Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-13

Governor MoRroS the privilege Of raising two
regiments Of volunteers, pledging that they
should be raised promptly and sooner than by
draft. The sole object in making this PROPOSE
ton was TO raise the men without resorting to a
mode against which there are strong prejudices
We stated that the Governor refused for the fol-
lowing reasons, and As tie journal does not
deny them, presume hc was not misrepre-
scnted:
HI objections, we believe, were that drafting
hal BEEN de.ermincd upon, and be was anxious
tIat a certain class should be com )elled 10
shoulisr the mu ket who could not be reached
By ans Other metaol.
In response TO what we said the Journal, in lis
issue Of yesterday, says:
TIE rn,l1 pu -2os: of this p1-ar raoh is so evil
dent that W. have tax n the pains TO inquire who
the twJ gentlemen from the 9Th District were who
wsre 80 anxious TO raise regiments TO avoid a
draft They were ID. X Ecktcs and a. NJ. Puctt,
tw) old parry hack who have done all i'm their
power TO prevent volunteering and discredit the
war. They havs never given one moments aid
TO the Gov .rntneut. and have given months and
plenty of IN Dncy - organize and strengthen OPP
position TO il in every way. They could not
raj C "A resim mt in fifty years, AMI they never
possible aud ab url olfe in order that they might
refusal to the injury of the spirit of the
people. This Is proven by the fact that they
wen right of and told the Sentinel of what had
TRANSFERRED.
The Journal fails to notice, TO which we re-
fcrred, that Judge KILGoRE, made similar APP
plica,ion for the 5th Congressional District
which was likewise rejected. Was it upon the
ground that he is an ''old party hack, who has
done all in his power to prevent volunteering
and discredit the war! His application was
the same rs the others and was refused for like
reasons
Now what are the facts in regard to the accu-
sation that Messrs. PUErr and EcKIEs 'have
never given one moments aid to the Govern
ment, and have given months and plenty of mo-
ney to organize and str ngthcn opposition TO it
in every way" We would inquire of our very
patriotic Gin horn) ntiglbor IL lie intends in
the foregoing charge Of disloyalty, to convey the
impression that the Government belongs exclu-
sively to the Republican party, and fealty TO the
political dogmas of that organization, and to the
party ITSELF is the only evidence of loyalty it will
accept Upon no other ground can the Journal
editor present any evidence of being loyal citi-
zen The central organ of the Republican party
of Indiana has laborcd earnestly and zcalously
to bring upon the country the present civil war
and all it, evils. Immediately after the Prcsi-
DENTAL election in 1860, for the sole purpose, We
prcsu ne, of perpc;uating Republican rule, ii adj
vo 'aed the peaceful separation from all the
o.. i =.
than civil war, il said over and over the loss of
a dozen States would be preferable. And for
months il ably advocated disunion rather than
the attempt to continue Union by force OF
wlat value, il said. would Union be with one
half Of it pinned to the other by bayonetsl When
South Carolina seeded. it pronounced the seces-
sion of that State as virtual dissolution of the
Union. And when the seeded States confede-
rated, it pronounced the Constitution adopted at
Montgomery as a decided improvement upon
anil as preferable TO the Federal Constitution.
And four mosths after the attack upon Fort Sum
ter, it stated that it had not changed any of the
opinions il had expressed in favor OF letting the
dissatisfied States go, and the only condition i.
demanded was that the rebels should first Law
down their arms, and then 60 in peace. This
the record of the Journal. and in The face Of it, it
charges true Union men, who are willing to
make any needed sarriices TO maintain the
G)v,rlm N. of on, fathers, with opposition to
it in every way" The Journal Is personal in its
attacks upon Mcssrs. PrErT and EcKLEs, and
similar retort is therefore just. Major PUETT
has three sons in the Federal army one minor,
and Mr.. EcKLEs one. Does that look as though
they had ;'done all in their power to prevent
volunteering. and discredit the war;" as the
Journal chargcsl The Journal editor, oil bis
family connections land they numcrous),
have prodted largely by war contracts and
jobs. These men, PARTY hacks" as they ae
known TO he, oil talk loudly about the duty of
every ciixtn 10 sustain tie vigorous prosecution
of the with men and money. What have
hey done in thar regard! How many of that pat
rlo'ic family have volunteered 10 ill the army and
fight the battles Of the Union If any, it has
been quite recently, and only under the lash OF
pubiic sentiment. But we could not expect the
Journal editor to be war man practically. BE
favors the war because he and his frieIds can
make money cut OF it. L IN principle. if pin
ci2lc evan controls his opinions and ions, he
is an avowed disunionist. lis PAPER furnishes
ample evidence, both previous 10 the CONNIE nee
menl of the war as well rs subsequent thereto.
And with such record shis partisan Republican
editor has the brazcn assurance 10 charge iizCns
who have no thought or desie but the perpeuiiy
Of the Union and the pernan,ney of the Govern
mcnt, upon the pIinc plss it was formed, with
opposi ion TO il in every way" Neither Mr..
EcxLEs OF Major PuErr have done anything to
prevent volunteering. On the other hand. Major
PuErT, who i. a candidate for the Legislature,
has made war speeches for volunteers but in
doing so, he did not follow fhc example OF
Republican war" speakers aud u-e the occasion
TO abuse bis political opponents Tae sole crime
of MessFs. PUErr and EcKLEs consists in thei,
being Democrat. Ii they would become {. ai.oEs
10 their political principles and convictions they
might subscribe 10 all The di<union heresies Of
the Journal and yet in IL estimation. be loyal TO
the Government The JoanoFs only idea O,
LOYALTY j. belief in the divine right of the
Republican party TO Iu,e, and for Is ms mbers io
rob the Government without ccnsure
II the offer of Messrs. PurTr and EcKLE.