The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-02-14
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The soldiers and the STATE Sentinel.

The Soldiers and the State Sentinel.
We give up large portion of our
space this morning to the Army of the
Cumberland. Being deprived Of the
privilege of voting, we deem it fair to
give them a chance to express an opin-
ion. This they do emphatically. We
hope every reader of orr paper will ascer-
tain what that opinion is Much discus
sion has been INDUCED in by the friends
of the volunteers, as to their ideas OF the
war, and therefore tits right and proper
that the soldiers should decide the moot
ed question by full and free expression
of their views, such as is found in the
memorial and resolutions forwarded by
them to the Legislature
1t was to be expected that the opinion
of the gallant men who fought the rebels
at Murfreesboro wouid not be agreeable
to the friends of the rebels in Indiana
so we are not surprised to see that the
Sentinel has opened its batteries upon
vi.vrr.-rnat paper has been insisting,
for some time past, that the soldiers
endorsed its conduct, and we can hardly
expect it to swallow its huge lies without
making wry faces But that it would
have the hardihood to print the fol-
lowing sentence, in this connection, is
little more than we anticipated Speak
ing of the Address to the Democracy Of
the country, which we published the
other day, the Sentinel says:
"Several military officers have issued
an address to the Democracy of Indiana,
in which they assume to teach the citi-
zen his duty ~ the Government. This
is rather doubtful propriety an men
aohom the people are taxed heaoily to
support
One would naturally suppose on read
ing paragraph like the above, that the
Sentinel establishment was fairly groan-
ing under the burden of its share of tax
alton for the support of these officers
We find on glancing over some of our
statistics that for the quarter ending De-
cember 3lst, 1862, the SentineEs tax
on Its Advertisements was just three dol
sgrs and sirteen cents, making its yearly
0v,r --.,.---------- -. and sirty:t four
apolis Journal for the same quarter, was
S6O59, or 1912. sc per year.
Of course soldiers who have abandon
ed their homes and families, to say moth
ing about lucrative employments, and
freely expose their lives in defense of
their country, have no right to express
an opinion or to memorialize the Legis-
lature, because the people are so heavily
taxed for their support! What think
our volunteers of this kind of treatment?
Because, says the Sentinel, you have ia
ken up arms to defend your country
against rebels, you are no longer entitled
to an opinion as to how public affairs
shall be administered Worse than the
slaves on Southern plantation, you
have no right to petition the Legislature
or appeal to your friends at home. This.
we believe, the Sentinel styles Democ-
racy.
But, we can tell the gentlemen who
are playing such fantastic tricks at
the State capital, that the voice of the
soldiers will be heard and needed. Their
opinions and wishes will be respected.
The time is fast approaching-yea is not
far of-Rhen the miserable sheet which
talks as above quoted will sue for mercy
1t the hands of the very men it now so
abuses
The soldiers will treasure up recol-
ection of the men who did everything
within their power to give aid and com
ort to the rebels, prolong the struggle,
nd increase the sacrifice of human life.
around the silent camp fires, in the lone
75 aAaF ct ths 81 Wit ttttATh nave b4f556eht5s5
be contest and added TO their sufferings
'ot the least among these causes. do
1aey place the action of disloyal members
our State Legislature.
TRANSPORTING NEGRoEs-Some 90 ne
rOeS from Missouri were hrOurh+ Jo,,n ,