Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-14

Nhere Arc tfe Ven 10 Come rem '
The Hon. THsD. SrEvESs. Chairman OF the
Ways and Means AMI recognized lea aes Of the
Administration party on the Goor Of toe House.
stated IN bis place last week in closing the debate
on the negro soldier biz that You could not
raise in the whole North ffty thousand men by
voluntary enIistment; and TO enforce consumption
Is out Of the question" This was one argument
used by hiEl to obtain support for his bill he
further stated. and We quote from the Congress
,oasi GIobe:
II j. said that we have already 20 large an
armv that we have no need Of more soldiers. and
thst this will Cause needless expense. IL will
require sonae three or foaf months u raise one
hundrei and nfty thonsand By this time. about
June. the time OF the two years men Of New
York. and Of the nine months men. will expire.
They uriH fake from the amy Think. at least
three hHadred thousand men How are you 10 sup
ply h-ir place except by eolored soldiers2
Hence. II We are To continue this var. We must
call ia the AID Of Africans, slaves well as free
men.
But gentlemen speak boastfully Of the power
Of the white men Of the North. and that we have
million men in the field. and need no other aid
Sir. have as high opinion Of the valOr Of
Northern men any man can have: but instead
OF having a million, 1 do not beiieus ue haze nOp
half that number o. efeefioe soldiers
Here we have the authoritative statement that
the Federal strength to day is only 500 900; that
in three moHths-the period at the end of which
GREELEY wants TO make the best attsinable
peace'-300 900 win drop out of service; that
white men can be neither induced nor forced to
supply their places; and that the negro is the
only hope In this view of the case. as pre-
scented by Mr. STEVENS. people will anxiously
inquire. where are the men to come from TO sup
port the 200. 900 men We will have left in the field
at the end of ninety days? Many sincerely and
confidently look toward the negro, but when we
remember that If every able bodied colored man
in the free States we're to be impressed immed-
ateIy. the yield would not exceed $4,000. The
n. Y Times is evidently not very sangune as to
the men. but has more hopes to the officers.
II SAYS:
OFFIcEEs To HAD FOR AFRICAN Army
The Washington correspondent ofthe Tribune "a Us
that eli IS the positive opinion of Senator's who
Judge from the great number of written spplica-
tons made To themselves, that an African army
100 900 strong could be Offered ,cith ,chhe men
on "a forfHighf's n0fice!' We do not doubt it.
There has never been the slightest difficulty in
getting any number of o6ieers for any service
Unless mi>in formed. we have in the army
nov tpiee a. many officers as are required. upon
the usual basis by the number of men under
their commands. The high pay. the comparative
comfort. and the general attractions of the posi-
ton. combine TO make it perfectly easy to get
officers in any quantity. The real question to be
answered Is can IRE oct The men, Whsre can ire
recruit an African army 100, 900 strong? We
must rcaa 10 irhat progress is made ia this Eff
fort before tce Gun pronounce Conclusive judgment
us tcisdorn