Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 18, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 September 1862 — Page 2

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JIOMDAT SEP I I 'I III.lt -ii The I nion it must be preserved. Democratic Union State Ticket Election Tuesday October 1ft. SOS SECRET AST OF STATE, JAMES S. ATHON, ' Of M m m County . fOR AL'PITOR Or ST ATI, JOSEPH RISTINE, Of Fountain County. FOR TREASURER OF STATE, MATTHEW L. BRETT, Ot L) i v c-.- County. 70R ATTORNEY GENERAL, OSCAR B HORD. Ol Dec.itur County. FOE EE PORTER OF SUPREME COURT. MICHAEL C KERR. Ol' Floyd County. FOR StTERlXTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, SAMUEL L. RUGG, Ot Allen CountT. COGRESMOAI. XOniATIOHtS. 1st District JOHN LAW.

2d " JAMES A CRAVENS. 3d " HENRY W. HARRINGTON 4th " WILLIAM S HOLM AN. 5th " EDMUND JOHNSON. 6th - ALEX. B CONDUlTT. 7th " DANIEL W VOORHEES. bth JOHN PETTIT. ikh DAVID TURPI E 10th " JOSEPH K EDGERTON. nth james f. Mcdowell.

The Stale Ticket. We call the attention of the Democratic papers throughout the Slate to the name of the candidates upon the Democratic State ticket published Li the Sentinel. That li-t is complete and correct. We notice that in some of our exchanges the list of candidates is incomplete and incorrect, and to avoid errors in the printing of tickets e request them to compare the ticket published by them with that which appears in the Sentinel. Hon. bodlove K. Orth and the Pence Congress. The weight of responsibility resting upon those who have in anv wie aided in bringing upon the country the present'civil war, or who aided either by acts of omission or commission iu preventing a peaceful solution of the diffetences between the North and the South is terrific. Upon them rests the blood that has been so freely shed, and popu lar condemnation should be visited upon them whenever the oportuniiy presents itself. The Republicans of the Lafayette district have nominated as their candidate for Congress Hon. Godlove S. Orth, and we desire to present to the electors of his district a portion of his record, that they may determine to what extent he is responsible for the ills that secession aud its consequences have brought on the country. When the Congress of lc60 61 met, it was evident to the Statesmen of both sections of the country, that we were upon the eve of civil war, and there was an earnest desire in the hearts of the people that it should be averted if possible by concession and compromise. Animated by this feeling, the venerable States man of Kentucky, on the 18th of December, introduced to the Senate his celebrated plan of adjustment. Influenced by the same notions, the Legislature of Virginia invited the other States to unite with her in an earnest effort to settle the unhappy controversies, aud to send Commissioners to meet those of her appointment in Convention, to consider and, if possible, to agree upon some suitable adjustment. The Legislature of Indiana accepted the proposition, and authorized the Governor to appoint five Commissioners for that purpose. The Governor selected the following gentlemeu, all of whom were Republicans : Caleb B Smith, P. A. HacELEMA.v, Godlovic S. Oeth, E. W. H. Ellis, and Thom-as Slaughter. Mr. Orth wag thus sent to concede and compromise, to make every effort jjihis power to prevent a dissolution of the Uuiou, and to save the country from the calamities that have since visi ted us. How did he perform his mission ; as a patriot or as a partisan ; as a Statesman appreciating what was due the country, or as a narrow minded politician, willing to wreck ti;e hopes of the nation to -a e his party platform intact ? In the Convention each Slate had but one vole, and for the purpose of preventing misconstruction, any delegate was permitted to enter upon the record his dient from the vote of his State. By this means we arc enabled to ascertain with certainty the position of Mr. Orth. The Convention met ou the 4ih of February, 1861, aud on the 6th of Febiuary a committee was raided, of which Hon. James Guthrie, the eminent Unionist of Kentucky, was chairman, to whom the whole subject was referred. The committee, on the 15th of February, throujrh their chairman, reported as the basis of compromise certain proposed amendments to tho Constitution, embraced in seven articles. After these articles had passed the ordeal of discussion and amend inent they came up for the final action of the Convention. Upon the first resolution Indiana did not vote at all. Upon the second she voted in the affirmative and Mr. Orth dissented. Upon the third she voted in the negative. Upon the forth she o'vd in the affirmative and Mr Orth dissented. Upon the fifth she voted in the affirmative ar.d Mr Oeth dissented. Upon the sixth she voted in tbenegttive. Upon the seventh she voted in the affirmative and Mr. Oeth dissented. It will thus be seen that upon each section Mr. Oeth either did not vote at all or voted against it, thus committing himself against all plans of adjustment and voting to prevent the adoption of any plan. The bitterness of his hostility is more fully appreciated by reference to his votes on the fourth and fifth sections. The fourth is a declaration that the Constitution should not be so construed aaloprevert the Slate judicial aud ministerial officers from aiding in executing the fugitiveslave law, the fifth prohibited the foreign slave trade in all its forms. The fourth was a concession by the North, the fifth by the South. Indiana voted in the affirmative upon both propositions, and Mr. Oeth dissented from both votes. In addition to this, on the 25th of February, Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, moved to substitute the Ceittede.v compromise for the proposition repot ted by the committee, and upon the question of agreeing to the amendment Mr. Oeth voted with the rest of the Indiana delegation against the substitution, thus showing his hostility to the Csn riNDrx compromise as welt as to the plan to which we have referred. Thus did Mr. Orth contribute his efforts to the defest of any plan of adjustment, and his position was fully appreciated by the Union members of the Convention. When Mr. Guthrie returned to Kentucky and in a speech at Louisville gave an account of his stewardship, all he could say for our delegation was, that Indiana was represented by five Black Republicans After Mr. Orth return to Indiana he stated to a gentleman of this city at Lafayette, that the CiiTTiNpcs comprcmiee would have been u cepttbie to the mass of the Southern members, and in this declaration he is borne out by the fact that Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia voted for the motion of Mr Clst. Now how does Mr. Oeth stand before his district and the State. He shows what great thing

