Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-19
STATE ITEMS.

The Richmond Palladium speaks OF the
"dastardly course" of the True (Julan) Repub
lican towards Gen. MEREDITH. Dogs delight
to bark and bite &c
--REPUBLIcAS CONVENTION IN THE SECOND
CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRIcr The Corydon Demo
crat, in describing the Republican Convention
in tina Second Con gressiona District. remarks:
Well, the hour came. and with it the Court
House pretty nearly full OF people We noticed
three gentlemen from Floyd county, and one
from Crawford. similar delegation from Orange,
the Others belonged 10 our good old county of
Harrison, which contains great many people.
and very clever ones. without regard to party
The - Cow ention. lOHt We are an outsider. and
how stall we describe itD The Convention.
say, If held ut all, was held in some dark corner
-Derad enture sinkhole with the bottom oui.
Suffice it, there was no convention, or even or
ganized meeting held at the Court House or any
other public place in Corydon on that day. What
occurred in the bottomless siukhole il is pot suit
able for JUS now 10 relate. This is the way the
thing if done by those Who so intensely hos
tile to secret organizations We shall expect
to hear the priests OF the order give the people a
sermon on dog fenuel' and % pointed stars"
pretty soon.
gallant and meritorions officer is a short
visit 10 his home near Memphis, Clarke county.
Indiana. He has not been home before in two
years. His division occupies the old battle
ground on Chickamaugs Creek. The General is
looking well. and his MANY friends in Indiana
will be delighted to- take him by the hand and
give him hearty welcome TO his old home We
hope he will visit New Albany before he returns
to the afmv.
General Davis is one of lndiana's ablest and
most successful officers. The service has
more prudent able commander. He has made
proud record, and his galantrv Soudier has
been illustrated on MANY of the blodest battle
fields OF the war The people of his native State
demand his promotion 70 Major GeueralshIp-
N \ Ledger.
MAJOR GENERAL LEW. WALLACE Every
body recollects the high state Of drill and eff
cheney acquired bv the Montgomery Guar1s under
the supervision of General Wallace On the
breaking out OF the present war. the General was
among the very first 10 offer his services, the
fame he had already acquired Captain of the
Guards gaining for him the Colnnelcy Of the cell
ebrated eleventh regiment Our town felt greatly
hOnored by this advancement ct ore of her SONS.
and none more than ourselves We had
known. intm Itely. the Genera Tor several years
Often have We had the assistance of his pen and
brain in the arduous duties Df journalist: in
the memorable campaign OF 1850. Ii not
surprising. then. that We watched with mingled
feelings of pride aud delight The rapid promotion
of our young hero. who, At hst vaulied in the
saddle Of NJ ior Genertlshir After the great
battle of Shiloh he was relieved from active duty
the cause for which never satisfactorily as
certaiped until recently, when the Cincinnati
Commercial. loyal Republican paper. let the
cat out of the bag in the following expose:
THE PRESIDENT ~ TROUBLE.
Mr.. Lincoln expressed his troubles a gentle
man who called on him few days ago, in the
fol lowing language:
The military men IL seems 10 me- will keep
me ia trouble all the time OF their account One
day Senator Lime, of Indiana cnils on me and
asks me why don't give Lew W Iace COM
mand. ! tell him that Halleck lays Wallace Is
OF no account and ought not 10 have a command
He goes at me then. and says Halleck isn't worth
cent, AMI oughtu'l 10 have Il place Halieck
wants to kick W .llace out and Line wants me
To kick Haileck out
We'll said the visitor. III tell YOU bow to
fix it to the satisfaction of both parties"
'HO~ IS thltl" inquired The esi'ient
'Wh.. sit, kick them both out. was the re-
ply.
No" said Mr. Linclln THAT won't do
think Halleck Is a good man. He NAV not be.
OF course don't know much about such things
tN ENot lNtlSt VI thHNttSt but uOu l
know much a'ou, Generals Those who ought
TO know say he i good
We'll" laid the visitor. ''if YOU don't know
and ii the people don't know that Halleck i a
fool. they think they 90. and lis all the same
thing"
We can assure Mr. Halleck that. in common
with The ci'izens Of our town. regard his envy
aud hostility toward our Major General with
feelings Of the deepest indignation. and have
-.
ton. that lOathsome thing called President. tho
h's allowed himself to be controlled by vain
anu eonceited upstari. who. seeing danger of a
rival in the glory gained by our young NapOlel IN
IN TIE coup de main at Romney, and the Strategic
march ut Shiloh crushed with A c0varlly hand
the budding flowers Of military genius a time
when Fate was weaving her garlands and chap
lets for his brow
We coniole with our Msjor General; We curse
Halleck we disoise Lincoln. and d--n the entire
abolition Administrations Craw louisville Re
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