The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-08-18
An EDITORIAL LETTER.
TERRE HAUTE, Aug. 10, 1882

IERkE nADTE, hhk' ~ AO~N'
EDITOR JouRNAL:-The military spirit in
this city and county exceeds all we have
witnessed since the war broke out; even the
uprising of April, '61, presented no such
feeling as now exists.
There are now about 1900 men in Camp
Dick Thompson, and hundreds more are
coming. Merchants are closing their stores,
manufacturers are suspepding work-sheir
employees having all enlisted. siass-
Watkins & Slaughter, saddle and harness
makers have but one hand left oat OF a dcz-
en-. T. P Murray, manufacturer and shoe
dealer, has not hand left. P. P. Dick is
in the same condition, and these are not
isolated cases they are but three out OF
/ dozens.
The sound of the fife aud drum is heard
on every hand from morning I'LL night; and
night is made vocal with the shouts or
companies arriving.
J.P. Baird, Esq, one of the sblest law
yers of the Terre Hante bar, sent in over
in the country beating up for volunteers
A. B. Crane, another lawyer, has done
nearly if not quite as WELL
Until this rebellion is crushed, war is to
be the business of this community.
There will be two full regiments incamp
Dick Thompson by noon tomorrow, and
perhaps three. In addition to which two
full companies of cavalry have been raised
and sent to Indianapolis 10 be equipped.
Vigo county has now twenty-four full
companies of infantry and cavalry in camp
and in the field, besides at least one full
, company of artillery and small squads scat
tered through other regiments and bat
| teries, and in The 18th Regulars. This, out
of a voting population of 4,3OO, is doing a
fair share.
2 Col. Thompson, the Cammandant at
Camp Dick Thompson, has acquitted him
: self with distinguished ability in his new
{ vocation, and we only regret that he is not
r twenty years younger that he might lead
4 a brigade TO the field. He is not now toe
s old. The admirable discipline which pre-
walls at Camp Dick Thompson is high en-
r | comium on the efficiency of the command
=. ant and his subordinates, as well as high
: testimonial to the good character of ths
a new recruits. The best men of the 7tt
= Congressional District are now taking th'
% field. Capt. E. B. Allen, now in camI
e with fine company, is another example o
IS county officer leaving lucrative posi-
a ton to undergo the hardships and danger
Of the camp and the battle field.
,r Wallace and Allen are noble examples
D. worthy of imitation by others who low
ID their country. The Clerk of this County
to and his deputy are, we notice, hearty-look
as ing, able-boded men, young and unmarried
.@------1-----1nI--.--A- A-hnih- Vanrhees- demo
b. ion and the constitution. As it is claimed
D. that the army is four-fifths democrats, per
a. haps they have sent substitutes, perhap
ID they have not.
* We do not know who will be the feel
Officers of the list and S8th. For the foime
D. Capt. NJ. D. Topping, and Capt. E. B. AlleI
ID are prominently mentioned as Colonel
it Both are eminsntly worthy.
a. John P. Baird is the only person we hav
10 heard mentioned in connection with th
ID Colonelcy of the latter. He has the energ
as and ability and courage to make an excel
ut snt officer.
of The enrolment officers are at work i
ID this county enrolling the Militia, and vii
b, complete the work in few days.
a. Another feature here is that large com
10 pany has been formed by men over forty
as FIVE years of age, some over sixty, VIII
W served in the war ofls12 These drill reg
" ularly and are designed to meet guerrilla.
"a ifany exist IN Indiana.
Don't you think Vigo is alive? How
glorious old Vanderburg?