would have been accomplished by compromise,

yet he votes against it. He prefers war to peace, disunion to Union, that the nation should be disgraced rather than give up party dogmas. Should such men as he be sent into the nation al councils at this time? A Good Joke. A fellow over iu the Seventh District by the name of Scott, who we believe is the Republican candidate for Congress, publishes a card in j wbich ne states that Vas oorhees won i meet b'm on the stump, and affects great indignation thereat. His followers thereupon charge that Vorhees is afraid to meet the champion of abolitionism ! That'll do to tell to the marines, but it won't go down with the old salts. The fact is that Scott is very much incensed because Vooehkes would not go round the dis trie' and draw crowds for him That is the only way he can get a respectable sized audience to hear him, and we don't wonder that Scott takes the disappointment hard, and it will go harder , and harder with him as he Ulks to empty benches 'I he Draft. We publish this morning the order for drafting the number of men necessary to fill up the quota of troops required from Indiana. Thedeficiency is about six thousand. The o-der speeißes the number that each county and each township will have to furnish that have not raised their propor tion by volunteering. There are 9G9 townships in the State. There will be no draft in 635, but 334 will have to raise the number deficient. That w ill be less than twenty to each township. That number should be raised without resorting to a draft. It would k. . ,v ,1 flVirt ... 1 i j't it nu m ' iimv i i ' viioii iv iiT s x more regiments of volunteers, and the deficit counties could well afford to furnish the money necessary to pet the men. If not taisedby volunteering the draft will take place on the 6th day of October. The W ir Kewi. The telegraphic reports from the army of the Potomac confirm the intelligence heretofore received, to use the sententious language of its commander, that we have achieved a "glorious victory" over the enemy. It is a proud achievement for McClellax, one for which he deserves the plaudits of his counttymen; but present tri umplis sink into insignificance when compared with the importance of the victory in maintaining the integrity of the Government. The cheering intelligence from the Potomac is increased by good news from the army of the Southwest. The forces under command of General Rosecrans had an engagement with the rebel army under Price, near Iuka, in Mississippi, and the latter were lorced to retreat. We have not the details of the battle, but enough to know the enemy was repulsed and that our forces i were successfully pursuing the deeing rebels, The disaster at Munfordville throws a gloom on . , . ,. . . . ... r i the otherwise cheerlul intelligence. Our forces there after a gallant defense were compelled to yield to overpowering numbers. Knowing the danger in which it was placed whywas not that garrison reinforced? Who are responsible for permitting this disaster to our troops? It is eas to find fault and coudemu wheu we know not the situatioti of those whose duty we think it was to have prevented this calamity to our arms. Let us chailably await the cxplauation of those who are now freely censured for not preventing that calamitv, but whicii perhaps was not in their power. If guilty, no punishment can be too severe for permitting six thousand bravt men, mostly the gallant sons of Indiana, and a large amount of property, to be captured by the enemy. This disadvantage may only be temporary and 'perhaps it may be amply compensated by the speedy overthrow of Braog's army, and the concentration of our forces in Kentucky gives us hopes that this may be the result. Like McClellax, Buell by one successful attack upon the enemy ! can forever put to rest the calumnies and abuse which have been heaped upon him'by the patriots at home, who, unwilling to tight, busy themselves in finding fault with those who do, aud complain of their not accomplishing what may be impossibilities. Eighth District ConsrcMlonal domination. The Democracy of the Eighth Congressional District met in Convention at Lafayette on Wednesday last, and nominated the Hon. Johx Pettit as their candidate for Cong ess. General M.x- ! sox was the opposing candidate for the nomina tion. The vote by counties was as follows: PETTIT. . . 23 31 ANSON. ii 14 15 12 I Tippecanoe. . j Carroll j Clinton Bone ; Montgomery ' Fountain . . . . ; Warren 9 16 8 56 M The following resolutions were adopted by the j Convention, which we copy from the Lafayette ' Journal: Resnlcrd. That we indorse the resolutions of ! the 8th of Januarv Convention and those passed on the 30th day of July, 1662, by the Democracy ami conservative citizens of Indiana, in general Convention assembled ..I Indianapolis; also the ticket on the bill of January nominated. "J i That we are in favor of the (institution

as it is, the Uuiou as it was, and the negro where ' -e"ler; Hooker s cors, with Penusyl vauui reie j9 I serves and Franklin's corps on the right; Porter 3d. That we feel a pride aud heartfelt satisfac- j nnd Burnside on the extreme left, with the view tioti in knowing that wherever a battle has been ot turning the enemy's riht flank. Pleasanton fought in this war that Indianians have been pres supported the tenter with 2.500 cavalry and four

