Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-25

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Especial Correspondence Of Chicago Times
WAsHisGroS. January Is.
Il is quite evident that the foIlies and blunders
Of the present Administration will never cease
For some months past the business of recruiting
for the army had been attended with the most
encouraging results Stimulated by the $500
bounty offered by the Government. thousands of
recruits were aockng to the various recrrting
stations AL over the country. During a recent
hyng trip TO several of the eastern cities and
towns in the interior OF New York aud Pennsyl-
vania. found that such had been the case uni
versally; and there is abundant evidence that il
was so throughout the Northwestern States.
The men thus enlisted for the war; amounting in
the aggregate to more than 10000. we're all
volunteers: many OF them were old soldiers whose
terms Of service had expired; and they all entered
the army because their hearts were in the work.
They will make the best and most efficient sol
diers in the army. The enlistment OF this class
of men would have proceeded: at least 60 900
men would have thus been added to the army,by
the lst of March, had it not been for the conduct
of the Administration in stopping the payment Of
the $500 bounty. .'.-sie. -
This was done at the Instance of Lincoln ami
Stanton, who became literally amazed at the
alacrity with which men were rushing to join the
army If this thing continued, they saw that. by
u
would be sufficiently recruited to make it so ef
! fcient that no further drafts would be necessary
and to render it probable that the war would be
over in year more IL was necessary for their
ends to prevent this, and therefore they caused
the withdrawal Of the $500 bounty. The effect
was Just what they desired and intended En-.
listments everywhere stopped. The result was
that when Congress re assembled on the 5th inst,
| the President found that he had stirred up hor-
! nets nest. The members of Congress- returning
from their homes, bore with them sucn unmis-
taxable tokens of the dspleasure of their con-
stituents at this unwise measure that they deter
4 mined TO renstate the $500 bounty as soon rs
quorum should have assembled. 1t was only in
order to steal march on them that Mr. Lincoln
| sent in his message, recommending them to
enact the bounty law. They would have done so
| without his solicitation. The work OF enlist
| ment will now proceed as before And. as near
ly all the veteran regiments in the army will re.
enlist, or have already re-enisted. there will
probably be no necessity for any other draft
than the one expected to take place next month.
1 The action OF Congress on the $500 exemption
clause of the conscription act may be considered
| as final and conclusive That or a larger amount
will be retained in the BILL There is disposition
on the part of the "republican" members, how
ever to make the pay ment of this sum by draft
ell person exempt him only from that particular
draft. Nothing can be more unjust than such a
decision Ii the man is drafted and goes to the
| war, he serves for three wears. He pays the
$500 in order to be exempt from such service. Ii
the democratic members exert themselves suf
hcienuy, they can. think, secure the adoption
of this just principle.
The annual messages Of the Governors of the
several States are attracting much attention
here, affording correct index to the state of
public sentiment in the States over which they
preside Those that are regarded us the most
important are New York, New Jersey and Mary
land. The message of Governor Bradford, of
Maryland "a devoted Union man, a..d AN ardent
supporter of the administration Exhibits a pic
ture of absolute tyranny and military despotism
in that State which, twenty years hence, will be
almost Incredible And yet know that it falls
far short oil the reIliiy. Governor Bradford sets
forth the simple facts that the recent elections in
Maryland were nothing but mockery: that the
whole affair conducted by the Infamous
l Schenck in obedience to explicit instructions
from Stanton and Lincoln; that all the polls
we're guarded by troops: that at many of the polls
no one was allowed to vote except he deposited
n ballot printed yellow paper, that being the
government ticket, and none other being toier-
aied: and that MANY OF the judges of the election
were arrested by the soldiers and their places
usurped by the military officers, because the
JUDGES refused TO conduct the election otherwise
than prescribed by the laws of the United
States. These facts are not without interest to
the people of Illinois. Maryan is LOYAL State
The military uSurpaton there has been accom-
pshed only as a pretexL. the present admin
isirsoD remains in favor. it will be easy to find
"A preext for the Inauguration OF similar state
OF things in Illinois. | ain proud TO know that
the people of Illinois will never endure such
usurpation. But let them be vigilant. and
watch for the first insidious approaches of the
danger EEn 4FnEfr rf1ru1G.
The Administration tries 10 make light Of the
arguments aud reasoning ia the messages of
= and RI R,.tt I'D
mirable State papers really cause them great un
easness, and. among themselves, they do
, hesitate to express the most dismal forebodings
of what must be their fate when these sentiments
become the sentiments vi the people ut large. as
eventually they must The arguments both Of
Governor Seymour and Governor Parker. against
the radical policy Of the Administration, are un-
answerable
With the whole power of the Administration
arrayed against ns. with the money in the treasury
, made to flow like water. and with the army used
at the polls, the Democratic party will have
gigantic task i'm the next Presidential election.
, And yet if we do not carry that election. will
almost deserve To fail; for never has there been
an Administration so corrupt as the present one.
or the corruptions and imbecility of which could
be 80 easily exposed To enumerate the abuses
OF the internal m snsgement %! the government
/, alone would require volume ten times the size
, of Websiers Unabridged Dictinnary. From the
) employment OF Jay COOke, Il the enormous per
centage. To do what ought to be done by the
! Treasury Department, to the gigantic swindles
! of the War and Navy Departments, there is
mass of wickeiheSs aud corruption among the
officials here, which. while it makes immense
fortunes tor thousands Of the pets of 1.-The gov
ernment," has loade.l the country and the honest
people of the country with bur lens that will grind
Us TO the earth for mlny generations. And all
this is done with the assent. and even the express
command, Of Honest Abe Lincoln" who can
, even stoop to the littlenesS of getting his
salary paid in gold coin. Here the for
the campaign speeches OF Democratic orators.
Let them be used eflectually. and the people will
; take to hurl frosi their high places their
, per6dious and unfaithful servants. X.
safss From the Springfield (Mass.) Republican.