Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-03
From the Pro idencc Port.
The Negro Policy Failure.

President Lincoln, in his letter TO Governor
Seymour. used this language: ''Vounteering
is palpaby. in fact. so far exhausted Ms to be
inadequate
We do not agree with the President We
believe that enough men might have been Oh
tanned to Gil up our armies. VI the proper mean
hid been employed without resorting to con
scrpton
We have once or twice pointed to the fact that
four ffths of those now being sent 10 the army
are substitutes All substitutes are volunteers
Thus the voluntee' system asserts its superiority
even while the draft ia being enforced with the
whole power of the Government
But We will admit that volunteering l.
pnlpablv. in fact, much less reliable aud effec
tive. M means OF filling the army, than il was
one yeirago
Last year our own little State raised three full
regiments ana men enough 10 Oil another bv
merely calling for them. and Offering such houn-
ties MS would secure to the private soldier the
wages Of common day aboter Before We had
raised our full number, draft was ordered by
the Federal Government. but Governor SprAeue
insisted upon the privilege of filling M the
States quota with volunteers, and it was con
ceied
The Government called COR six hundred thous
md men-three hundred thousand volunteers,
aua three hnndted thousand hy draft In ONLY
very few States was the draft rssoricd TO. and
it did not need 10 be IN any Volunteers we're
received M fast "a they could be equipped and
disposed Of
Now the case u differen, Volunteering has
not been brisk since last October: IL has been
very dull since last January Does Mr Lincoln
know why?
II j. vol enough known that the emancipation
proofs nation was issued by President Lincoln.
who believed IL could accomplish nothing for the
negroes, rs he himself declared only ten DAYS
before u WIS published. To gratif, 81 s. of men
~ the North Who declared that ia his say nlore
could the President arouse feeling which would
hl up the Union armies Weneeded enthusiasm
Emancipation. n purpose at the war, would
furnish Il; and SO. II the President did not want
the Government tn hte,k down he must issue an
emancipation proclamation
We remember the assurances which the Presi
dent received on this subject Tie Governor Of
Illinois told him that volunteers would "leip like
flaming giants from the earth" IL he would only
proclaim freedom 10 negroes The Governor of
Massachusetts was ouly very little more modest
lie sad
III thePrc.ideut will sustain General Hunter,
recognize NJ; men, even black men. as legally
cap,be OF Loyalty. ~hich the blacks are waiting
~ manilest-and let them fight with God and
human nature on their side--the roads would
swarm. il need be. with \ multitude whom New
ENGLAND would pour cut to obey your call i"
There can be no doubt that threats. as we'll as
promises were resortea 10 by some of the North.
eTn supporters OF the President They declared
Tint he should not receive volunteers il he would
not issue an emancipation proclamation They
colled the Altoona meeting for Governors for no
other purpose than 90 force from him this conce..
sion He could have men in abundance if he
would come 10 them-not a man. IL he persisted
ia in ring the negro
We'll. What We say l.. that the procla ma ton
has bad trial. and his proved a complete Lailure
Recruiting sensibly diminished from the moment
IL was issue,i; and when. during The pat winter
il seca me cert ,in that new armies would have to
be r,isei; the Republic ans themselves refused to
rely upon volunteers. and enacted the conscrip
ton law which is now being enforced Now the
President himself declares that volunteering IL
palp ibly. in fact 30 far exhausted ss % he made
quaie" Lost year IL RI sed upwards OF six huhd
red thousand men This year. three hundred
thousand are wanted. aud CONSUMPTION is resor,e!
to
Does il never occur to the President that he
has been shsmefully duped and humbugged nv
those Who have lsbored to change our struggle
from a war for the Union 90 q var for the emsn.
cipstion Of the nsgroi