The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-01

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PREPARIEG FOR DEFENsE.-The events
of the last few weeks have demonstrated
the folly of the state of self-security that
has existed in the loyal States.
Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Harrisburg
and Cincinnati, feeling perfectly secure
and believing that none of wars alarms
could ever reach them, devoted them
selves to the pursuit of wealth and fat
contracts with Government
They knew large, and as they be-
heved, an invincible army lay hetwaHn
item and the rebels, and that whatever
cities and the territory OF the free States
at least was secure from invasion.
Last year the dream of security on part
OF the citizens of Cincinnati, was rudely
broken by the approach of large rebel
army almost to their doors, and all the
people turned out with zeal and deter
minstion to repel invasion.
They were successful and soon the
enemy which threatened them was seek
ing sefety in fight to more sunny chimes.
The danger passed away and the citi-
zens returned, one to his shop and an
other to his merchandise.
Fenneya--nia felt secure, and she, too,
was invaded, but the rea.-la-were soon
sent bowling back towards Richmond,
and the feeling OF security was not only
restored but increased, and no prepara-
tions were made for defense.
What do we see to-day? An army of
$4,000 to 100000 men on her soil and
laundering at the gates of her capital.
The apathy was so great in Pennsylvania
that it took more than week to arouse
the people to a sense of their danger
and to the Pennsylvanians was presented
the humiliating spectacle of whole brig
AIDES of troops from New York. in battle
array for the defence of their capital
while they had not an organized COM
pauy in the State. They are now, how
ever, fully alive to their danger and their
duty and are rushing by thousands and
tens of thousands to the defence of their
State
Lee will be defeated and unless the
same bunging that has marked the
whole history of the army of the Poto-
mac, prevail, will be utterly destroyed
with the vast army of plunderers whom
he has led into Pennsylvania.
The lesson to Pennsylvania will be an
expensive one, but valuable one
Ohio has taken warning from the les
son her sister State is now studying and
is setting her house in order to be pre-
pared to meet any emergency.
Shall Indiana still remain secure and
careless? Shall we repose in security
and fatter ourselves that we have no
thing to fear? If we do so, we shall ex
perience terrible awakening, wher
feeling most secure. rfE5
Pittsburgh, hundreds of miles from tn,
frontier is already fortified, and shall W,
mere, Oh Inc very UOTucES VI tue COhIcu
eracy, imagine there is no danger?
That very security has twice cost US a.
invasion. FIVE now prepare to NEE
any invasion that may possibly be al
tempted, we shall indeed be secure.
The work of preparation is easily &C
complished
In :.the first place let telegraph line
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the militia of the state, every man adj
to bear arms, be organized into comp
MES, regiments brigades, and division
Let companies of minute men be forn
ed in every county, ready to respond t
the first note of alarm. If we do this an
maintain the organization, we are S
cure. We will have, then, no invasic
our fields will not be laid waste or OF
cities made desolate.
five sleep in security these evils vi
all come upon us.