ent, ready and willing to shed their hr.t and Met drop of blood to maintain ttie integrity of our once glorious country. 4th. That we are ready with shot and shell to silence the armed rebels of the South, and are prepared with ballots to depose and restrain from power the sectional Abolitionists of the North. ,5th That we recognize no man as a Demo erat who belongs to any secret political organ ization. Mr Pettit is known to the people of Indiana as a man of great ability. He has served them in various public positions and always with distinction. A few weeks ago a prominent Rcpuhli ; can of Tippecanoe county offered to bet a thousend dollars that Mr. Pettit would not only be nominated for Connre-w. but that he would be elected. This concession from a shrewd Repub I lican politician is an indication of the current of public sentiment in the Hlh District, and the elec tion of Mr. Pettit may be regarded as certain. The Lafayette Journal, as we presume all ; Other Republican papers in the State wilt do, re. produces Mr. Pettit's letter in opposition to Mr Douglas and his views upon the slaverv question, j published during the political canvass of 1H60. i That letter met the cordial approval of the Re publicans, and Mr. Pettit ,i warmly applauded by them for what they pronounced a bold, manly and consistent expression of Democratic princi- : pies. The Republicans, including the Hon. ; Godlove S. Oeth, the abolition candidate for I Congress in the Eighth District, declared that Mr. Pettit was right in 1660. and certainly they j cannot object now to the sentiments aud policy they so warmly approved then. Wexliffered, as did a majority of the Democracy of Indiana, to ' the sentiments expressed by Mr. Pettit iu the . Lincoln canvass. The differences which existed j in the party that year are no longer living issues. We know that Mr. Pkttit stand with the Indi ana Democracy, and every Democrat in Iiis district can give him a cheerful support upon the platform of the Convention which nominated him. t3T Colfax aud Turpie are to have a joint canvass in the Ninth District.

The Vr New. The official dispatches of McClellax clsim a complete victorv over the rebel forces. Theene

