Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-22

WEDN ESOAI MJkNfAf&. JULY -
The ge.see. for the Draft.
The New Yosk Herald. IN commenting upon
fhe reasons given tor the enforcement OF The
draft. remarks:
One Of our wsshineton correspondents states
that the main reason foo TIE enforeement Of the
draft at this time = the tlsssfcnth aspect OF our
relations With .England The government at
W4shinetonIsoks ppon the speeches IN Palia-
ment. thehostile altitude ot the pre-s OF London
and the decision n.de in the Aleraniria case a.
an lntim lion of var. and therefore pushes for
ward tie draft u be prepared for il. Another
res-on assigned - the complication growing out
oftae French ~ar IN Mexico; but this. ike that
OF Eng and. wecou-hIerres entirely upon con
tnesncies vet IA the tutaee- slI = also stated
from Vthsr sources that the government l.
desiresk 1.-THE draft under the idea that many OF
tb"<e drsf ed will pay the three hundred dol
lars. and thus a fund ~ill be obtained
large enough to pay sufficient bounty to
the tsoy years ano p,De moLiiss men Ia n'duce
them 10 re enlist II u likewise said that the au
thorities consider this the cumDstng point OF the
rebellion. aud they desire 90 organize the 300,
o03 additional men as a reserve force. for the
purpose Of showing the Rebei- that there IL tao
uss of their holding out any logger. Iii under
stood that the Administration intend 10 enlarge
seacoast, aud many Of the new men will be
placed in those Notifications and there be drilled
in the manning of heavy guns and in artillery
prsctice.
We have not sufficient data to say whether all
these reasons have convinced the government
that the draft Is im2erstivey necessary at this
time. Whether any one all OF them have led
To the call Tor more troops, time will show.
Metnwhile let everybody keep cool. Let all
calm their troubled souls. and wait patiently the
development that the day brings forth, and they
nav vet see the present troubles all amicably ar
ranged. and the rights of all properly protected.
In Republican government the rulers are
recognized not masters but servants of the
people. The policy of the Administration should
not therefore be concealed from the country
The people have right 70 know the consIdera-
toas and objects for which burdens are demanded
OF them by those who conduct the government.
If the present forces ia the field are insufficient to
overthrow the Rebel armies; or if our foreign re-
latsns complicated that hostilities ma v
result with foreign powers;or if revenue is to be
riscd from the payments for exemptions: or IL IL
il necessary TO enlarge, strengthen and man the
Notifications upon the coast or If II is the policy
TO overswe the rebellion by calling out
an overshadowing force. they should be given as
sufficient for ordering large draft. but
il Is due TO the people. the source OF
power. that they should be advised ms TO the
policy of the Administration. and their represen
tatives consulted before anv important me ,sures
adopted which the exigencies Of the country
do not seem to demand The people have cheer
I'll. - II.
the Administration for men and money when the
national necessities seemed to demand IL, and
they will IN ike spirit still further respond to
such calls il they are satisfied that there are no
other purposes in view bur the suppression of Il e
re'eii'on, the restoration OF the Union
aud the maintenance of the constitution
nj Government ne administered so wisely
by Washington and his successors. A love II
liberty. OF self government. not unrestricted. but
regutded by The constitution and laws framed
an 4 enacted by themselves, aninlates and CON
trolls the American people. To secure and per
petsste Ne Dressings of civil and religious liber-
" they re,iy to make every neediuI sacrifice
They desire To see this great Republic. which, has
been the asyium of the oppressed of all na-
tons. continued upon the basis which has
given it its prosperity. strength and glory
IL should not be forgotten that the price of
liberty Is eternal vigilance. hence the necessity
OF watching aud resisting every encrodchment
upon popular rights and every exercise of arbi-
trsry power We DO not ask that the Admins
traton should divulse the movements of the
armies or the military strategy of the r Generals.
but II il IL pure in purpose and sincerely desires
the conf lence OF the people. il will have no con
ceslments 10 public policy. aud Interior de
signs which are not apparent to the country II
j. the d-trust OF the capacity aud designs OF the
representatives, of the party in power that has Iii
v,si..i the Northern people. and they have right
10 IN mile-t that disuu,t when the Admin siratiou
has proven fsi,hless to ali its public pledges.
wntt possible harm could arise 10y letting the
people know. in the present state Of the country,
the necessity Justification for a draft OF three
hundred thousand conscrpts?