Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-02
The Call on the Militia.

The Governor had another interview with the
President and Secretary Of War last night. 1t is
understood that the President has agreed to ac-
cept SIS 900 militia, for three months, as guards
only, TO be furnished Immediately.
So says the Washington dispatches to the Gin
cinna,i Gazette of yesterday. There should be
no misapprehension in regard to the duty expect
ed Of the one hundred day men. Governor NOR
TON. according to bis proclamation, "offered to
raise for the service Of the General Government
twenty thousand men. for the period of one hun
dred days, 10 torm-sueh military service may
be required Of them in any State" Again he
saws They will be mustered into the ser
vice of the United States for the pc
riod designated, the time to commence
from the date of muster"-not from the
date of enlistment The Governor is very fair
in stating that troops raised under this call will
be as much at the control of the General Gov
ernment and the commanders Of the departments
in which they may be assigned, as the three years
men. They will be subject 10 precisely the same
duties as other soldiers, and they will be more
likely to be placed in the post of danger or de
tached for dangerous expeditions, than the vet
erans in the service. A skillful general will hold
his most reliable and experienced men in re-
serve and not trust to raw troops This
one hundred days service will be frolic. but
most arduous and dangerous if. as is intimated,
the decisive battles of the war are to be fought
within that period. Ii is, a!sO rumored that Gov.
MORTON will command these troops in person.
So says the telegraph. If so, he will be anxious
to gain some military renown. and o course he
will have influence enough with the powers that
be to be assigned to some important position
where his military genius and valor can find full
scope for development. He would not for a
moment consent, if he takes the command of
twenty thousand gallant HoosIer soldiers, eager
for the fray, to be assigned to garrison duty or
watching railroads.
We do not make these remarks to discour-
age any one from volunteering under Governor
MoKToN's call. Our only object is to prevent
deception or misapprehensiOn in regard to the
service expected under the call. that there
may be no dissatisfaction and grumbling after
being mustered Let every man who volunteers
do so intelIigently. and then he will have the
heart and will to cheerfully and earnestly per-
farm every duty and submit to every priva
tion required of him. And we trust that
the patriotic men who have expressed themselves
so earnestly in the past for vigorous prosecution
of the war and who have the means to leave their
families comfortable in sny event. will now illus
trate their sincerity by volunteering for this bre
and critical period The labOring men who have
dependent families. and especially the producing
classes should be the last called upon. In facl
the call for twenty thousand men could be fllet
entirely from the non producers in Indiana who
could be absent for one hundred DAYS, or even
longer period without any detriment to the public
interests. We again appeal to this class, wher
labor is scarce it now is. especially in agri
cultural pursuits. to promptly respond to the cal
of the Governor, so that the industrial pursuits
shall not further suffer by the withdrawal of mor'
laborers from our borders.