my were driven over the Potomac, and, to use the language of McClellax, " Maryland and Pennsylvania are now safe." There is no con nrmation of the capture of Howell Cobb and lis division, of the wounding and capture of IjOXGSTEeet, of the killing of Hill, of the re capture of Harper's Ferry, or of the large numbers of prisoners reported to have been taken. Ihe latest accounts estimate our losses at ten thousand and that of the rebels about the same. We shall have to wait for official reports to be advised of the results that have been accomplished in the recent engagements. This much, however, we know, a complete victory has been achieved in forcing the enemy to retreat from Maryland itito Virginia, and instead of being aggressors, threatening Northern invasion, to act upon the defensive, l he dispatcheä Irom GenerB McClellax .dated yesterd ay, are modest and we have no doubt all can be conceded to him that he claims While the rebel army h is not been annihilated or demoralized, as has beeu announced, yet it has met with a reverse which will doubtless compel it to change its reported plan of operations Iustead of an aggressive it will prob ably again become a defensive army. In a few days the smoke which has hidden the contending armies will vanish and we shall be able to form some opinion as to future operations. The news from Kentucky throws - .me doubt upon the reported capitulation of our forces at Munfordville. This is almost too good news to believe, but if it should prove to be so, the gallantry ot the troops defending Munfordville will not be equaled by any which has occurred during t'.ie war. The doubt of the capitulation will excite intense interest iu the public mind until the facts are known. A correspondent, writing from Corinth, Miss., under date of 14th inst., says: About twelve or fourteen regiments, numbering in the aggregate about 6,000 men, left here last week for Louisville and Cincinnati, it being deemed proper to have a nucleus of veterans, around which to rally the host of raw recruits now hastening to Kentucky. This njovement from Grunt's army has ceased, aud no more will go. Our forces have been withdrawn from Decatur, ruscumbiu. and Iuka, and the rebels have entiie possession of the Memphis and Charleston road cast of Burnsville. fifteen miles from here. Yesterday morning a smalt skirmish occurred at Iuka, in which we lost two killed, seven wounded, aud twenty five taken prisoners. The loss of the rebels, if any, we have no means of knowing. Our forces nt Iuka consisted of six companies of the 7th Illinois, 1st Mmne.ota infantry, f:h Wisconsin infantry, nud u section of a battery consisting of two 12-pound howitzers the whole under command of Col Murphy, of the bth Wisconsin. This moruing our whole force i . ! at ilavli'ht and tell hark to this p1ce ,1 a fetwd march of twenty eight miles. About h quarter of a million of dollars of government property was left to fall into the hands , . ' ' kUL . Ul LUC .UIIi'l'; llil.il ncic 1 IIOOllOl IIIU l half of rations; ixteen wagons loaded with other wagons in pieces, In bales ol cotton; bftJ bar reis of salt, and any quantity of hospital and miscellaneous stores. About 2,0;i0 contrabands also followed the retreating force, and their fright was so great that at one time they threw their clothing and babies in the brush, and tell them to the tender mercies ol the rebels. Col. Murphv is loudly and billrlv denounced by his men, and the unanimous le-tiinoiiy of soldiers and citizens is. that there was no occasion for evacuating the place. Up to nine o'clock this morning, at which time a straggler lelt there, no enemy tiad made their appearance cither in or about the town. Our stores and cotton might have been burned, but the Colonel commanding forbade it, on the ground that it would be a signal to the enemv. Reinforcements were ordered from Jacinto to Iuka last night, but they will reach there only to find the place in the hands of the rebels, if indeed there are any rebels there. Another correspondent writing three days later, the 17th inst.,says: Rumor says that Price is advancing slowly toward Corinth, and is within twelve miles of that place with 25,000 troops. The probability is that he has more than that It is said that the 17,000 prisoners recently ex changed at Vicksburg have mostly been sent to hiif command, ami have been all well armed. If so, his force is by no means small in numbers, and not to be despised as foes. Gen. Grant has the advantage of the fortifications at Corinth, and a line ol communication that can