Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-04
Important Cevrespsnaence Between
the Governors of the Loyal states
and the Presideut-A Call for 3Oo.OcO
Addsusnat Troops 20 be Issued.

Important Covresponaence Between
the Governors es the Loyal states
and the Presideut-A Call for 3Oo.OcO
Addsnsnst Troops 10 be issued.
The following correspondence between the
President aud the Governors Of the several
States win explain Itself:
To THE PRESIDENT
The undersigned, Governors of States Of the
Union. impressed with the belief that the cti-
zens Of the States which they respectively repre-
sent are Of one accord in the hearty desire that
the recent successes OF the Federal arms may be
followed up by measures which must ensure the
speedy restoration Of the Union, and believing
that in view Of the important military movements
now in progress, and the reduced condition OF our
effective forces in the field, resulting from the
usual and unavoidable casualties of the service.
that the time has arrived Tor prompt and vigoF
Gus measures to be adopted by the people in sup
port of the great interests committed TO your
charge. We respectfully request, 1t u hieets with
your entire approval. that you at once call upon
the several States for such numbers of men
may be required to fill up all military organzs-
tons now in the field, and add to the army here
tofore organized such additional number of men
as may, in your judgment, be necessary To garri
son and bold all OF the numerous cities and mill
tary positions that have been captured by our
mics, and to speedily crush the rebellion that still
exists in several of the Southern States, thus
practically restoring TO the civilized world our
great and good Government All believe that
the decisive moment Is at hand, and TO that
end the people Of the United States are DESTROYS
to aid promptly in furnishing all reiuiorcements
that you may deem needful to sustain Gov
eminent.
Israel Washburn, Jr., Governor OF Maine.
N. s. Berry. Governor of New Hampshire.
Frederick Holbrook, G vernon of Vermont.
VIM A. Buckingham. Governor of Conn.
+. ID. Morgan, Governor of New York.
Chas. ). Olden, Governor of New Jersey.
A G. Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania.
A w. Bradford, Governor of Maryland.
+. w. Pierpont. Governor OF Virginia.
Austin Blair. Governor of Michigan.
j. b. Temple, President Military Board of Ky.
Andrew johnson. Governor of Tenn.
H. X. Gamble, Governor of Missouri.
O. Z Morton, Governor OF Indiana
David Tod, Governor of Ohio.
Alex Ramsey, Governor of Minnesota.
Richard Yates, Governor of Illinois.
Edward Solomon, Governor of Wisconsin.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
EXECUTIVE MANsroNl
Washington, July, l, 1862.
GENTLEMEN: Fully concurring in the wisdom
of the views expressed TO me in so patriotic a
manner by you IN the communication of the 2Sth
day of June. / have determined TO call into the
service an additional force of three hundred thou
sand men.
| suggest and recommend that the troops
should he chiefly of infantry. The quota of your
State would be-. | trust that they NAV be
enrolled without delay, so as to bring this un-
necessary and injurious civil war to "A speedy and
satisfactory conclusion.
An order fixing the quota of the respective
States will be issued by the War Department to-
morrow ABRAHAM LINCOLN