The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-08-27

The Strength Of the Legal States.
John Morgan's expedition has come
to an end sud we are not likely te hear
anything more, for some time to come.
of that renegade Kentuekian and his
once famous troop. Their fame has
been on the wane ever since Buell. was
removed from the command in the
West. Against an active and deter.
mined man like Resecrans, Morgan was
struck in vain. feei .'.ii Lisss
1t is not improbable that the rebels
were introduced to attempt an iuva-
sion of Indiana by the success Of Col
Grierson's ride through Mississippi.
They were foolish enough to tbinksAsy
could do this with az little danger or
molestation as Grierson suffered. Tho
comparative condition of the loyal
States and those under rebel ruls can
now be seen in the light of the results.
Grierson rode through the heart Of
the State Of Mississippi withsut OPP
position. He found no lack Of rebel
officers anxious to raise militia to. sp-
psse him; the Governor called cut the
people the rebel generals used every
effort to gather q force against him,
but it was impossible. The State had
been exhausted there were no people
left to defend it successive censorip.
tions had emptied every home. ~.
How was it in Indianai That State
has contributed more troops to the de-
fence of the Union, in proportion TO-
its population, than any other State ex-
cert Illinois. Was Indiana defence
less, like Mississippi? Did Morgan ride,
like Grierson, unharmed ? An address
just published by Governor Morton
to the officers and soldiers of the 'sLe-
gion" and "Minute Men" of Indiana,
relates, with just pride in the strength
and patriotism of the State, that "with-
in forty-eigbt hours from the time the.
call was issued (for citizens to defend
the State) not less than sixty -four thou-
sand men had rendered their services
and were on their way to places Of
rendezvous, while many thousands more
were preparing, but were notified to
remain at home. Within three days
thirty thousand men, fully armed and
organized, had taken the field at var
ious points to meet the enemy" Well
may the Governor add: "This wen.
dsrful uprising will exert . marked sf-
feet throughout the country, exhibiting
as it does, in the strongest and most
favorable light, the military spirit and
patriotism of our people," It Will
have an effect, also, on the rebels, and
the experience of John Mergan's
army will not encourage another rebel
invasion of Indiana. sa5 ssa...s.s
The luckless invaders were hunted
from place TO place they got no rest,
were allowed no time eten to destroy
property, and were able to do no dam
age in the State beyond plundering and
numbering a few surprised and defence
less citizens. Governor Morton writes
"At the first landing on our soil, the
rebel advance was met and fought by
the neighboring LEGION aud, a.
though our forces were few in number
and were driven back, they gave the.
rebels a clear feretasts Of what they
might expect when they penetrated the
interior of the State. Within ten hours
after they entered our borders their in
vasion was converted into a rapid and
desperate fight. In whatever dires-
tion they turned they were confron-
ted by large bodies of armed men.
Wherever they approached the river,
with the view to crossing, they found
"
large bodies of troops prepared to dis
pute their passage. In half dossn
cases they were offered battle, which
they invariably declined. They dodgsd
and ran, by night and bg day, and
finally succeeded in making their e.
cape over our eastern border into Ohio"
If the citizens of Southern Penusyl-
vania had rallied like those Of Indiana.
they would have ssved Themselves from
heavy loss. 20
Any one wbs compares the rssulta
of Grierson's with those Of Morgan's
raid will be convinced that, while the
Southern States have been exhausted
by the war, the Free States are still
fresh, and could, if their armies we're
beaten to-day, rise new armies, strong
enough themselves to put down the rs.
bellion. Freedom, which has made us
lpopulous, energetic, industrious--whieh
| has made our whole population inter.