Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-18

The Indianapolis Daily Aa.r icaa. prominent
Republican organ. la an article from which We
extract the following. advocates the abolition or
l,marion of martial law. which would necessarily
result in the assumption OF power by military
dictator Read:
The day Is not slow in coming round. in which
whether To 10 good or To hinder evil, clear ~ well
a. iofty CONVICTIONS and emerge yolitions be
come indispensable in Government. Plainly the
forms of ctvil Government which are adopted 10
times OF domestic peace aud concord insult
cient Tor times OF civil war. and the demand of
such an hour is that clear and lofty convictions
ami energetic vutions are to assume the place oi
the prescribed forms of law though administered
by goOd sense. moderation and ability.
We have tried moderation in this civil war for
sixteen months. Good sense and obiiify have
characterized the Administration. croakers TO the
contrary notwithstanding, assuming that the war
must be carried on conservative and constitu-
tional principles But the time has come, in our
opinion, when lofty ooRriefioas. rising far above
the conceptions vI Constitution which no more
contemplated such a crisis than is contemplated
the disturbance ct the laws OF gravItston
should be embodied IN ssere,fie ralitioRs with or
without the forms OF law. and be ,rins down all
Organized ai'i uuUrganized opposition, look only
10 the suppression ~ that party which, disregard
Ing ala law or Constitution and even the laws OF
cf,liissd warfare. Is graphing our nation by the
throat intent only on il destruction. Lite rises
above conventional Gsaee-. lt would tie very
improper Ia times OF que, To enter lady's cham
Der Without tile usual fornlslilies. bur il her
house i on hre tie knock at the door. shch
d'narily would be very gentle and conservative.
should be with an AK. energetic. leaving apollo
s,es and bushes 10 ice made alter the hre - ex
tinguished and the family saved
Ina short, think tie times demand of Mr.
Lincoln OF some ether ackno~ iedged leader, such
Isity convictions 10 declare she nation in a lie
sssd death struggle. aud take hold euerget-
caliy vt every appearance that can save 10 Mar
tai Law should be proclaimed at once over the
Whole nsrion aud ever, man business should be
male subser,e the great work OF saving the ma
ton. Elections should be indefinitely poslieue,l
aud every business. not essential 10 -access IN
war should lie suspended so Tar a. IL lnlerieres
rith devotion To the country. To this ~e must
CO ne. Perhaps have not suffered enough
Jetby our temnufxing aud conservative pOlle. 10
make this policy aceentabs. but ~e will ulti-
raiely
Ina DkAFT The returns Ia the Commissioner
from The several coun;ie, aud the reports from
tha War Department 10 the condition OF the
ole regiments show that our State will ouiy be
caheL upon for about siK Thousand more men Ia
I'll our quota Of troops The returns will he
published Ia full ia a few Gays. aud ia the mean
tue that number will be considerably reduced
As recruiting Is still going on. This even--six
thons~nd--~ill make the per eentsge very light,
and thedralt ~ill not be 50 terrible after alt A
week OF ten days delay will NIL our quota with
cut if.