Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-05
GREAT WAR MEETING LAST NIGHT
Indiama's Qn0fa 10 be Filsed
WJihOuf q DrG0. 81
Speeches by Governor Morton, Gen.
Carringten and the Rest.
ANOTHER MEETING HOLDS To-NIeHT.

Last night st Masonic Hall, upon the firing Of
cannon at o'clock. our citizens began to assem-
bic. Rockets rent beautifully the bamy atmos-
phere, in advance, dissolving IN stars. Not DULY
patriotic men but patriotic ladies rallied. Tie
music discoursed was martial and added - the
enchantmept of the occasion Never before did
the Glee Club. the brass bands, and the re- iment
al drummers do more admirably The Star
SpaDgled Banner, Yankee Doodle and other
patriotic airs were the tunes, and mos; spendidly
were they played and sung
Ati15 o'clock, James Blake. Sr.. was called
To the chair 70 preside over the meeting
Then the indianapolis Giee Club gave Rally
round the Flag. Boys" spiritedly.
Gov. Morton then came forward He said the
great business in hand now was raising troops
for Indiana This would oe the last call The
rebellion was rapidly drawing TO close. He
thought that three months or a most SIX months
would see the war triumphanly closed Indiana
had responded to the demands OF the General
Government in the prosecution of the war
promptly Shall We now, nj the conclusion of
the war. when the bounties offered enormous
shall Indiana now prove laggardl Three years
hence, and YOU will not a find a man in the
South who would not insist that he had been
conscripted; aud. the other hand every man
who bad served his country in our army would
insist that he had volunteered. Titles Of nobility
were conferred by heroic deeds upon such battle
fields as Shiloh ana Gettysburg
He would tell the Young men Of Indiana that
all avenues of distinction laid through the army.
There was not in the Invalid Corps a
Camp Merton that could not. when this
closed, beat any man, who now remained Al
home. for any office Young men with ambition
must now enter the army. Ten years hence the
question would De asked of every aspirant Tor
office. hat did YOU do toward crushing the
great rebellioui"
His Exceleney warned those whom he sup
posed we're opposing this war here in the North,
10 lice from the wrath 10 come All SUCH at
tue conclusion of the war, would be out lawei.
their homes desOlate, ;heir wives ard children
outcasts He as,onished at the apathy which
existed with regard to filing our armies Strange
a. It may seem. this apathy owing to the very
prosperity which grew out OF this war. he
called upon the merchants. the business men, into
whose Golfers, by reason OF this war, wealth
pourng-he called upon every honest and loyal
man To put his shoulder 20 the wheel. and fur
nish, each one OF them, at least recruit. The
work must not be LETT 10 recruiting officers alone
Every must do his dIty Every man was
called upon 10 contribute his snare toward filling
our decinated army What would we be with
oat this Union? Slaves. and all prosperity
buried. But If we come out of this war success
fully. then before the world our triumph would
he acknowledged Throw away. therefore, all
selfish considerations lei rise the hig ht of the
great argument; let each man do bis duty; here
where unwonted prosperity obtained. he desired
all TO step forward and give him their individual
aid. that draft should occur in Marion
county Otherwise the draft must come, aud all
must submit.
Hon Robert Dale Owen followed His Excel
lency. He had Just returned from Nashville IL
said that the Government was carrying on
the war TO free the niggers, but he thought il
vas freeing the niggers to carry on the war. At
Nashville they were enlistiug four hundred mig
| gers day. In Missouri Gen Schoield had in.
formed him. that there were ten thousand OF these
sort of soldiers in He thought. with the
| Governor. that the rebellion was about closed
out. He wanted the Union as Il was without the
volcano OF slavery liable at any moment To Z
! plOde He reioce that the war had come upon
US and not LETT for our children to Fight when
| the task would be heavier. Let the curse of
/ slavery which has caused all our woe be forever
removed He referred To the soldiers vote The
! soldiers vote HAD done more against traitors than
| his oayonet.
Col j W Blake followed Mr Owen Now
WAS the sunlight OF victory bursting upon
Now ONLY was it needed that tire old regiments
in the field be hlei uD. We have precisely so
many men To raise Ia Indiana The Government
must have the men. Every person between the
| ages OF IL aud - Was liable 20 the draft. Ii &c
volunteered he escaped the disgrace oil the draft.
! Col. Blake dwelt upon the b0unties offered to
/ volunteers. and called upon every one. the noble
/ women OF the State all the pt,riotic each
act for the purpO-e OF recruiting our armies
b. volunteering Col Blake proceeded with
great eloquence, stirring his audience TO the ut
most pitch OF enthusiasm With regard 30 the hOiv
cause ne advocated. Let the feeling those be
fore him manifested maintained and in less
than hiney DAYS the var would be over The
South from tie beginning had been mistaken.
They had counted Upon European intervention.
! They haG counted upon divisions ia the North
/ They had COun1ei upon other iailacies. In all
they had been mistaken. Ii auv mau found fault
with the action of the President, ol his Cabinet
J or the Cove rnor of the State, he giving aid
and comfort to the enemy. AL his tended 10
nerve the OF the enemy. The true doctrine
! to overlook mistakes. Sustain The Presi-
| dent and I'll Others IN authority, righi wrong.
Never would the UuOn be restored with slavery,
When the battles OF this war are fought and won
the South will get whi, they can get.
The Colonel concluded with a patriotic and
eloquent appeal TO sll To rally volunteers.
Col Robert Stewart, of the Indiana ctval-
| ~. followed, speaking earnestly and with such
effect rs only brave soldier could.
Col Wilder whose name i famous and Clio
rious. followed He vas received with immense
J applause His words ere o! course patriotic and
epigramAtic practical and amusing. he thought
the negroes ought 10 make good soldiers for they
had tie De-t boud OF the South in their vein:
! be belle, ei war. earnest var, and in wping
I slavery cut. DE soldier and expected ~
! live ana die All huuester mau than any politician
could be
Judge Smith, OF Allen county. Gen Caring
ton. Col RYAN and other distinguished gentle
men IN sdc more >i'eeches. and tine result Of the
meeting was: volunteers, K J Ryan aud Oliver
/ Rice Gentemeu and firms pledged themselves
to furnish follows: j. II Vsjen, two recruits;
Andrew Wallace John Gavin Browning 4 Sloan,
! Wiley S NJ lrtin. Hume. Lord s Co. Martindae
/ & Grubbs Mu>selman & Ninton, J I Holtou,
! Y Bustch. Milton Spencer. II C. New comb, A.
ar schulz. F T.. Rush. Theodore p Haughey,
VIM. Wallace. " ! ii Robinson. Newman,
! 5. HAuua. kock wooj \ TsrAmaB. f Athens,
Speigle, Thons & Co. L>ouis Frank
/ BOYD. f. Z. Na,hew Il c. Fletcher a Sharpe,
one recruit each Total, y
Governor Mor'',u run0nuc Ell on the cohdeusion
/ OF the meeting lht u Il ght a he same place
/ at re salne hour and ior The rnr,Bsc citi-