Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-13
The Invasion of Indiana.

Never before has there been such an excite
ment in Indiana as has been caused by the MoR
GAN raid. 1t is not confined to any locality or to
localities, but is general all over the State. All
partisan feeling and preiudices have been sus-
pended in the common determination expressed
to drive the invaders from our soil, or. if posi-
bic, to capture them. The officers in command
of this military department and the civil and
military authorities of the State are using every
effort to accomplish these purposes. And Gen.
WILCOX especially has with great energy and
zeal and unceasing labor discharged the import
ant duties assigned him. HoBsoS's cavalry and
the militia of the State are close upon the heels
Of the raiders; the Ohio river is patroled with
gunboats, and nothing but the rapid movements
of the Rebel cavalry and their ability to cross
into Kentucky at some unsupported point. will
prevent the capture of MoRGAN's whole force.
Up to last evening, in about sixty hours,
General CARRrSGroS, who was assigned that
duty, bad organized over ten thousand
men-say ten regiments of infantry, one battal-
ion and four companies of cavalry. and two bat
teries of artillery. making in all one hundred and
twelve companies. Two brigades have left the
city. one under the command of Major General
WALLACE, and the other under that of Col. GAVIN.
There we're three brigades in the city last night.
with arms stacked and ready at a moments no
tice for any movement that might be required.
There we're FIVE regiments stationed in the State
House yard, one regiment consisting of twelve
companies and two batteries upon University
Square and one near the Soldiers Home. At a
signal given yesterday afternoon all the CON.
panies here, and the members of some of them
were scattered all over the city, and some com
psnies were at Camp Darlington, in forty five
minutes were at a given point ready for service.
Sixteen companies have already been raised in
the city, numbering more than one hundred
each. We understand that the services of
over forty thousand men have already
been rendered to the authorities here for the pres
ent emergency, and this does not include the
Home Guards in the border counties who are al
ready in the field. The a~lacrity and zeal with
which the citizens of Indiana sprang to arms
upon the first notice of danger, upon the first in.
timation that a formidable foe had come within
her borders. is the best evidence of the spirit
which aDimates all alike. and the common deter
mination to prevent civil war in our borders.
We regret there was not more system, or we
might better saw some system, in calling out the
forces necessary for the emergency. There should
have been some estimate of the forces needed
and then a requisition made, proportionately
upon the counties of easy access to the city. This
would have prevented confusion. and made the
burdens imposed more equal, but the alarm wa:
sounded, the call. perhaps went forth indis-
criminateIy, and the result was that thousands
left the harvest fields regardless of the conse
quences. The destruction of property from that
cause alone will be immense. This could hav,
been avoided to a great extent If there had beer
some system in calling men into the service o.
the State. There has also been too much pub.
licity in regard TO all that has been going on
Everything has been buIletined with the utmos
freedom. If the Rebels had emissaries here, al
some suppose they did. there would have beer
no trouble whatever ia communicating to then
all the movements of our troops and the plans foI
operating against them. And this error has MOI
been confined to this locality. The movement
in other quarters have been heraIded with equa
freedom and i~mpunity. If the Rebels are not a.
wise as ourselves in these respects IL is not FOL
lack Of communicativeness on our part. We do
not allude to these matters merely to find fault
but to Illustrate the necessity of GOODNESS and
self-control in the hour vi danger, and Of ABILITY
and sagacity and prudence in the conduct of pub
lie affairs, especially at such a period as th'
present. ~