Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-25

In the regular telegraphic dispatches from
Washington. dated the 2lst. the following item
appears:
Governors Brough. Lewis. Morton, Curtin and
Yates had a long interview with the President
to day. TO urge upon him the necessity OF calling
300 900 men into the service for the defense OF
States bordering on the Ohio river. They claim
that il they are authorized they can raise that
number by volunteering The President. as
things look now, seems disposed to issue call
for 300 900 troops. TO be raised only in the est
ern States.
The special dispatches Of the same date to the
Ciacinnati Gazette. say:
The proposition 10 place the 900 600 three or
six months men, "a the Government recon-
mends. along the border. TO relieve other troops,
don't meet much favor in military or Congress
sional circles. though il is said the President IS
inclined to favor il
And in this connection the same paper has the
following. under the head of "Rumors ola West
ern Conspiracy"
Sensational stories are in circulation here, to
the effect that information Of widespread aud
formidable conspiracy throughout the Northwest
ern States. To resist the Government. has prompt
ed the proposition call out two hundred thou
sand six months men. The facts that Crawford
county. Ohio. has been put under martial law,
and that Hardin county is likely To be- are quot
ed as evidences Of the apprehension felt. The
whole affair. however. seems largely sensational
and speculative.
We agree with the Gazette correspondent that
these rumors are decidedly of Munchausen
stripe For the past three years rumors of
similar character have been put afoat on the eve
OF elections. Presidential and State elections
approaching. and il il fair to infer that tbese
largely sensational stories are dictated for
partisan purposes.
IL appears, however. from proclamation of
Governor MokroN. which We publish this morn
ing. that "the Governors of Ohio. Illinois, Iowa,
Wisconsin and Indiana. have offered to raise for
the service of the General Government eighty
five thousand men for the period of one hundred
DAYS. to perform such military service as may
be required of them in any State" And it fur
Their appears that the Government" has ac-
cep,ed the offer.
There can be TO doubt but that the Governors1
aforesaid offered 300 900 men. but the PROPOSE
ton met with such disfavor in military and con-
gres<ional circles. that the number was reduced
to 80. 600. At the instigation Of the Governors
aforesaid. be il remembered. special drain for
troops is to be made upon Ohio. Illinois. Iowa
labor IS most needed to raise the necessares of
life. in fact. The supplies essentially needed for
the soldiers in the field, comes the call for more
laborers. thus still further embarrassing the pro-
ductive interests OF these five agricultural States.
The Administration. controlled by the small
potato politicians of New England seems per
fectly willing. nay anxious. To further deplete the
laboring and productive classes of the West to
make up the quotas which the New England
States have failed refused to make for them
selves IL is sly Yankee trick. and worthy OF
those engaged ia the disreputable business. 1t
appears that our energetic Governor" has fallen
into the trap. and is anxious TO impose further
aud most unnecessary burthen on the people Of
Indiana. who nave already responded to every
call made upon them for troops.
The pre,euse that these Western States have
ANYTHING TO fear from iHrasion. or that raw
troops can be made of any material service in
the field with less than one hundred DAYS drill
ing and instruction. is the veriest humbug mag
Unable There is Federal army of $50 900
men between the five States named and the rebel
force of some 90 900 in and about Dalton. with
Nashville. Louisville, Memphis aud Indiana polls
full of soldiers-with the gallant Legion on our
Southern bordsr-al ready TO DO battle for the
defense of Indiana At least. Hence fear of in
vasion il lille. No doubt Ohio and Illinois are
equally well protected. Under these circum-
stances il seems hardly possible that Governor
MoRros urged" President LINCOLN to unneces-
sArily drag more of our laboring population from
the fields and workshops of Indiana. aud for no
other conceivable purpose thap to make up the
quotas of the recusant and stsy-at-home patri-
OTIS of the abolition States of the East, and to
give to OIIvEx p. MoRroS the dispensation Of
few more commissions in order to help on with
his re election. Governor MoRroy had best not
presume too far on the good nature of the people
Of Indiana. fhey will 10 ali that patriotism re-
quires at their hands. bus any attempt to cheat
them into false posi,iOn-compsling them 10
furnish troop. for other States-will secure for
the authors of thar scheme 4 certain punishment
a, the bar Of public opinion.
The quota OF Indiana under this new arrange
ment is 10000 men The Governor has pledged
them. be says 5000 men from the West are
absolutely necessary tor the suppression of the
rebellion. and that hundred days. with this
additional force. will be sure to acco N olish IL
Workingmen oil Indiana. upon YOU the call is
made Upon you fall the burdens aud tolls of
the war. Quit the ploagh and let the fields 20
To waste-turn the implements Of husbandry into
the weapons OF war-let the artiztn and the me-
chanic put the habiIiments of the war
ror-tor the sacrifice Is necessary, Governor
MoRroS assures you. for the final and complete
overthrow OF the rebellion While /, nav be
said great man. similar assurances have, Ike
Dead Sea fruit turned 10 ashes upon the liz. We
have now the mature conviction OF the Govern
orr of Ohio. Illinois. Iowa, Wisconsin and Ipdi |
ana. backed by the President. that this call for
IS 900 men from those States, (~thout any help |
from New England il promptly furnished. will
finish up the work in the time named