Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-25
Another Levy upon the west for
TrOops-An Energetic Governor.

In the regular Geographic dispatches from
Washington. dated the 2lst. the following item
appears:
Governors Brough, Lewis, Morton, Curtin and
Yates had long interview with the President
to day. urge upon him the necessity OF calling
200 900 men into the service for the defense of
States bordering on the Ohio river. They claim
that If they authorized they raise that
number by volunteering The President,
things look now, seems disposed to issue call
for 200 600 troops, be raised only in the W est
eFn States.
The special dispatches of the same date to the
Cincinnati Gazette. say:
The proposition to place the 100000 three or
six months men, as the Government recon-
mends, along the border, to relieve other troops,
don't meet much favor in military or Congress
sOnal circles, though il is said the President is
inclined to favor it
And in this connection the same paper has the
following, under the head of "Rumors of West
ern Conspiracy
Sensational stories are in circulation here, to
the effect that information Of widespread and
formidable conspiracy throughout the Northwest
ern States, to resist the Government. has prompt
ed the proposition to call out two hundred thou
sand six months men. The facts that Crawford
county. Ohio has been put under martial law,
and that Hardin county is likely to be, quot
ed as evidences of the apprehension felt. The
whole affair. however, seems largely sensational
and speculative.
We agree with the Gazette correspondent that
these rumors decidedly of Munchausen
stripe For the past three years rumors of a
similar character have been put afoat on the eve
Of elections. Presidential aud State elections
are approaching and il is fair to infer that these
Largely sensa tonal" stories are dictated for
partisan purposes. G
1t appears. however. from a proclamation of
Governor MoRTos, which we publish this morn
ing, tina, "the Governors of Ohio. Illinois, Iowa.
Wisconsin and Indiana. have offered to raise for
the service Of the General Government eighty
FIVE thousand men Tor the period of one hundred
DAYS. to perform such military service may
be required Of them in any State" And il fur
Their appears that the Government" has ac-
cepted the offer.
There can be no doubt but that the Governors
aforesaid offered 200 900 men. but the PROPOSE
ton met with such disfavor in military and con-
gressional circles. that the number was reduced
to $1,000 AT the instigation of the Governors
aforesaid, be il remembered. special drain for
troops is TO be made upon Ohio, Illinois. Iowa,
Wisconsin and Indiana. just at n time when
labor is most needed 10 raise the necessares Of
life, in fact, the supplies essentially needed for
the soldiers in the field. comes the call for more
laborers thus still further embarrassing the pro-
ductive interests OF these five agricultural States
The Administration, controlled by the small
potato politicians of New England seems per.
fecty willing, nay anxious. to further depete the
laboring ard productive classes Of the West to
make up the quotas which the New England
States have failed or refused to make for them
selves Il is sly Yankee trick. and worthy oil
those engaged in the disreputable business. II
appears that our energetic Governor has fallen
into the trap, and is anxious to impose further
and most unnecessary burthen on the people Of
Indiana. who have already responded to every
call made upon them for troops.
The pretense that these Western States have
ANYTHING to fear from inpasion. or that raw
troops can be made of any material service in
the field with less than one hundred days drill
ing and instruction. Is the veriest humbug imag.
inable There is Federal army Of $50 O0t
men betw cen the Eve States named and the rebe
force of some 90 900 in and about Dalton. with
Nashville, Louisville. Memphis and indianapolis
fun Of soldiers-with the gallant Legion on ouI
Southern oordsF-aa ready to do battle for the
defense OF Indiana at least Hence fear OF in.
vasiOu is idle. No doubt Ohio and Illinois are
equally well protected. Under these circum.
stances it seems hardly possible that Governor
MoEros ~urgsd' President LnooIs to unneces
sarily drag morsof our lab0ring population from