Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-03
From the New Albany Ledger.
Another Text for Gov. MOrtOn-The
New Western Levy.

Another Text for Gov. MOrton-The
New western Levy.
A telegram from Harrisburg yesterday even
ing informed our readers that the militia of
Pennsylvania would not be called out at present,
if at all Gov. Curtin, it will be remembered,
was one of the Executives who recently assem-
bed ia caucus at Washington. bur refused to
sanction the policy adopted by Messrs Morton.
Yates aud company, OF making heavy call upon
the laboring population of their respective States
for hundred day troops. Gov. Curtins 10y
atty we presume, l. as undoubted as that of
Gov. Morton, the administration having made
almost superhuman exertions to secure his cleo
ton last fall. Although his State largely
delinquent on former calls, Gov. c. saw that TO
take away from the farms at the present season
of the year thirty OF forty thousand laborers,
would be a most serious curtailment of the pro-
ducts of the State, to be followed, if not by
actual distress. certainly by great inconveni-
ence.
1t must be torne in mind, too, that Pennsyl-
wanna borders more closely upon the insurrec-
tionary districts than either of the other States
her territory having been invaded by immense
rebel armies. and one OF the bloodest battles of
the war having been fought upon her soil Un-
like Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, she has no great
and swollen river along her southern border to
protect her from rebel invasion Indeed. It is
rumored that at this very moment force Is
moving down the Shenandoah Valley to invade
her territory. But Gov Curtin doubtless regar .
it a, the duty of the civil and military authorities
At Washington and its vicinity to protect the
North from invasion. aud that such burden
should not be imposed upon one or a half dozen
States. but, a. the interest is "A common one, the
burden should be borne by ali the loyal States in
common
Ii Gov. Morton had shown the same zeal in
behalf of the interests of his constituents did
Gov. Curtin, he would have been very tar from
sanctioning the withdrawal of twenty thousand
men from the active industry of his State at IA
time like this. much less of offering" the SER
vices of this number He knew, and had so
stated in pOmpOus address Ito the people of
Indiana" that the State had filled its quota un-
der all the calls that had been made upon her,
while it was notorious that other States had not.
He knew there would be very general failure
of the wheat crop throughout the State. while the
stock ot last years corn and hay was almost en-
tnely exhausted He knew that the season was
exceedingly backward, and that farmers were at
least month behind with their work he knew
there not county, township or neighbor-
hood in the State but Was short of hands tor
putting IN aud working the crops, and that there
never time in the history of the country
when good crop Was so necessary As AT present
keep down discomfort at home which is sure to
follow scarcity aud consequent high price Il
food
Governor Morton must have known these facts,
aud vet, III the lace oil them. he goes to Washing
ton and "tenders" the sevces OF twenty thousand
OF his telluw-ctizens at the very moment when
they had begun "a break up the ground for corn
planting. 1t is idle to say that the cities and
towns ought to furnish these troops. and the
country to be spared any further depletion OF its
almost exhausted labor. The cities will not
furnish them Men will not abandon places
where they are earning from two TO four dollars
a day to go To iof thirteen dollars month,
unless they have reason 10 believe there is ND
actual and urgent necessity for them. Ii su III II
necessity exists, why is not the call made general
instead OF beng confined to a few Western States
which have already more than lied their quotas?
Why are Massachusetts and the other New
England States, New York, Pennsy lvania. and
Michigan exempted from this cailI One would
think that It any States ought 10 Oe exempted
from further drafts on its producing population.
il oaght 20 be those which have ALWAYS done their
duty hitherto and f it is necessary 10 impose new
burdens on any. il should be upon those VINO have
been backward, and, whose population being
principally engaged in manufacturing, can at least
at this particular OF the wear, better afford
nors of Indiana, Illinois. &c But the people of
Indiana ask no such exemption. All they ask l.
that they shall not bear burdens from which Others
are exempt
Let no one say that in speaking do of this
call of Governor Morton upon the people OF lndi-
ana Tor new aud enormous levy, We are actu-
ated by partisan motives. All our readers will
bear Us witness that have done all in our power
conductors of public journal TO advance the
Cause OF recruiting. We have leHt our columns
and contributed of our limited means to accom-.
plsh that object, and are ready to do so again
when a proper occasion presents itself. There il
nothing in this matter OF a partisan or political
character. We have reason to believe that Re
puoiicans. equally with Democrats. feel that in
this call great wrong has been done by one
whose position as Governor should have induced
him To act a. the champion of his people tights
Instead OF seeking 70 impose upon them iresh
burdens How different the course OF Governor
Seymour. OF New York Believing that his
Stale was called upon for more than her lu-t pro
portion of troops he set inquiry ON foot which
resulted 10 reducing the States quota some shir-
teen thousand. For this act instead of being
denounced as a "COpperhead" and . rebel sym
PALMER, trying 10 prevent The Government
getting soldiers aid in suppressing the rebellion
he has just received a unanimous vote of thanks
from The Legislature, a body composed two thirds
of his political opponents The Republicans of
New 1 ork are 80 far believers in States rights"
as TO thank Democratic Governor tor nterposlny
10 save them from undue impositions. But the
Governor Of Indiana Is not Seymour, nor even
q Curtin. Hence this new exaciion UPON the
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