Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-09

HIS uailOu - 700 young 10 cnerlsn sent ment
Tor permanent war. Her Northumberland
on perfect freedom of sentiment, ana the absence
OF military restrainis-will not endure n long and
wasting contest for the qualification of anything
short OF national existence. BE is not n wise
man who looks upon il in any other light. he is
less than wise who could desire it,
The present General Assembly. by members Of
the reviled majority, have recommended the pass
age of the following measures for tie benefit of
the soldiers of Indiana now in the field
l. A bill appropriating two millions of dollars,
to provide for the prompt payment of the officers
and soldiers in the army of the United States,
raised and organized in the State of Indiana, and
to provide means for that purpose This measure
was recommended by Gov. Morton,aud promptly
seconded by the majority members of the House
and Senate. This bill has passed the Senate by
yeas 43, nays none The yeas are as follows:
Messrs Bearss, Berry, Blair. Bradley Campbell
Claypool. Cobb, Corbin, Davis, OF Vermilon,
Davis, Of Cas-, Dickinson, Douglass. Downey,
Ferguson, Finch, Flemming, Fuller, Gai. Gif
ford, Graves. Hartley, Hoa gland, Hord jenkins
Landers, McCnrg. Mansfield, March, Marshall
Melett, Moore, Murray, New, Pleak. Ray,
Shields, Teegarden, White, Williams, Wilson,
Wolfe, Wright, and Mr. Presdent-43 Demo
Gratis 25, Republicans Is.
, A joint resolution of thanks to the soldiers
Of Indiana, and providing for the registry and
preservation OF the names of those who have
fallen in the service of their country during the
present var This resolution has passed both
Houses unanimously
3. An appropriation of one hundred thousand
dollars will be inserted In the specific appropria
ton bill, as recommended by the Committee of
Ways and Means. to be expended IN aid OF the
sick and wounded soldiers OF Indiana, in such
proper supplies as the Government hospitals shall
fail To furnish
A committee of the House has also recon-
mended for adoption the following measures for
the action oil Congress the same being IN the
opinion of majority demanded for the good OF the
service
/. A joint resolution to Congress, asking that
the pay OF private soldiers in the army be raised
% per cent, or say sic per MONTH the present
paw being shameiuily inadequate TO the service
performed, and that joint resolution be passed.
forthwith, urging the increase at the present ses-
sion of Congress
2 That we favor joint resolution 10 Congress,
to be passed forthwith. asking that il provide by
law for the payment OF the wages Of private sol
diers and company officers in GOLD and silver. or
their equivalent in paper money, at par. and also
for The payment of pensions TO our wounded sol
diers and the pensions 10 widows and orphans of
those who have died in the service or been killed
in battle, ia the same mode and in the same par
funds it being the sense OF this House that those
who give their services, their health and their
lives TO the nation, should I've placed on as favor
able footing the banker or capitalist who loans
money 10 the Government.
IL i gratifying TO he able TO say 10 those IN the
/ field, that whatever differences of opinion may
exist in this General Assembly in regard TO the
State policy of Indiana and the emancipation
measures OF the Administration of President Lin
coin and the Congress just expired, there none
M relation To the duty OF Indiana toward the
army. The above measures. adopted and recon-
mended. will be accepted proof that no I'M
friendly spirit exists toward YOU. In return for
this, the General Assembly only asks At your
hands that no partisan efforts from home will
swerve you from the duty OF soldiers. or make
you partakers Of the Tell spirit of faction which
seeks To SANDER down a majority # the people of
your own State Wewant YOU 10 remember that
the gallant old Democratic party fought two for
elgn wars, with England and Mexico, carried
the country successfully and trumphantly
through those conflicts and that no soldier ever
| received injustice at its hands. That party has
been always recognized the soldiers friend:
and now that its own members make mp full
half of the present grand army, it would be base
and dishonest TO desert them or their no less pa
triotic associates of the Republican party. Put
away from your presence. gallant soldiers of the
nation the cringing tools of power who visit your
camps with ISLANDERS on their tongues and the hate
of their masters in their hearts and tell them
that your tcnts and your cabins are temples of
honor, truth and patrOtsm-;hat party and fac
! ton excluded-that there is no room for
those who desire u bear false witness against
their neighbor-ihat your sense OF justice re-
qures repose from the opportunities of the SLAM
derer and the tale bearer. Tell these characters
that you will trust To the people of Indiana and
all the departments Of their government, relying
upon that sense OF justice and right which has
always been manifested by them in the conduct
of their public affairs
A thousand rumors have reached you no doubt
about the intentions of this General Assembly. 1t
has been said, at the beginning of this session,
that tie majority of the two branches de-
signed To "carry this State out of the Union, and
attach her 10 the Southern COniederacy." This
was stated in the streets of indianapolis, first by
some cowarlly official perhaps. and then in the
public prints belonging the same faction. We
need hardly say to you that such a charge rests
upon the unsupported malice some malignant
kHave, who. finding his party diving out took that
method Of ''arousing the country" against a
phantom of his own creation. Ii would have
been ridiculous SANDER. it the subject of il
not too grave tor ridicule. As it Is t base
AMI cowardly one-fur which the author or au-
thors. if they could be tracer cut with GER
tainty. deserve JUS punishment Ii would be
a shame to deile the law by invoking its calm
majesty TO punish A mai who would thus heap
falsehood upon his fellow citizens. If such a
report has eve reached your camps. declare
to you that there is no truth in t--that there is
not one man ia either branch of the General As
sembly. of the majority party. who now enter
tains. or ever entertained. thought so tratorous
to himself. his God aud his country
We again thank you for your communications
and for the kind manner in which YOU have eK
pr, ssed your wishes They shall receive, as some
OF them have already. the respectful and favor
able consideration OF this General Assembly You
and your fellow citizens &C home have the same
great Object-t6e restoration of the Union and
the preservation OF sacred and revered Con-
snfutiOn While YOU look after traitors in arms,
and overturn and overthrow their serried hosts,
we shall take care OF violators of the Constitution
az home, and see that the ballot of free people
is felt in the preservation of your liberties and our
own Ii rebellion trinmpns it will be no fault Of
yours. If deSpotSm and anarchy. and the viola
ton OF constitutional rights attempted in ln-
diana, il will be for the people OF this gallant
State TO protect and preserve them.
In the bonds of love and affection for the Con-
sttution and the Union made BY il. unchanged
and perpetual
Weremain your fellow citizens.
THos R. CoRB. Chairman;
5 X. WOLFE.
ARCH JOHNSON,
p HoAGLAND,
VI NJ RAY,
JoHS DAVIS
The report above is given it came from the
committee. Ii WAS adopted as a whole. Three
amendments were made. which will be found in
our report Of the legislative proceedings. One
by Mr.. WOLF. pronouncng the charge that the
Democratic party favored Northwestern Con-
federacy SANDER One by Mr.. DowNEY, in
relation 10 deserters, and one by Mr. MURRAY,