Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-01

npu9n zen Grant SnOuid ftll M his attempt
upon Vicksburg, this record will make his fame
imperishable. The army which has done these
heroic deeds is wholly composed of Western, and
mostly of Illinois. troops
A correspondent writes rs follows, in refer
ence to the visit of Adutant General Thomas to
the Southwestern army:
This portion Of the army, along the Mississippi
Central and Mobile and Ohio Railroads. has lately
had visit from Adjuant General Thomas He
has made numerous speeches TO the troops. or
rather repeated the same old speech numerous
times. OF course. Mr. Editor. Won are aware
that Gen. Thom,s rides the inevitable Niger
After listening attentively to his speech here and
ut Boliver. was forced to PROFOUND the question
to myself What am |. and from whence do
GOMEZ One would suppose. after listening TO
one OF the speeches alluded to- II nj Gen Thomas
imagines himself on mission TO the Hindoos or
the inhabitants on the banks of the Ganges
Perhaps this army will one day teach the Ad
mns'ration aud is agents that they are not cat
tie. To he driven goaded whittier so ,er il il
desired, and that they have not vet sunk So low
that they are ready TO be prosttuted to whatso
ever measures the Administration sees proper to
propose
Adiutant General Thomass programme is ms
follows: To introduce himself to the soldiers as
Brig Gen Thomas. the Aiutant General of the
whole army; that he comes among them To I'M
fold the policy of the Administration, which, on
the niger question. Is: That every slave within
the jurisdiction Of the Rebel Government is a free
man by virtue Of President Lncolu's p-ocama
ton. and that the negroes thus freed now consti-
tute a portion of the sovereignty of this country ;
that they are tn be armed and mustered into the
volunteer army. receiving like pay. clothing, &c :.
with other volunteers" AtJackson and Bolivar
Adlutant General Thomas said that they (the
neeroe~) were 10 be taught that they men I"
AT Bolivar. he said on being introduced. that 'he
came to speak not alone TO the white soldiers but
TO black ores. also"
Perhaps, Mr. Editor. YOUR numerous readers
can imagine the grace with which this last
tence was uttered. and the profound look of re
spect which the General made as he turned his
abolition ewes tOwsrd the numerous shoeless and
hatless niggers who stood in the back ground,
srinnhg like so many'monkeys because thew were
permitted to be there looking upon it in the light
of day of trolic-an addition to their yearly list
-THE CONSUMPTION Acr-ISSTRucrIoxs Is
srEp To THE PRovosr MARsHALs The insiruc
ti0ns issued TO the Provost Marshals by the War
Department require that enrolling officers, under
the CONSUMPTION law, are TO enroll all persons sub
iect 10 military duty, whether white or black and
note their ages. residences. color and occupation
They NEST include. first. all able bodied males
between the ages OF twenty and forty five, and
exempt by law and secord. all persons of for
eign birth who shall have declared to become cit
Zens.
The enrolment Of the two classes between
tweIty and thirty five, with unmarried persons
and second. al others) must be kept on separate
sheets. bat made AZ the same time Students in
colleges schools, teachers, apprentices. sailors
travellers travelling merchants and the like. are
10 be enrolled at their legal residence their tenn
porary absence from which forms no cause for