The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-07-26

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The attack of the guerrillas on Newourg
on Friday last, found US without any eth
c;ent organization of home guards, and
withous.a solitary company of armed o nion
troons ON the border. Confident incur abil-
ity to turn out soldiers by thousands, our
people rested in blind security and disre-
carded all the warnings which they were
every day receiving. That the rebels would
have the audacity to cross the Ohio river,
and carry the war into Indiana. they olo
not believe. That an Insignificant band oil
onerrilIas would dare to invade free soil'
was a piece of temerity absolutely incredi,
BILE. Yet that thing was done. Our people
were startled as by clap of thunder from
clear sky, and there was much running TO
and fro. and great excitement
Intelligence was conveyed throughout the
State on the wings of lightning on Friday
nigh,,uthaI Indisns bad been invaded that
her Sovereignty had been grossly insuIted,
that her hospitals had been ravaged, and
the sick and wounded soldiers forced to take
an oath in recognition Of the odious South
ern gunfederaey. The people Of the State
were aroused, aud abandoning their plows,
and threshiug machines they demanded
gus, erdf5 be led against t5e cewArdly foe.
On Saturday an entire regiment of vol
unteers was organized at Greensourg' ana
marched to Iudianapolis. Saturday atter-
noon and evening a section of artillery and
a company of infantry, from Indianapolis,
and the union Rifles, of Terre. Haute, ar
rived in our city, and the Terre Haute
Rifles left Immediately on the ram d Or
nIfuoIs troops, ~ftn Slslnesg Etfssnc 9pieh
steamer Clara Dosen, accompanied by a
tug. On Monday morning the Greensburg
regiment arrived, before daylight. The
same morning the Terre Haute company
went up the river on the ram Hornet, to
look after some guerrilas who were report
ed to be threatening another Invasion of
our State. On Monday night grand ex-
peditioD, composed of infantry, artillery,
and mounted men, left by land and river
AZ ASnNO%oSu3 1AAiNAAB tnOtC bctOEO QdJ-
light, and bagging the town. This expedi-
tion was composed of about 1900 men,
The same morning., before it was yet light,
Col. Gavin, with large force pushed into
the interior for the purpose of hunting up
the sneaking scoundrels who had OCCASION
ed all the trouble. On Tuesday morning
two companies, numbering 225 strong, ar
rived in our city from Lafayette. They
were Immediately placed-one of them on
the Courier for Henderson, and the othe1
on the Hornet, for some point up the river.
Thus, within the short space of four days
from the time the alarm was giver, an
army Of Two thousand effective men were
organized, armed and equipped, and plant
ed on tbzs Kentucky shore, and had the
emergency demanded 1t, Gov. Morton could
just as easily have made il ten thousand.s
From Henderson expeditieHs have gone to
Uniontown, Petersburg and other points in
the interior to demonstrate to the rebels of
those places that the Government has about
made up its mind to take off its gloves and
hereafter they will be handled less softly.
The resources of our State are almost in
exhaustibe, and we have no hesitancy In
saying that the uttermost dollar and the
last man will be promptly forthcoming to
crush out this rebellion. ~n
But Marlborough county must have at
least one thousand men ready to take the
field when wanted. Hurry up the organ
ization of companies.
We have only TO add that these move
ments were made under the immediate eye
OF Gov. Morton, who was present, and by
directioA of Gen. Love, who had charge of
the whole matter. The rapidity with which
the unorganzed material was put in shape
and made effective was owing to the mill
tsry experience Of Gen. Love. He was
materially assisted by such gallant officers
IS Col Gavin, Col Kibbey, Colonel Hall,
Judge Bruner, Col. Foster, and others who
participated in the expedition.