Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-02

var meeting in Lafayette on Thursday night last,
called to raise one hundred days men. 1t is
needless to add that nary loyal man Of the
character named accepted it, The "shoddy"
patriots entertain the idea that "the Govern
ment" has no right to ask them to expose their
precious bodies to dsnger-it is only poor men,
the bone and sinew of the country, who are call
ed upon to risk the dangers of the field and en-
dure the tolls aud privations OF the soldier. We
copy from the Lafayette Argus:
sHor IN TIE vITALs.
II Indiana is in danger she ought to be de-
Tended; II the General Government wants troops
Tor operation elsewhere. it will get them. whether
II ought TO or not. But there ought to- be no
further drain made. either by c0nscrlptiOn or the
volunteer bounty system. upon the labOrng and
producing classes of the West-especiaily this
season OF the year-unless in case OF actual and
formidable invasion. So We think. and SO
thought f. M Weaver. Esq when he made a
proposition at the war meeting last night, which,
unaccountably is not published in the morning
paper official report of the proceedings.
proposition was made 10 procure further ap-
preparation of bounty money from the county i.
thus adding to an already immense debt and
heavy taxation. while it would necessarily have
a tendency TO take large numbers of poor men
from their families anu deprive the community
oil their almost invaluable services which would
be a double wrong aud a double injury.
This Was doubtless Mr. Weaver's process of
reasoning, and not having any sinister ends to
accomplish in this recruiting enterprise. he pro-
posed, as n substitute for the system of bOunles
and taxation. that one hundred or more of the
wealthy and sble-bodied citizens of the county
should 60 TO The field for three months. and let
the laboring men stay at home where they are so
much needed. He asked the men who pal one
hundred dollars year and upward IN county and
State taxes, should JOIN company, furnish their
own equipments, free of expsnse to the govern
ment, and start at once. Though his own taxes
did not amount to 80 much. he declared himself
ready to 60 for one of such company.
At the beginning of the war. such PROPOSE
ton would have beeu hailed with delight, as an
evidence of exalted patriotism But, a,as, in
these snOddy DAYS. our stay at homes have found
out a way to carry on war without danger Let
the rich man give his money, the pour mrn his
hearts blood. TO protect property and our
lives Il fair and equitable division say the
shoddes, and the stay nt-hOmes, and all the .ects
of the scribes and pharisees Where is the fair
ness, ask. Have not the rich interest in
the defence OF the country that the poor cannot
comprehend? Is the life OF the nun who
sells grain any more valuable to the public than
that OF the man VINO planted IT? Are bankers
lawyers and physicians any more necessary to
the public than mechancSl
1t the men who work upon our streets should
be taken away it would work injury the soies
oil the whole community; but if the Rev. Mr.
Crea mcheese, who wears broadcloth and fine
linen, and fares sumptuously every day, and
h0nrlshes Cambria handkerchief over gilt
edged Bible for hour two week.
should be cut off in the attempt put his blood
thirsty theories into practice, what valuable in
tere<t would suffer?
Mr.. Viewers proposition was center shot
and went in deep, a. is evident from its suppress
sion IN the report, and other IN infestaton- of i'll
affected contempt with which it has been met in
certain quarters
= The Lafayette Argus SAYS The one hundred
days meeting in that city was a happy aft. ir,
or in other words, good thing. Judge Test
urged the Importance Of the occasion and the
necessities of the case, but he did not volunteer
Col VIM. c. Wilson advised every one to volun
teer. regardless of consequences. but he did not
volunteer Judge Vinton also hilaluted, but he
did not volunteer - The Argus says:
soldier belonging to an Indiana regiment
mOdestly announced that he Was detailed upon
the recruiting service; that he jud ged from the
manifestations, that every body present was in
tensely loyal, and that he was prepared to give
them "A chance TO prove that such the fact by
giving them chance 10 enlist tor three times
three hundred aud sixty-fve DAYS service in-
stead OF the contemplate little lone hundred
days" offered by General Morton. We have
not. so far. heard that he obtained ray" re-
cruit
The Vincennes Sun SAYS the proposition of
the ladies OF this city take the place of men in
business at home, and let them 90 to war lis put
ting the patriotic masculnes OF indianapolis IN a
tight place" and asks how will they get out of
it,
Ok "a HIGH Says the vincennes Sun of FIJI
day last:
The RIvER-THE OVERFLOW river is
now on stand. having risen about ID feet il the
last week. Allison prairie, on the Illinois. side
l. overlooked but NJ Yet no material damage has
been done to crops fencing. Below town. the
back water has inundated vast bodies OF land,
but the cultivated farms have not suffered injury
White river (east and west forks L. also out of
H. banks, oven flowing the surrounding coun-
try.
S r Hamill. ESQ. of Sullivan. candidate
for nomination for Clerk of the Supreme Court,
m ,de an eloquent Democratic speech 1T Hunting
ton on " Wednesday evening. He had large
dence, aud his speech Was attentiveIy listened to
anu elected thunders of rpphu-e He is bold
and fearless speaker. and deals the destroyer- of
The country some pretty hard knocks ! Fort
Wavne Sentinel
HIGH.-Osing 10 the energetic" rains of last
week, White River has taken quite rise. and is.
AZ this writing Tuesday,. hank-iul near town.
and over he low bottoms ever, where We can
assure our readers, on good authority. that our
noble Governor had nothing Ia do with this
insurrection," and will take immedate steps to
put It down Owen County Democrat