Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-28
The Drast-glve Hundred TheWsand
Mere.

Mere.
On the evening of December eth, 1863, an
''immeuse ear meeting" xss held at Masonic
Hall which addressed BY Governor MoErcS,
Hon. RoBrkr DALI OWES. Judge SMITH, of
For. Wayne. General CAsRiseTos. and others.
Aud, Be Il remembered. 10 this connection, that
not Que OF these distinguished gentlemen have
felt il incumbent upon them to discharge duty
which thew 40 loyalty eloqucnsly AMI disintsress-
sdIy enforced upon Others. This meeting was
held near eigh, months ago to aid in raising the
quota due from Indiana on the call then made
by the Executive branch OF the Government
for more men. What inducemen.. were then
held out to raise Iudians's quO'ss
We quote from the Journal the 'ollo~ing ex
,rsc, frou His Excellence Governor q. =. MoR-
rsx's speech mon the occasion. The Journals
cPost reads:
es'0overuor Morton first addressed tie meeting
a. his hsppiest manner. He believed that the
vsr Vas rapidly drawing 70 close, and that
,rob&bly she soldiers nov enlisting may never 60
= he Relti: but the government demands them
md Il Is OUT duty % furnish them.
The srring campaign opened. aud every man
~ho vas raised under that call was placed in the
Geld. Instead Of the war drawing rapidly to a
close. so confidently predicted by the represents
i've of the Republican party OF Indiana. the
.0oss sansuinary battles of the contest have been
those OF this year
= II Gov. MoRrox expressed his honest sent
.aens in the sxuact We have quoted. il shows
that bu, little con6dence can be placed in his
Judgment and sagscity. but it be said what nc
did to induce volunteering be was guilty of a de
eePtion unworthy man in his position.
Just previous 10 the opening of the spring
campaigns conference OF the Governors of
Ohio. Illinois aud Indiana wss held in this city
and these gentlemen. without any consultation
With the people OF their States, rendered TO the
President one hundred Thousand tor one
hundred days service This was imposing bur
den on the great agricultural States OF the West
at time waen labor was mo-t needed What
policy or justice in thus discriminating against
the Western and in favor of the Eastern States
that have never yet contributed their proportion
ate number OF soldiers? Bat aside from this
consideration. il will not Toe iorgo,ten that Gov
doRroS declared that no more m.n would bs
necessary to give a finishing blow ~ the rebel
lion. he predicted that the armies then 10 ih.
field were ample to overthrow the armed rebel
lion aud re-esiablish the national authority owe,
the rebel States.
These Promises have been made 70 the people
sy abe men. in power since the beginning oi
tie vss Each draft % call for troops Was to bs
TOE the object in view. We sre told by those
~ho are running the Government machine that
10 time OF il is the duty of the citizen 10 sur
render his judgment 10 the Government, meaning
LINCOLN. MoEroS 4 Co aud that i, i treason 70
question the immacnlscy of the powers that be
IL this doctrine ~ss accepted the rule OF con-
science would there be iny bote Of preserving
the liberty OF ths citizen. OF OF lreveniins ihs
establishment Of dsspoti.ms
wes.s the plain. sobsr thinkias people oi
Indiana TO reflect seriously upon the present con
iitiop OF public afairs What cou6 Hence can bs
placed in The sApaeii, aud Integrity Of the mer
~ho Ase administering The government, when tn.
events. o. she pas, three years are review ed
Sotwithstauding the assurances gisen from time
90 time. especially upon each successive call for
troops. thai each uas 20 be the last, and that nc
more vouls De neoessarysios the suppression Of
thsssheIion. Al ibis lste day lSe Presideu, issue.
se.il 6oe i've hspdrsj thousand more mep' Last
Dereet<n so,srso1 Nokro> assured the peopl.
ths - VAR vac rapsd, ,lrawins 70 close. aud
thsa D MAS probable thssthe mes ,s,eu enlisting
might never 20 ~ he Geld fhey went
seves ssoas.Dd since then have gone
and EOS CONES another call tor more blood
Can we srrive ~ any either conclusion. when the
scts VI the Administration are reviewed honestly
and dispAssonasely. than that "the be-' govern.
mnef on earth" viii be DESTROYED f tic prescn,
party rule Il pe.petcateii