Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-13
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TIE e0vasteo 81 Ind tawo.
Neve before has there been such an excite
meut Ia Indiana - has been caused by the Aok-
GAN raid Il 70 not confined 70 any locality Or TO
localities. but 10 general eli Over the State. All
partisan feeling and preudicss have been sps-
pended IN the common Dissemination expressed
to drive the invaders from our soil. or. u posi-
bic. 60 capture them. The officers in command
Of this military department. and The civil and
military authorities Of tho State are using every
effort to accomplish these purposes. And Gen
wIIoox especially has With great energy and
zeal aud unesssing labor discharged the import
ant duties assigned him. Hossos's cavslrv and
the mili,is Of the State are close upon the heel.
OF the raiders; the Ohio river Il pairoled With
gunboass. and nothing but the rapid movements
OF the Rebel cavalry and their ability to cross
into Kentucky at some unsuspected point. will
proven, Tire capture Of MoneAs's whole force
Up 70 last evening. IN about sirty hours.
General oAHsrseros. Who was assigned that
duty. bad orgsnissdf over ten thousand
men-ay ten regiments Of infantry. one battal-
Ton and four companies Of cavalry. and two bat
.eries Of artillery. making IN all orr hundred and
twelve compmi-s. Two brigades have left the
city. one under the command Of Major General
wALLscx, and the other under that OF Col. GAVIN.
There were lhree brigades in the city last night.
with arms stacked and ready AZ moments no
tice for any movement that might be required.
There we're FIVE regiments Stationed in the State
House yard. one regiment consisting Of twelve
companies and tvo batteries upon University
square and one near the Soldiers Home At a
signal given yesterday afternoon all the com
panies here. and the members of some Of them
we're scattered all over the city. and some com
ponies ut Camp Darlington, in forty five
minutes we're At a given point ready for service.
Si1teen companies have already been raised IN
che city. numbering than one hundred
each We understand that the services of
over forty thousand have already
been tendered TO the authorities here for the pres
ent emergency. and this docs not include the
Home Guards in the border counties who are al
ready in the field. The alacrity and zeal with
which the citizens of Indiana sprang to arms
upon the first notice Of danger. upon the first in
timaton that formidable foe had come within
her borders. is the best evidence Of the spirit
which snimates all alike. and the common deter
mination to prevent civil war in our borders
We rezre, there was not more system. We
might better saw some system. in calling out the
forces necessary for the emergency. There should
have been some estimate Of the forces needed
upon the counties Of e,sy access to the city. This
would have prevented confusion. and made the
burdens imposed more equal. but the alarm was
sounded. the call. perhaps went forth indis-
crimnately, and the result that thousands
left the harvest fields regardless Of the conse
quences. The destruction of property from that
cause alone will be immense This could have
been avoided 10 a great extent il there had been
sons system in calling men into the service Of
the State There has also been too much pub
licity in regard 10 all that has been going on
Everything has been bulletined with the utmost
freedom. IL the Rebels had emssaries here, as
some suppose they did. there would have been
trouble whatever in communicating to them
all the ements Of our troops and the plans for
operating against them And this error has not
been conhued to this locality. The movements
In other quarters have been heralded with equal
freedom and impunity. If the Rebels ere not as
wise ourselves in these respects it is not for
lack of communicativeness on our part. We do
not allude to these matters merely To find fault.
bu, To illustrate the necessity of GOODNESS and
sell control in the hour of danger. and of ability
and .agacity ana prudence in the conduct of pub
lie affairs. especially at such a period as the
present