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

-Reyiyals are in progress in the methodist
Rising Sun. Bloomfield, Greensburg. Vevay. and
among the the students of Ashby University
Greencastle.
The Hampton county commissioners have
appropriated a bounty of $500 to each volunteer
credited to that county. The Democrat esti.
mates that it will cost the county. at this rate
$4,000 to evade the present draft.
The commissioners of Morgan county have
rescinded the order oppropriatihg $500 to each
volunteer necessary to clear the county OF the
draft. The Gazette rep in commenting upon
the question Of bounty, and, in connection, the
action of the boafd remarks:
Our people are draft scared" The onls
question with many is how To save themselves
They do not stop to consider whether the pay
Bent OF bounties will assist in filling our armies
will accomplish The great object every loyal
man should have at heart, the 50 oppression of the
rebellion. Statistics go TO show that the bounty
system has furnished the Kind OF material that
does our armies more harm than good-5ounty
jumpers. deserters aud the physically unable
Here is an instance: OF three detatchments OF
substitutes sent from New Hampshire, in Sep
TENDER last, amounting TO go men l3I deserted
on the passage. OF those who arrived at the
front. and were assigned to companies. 60 de
serted to the enemy, SO deserted TO the rear. and
III we're discharged. Thus, out of 625 bounty
tempted warriors, sent to one regiment, only 359
are left. This is not an isolated case. The
same thing has occurred in every loyal state.
Thus while millions of dollars have been ex-
pended in bounties, a great proportion of it has
been worse than thrown away. Is it any won
der, then, thaSanother draft is orderedI Would
il be surprising if other drafts should follow?
Ii we continue the bounty system. we not on
ly fail TO fill up our armies, thus continuing the
rebellion. but we tax ourselves so enormously
that in a short time we will be totally unable to
render the government the material aid necessa-
~ to prosecute the war. What, then. will be the
inevitable resultf The nation will be bankrupt
ed, and those who have stood behind bounties
will either have to 20 and fight on short pay
and short rations, or succumb to the rebels. The
quota of this county will be at least 800. The
payment of $500 10 each man necessary to clear
Us of the draft, will create a debt of $50 900. II
we incur this debt may we not be called upon 10
incur a similar one? Are we prepared to rln
ourselves in debt without knowing how to get
.out or where il will endy If the bounty system
so far. has failed to furnish the men demanded
by the government, what assurance have We tina
it will not continue to prove q failure?
The great necessity of the government, in or
der to completely extinguish traitors and treason
and effectually restore the union. is strong arm:
and willing hearts. Is it not the best policy &c
furnish these without creating a heavy debt, and
thus keep ourselves in condition to pay the take:
that the nation will be compelled TO levy upor
our pockets ? The national debt will be heavy
enough to bear. withou, the addition of unneces
sary state and county taxation and debt.