Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-10

-WHAr CONSTITUTES A STATE p
What constitutes a Statei
Not hish raised battlemeut or lsbor'd mound,
Thick wall or moated gate;
Not cities proud, with spires and turrets crown'd;
Not bays and broad arm'd ports,
Where, laughing at The storm, rich navies ride;
Not stsrr'd and spangled courts,
Where lOw-bOrn baseness watts perfume to pride.
Not Men, high-minded men.
With powers as far above dull brutes endued
In forest, brake or den,
AS beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude;
Men who their duties know,
But know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain
them.
"A GRAND MIsrAKE.--That "the party that
can elect a President can crush a rebellion"
If the Democrats had not rushed to arms,
Lee and Morgan would have taken the North
long ago.
PATENT FAcrs.-Wm President Lincoln take
into consideration the following well known
facts?-Thel loyal States contain a population of
twenty one millions, their military and financial
resources are while they have a most
powerful army. The South has n population of
six millions, has no trade, no resources, no navy.
Mr.. Lincoln, if he will reason upon these facts,
can but conclude that if the rebellion is not sup
pressed, it must be the fault of his cabinet, which
is incapable of directing the enormous power of
the North.
The upper Mississippi is lower than ever be
fore known at this season. Indeed, it is so far
reduced, that it takes three or four steamboats, to
take a single passenger to St. Paul.
Soldiers in active service OF the 80 of March
last, are understood to be exempt from the first
and second drafts-that is, provided they have
been honorably discharged.
"A CHANCE FOR SOMEBODY The New York
Tribune declares that twenty FIVE hundred and
mora rSn h.va opnlio1 a 9 oapdiaatas for ~
pointments as officers of negro troops. and de.
plores the fact that the right kind of men are not
applying. Ii publishes a card from one of the
examining board, which confirms the Tribune's
complaint that "yOung Abolitionists /" that is. the
"inielligent and educated ones" are not seeking
the field, even as officers. The letter says:
1.-THE intelligent and we'll educated young All
olitioniSts are not doing their duty to the Black
Brigade Instead OF offering themselves as Off
GERS by scores, as they ought. they leave nearly
all the positions in field staff and line. 10 be filled
bv chance corners. Why is this? ! trust you
will urge them to perform their plain duty. Some
Of them NAV plead want of information how to
proceed. For their benefit will give you the
necessary directions"
-THE KENTUCKY ELEcrIoN.-The New Al
bany Ledger makes the following comments up
on the election IL louisville on Monday:
Numerous arrests of persons, pointed out BY
the spoilers ut the polls as rebels, have been
made, the parties arrested being placed in The
military prison Files of soldiers are stationed
at all the polls, and We saw several pieces of
artillery, with horses hitched and men at the
guns, ready for action AT n moments notice.
At Portland. at II o'clock. the vote stood
Bramleite 80, Wickliffe 9 The two votes for
Wicklihe at this poll were cast before the sol
diers arrived
The Wicklife men are overawed, and it is
probable but few OF them will attempt to vote
this afternoon.
-MARYLAND CoxFEDERArEs 1t is stated that
in the Confederate army there are two Major
Gener-ls ami -four Brigadier Generals who are
natives of Maryland.
Substitutes continue to take legs 10 them
selves and flee away whenever they can. The
New London Star says:
On Saturday evening. two Of the substitutes
sent down from Norwich the day before. were
script camp in New Haven. One of the men was
Instantly killed, and the other man was badly
wounded.
All the men and all the money necessary to
support the Consriiution--not a dollar to break
the Constitution.
Hon. James B Clay. who left Kentucky
with the rebels last summer, is now at Niagara
Falls, OF the Canada side. and is sain to be in the
last stages of consumption.
Eighteen pivmnsters were with Grant'sarmy
at last accounts, disbursing SIS, 900 900 in green
backs.
"A London letter says the comb is hen ;eiorth
an obsulete article. In fashionable circles they
are rev err ling to the Lady Godive style of wear
ing the h,ir-thst is. letting it flow down over
the shoulders.