send him reinforcements rapidly, and in sufficient numbers to maintain his position. The latest intelligence from Iuka to day is, that Price is near there with 40,000 men. F deral troops have been started toward that point from Corinth, and a bat. le there ithin u lew days is expected. n Intel i igi ble Account of the Great lliittles in .Haryland. H K A Dql' ARTELS AkMY OK THE PoTOMAC? Tuesday, Sept. 16. $ OPERATIONS ON TIU1IAT. During this altetnooii information was received from headquarters showing that the enemy were recrosring the river, and concentrating their forces on a rid-e of hills outside the town ot Siiarpsburg, MN three miles of the main body of our army . Jackson left H.irer's Ferry hist morning, and his troops were beginning to arrive iu the afternoon, wheu it became evident Lee was disposed to ttt&gß our forces at this point. McCiell.in sent for Franklin's corps and Conch's i ivision. who were seven miles distant on the other side of Elk ridge. There wus comiJerable artillery tiring during the day on both side-, resulting iu a loss to us ot forty killed and wounded. The disposition ot troops for the impending battle was as follows: Sumner's corps, aith Banks's division in the batteries. Hooker in the afternoon crossed An tictan cre'k, took a position ou the hills lacing Sharpl.uig. tlnee miles to thetightot Keesville. 1 His troops got into action at dusk. The battle lasted two hours, during which the enemy were ; driven half a mile with considerable loss. The Penusyl vanii reserves in front suH'ered much, j The night was occupied in getting the troops into ! their respective positions, while ammunition trains and .in ... auces were forwarded to the different com ma uds. THE BATTLE OF WEDNESDAY. September 17. This has been an eventful day in the history of the rebellion. A battle has la ken place iu which the Army of the Potomac is again victorious. It exceeUeu in extent any litltle I.e. fttt .f, ire t:ti..lit mi tliia r,nf ii.eiii At ; j:ivight ,he battle was rcuewed on the center and right by Hooker and Sumner, who, after a sharp contest ol two hours, drove tho enemy a mile. The rebels rallied shortly, and with terrible loss regained most of their lost ground. At this time Hooker received a shot in the ankle and was carried from the field. The command of his troops now devolved upon Sumner, Richardson commanding his division was wounded at the ia me time. Sumner determined to retake the lost ground, ordered the troops to advance, hich they did, driving the rebels before I hem wilh Krat ghter. They not only retook the ...... i,,..1 ... iIia ful ..j lu , nnufir i1 n mi p KI'MJJ Hill Ulliir IIIC 1 t'J.r . 'j " ihi'v hevond. In this action General Mansbeld was shot through the lungs and died soon after. During this time Burnside and Porler had not bee i idle. They drove the rebels from the line of Antictam creek, on the main road to Sharpsburg, built a bridge (the old one had been de struyed) and occupied the opposite bank. The loss here was considerable. The troops now oc cupied boih banks of the creek. To get pos session of ridge, hill or right and left hand sides of the road, from which the rebels were thunder ing away with artillery, was a task not easily accomplished. Syke's brigade, with the assistance of Sumner, carried ttie right hand side, after considerable loss, the rebels running in all directions. It is now five o'clock. All the enemy's positions vre carried except one on the left hand side of the road. To do this duty Burnside is assigned. Artillery opened, infantry advanced, und the point is carried nt a charge, but we were forced to retire before a superior force. Knowing if they lost this ridge, the complete rout of their army would be the result, they fought with great desperation. Darkness now overlooked the two armies; hostilities ceased by mutual consent. The battle lasted from 5 in the morning until 7 at night, without a moment's cessatiou The conduct of the

troops, without exception, was excellent It is impossible now to form a correct idea of the los on either side. It is heivv on both sides. Our losa will probably reach 10,000 That of the enemy won't exceed it. The enemy's dead nearly all fell into our h inds, thickly strewn over the fields, mauy places lying in heaps. Our wounded were immediately carried from the field. When Hooker fell, McCtellan immediately passed to the right, and was enthusiastically re ceived. His presence added much to our success in recovering the ground lost. He was in the center and on the left, anxiously watching the

