Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-30

The New York Commercial Advertiser, n pa
per not given to denuncaton. is moved to wrath
by the sluggishness and cowardce of the people
of Harrisburg. IL says:
But for the look of the thing, there are good
many loyal people who would not feel greatly
panied were Ewell and his Dragons to water
their horses in the Susquehanna and help them
selves to the hospitality OF the capital OF Pennsyl
vanla. In the first place. n majority OF It's cti
undertook To act the part of the WAGNER in
the fable. calling Justify upon Hercules to help
their vehicle out OF the slough. when they ought
to have put their indolent shoulders to the
wheel They produced rare panic, not by Wa,
of inducing their neighbors 10 join them in the
goo,i work of repeiing the Rebel invasion. but 10
Justify themselves in dsgracefully turning their
back npon the place and skedaddlinr into New
Jersey and even the Empire State They spread
terror and aiarm--Cr at least, did their utmost Ia
do so-all the way 10 the Delaware and the Hud
son For every train Il at approached the place
with assistance. there train filled with able
die men-io say nothing of women and child
ren-runnns away from 1t.
But tbs by no means the worst feature in
the Ii appears that a portion OF the inhab
itants remained or have since returned to Ha1s
burg With the avariciouS propensity which
characterizes more State Capitals than that OF
PENNSYLVANIA. they forthwith set about earning
IAN homes, penny. lat the expense Of the soldiers
who had volunteered Ia defend them. We blush
To recorl that any community IN she free State
could so demean itself as To make extravaganl
charges for every mOuthful OF victuals dolei ou'
toward its protectors. Instead ct sacrificing
little of their inglorious time and ease to make
the soldiers comfortable or even 10 give them
decent reception their arrival. the Times cor
respondent declares that they refused TO open
their doors or part with single meal until an
exhorbitant price had been agreed upon The
ruling passion strong in death-yea. verify,
Fabulous prices must be paid 10 heartless specu
lstors for articles which. during the panic were
ready to be sacrificed at almost nominal Il cures
What has characterized the people of Htrris
burg in this emergency. has also in great meas
ure been true of those of the whole State We
credit Penu-y wanna, during the past. with the
discharge Of her whole duty a loyal State
her regiments have been equally ready To march
and EXPOSE themselves TO danger in the heh
What has come over her people that in the
midst of danger thew should spend their time in
higgling ind chaffering about the conditions OF
the service which they propose 70 render: viii G
the militia from other States have no questions
To ask except "where l. the foel'' IL Wis while
the flot at the Invader VAS on the soil of their
own State that the chivslrous sons OF Pennsyl
MIA skunk away IN car loads at time The KEY
stone State has been deeply disgraced And for
Harrisburg. that had not solitary welcome for
her brave defeBders-wei. perhaps. 10 was only
what should have been expected from the place
where Legislative body annually assemblies