Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-27
The ConscriptiOn-T The Riots.
The Tribune, under this head, has the follow

The tribune, under this head, has the follow
ing:
"1he first man ever heard advocate a gen
eral conscription for the prosecution of the war
for the Union was Archbishop Hughes, in his
sermon directly after his late return from Europe,
last year He condemned the reliance on volun
teering rs hazardous, and rs placing too large a
share of the burden on the generous and public
spirited urging that, since the obligation to serve
rested equally on all, the liability to risk should
be apportioned accordingly.
"'All last summer the Administration and Con-
gress were abused by the Democrats for not hav-
ing made larger reQuisitions and levies of men
Gen. Wilson, as Chairman of the Senate Military
Committee, had expressed the opinion that we
had men enough in the field, if properly impelled
and handled, to crush the rebellion, and he was
assailed for it as though he had been guilty of
high treason Mr. Pendleton, of Ohio, now a
leading supporter of Mr. Valandigham, was tri-
umphantly cited by his political friends, as on
record. for a far larger levy than had yet been
made to uphold the cause of the Union. 1t
helped him and his party in the elections of last
fall"
Suppose we accept all this as fact-what then
Archbishop Hughes never sermOnized for the
three hundred dollar clause in the conscription
act, which. in drawing the unhappy distinction
between the poor and the rich. proyokes and
aggravates all these rights. Archbishop Hughes
never sermonized for a conscription that ignores
the States, and places in one hand, under martial
law. the militia of all the States.
Tie objection of thousands and tens of thou
sands is not TO the couscripton per Sc, under the
Governors Of States-fhat was cheerfuly endured
the last summer and autumn-but to the CON
scrption of Provost Marshals of the United
States, instructed to disobey State laws and State
judicial processes even. 4 State conscrip ion
brings together in the ranks, nsghbor with neigh
Dor. brother with brother, friend and companion
with friend aud companion, to serve side by side
in the same company battalion, all together;
whereas this Federal conscriptiOn picks up men,
singly. and takes them off TO Federal depots,
where they cease to see their companions or
friends. The Second avenue of this city, thus
rebels against a Conscripton which forces the
conscript from all his acauaintances, when it
might cheerfuy submit to one that brought all
into the ranks together, and gave those ranks
some voice in the selection of their own officers.
Senator Wilson guilty of ignorance, will
ful ignorance. in cxtinguishing all volunteer pa
triotism when it WAS at its hight which he did
in order 20 damage Gen. Mcclellan, who, he
said had men enough. and more than enough, 10
enter Richmond, The Express and other "Cop-
perhead journals. at the time warned and fore
warned agai-St all this. but we we're only sneered
at. as when in le59-6n we were "saving the
Union" What the ExnreSs and like journals
asked for. was, not the 75,0O0 mock army of Mr..
Lincoln. but for the million pronounced by them
adequate at the start. Tie million then, under
the Crittendon resolutions, WIS ready--ave, even
a million and a half, if necessary The Tribune
and the like promised Mr.. Lincoln that if he
would issue his negro freeing proclamation,
"swarms" from Massachusetts and 1900 000''
from New York and New England would rush
to his side. Where are theyl The President
thus nearly killed off the whole spirit for voun-
teering. much among the Republicans as
among the Democrats Hence this conscriDtion.
Senator Wilson guilty of ignorance, will
fu ignorance, in putting down the volunteer pa
triOtism when it was at its hight. which he did in
order to disgrace Gen. Mcclellan who, he said,
had men enough, and more than enough, to enter
RichmOnd-[N. Y. Express.