Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-26

OR regular dispatches show that the guerrllas
who invaded Indiana have been capiured Their
defeat i due ~ the home guards who have been
denounced by the Sentinel Of late and Who would
lave been dissrmei could the Butiefnut Legisla
tors have secured H. The hhh cavalry. which
raised for border defense. was sent ont of the
State at the solicitation ol the Democratic mem,
bers OF the LIT and 81 Congressional District
Had they succeeded Ia disarming and disbpndhg
the Legion. guerrilla raid. could have been made
unopposed 10 the southern aud central parts Of
tie state. except by the United States troops sta
toned here The presence of the latter has been
80 unwelcome that their party presses have more
Than once demanded that they be sent into the
held.-l indianapolis Journal
We have seldom seen more disingenuous. not
10 say contemplate. attempt tn make political
capital Tor sinking party than the above ex
hibfts While the men comprising the Legion"
are a. good a. any IN the State. it Is notorious
that that organization amounts 10 little or both
ing for defensive operations fault not OF the
people, but Of the law. There is nov scarcely a
full company Of the Legion Ia existence. and GER
tainly not fan regiment. Doubtless citizens
who are or have been attached to the Legion
joined in the late pursuit OF the Rebels: but Il
would be gros' injustice 10 the people OF Orange.
Crawford and Harrison counties To say that none
but members of that organization did so. he
truth is. that almost every one, young aud old,
who could do so. lent his efforts To rid the State
of this band of guerrillas and horse thieves. And
among those who were foremost In this WORK OF
driving out of the State this Rebel band were
those "Butternuts" whom the journals party
endeavored 10 prevent from purchasing or Dos
sessing arms for their own defense. against these
and similar bands OF raiders Could the Journal
have had IFS way. three iourths OF the people OF
the region of country through which Kinds gang
passed would have been utterly deienseless
against these invaders Fortunately, however,
they had arms and ammunition. and put them 10
good use.
To show that the present militia system Of the
State is utterly worthless and inefficient. IL Is only
necessary re,er To the recently published report
of Gen Lowe to Governor Morton Gen. Lowe
devoted his Whole time in an endeavOr % give eff
ficiency to the " Legion;" yet he confesses that
outside of tie Congressional Districts bordering
on the river. 1t amounts 10 ne ling ut all. Why
has not Governor Morton insisted on his own DO
Iitical friends in Northern and Central Indiana
organizing under his pct military scheme, IN order
that they may. in case OF necessity, assist in de
Tending the State against nvasionI Why is the
who'd burden of watching the border and driving
out bands Of guerrias thrown upon the people
OF few counties who have already sent TO the
army far more than their just proportion of able
hniled mcng men gangs OF Rebels cross the
Ohio river. it is for the purpose OF IN king RAIDS
upon the soil ot Indiana. and IL is much the
duty of the citizens of Marion. L1pOrte and ST.
Jose n to keep up organization for the de
Tense of that soil il j. the duty of the citizens
of the counties upon the river. The members OF
the Legislature from the border districts aware Of
the utter worthlessness OF the system. or of the
inefiiciency with which il was administered. en-
deivorei TO secure the passage of better and
more efficient law But this resisted by the
Governor and his friends. and the result is that
there is very poor militia organic ,tion in the
border counties and none at all in the balance OF
the Sta'e
The people. however, ere not defenS eless.
Despite the utterly valueless character Of the
law. the men of Southern Indiana are ready to
rush the defense Of their beloved Safe against
the providing bands of guerrillas which infest our
sister State Of Kentucky This they have
proven To the satisfaction. we hope, even Of Gov.
Morton and his organ; aud we hope that in flu
ture these "powers OF the State" will endeavor to
rise above the contemplate party prejudices by
which their whole action appears 10 be governed.
Such a conrse would be better for Indiana better
for the Union cause. and possibly better for
themselves = New Albany Ledger.