Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-24
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The loyal men OF the North are DESTROYS that
the draft should speedily do its work and they
are determined also, to stand by their Govern
ment and maintain lis power. Let the draft. then,
proceed speedilydTerre Haute Express
The Express means by the term "loyal men of
the North" the Republican party. The Repub
lican party then say that the draft must proceed
speedily. What the necessity for the draft, il our
armies are everywhere driving the rebels to the
walI2 If such be the case the present status of
the army can be maintained through the agency
of volunteer recruiting.
But If the draft must proceed, how is it with
Indianaf Under the call Of the President the
quota Of Indiana is set down at about $4,000.
Her excess on previous calls for troops is about
$1,000. This would leave due from Indiana, to
place her upon an equality with other States. about
5000 men. | sthere any necessity for a draft in this
State to raise that number of soldiersf Indiana
has ninety two counties. To raise 5000 men
would require about fifty FIVE from each coun-
" and the poorest county IN the State could
raise that number OF men BY offering liberal
bounties. But we venture the assertion that the
cost Of enrolling and drafting in Indiana alone
will amount to a sum sufficient 10 procure vol
unteers enough to fill her quota under the last
call Of the President. In other words, il the
amount expended by the Government for en-
rolling and drafting in Indiana, had been placed
in the hands Of honorable and competent men.
it would be n fund sufficient to procure through
liberal bounties all the men required from this
State. But il does not seem 10 be the
object of the Government to raise the
troops necessary for the overthrow of
the rebellion by simple. economical and
direct means In the North to-day there is an
immense army of Office holders in the civil ser.
vice Of the Administration almost equal to that
in the field, and for what purpose? The money
thus expended, TO a great extent, is a vast corrup-
ton fund. used freely to perpetuate the rule Of
the Republican or Abolition party. 1t has been
estimated by those competent to judge, that it
costs the Goversment about a million aud a quar-
ter of dollars per snnum to run the Federal ma
chinery in this State. In the commencement of
the war a half dozen United States officers re-
cruited and placed IN the field ready for service
about two thirds of the troops that Indiana has
furnished. Why the necessity of an army of
Federal officers in the loyal State of Indiana
to do the work Of a few oficersP Is it required
by the military exigencies of the countryf No
candid person will say that it is. What
then eau be the purpose of filing the loyal States
With officials whose pay comes from the national
treasury and who are dependant for their posi-
tons upon the ruling powerr What other object
can the administration have but to perpetuateits
power through the corruptipg %influeu' es of off,
cial patrOnsgef The men who have possession
Of the Government full well understand that
money is power" and they are using the public
treasury with a liberal hand 70 continue the ad-
minisiration of the Government with a party
whose career has been marked with deception,
fraud ard corruption which the history it is max
ing will pronounce unparalleled. As the Ex-
press says. the whole purpose of the Republi-
ctn party is 'to maintain its power" even at
the sacrifice Of the institutions which made US a
free, happy and prosperous nation. And how
long can the country stand such a drain upon its
resourcesf