Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-24

We publish the following. taken from the
Cincinnati Commercial of Monday last. 1t re
quires 20 comment We are sure that m ev-
cry bosom. where humanity still has a home. it
will -iod a fitting responss: A.
Thc Draft Resnforcemrnts I'm the
Army OF the he New ke-
cruits Put trough heir PAGES.
We are beginning TO receive the advance spe
cimens of our national defenders, whom the
draft, and a lack of the three hundred dollars to
substitute, anded 10 their undoubted patriotism,
have induced To enter the service, andtheir ad
vent among Us adds not a little to our chapter of
comedies. 7 he old soldiers seem 10 consider the
rev Corners Legitimate prey. ard the way they
e~nligliten the cnnScripfs upon the IN tier of the
appearance, size aud domestic ha,dIs of the war
elephant is vastly more exciting hrnarreeable to
The victims. and considerably mare entertaining
u the old than to the new soldiers. The con
scripts. of course. come into their new service
very much as our new militia regiments used 10
go tn the 6eld-fFoyided with immaculate cloth
ing aud outfit complete. TO which Ihey have add
ed. the pin cushions aud needle cases. and inn u
merable efceIeras which their anxious wives and
sisters aud Sweethearts had bestoN I'd with loving
hands upon them. They do, indeed. look nice
in their new toggery, when compared
with the Seedy looking veterans all around and
aDNul tDtW. dUu are lNt OtlCCt- VI al uNIOuDltu
jealousy on The part of their new found con-
rades. But sume how they DO not long retain
their new clothes, and blankets. and baversacks,
and haveloeks. aud desr home memeutoeS: for,
after the first two or three days' marching and
drilling. hungry. because they can not crunch
the hard tack - and thirsty. because their stOm-
achs will not hear the vapid. insipid. stagnaut,
mud sweetened element called water; they soundly
sleep away not only the dark hours of the night,
bnt long into the morning. alter their experienced
tent mates have arisen. Then they find. 10 their
sorrow. that they are minus The beautiful blue
uniforms of which they were the undoubted pos
SCISSORS the night previous. whose places have
been supplied with ,attered garments, bearing the
unimpeachable marks of many a tedious march,
and indubiiable proofs that soap - scarce ia the
army. Complaint would be useless; bat the ex
~pletives used by The eonscripts, when they dis
cover the fraud, betoken that the remembrances
of Their youthful Sabbath school precepts has
passed away with their losses. and they take their
revenge in highly uuchristian comments upon the
morality and honesty OF the Army Of the PO-
tsmac.
INSPECTION OF coNscRIPTs.
But this exchanging OF cloihiug Is only one
way the old soldiers have of extricating amuse-
mcnt from the new corners. After the duties OF
the morning are over. an enterprising observer
might discover a crowd of veterans escOrting a
party of recruits TO some secluded place near
camp. where inspection is to take place. Now,
il might be supposed that this inspection" is
that inspection referred to in the army regula
tons. Int il is a sort If rude ritual improvised
for the occasion. The party. as they pass out OF
camp, are generally under charge of a non com
missionei officer. selected for hs humor and abh-
ity to create the most profound impression upon
tho-e who are 10 be inspected" Arriving at
a point in son field near where perhaps are
ensconsed the commissioned officers OF the
regiment. within the thick foliage of the hazel
and blackberry, The candidates are ordered to
divest themselves of their clothing and 10 form
into line 1t the day he one of those intensely
hot ones. such as have afflicted us for a few
DAYS past, TIE denuded patriots are not
kept facing the sun over half an hour at a
time. when they are allow ed 10 ''abaut face" and
go through the m inutl of arms until cooked up
on each side alike When this culinary process
is completed. the inspected" are allowed to don
their habiIiments, when they are told that such
must he gone through with in order to harden
them to the service. Ii a rain comes up during
the day, some high p%riyate who does not mind
getting wet. parades the green soldiers for squad
drill until the shower is over. to the no small
annoyance of all concerned. OF course. none OF
the officers know anything of the jOeular indig
mites practised 10y their subordinates. OF, oil
course. none of them would allow ''sich thing,
to be car,id on:'' hut ! notice they never as vet
have been able to ascertain who. il any Of theiI
ommand are the entity party Another thing
| notice. il the fect that after. the new conner:
learn the sell" they are the first to avail them
selves of the opportunity tn inspect the mex
batch that arrives Every man has his turn
and every dog his day. is the motto with all
alike.