progress of ttie battle, and giving directions as to the manner of attack. He slept iu a tent tonight for the first time since leaving Frederick. W took 1 .5"0 prisoners during the day. The enemy obtained but few. The following officers are among the killed and wounded: Hartuff, Duryea, Sdgwick, Capt Andenreid, aid to Sumner, wounded. Maj Sedgwick, killed; Col. McNeil and Lieut. Allen (Bucktail). killed; Col. Polk, 2d U. S Sharpshooters, wounded. Several other prominent officers reported killed and wounded. Nothing positively known concerning them. NO BATTLE TESTEEDAT BATTLE WILL BE EESUM ED THIS MOEN1NO. Harribi ri.. September 18 Information received this tBoiruing, direct Irom the battle field, represented tne battle would undoubtedly be re sumed to-day; but, up to this hour, no firing heard at H igerstown. The forces remain in about the same position as on yesterday night. Troops still arriving by thousands, and immediately forwar led. Later advices, just received at headquarters, from Hagerstown, confirm the report that no fighting has taken place to-day; that the reliefs are supposed to be short of ammunition, and that tlic ßglit will probably rs commence at daylight to morrow. The telegraph line is being extended to Booties boro, and will probably be completed by to mor row. From the New York World, Sept. 13. The Central Imbecility A Conscrva five Kcpii bliciin and u Itadicnl lte publican Paper I'pon It. Three months ago, after having, in common with all loyal men, faithfully supported the Administration wilh all the vigor and persistence of which we were capable for a long twelvemonth, a sense of the higher loyaltv due to the Ojvemment which President Lincoln and his Cabinet weie administering with such uiter inefficiency and feebleness, constrained us to break the general accord and to pronotitn e against them the verdict: "Tried, an." found wanting." Since then the imbecility of the Administration his had now proofs, and the gem rat orders dated from the "Headquarters Defenses of Washing ton" are to day the standing stigma which it h is newly added to the shameful record of the past. Since then, too, new powers h ive been u-urped, and either pro.-lituted to base u-es or wielded with fruitless impotence. Meanwhile a sense of our wretched condition has spread anions the people, wlio, in increasing numbers, have come to per ceive that abstinence from criticism, unanimous silence, and general pr ii.-e were no way in whicii to invigorate the Adruin'iMr ition. or to concentrate the energies of the people in a vigorous prosecution ol the war. The freedom with which we have animadverted upon the usurpations and the impotence of the A lmini-tration cilled out much virulent opposition. To-day. however, there are but two classes of persons who do not admit and re echo ail that we h ive been constrained to say: the radicals who are willing to see the country drift to the brink of ruin, if thereby they may force their proclamation panacea down the throats of the people; and the timid, feeble souls who confound the Administration with the Government, and are incapable of perceiving that fidelity to the one m ij be possible only through an unsparing denunciation of the other. It is a hopeful sign of the times that the nation is awaking to its perils that a strong united cou serVative opposition party is forming and gitlier ing strength which will give peaceful channels to noble passions that might else breakout in peril ous and unsafe violence, and will constrain results to which it could not persuade and that thi- de eta ion of central imbecility and inefficiency at Washington is becoming so universal that President Lincoln and his Cabinet can not long refmve to hear and heed the general verdict "Tried, and found wanting." The following extracts are from this week's Independent, and it is but just to say tint they only give better expression to the common thoughts of the most loyal pi esses throughout the land: "The conduct of affairs, thus far, is obliging the world to say that ten rdave Stiles, with eight million people, arc more the a match for twenty; free btates, with twenty millions ot people. H e hive civilization, wealth, numoers, minerals, intelligence, moral pie-tige and liberty on our.-ide They have slavery, barbarism, ignorance and relative poverty. We can not even say that it is a drawn game! At pre.-ent the North is beaten. "It is a supreme ind extraordinary want of executive talent at the head of Government that is blinking us to humiliation and setting this gieat nation up as a false witness against liberty and Christian civilization! "It is asked, what profit istherejn suchcontin mm- criticism t Admit that the facts are so, is it not better to join hands and support the Govern Mvtl Yes. Let that be done to the uttermost. Cut we must secure the existence of a Govern Dient to be supported. Imbecility is a national spendthrift. Central inefficiency is a vortex that will swallow down the substance, the spirit, and the men of a nation. We are going from bad to worse. If there were signs of any amendment, we could have patience though dis aster marked the hours, and blood dripped the seconds But there is none. For a long time we waited the revelation of some deep plan or shrewd policy. But so many parts of the doings of last e.ir have been finished into history, and are now, upon knowledge of all the interior ele menls, 'ouud to have been without policy, plan, supt i vision, or any controlling force, save chance, drilling chance, that we can no longer console our.-eles that there is a hidden wisdom that will convert apparent folly into success. It is incon trovertible that central inefficiency is wasting the life of the nation. It is not because this plan or that policy has not been adopted, but that no comprehensive plan of any kind, aud no policy that gave unity anil simplicity to the affairs of all our armies and generals, lias been pursued. "If this exhausted nation shall at length give up this conflict, and beirav the most glorious trust of libeity that God ever put into mortal hands, and on so grand a theatre as this western continent, let it not be said that it was the fault of the common people, nor of the institutions of liberty. Let it be known that the nation wasted May by the incurable consumption of central imbecility." iov Seymour's Speech. We published ye-tcrd.tv the truly statesman like and patriotic speech of Governor Seymour, belore the New York State Democratic Convention, accepting the nomination unanimously tendered him for Governor. It should be read by everybody. With a comprehensive grasp he points out the causes of the pre.-ent suicidal and unnecessaty war and the ro.'.d to peace and the restoration of national integrity. The New York World, a Republican paper, makes the following comment upon the speech of Governor Seym i it . and even his political opponents can not but coincide with that print in conceding that c. u. dor, honesty and ability characterize the sen timeuts he utters. The World says: This speech is a p irt of the history of the times, aud deserves the attention of all who would appreciate the bearing of current events on the development of political opinion. It expresses what, after eighteen months of war, are no doubt the views of the entire Democratic party in the North a party which was last week in a minori ty of only lour or five thousand in Maine, ulalthough Mr. Lincoln's majority over Douglas iu that Stale was upward of thirty three thousand; a party likely to show corresponding gains iu seve ral other States iu the elections this fall. The views of so large a body of Northern citizens are of some importance as one of the elements for judging of the futuie political action of thecoun try relative to the war. We suppose this speech will be republished throughout the North, and that it will be unanimously indorsed by ttfe Dem oi i ii ic party. It therefore deserves the couside ration due to the opinions ou public affairs of large bodies of loyal men. One of the most remarkable things in this speech is its tone of respectful forbearance to ward the President of the United States. The speech is a vehement inculpation of the partv in power, and yet Mr. Lincoln, the tiead ofthat party and the re-ponsible head of the Administration, ia treated with as much deference as if he were a Democratic President. If it had been the purpose of Mr. Seymour to encourage a factitious Opposition to the Government, he could

