Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-14
A GREAT WAR MEETING.
AN OUTPOURlNG OF OUR CITIZENS.
Speeches Of Gen. DUmOnf, Cor.
Morton. and Others.
VOLUNTEERS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS.
CONSUMPTION THREATENED.

On Saturday night last, pursuant to call, citi-
zens Of indianapolis numerously visited Masonic
Hall to consult together with reference to public
affairs. and to hear eminent and distinguished
gentlemen with regard to matters of the gravest
import.
SPEECH OF GOV. MORTON.
James Blake. Esq, having nominated Cover
nor Morton as Chairman of the meeting, his Elk
cellency, received with great applause. came for
ward and remarked that he was happy to say that
the responses from all parts of the State during
the past week had been satisfactory. He would
be able during the next three days-in fact he
might do so tO-night-to telegraph to the Secre-
tary of War that lndiana's quota was full. My
friends, if we fail now, all is lost. If we are
victorious now, all is gained. Nor is there any
thing in the events of the war thus far to dis
courage US. When Lincoln was inaugurated. the
rebels had over 100 900 men in arms, while our
Government had less than u 900. The Govern
ment was plundered Of its arms. For more than
two years this wholesale robbery had been going
on. Ii was the result Of plans which had been
deliberately executed by traitors in power. Since
the rebellion began, we had organized an army of
over 700 900 men. The President, il was said in
some quarters, had proceeded in the inception
without law. A government and all we hold
dear and sacred were to be saved, and this might
be so. Take, for instance, Indiana. We had no
law at that time for organizing regiments. The
first nine regiments sent into the field from Indi-
ana were organized without authority OF law.
He (the GOvernOr) was compelled to assume au-
thority not delegated to him only from the hearts
of the people. We went on and raised our men
and put them actively in the field. We did all
this of ourselves. We, the people of Indiana,
did il.
The battle of Bull Run had taught US a lesson
In that sense it was a victory. That battle let
Us know with whom we had to deal. We have
gone on since then and achieved victory after
victory. The Mississippi river had been redeemed
and all along It's majestic course. from the Ohio
to the BaIize the banner of the Union would be
triumuhant. Western troops bad done this. In
diana troops-the brave. and noble, and LOYAL
and Union loving men OF this glorious and patri-
otic State had aided ird0ing all this Kentucky
and Tennessee had appealed 20 Indiana and
promptly bad their appeals been responded to.
Kentucky was now callingo on US again. Maraud-
ing bands-guerrillas-iniested the soil OF that
loyal State Indiana was not deaf to this her
second appeal. This very night she had sent to
Kentucky some 600 troops.
WINE We have eeen conqucring. the forces oil
the enemy were being concentrated. While our
troops were being difused the rebels we're ~ralyine
at A single point. The Government dare not
abandon the territory which she has conquered
We must. therefore. relieve Our fo-ces in the
conquered territory that our veterans mi0ht march
on Richmond. For this purpose the pra.;deu,
has made his present call. IL we fail az Rich.
mond all is lost. If we are defeated now before
Richmond all is gone. Thank Godl in the -
cent battles before the rebel capital, for one =,
our own gallant soldiers three Of the euems bsf
laid down their lives.
By this desperate yalor Of his troops. and h,
his c0nsummate generalship, Gen. Mcclellan hs'
achieved a position which was impregnable