and left dead unon the battlefield They we're
murderers a. we'll as traitors. But they go about
saying that tins i niger war. &c. His senti-
Taents had not undergone single particle of
change nee lie Il the s. Of lndias o ID nj
f be scared. | am not gong 10 turn AbOlit0Dist
F A niger is better OF with good master thsn IL
+ he was free. But besides the niger in the South
there was the poor white trash. Floyd. who at
ter having received the honors and emouments
OF his country, had plundered il. belonged
doabtedly 70 the latter class. even il he had hin
f folks IN the former But, a. mere Brigadier
General. entertaining whatever views he might
about niggers and poor Southern white trash, he
(DEmont) could not set up his policy against the
/ pohcy Of the Administration.
+ He did not think, because he had stripes and
shoulder straps and was High Constable at Nash
! vile. Tennessee, that he ought to be raising
whirlwind and expansive ocean all in tea
cup. and all about the immortal niger. How
ever. he would say that If he had been Abe Lin
coin, he would pursue verv different policy. Ii
il a mighty fine country about Nashville, Ten
nes-ee. Crops are abundant and there Is every
+ thing beautiful for the eye 10 rest upon. Every
+ lady in and about there Is a widow widow with
one, two. three more niggers. he had, in his
official capacity, been called upon TO administer
+ upon a certain widows estate. who owned a Ger
+ tain niger called Patrick He found that she
I wa simply grass widow her LOYAL and true
/ hearted husband being in the secession army. He
I kicked PatrIck's case out of Court. That WAS
+ the way he administered on the estates of these
/ lovely widows, for when you come To investigate
+ it you find that these niggers and these widows
+ belong to fellows with knspsaeks on their backs
and epaulettes on their shoulders fighting against
/ God aud their country. These men could go to
the and stay there If they didn't get killed.
and their families, with their widows and niggers
at home, would not be the worse for 1t. tie
would "cOnfiscAte' the niggers of these men If
they did not return to their loyalty within gwen
time. Ii they understood that this would be
done, they wond "skedaddle" from the secession
ranks quick. They would receive new light as
If by PIovidentai dispensatlon. They would
discover, like the young nan from Kentucky,
/ one of the ''nOwers" OF Beauregard's army at
/ CorBth, who deserted, that he bad his rights"
before he started from home, II he had only
H known it.
But what shall we do with the niggers? He
had "con6scated" "a. he said before eleven of
them. and with regard to the rest he was waiting
! TO see the salvation of the Lord come along. He
didn't want To them in the army, and he did
not particularly want To see them free.
Here the speaker. by way of patriotic and pa
thetic episode, spoke OF his immediate paternal
ancestor in a strain of the tenderest hal regard.
/ On the stone which marked his final resting place
the simple inscription was: Peter Dumont, a
| Revolutionary Soldier"
Then Gen Dumont proceeded to say that this
Government came from God Almighty. That he
/ Gen. Dumont) stood under the stars and stripes
aiS did not stop to inquire To what party the war
belonged. The Government must be maintained.
! The dag must remain unfurled without the loss
OF a single star. Unfortunately that could not be
done without the further expenditure OF blood
and treasure. for respects the South. "whom
the gods wish 10 destroy they first make mad.
The General then gave history OF the gallant
exploits of Indiana troops III Western Virgni
and in Kentucky. In the latter State there we're
now lett but few rowing bands of predatory
bes having no connection with any civilized peo-
pie the face of the earth. He concluded by
saying that there was nothing in the news from
Richmond TO discourage US. We were beginning
to ascertain that matters and things were not 80
bad after all. Our army under Mcclellan was
! now in good condition. Victory will ultimately
be ours The stars and stripes will yet float in
triumph over a united people.
SPEECH OF wM WALLACE.
This gentleman followed Gen. DumOnt in a
| fervid and patriotic strain This meeting
called to induce every young man, and every
middle aged man. to enlist The hour had come
when every man should turn out, il need be, and
offer up his lie for his country. The dark hour
! of the rebellion WIS now. Ii within thirty da vs.
it could he teegraphed to Washington that the
requistion on Indiana hid been filled, it would
be equal to a victory at Washington. 1t would
speak trumpet tongued to the nations of the old
world. The towards brand would be upon the
brow of every man who could go and who would
not go. He believed that Indiana would now re
spond as she had hitherto. Don't let business
stand in your way. Don't let your families stand
in your way. The women. who were all power
full, should call upon their husbands and their
lovers. In the South the women ald the preach
ers were rank secessionsis, and responsible in a
IL. I'LL. u.
companies raised here to night He wanted it To
60 forth on Monday morning. in the newspapers.
that indianapolis had done her duty. Next to
our devotion and duty To God, was our duty to
our country He himself would go to this war
with his musket on his shoulder, and his KNAPP
sack on his back He would take no commission
from His Exceency. He would go as high
private and he had put down his name on the
roll. The hour had come when he had promised
his own heart, at the commencement OF these
difficulties, to 20 and maintain the glory and
honor of the Stars and Stripes.
GOV. MORTON AGAIN
His Excellency. following Mr. Wallace. said
that the rebels To aid their cause had conhscaied
every thing-had used all the their
side. even To the contiscation of debts, by which
citizens of Indiana had lost more than $1,000
e 600. To make man slave. it was enough
that lie had drop OF negro blood in his veins;
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armies, it enough that he had drop OF
e white blood. The rebels against Us did every
thng-used verifying. Snail not do the
same! Wallace had volunteered. lie should
take him at his word. and let him go as Il private
comforting commission ON lim. These brave
e young neu, Harrison and Wallace, were patriot
: cally rushing to the field Will not thousands OF
: the young men. the middle aged men, of Indiana
e initiate their exampel Shall the blood alreld,
T shed 20 unavengedY Shall we dshonor the cause
IN which many brave men have 80 nobly die,li
Ii We shall he defeated i'll this contest. anarchy
n will reign the land. Oh. then. what shall
J become OF u>? Richmond the last strong
hold OF the rebels. Let Us drive them from that
anu this rebellion IS at end. Names from
D those able TO 20, aud means from those rich and
unable was what wanted to night He had
: profound curiosity ascertain how many would
respond.
I BENJAMIN HARRISON, ESQ,
Succeeded Gov. Morton. lie hoped he came
from better stock than Ia hesitate in this emer
D gencv to raise his feeble arm in defence of hi:
Government The saiuted spirit OF soldier
who had died TOR his country, was "A better SPOUSE
To- his beresved wife. than craven husband "a
home.
lie had counted the cost and he had enrolled