Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-02
STATE ITEMS.

Ripley County is in debt about fifty thou
sand dollars. This Is an interesting item for the
tax PAYERS of that county
-CorSTr CONVENTION The Democracy and
other conservatives of Owen county are re
quested by the County Central Committee to
meet in Mass Convention. a. Spencer. on SAtur-
day, toe 9th Of April for the purpose OF sp.
pointing delegates to the State and District Con
ventions, making arrangements for nominating
a county ticket. and thoroughly organizing for
the coming canvass
Tx BURSr DISTRICT The Julian-Msre-
dlth war In this District waxes warmer and
warmer. The following extracts from the papers
10 that District will show the character of the
war between the TWO factions of the Republican
party.
Col. Crosse. in a letter published in the New
Castle Courier says:
think Gen Meredith should lot run for Con.
gress under any circumstances; that he should
return to his post in the field. and let the people
manage the Congressional matters in their own
way.
The Delaware Free Press thus refers to the
gallant Generals complaint about being abused:
But why should he go about whining about
being abused. when it il known that his capital
stock IN all his speeches is the abuse of his oppO
nentsr He called US every ugly name that
vulgar black guard could think OF in his speech
here, but when We retOrt. be commences viii
ning
The Randolph County Journal says:
Gen Meredith has threatened us in low and
cowardly manner with fearful consequences If We
dill not cease our opposition 10 MS claims: he has
tried To incte mob violence all over the District
aud has suggested the destruction of every print
ing office that does not recognize his claims. .
but we have said nothing in reply to all this
which any person can consider uhdignihed or
unworthy OF gentleman.
A correspondent OF the same paper says that
the General, in a speech at Spartansburg, made
the following remark:
He placed Julian and his supporters in the
same category with co2perheads; denounced
them agitators and disturbers of the peace. and
declared We would never have peace III the Fifth
District till the whole Julian fraternity are exter
minated.
ln the Newcastle Courier appears card etc
the soldiers" from discharged soldier" COM
menting upon the following extract from the
Cambridge City Journal, written by NJ. K. Hull
We want the friends of General Meredith e
swear on the altar of their country never To vot,
for the ungratefnl soldier who deserts the Genera
in this fight: and make his recreancy the worn
to gnaw the root of all his happiness-the gal
that shall embtter all the sweets OF his futur,
lite
Saws the discharged soldier to the above:
You may have thought. as was once fooisi
enough 10 imagine that men who had voluntaril,
left homes families and friends to defend thei
country had a right to vote for the men VIII,
pleased them. without having their Happiness
"gnawed out" or their sweetness turned "a gal
by such infamous stay at-home blackguards ~
NJ X Hull: but YOU we're mistaken. grand,
mistaken II we do not vote for "A certain man
ue are ungratefui--Gud only knows what Tor
but all we need know is that we are ungratefui
Perhaps Sol. Meredith. NJ. X Hull. and Bill
/ Bickle, have left their peaceful homes and g0n
/ into the service of their country = privates I,
serve at Sl3 per month. for three wears or dur
ing the war Doubtless il is their bones tina
4 bleach on the Southern battle6elds-they are tn
men that UNPAID and half-starved" have me
the enemy at the lannon's mouth. Ii We do no
vote for them. ingrate>, our "sweenes
must be turned to gall" "Sul Meredith is
friend to the soldier
On the other hand. the Richmond Palladium
the organ of the Mortoutes, thus pitches int,
Julian:
Mr. Julian knows very well as does every san
man in this land, that the sword and bav0net ar
the only effective means by which slavery cir
now be DESTROYED Without these means
all the orstory and all the legislation of Con
gress. from until the end of tim,
will be in vain Why then does not NJ
Julian. If he ia so terribly IN earnest in thi
matter. hasten To take up arms and deal som
actual efecfiUe blows ut the monster Slavery, in
stead ot contentng himself with remaining il
inglorinus ease 1T Washington, ami fulmnatin,
from that safe distance his empty rhetoric an,
useless bills. which the monster merely "passe
by as she idle wind. which he respects not" W
believe the honorable gentleman claims To have
at least much mental capacity Gen Mere
dith-in physical yigor. he will not deny ben,
+ his equ land if remember right, he WAS
only few years ago pronounced by that emneu
Judge of such matters Miss Anna ROYAL OF tn
Washington "HuntreS.'') To have "a remarkable
fine figure for military officer" With Nil thes
advantages in his favor. and the incentive of
great principle urging him forward. why-we be
and ImplOre 10 be infOrmed-why does not thl
+ great champion OF Freedom fly to arms, or rather
how is it possible that he has been so long re
stralne1 from doing sOE Or, II he ieels hlmSel
too old infirm for the task. why has he no
sent forward his son. who j. in the bloom am
vlgOr at youth. instead OF slowing him AVA
suugly ''out of the draft" in a lucrative clerkSli
at Washington? Will his friends be good enoug
to answer these questiousl
There i moral in the above comment,
which will kick back as often a. will an overloade
gun. The advice that the Palladium gives
julian about taking up arms. will apply Wit
equal force 10 Morton and thousands O. other stay
at-home patriots. who. while protesting intets
patriotism and loyalty in Republican sense. Al
absorbed in making money out of the an
abusing Democrats One more extract from Oh
Palladium and we are done:
THE BRoADAxE N THE l9TH.-Our friend "
Wilson. recently Of This regiment who lost
leg AT the battle of Gctiysbure) and now Cir
Collector. determined To do all the good he pos
sihly could Tor his old commander Gen Mer,
dth. adopted the plan of procuring al the bac
number of The Axe and sending them 20 NJ con
radeS IN arm, on the Potomac. with the tollown
result in letter just received from broth'
sol iier:
1T makes me mad 10 see such Internal liz
about Old Sol. for know they are base lie
The editor OF the Broad Axe had better not con
for ~, h.r hfrb.