The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-18

the Union Army 1.-The Testimony
of 1776 on the Influence of
Slavery.
The question which forms part Of the
heading Of this article, has been asked,
in various forms, by those mercenary
politicians, and newspapers, in the
Northwestern and Border Slave States,
who, although protesting TO be loyal, let
pass no opportunity, for reviling Massa-
chusetts. These men charge her with
bringing the war upon the country, and
then, like a coward, stunning its bur
dens and its dangers. These accusations
repeated like parrots phrases, without
cessation, have had their fleet, and thou
sands of honest people, couple tue names
of South Carolina and Massachusetts
together and blame them equally for the
existence Of civil war. A letter recent
ly written by Coy. ANDREW, of Massa-
chusetts, to Mr.. WErMoRE of Indianapo-
lis, in reply TO some inquiries made by
that gentleman, states some facts in this
connection with which the people should
be acquainted. Mr.. wETAfoRE stated in
his letter that
"a Committee has been raised by the
popular branch of the Legislature of In
diana, to inquire and report Why Mas
saehuseits has not sent 10 he field during thc
present tgar as many men as hare been ssntby
Indiana ~
To this question Governor ANDREW re-
plies:
do not know how many men have
betn furnished TO the Union army hilh-
erto by the State of Indiana. am
unable, therefore, to present you the
facts sought for 10 the form OF
comparative statement And
am not sorry, for the purposes of the
present moment, that am thus ignorant,
since the testimony shall give you will
be relieved of the moral disadvan tages
which would attend the effort of reciting
facts and presenting an argumentative
comparison at the same time. | may be
allowed 10 remark, however, that while
we in Massachusetts, have devoted our
selves to the business of the national de-
Tense with an earnestness, zeal, and sue
cess which have aroused the hatred OF
every enemy of the Union, scarcely less
apparent on the lips Of Northern sym
pathizers with treason, than OF Southern
traitors and rebels themselves, have al
ways believed that the Government and
people of Indiana have been alike dis.
tinguished from the beginning of the
struggle by the fidelity of their exertions
and the valor of their troops.
He says:
Allow me to present a statement pre-.
pared by the Adjutant- General of th,
Commonwealth:
Whole number Of three months men ais
Whole number II three Yeas men rep r
ted up TO Nov 10, 1859 ................582
| Whole number Ofih -Co years m rrfcc-
ted ne mustered In since Nov. 18Th,
Whole number of nine nine mouth. men E saa
TotI.....,..;...;......,...;,,.....iOeso
Total three years and nine mouths mon. 1899
Total also including the th-ss mcntss' men. %
Permitme to add though am answer
ing now only for my own Commonwealth
that do not pretend for a moment tha
our sister States Of New England woul,
at all suffer by any comparison with
Massachusetts,. They would not
Since the beginning of 1868 two NOR,
batteries of Light Artillery have march
ed from the State, leaving still two other
! IN ,F 4
second regiment of Cavalry, of whicl
one battalion is now ready to march
A third company of Sharpshooters, an,
sixth company of Heavy Artillery ar
also in process of recruitment. II shoult
be added that one of the regiments orr
ginally raised in 1861, composed Of tel
companies of Infantry, was subsequently,
enlarged to regiment Of Heavy Ariil
lery.
The extended sea- coast line Of Mas
sachusetts has naturally engaged larg
number of her able-bodied men in tn
business of navigation, whaling and ti
fisheries. These men, from their train
ing, have been attracted in large number
to the naval service, in preference to tina
of any military arm upon the land. Tn,
number thus drawn into the navy an
unable TO declare with exact precision
From the best sources of information
sought for among gentlemen CONNECTED
with commerce and navigation, | am
brought TO the opinion that about 49, 0C
men are or have been engaged ia the nava
service on the ocean, or in gunbOat service
on the rivers, whose homes were In Mas
sachusetts. Besides this number about
5000 more are believed TO be occupied
rs seamen, engineers or otherwise, in th,
transport service on the sea
This statement would sum up owe
$4,000 men, citizens of Massachusetts
who have gone into the army and nav
out Of the 500, 23l white males who wer,
in that State, according TO the last cen
sus. The number Of white males in In
diana, according to the same authority
was 693, 34s Governor ANDREW con
tinues:
The whole amount of military expen
ses on account of the United Stsies 70
the past year is Sl99982 6Tand the who'll
amount expended and charged TO ID,
General Government since the commence.
ment Of the war, is SO, 450,llO 81. Thii
includes the purchase of arms, horses
wagons, equipments, subsistence anC
other supplies required ia the raising
outfit land movement Of troops, aud it doe
not include any sums paid in the natur,
of bounties, nor Of aid TO lhe families o
volunteers.
He adds that in looking over the arm
roll Of the Northwest, there is larg,