Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-08

The Isiayets journal. which assume. no
small share Of political sagacity and influence.
in its issue Of Saturday charges that the In
dianapoiis Sentinel does not directly oppose the
draft. but the tendency Of lie articles upon the
subject y to lead the people to believe that Mr
LsSooIs has been deceiving the nation and triaing
with the people" The people were assured 10y
high officials in the confidence Of Mr. LINCOLN
shat the call for three hundred thonsand men
would be the last. More than this. since that
call Was issued. the telegraph. under government
supervision. has reported to the country from day
20 day. that the rebel armies we're demoralized
that the desertans from them were fabulous in
numbers. and that the rebellion was nearly played
out. Right upon the heels Of these declarations.
10 use a homely comparison. another requisition
Is made for troops. And what is the
apology offered for this new calf
The telegraph advises us that the
news from the South, the vigorous efforts being
made by the Confedeaates for the campaign of
this year. made this call for additional troops
anecessity We said not word against the draft.
We only censured the Administration for its
lack Of sagacity and Its inability to appreciate
the resources Of the enemy The country has a
right TO expect that those to whom are commit
ted the management of public affairs will be
able TO comprehend the trust conGded to them
IL we have committed an error il is in placing
or even expressing any confidence in either
the ability or honesty o: the present representa-
tives OF the government. But short time ago.
early in January, Senator Wilson, Chairman OF
the Military Committee in the Senate. in audng
to the last call of the President for three hundred
thousapd men. remarked
"The government has called for three hundred
thousand men. aud presume that IS the number
the government wants. either OF old veterans
who enlist or of new men. More than half OF
those men. think. We shall have enlisted within
the next twenty or thirty days"
But the Journal apologies for the call
by stating il would not have been necessary.
"but FOE the fact that the War Department de
cided To credit the e-enlisting veterans to the
State quotas under the last call for 300. 900 >
The Chairman of the Senate Military Committee
states that the War Department had taken that
feature into consideration when the last call was
made.
In the same speech Senator WIIsoS expressed
the opinion that "lhere was more danger from
the want Of mcney than the want of men," and
If such be The case. this additional call will only
increase the embarrassment. We quote another
extract from that speech to show that the Ad
ADMINISTRATION party Is furnishing the most potent
arguments against the policy Of the draft aud the
ability Of the nation to stand up under il Said
Senator WiLsoS:
A large number of the States will furnish volun
teers: some will not think We shall have
draft: but do not think it will be necessary to
continue drafting We have in the service of
the country. and are paving IN our army | think
not less than 650. 900 or 900 men. We must
have from 4O0 100 TO 500 000 effective soldiers in
tbs field. do not believe that the rebellion has
over 225 400 men in arms. and have very good
reason so to believe. | believe that il we do
our duty the military power of this rebellion
gill be crushed ont before the first of October
next
I want to adopt n policy that shall bear as
lightly as possible upon our people-upon our
productive industry--and shall oil up our armies
That 10 the first question; and want to save the
treasury all the expense that can possibly be
saved believe our danger is more from want
OF money than from want of mea
The Journal had better settle accounts wt4its
political friends before il makes an issue wthits
political opponents. We will however excuse the
ignorance OF that print, f it will hereafter make
areasonable effort to comprehend the questions
il attempts 20 discuss