easily have taken advantage cf Mr. Lincoln's repeated unnecessary avowals of responsibility for the objectionable acts of his subordinates ithout transcending the ordinary and justifiable usages

ol party warfare. But it seems to have leeu n part of his purpote to pursue mere party advantage. Mr. Seymour directs his assaults mainly against the radical Republicans and their Congressional Representatives. If we regard Mr. Lincoln's nets not in the light of his official responsibility, but in the j unter view afforded by by the historical development of his policy, Mr. Sevmour's consideration for the Pretident may seem to do more credit to his patriotism and candor than to his vigor as a party politician. Mr Lir.coln's spontaneous and voluntary tendencies have undoubtedly, from the first, been in favor of prosecuting the war in a constitutional way. His inaugural and both his messages were satisfactorv to conservative men. He has been hounded on by a radical press and Congress, yielding what he has yielded only inch by inch, ami with great appareut reluctance. It may indeed be said that he should not have yielded at all, that he should have resisted the radicals wilh a firm hand. But it should be recollected that ihe radicals form a majority of Congress, and that the President is dependent on Congress for means to prosecute the war. Kven if our Government were as directly under the control of public opinion as that of England, Mr. Lincoln would not yet be c impelled to change his Cabinet. If such a change were to result from a vote of Congress, as such changes do in England from a vote of Parliament, the President would have to reconstruct his administration of radicals. If he were unwilling to do this, nnd lie had the prerogative, as the Chief Executive has in England, of dis-olving the tower House and ordering a new election, there has been no reason to suppose till recently that a new Congress would be less radical than the old. If the people desire the Piesident to retrace the evidently unwilling steps he has taken toward radicalism, the wish niut be expressed iu the su thentic form of an election belore he is bound to respect it. ixt long as all the ejections are virtually controlled by Republicans, (as they were last ve ir,) it can not be reason ib'y claimed that the President ought, in obedience to public opinion, to render his administialion more conservative. Mr. Seymour tacitly recognizes this doctrine in directing his speech mainly against the Republi can Congress. It is their intemperate raving, their meddlesome, domineering spirit, their unscrupulous placing upon popular passions, which has caused a great share of the mischief The border States have been alienated and the resist ance of the rebels redoubled by their indiscreet legislation. The war has been prolonged by their compelling ttie President to interlere with and upset the plans of our Generals There is good reason to bedeve that, if Mr. Lincoln had had a judicious Congress, one that would have supposed Iii in in following his own judgment, ' his Administration would have deserved andhtve I received the unqualified support of conservative, ' Constitution reie'jting men. Theonlv effectu il I check on the present dangerous tendencies is the j e c.-tion of a coifervati ve Cngies. When the j radicals see that they have lost their xwer in a number of Congressional districts, ai d that it is I tottering in many more, thev will tie le.-s nrro- : KMri and agg.essive. The Piesident must tie j freed from radical coercion, and to accomplish this the elections must not any longer be tamely surtendered to radical control. Kpeet'lt of lion. Fernando Wood nl Ihe cv Vork Democratic State Convention. Mr. President and Gentlemen: I rise rather out ot respect to ihe call that has been made upon me than with a hope that I could say anything instiuctivc ulier the able and eloquent elfoit we Ii ive just heard. Gov. Seymour Indeed it is difficult for me at this time to ürtMi public questions at all. In the habit of speaking fraaklj and sincerely to the people, I dare not trust myself to deal with topics which are now absorbing public attention, lest the criticism w !iich our rulers dc.-erve may render me the object of misrepresentation. If it be said, as it may be with truth, that the pre-ent Congress is utterly unfit to represent the American people, and that it has been successful in but one thing, viz: In uniting the South aud dividing the Nortu, the declaration of such sentiments is regarded as treason. Il the conduct of the war is the theme discussed, and the w ickedness and weakue.-s of some o! our military and executive rulers be held up to popular examination and reprubatioii.it is deemed us giving aid and comfort lo the enemy, ad as i crime against tiie Staie. It is dangerous therefore to speak the truth. We must prevaricate and extenuate or falsity to secure salety and exemption from misrepresentation or personal wrong. In short, iu s;hj iking of the political questions of the day a man must lie to keep out ol jail. Aud it has come to this in our favored l.tUtl of liberty. Our boasted republic hi ism his dwindled into a de-potisui more despicable than exists elsewhere on the face of the globe. AM the free expression and honest independence of thought and actioti incident to the genius of our institutions aie lost to us. and the American people, as it were in a night, have sunk into the depths of the darket bondage and ihe meanest cowardice. Iu these expressions of hostility to unwarrantel interference wilh individual constitutional rights let me not be misunderstood. I am for the largest liberty of thought and expression only so fur as is consistent with public safely und the sup pte-s.on of the armed resistance to the Government. 1 would tolerate no assaults upon the iu IIWlllJ of the Federal Gov ernment as such, nor permit anything which would lend assistance to those who aie now iu arms against it. We must maintain the glorious confederacy established by the American revolution. And it is lor this very reason that I would give our enemies no aid, and adhere to constitutional law; that I would hold our rulers to a strict accountability. It is that 1 want ihs w..r .uccessluily clol, anil in such a way as will reflect no discredit upon our arms or upon the good name of i tie republic that I deprecate these home assaults upon the Constitution and refer to the eviI dem inability evinced by some of those in ower I to bring back again into the Union the misgu'nlcd j Slates of the South, who, Sunpsou like, are I pulling dow n the pillars of t!.e temple upon their own heads as well as ours, involving all in one ceneral ruin. To accomplish the restoration, military success is not all that is required. Military cuuquesl or subjugation will not of itself produce concord or unity. There must be something besides. There must be Legislative and Executive action of corresponding efficiency. We must have more vigor of intellect and a higher siandard of patriotism. Men must be placed in positions, civil and military, who have minds lo comprehend and nerve to execute the great requisites n.'W demuided by the exigencies of the country. These are not to be obtained bv revolution, but by the free action of t lie people eijiressed through the ballot-box. If the nation is to bt pre erve , it is in this ai . It is by ballots, and not altogether by bullets. Though the latter is now indispensable in defending us from aggression and in st'bdiiing treason, yet it is not the sole me ms of accomplishing the result. What boots it how uitnv armies we send to the field, or how many hundreds of millions we exhaust in the disbure- ; ment. if no wiser and more able counsels shall I prevail It is. after all, to the great directory Mad that we must look for succe-s, and these I under the theory of our institutions must t.e i chosen by the people. The army and the navy I are but the creation of the civil law and the cm il law, as well as the highest military and nav.-.l authority, derives existence from, and is only to be found in the hands of those who can have no existence except by the action of the popular vote. Immense applause I congratulate you on the nominition of Horatio Semour. This nomination will secure the succes-of the consei vative interests in November. The sentiments he has uttered in the speech we have just listened to, wi'.l find a response in every patriot's heart. I concur with him in all he has sjd His facts are indisputable aud his opinions incontrovertible He has shown in this masterly effort the head of a statesman and the nerve of a lion. Let us stand by him! He is worthy of our abiding confidence and of our united, determined support. New York will tespond to this nomination iu a way that will strike terror into the ranks of our enemies. I pledge that noble city for a majority of twenty five thousand. The lirn-hearted Democracy of the Empire City of the Empire Suae, now united, will with terri fic power nuke her voice heard in the coming election. We ate aroused to the mighty issue ueuding, feeling aud believiug that if this Uuiou shall be restored it will be by the Democratic party, speaking through the action cd some no ble patiiot. Upon us all depends. Let us, therefore, elevating ourselves to the emergency, make a herculean effort to save the country or perish iu the attempt. Mr. Wood retired amid great enthusiasm nnd applause. Xg The Abolitionists complain that a ma jority of our soldiers are opposed to their schemes. Don't that show that the Abolitionists have more gab than fight iu them? Why don't they join the army and change its complexion?

ENROLLMENT

GENERAL COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, ) I.NDiANAroL s, fill l EA, September 19, 1162 The following table is based on the returns of the Enrolling Commissioner for thi State. It is confined to counties, the townships numbering over 1 .(MM), being too numerous for general publication. The first column shows the total militia enrolled; by deducting from it the third aud fourth columns we have the sixth column, which shows the number subject to draft. The second column contains the wholenumber of voiunteers from the State whether in or out of service: bv de

ducting fiom this column those who have withdrawu winch shows the uumber now in service and also COUNTIES a. A B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 M 25 26 27 28 29 30 m 32 33 34 35 36 61 38 39 40 41 45 43 44 45 46 47 4H 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 m r.D 61 fi-J 6!1 04 65 66 67 6 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 r 82 83 84 H5 ST) M 90 91 92 Adams Allen Bartholomew . Benton Blackford . Boone Brown Carroll Cass Clark Clay Clinton Crawford D i vies Dearborn Decatur Dekalb Delaware Dubois Klkhtrt F.vette Floyd Fountain . Franklin Fulton Gibson Grant Greene Hamilton. . . Hancock Karnflnn. Hendricks. . . Henry Howard Huntington . . Jackson .... Jasper Jay .TeflFernn .... Jennings. . . . Johnson .... Knox Kosciusko. . . Lagrange. . . . Like La port e Lawrence . . . Madison Marion Marsh ill Martin Miami Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Noble Ohio Orintre Owen P-rke Perrv Pike Porter Pocev Pulaski Putnam R indolph , Ripley Rush'. S.ntt Shelbv S:ener Stirke Steuben St Joseph... Snltiv.in Switzerland. , Tippecanoe. . Tipton Union. ...... Vanderhnrg. Vermillion.. . Viro Wabash W irren Wnrrirk Washington . Warne Well I White , ;Whit!ev Total. Porter County Deinorrntic and Con. servalive ' onvcnlinn. At a convention of the Democrat and conservative citizens ol Porter county, held on the 13th inst., Um toilowin resolutions we:e un mi nionsly adopted: Whikkas. We. the Democracy and conservative citizens of Purler county, :ue. as we always have been, devotedly attached to ttie Union and the Constitution as our fathets made them: and whereas, the two ure inseparable, and a strict observance of the letter is indisuensahle to the maintenance of the former: and where s, t lie destruction of both is now seriously tlneitened by arme I rebellion on the one hand and by the mid schemes of Abolitionism 011 the other: Therefore, 1. Resolred, That while it is our imperative duty to conti ibute men and money without stint to sid in the suppression of the pie-ent cause ess and unjustifiable rebellion, we regard ourselves as under eipi tl obligations, as good citizens, to use our best eflblil to Ml d wn the fell 6pirit of Abolit'ninism at the billot box. 2. Tint we hail with joy and satisfaction the recent manifestations t conservatism on the p tri of the President of the United State.; and so long as he shall resist the arrogant and ; 00 institutional ilem.iudd of the Abolitionists, and continue to prosecute the war for t he sole purpose of maintaining the rightful authority of the Federal Government e pledge him our undivided support. 3 That freedom of speech and of the press, and freedom of person under the protection of tin ,;' ; corpus, and trial by juri M impartially selected, am vital principles of our Government, aud nu.iii tobe maint.iii.ed nt every hazard. 4. Thai the recent arbitrary and illegal arrests of citizens ol loyal States, aud their transportation to military prisons beyond the limits of their respective States, are direct, open, and palpable violations of the Federal Constitution, and call loudly for the most unqualified condemnation. 5. That we are unalterably and unconditionally opposed to all secret political leagues or societies; thai we look upon them as inimical to the genius of free institutions, aud as potent engines for the subversion of the rights of the people; and we denounce alt who are engaged in such unholy oraniz itimis as disturbers of the public peace, and as enemies of the public liberty. 6. "That the people justly view with alarm the reckless extravagance whicii pervades every department of the Federal Government; that a return to rigid economy and accountability is indispensable to arrest the systematic plunder of the public treasury by favored partisans; while the recent startling developments of frauds and corruptions at ihe Federal metropolis show tht an entire change" in the adminis'ration of public afl'i'rs "is imperatively demanded." 7 That, while we will pay out portion of the Federal taxes with alacrity, we are unwilling that the h tnd of honest industry should be taxed nnd that the bread should be taken from the mouths of the hungry to gorge the already distended maws of the vultures who are preving on the people's money, or lo support fugitive slaves iu idleness. 8. That we cordially indorse the platforms of the 8th of January and 30th of July Conventions, held at Indianapolis; and we invite all per sons, without regard to former political a.-socia tions, who are in favor of the principles therein enunciated, to co operate with us in our elTbrts to elect the Democratic nnd consei vative State ticket and the Democratic nominee of this district for Congiess; and to all such we extend the rij-ht hand of fellowship and the assurance of perfect equ ility and fraternal regard. 9. That our thauks are due and are hereby tendered to the brave volunteers who have left this county, to imperil their lives in defense of the Union and the Constitution, aud we pledge ourselves to render all the aid in our power for the comfort of themselves and their families. T.J Merritield was nominated for Keprestntative; Silas Can. for Sheriff; aud Oliver J. Skin uer for Treasurer. The Convention was ably and eloquently addressed by Hon. David Turpie. the Democratic nominee of the 9th district for Congress. It was one of the largest and most imposing assemblies of the kind ever held in Porter county. It wus a convention of "solid men." The greatest harmony and enthusiasm characterized the proceedings throughout.

RETURNS.

from the army, we have the tilth column. those w ho have died in the service J P. SI DD ALL, General Commissioner.

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Democratic Congressional Conven tion Fifth niktrirt. The Democratic M i - (' ;.u" ; : . at 'J ,mbridge City , tin the 1 Ith inst tW, was largely attended. It was the lar-;e-t, most enthu-i istic land harmonious Democratic Convention ever I held iu this District. Fully two thousand .eople were pre-ent. An ui.u-u.ally large numl.er of old. cra v headed men the fathers of Democracy j in this District were iu attendant. The pro ceeiJings of the Convention will be found in to- . day's &iper. Seies were made bv Hon. T A Hendricks, i Dr. J. S. Athon. Judye Heid, Life Develin. Edjniuiid Johnson and Ele izer Malone. They all j spoke welt and proclaimed sentiments that were heirtily responded to hv the audience. Edmund Johnson. E-q . of Henrv county, is jthe ti .ininee of the Convention. Mr. J is "well j known to a large portion of the people of this I Distilct. He has been .1 resident of Henry eount lor twenty five yeir. F nir i:-s !., i c was the Democratic candidate for Congress in this District. He is a strong Union mm and has always beeu such. He does not belong to the new j converts to the Union. He is a sound, tried and j consistent Democratic, having always adhered to the Democratic organ iz ition, in prosperity and in j adversity. As a priva'c citizen, and as a nun of honor and integrity, no one can say aught against 'Mr Johnson. Those who desire tj tme this I District represented in Congress ty a conservative man, and wish to keep out of Couriers a 1 mischievous, ultra Abolition agitator, as Julian j is. can not hesitate to v.te for Mi. Johnson. Richmond Jifftrsonian. We cordially indorse ail that the Jrfersonian says in commendation of Mr. Johnson. It is a .nomination eminently fit to be made. If elected as he should be. the people of the Fifth District will hare a capable, faithful, and conservative Representative, whose only object will be to advance the welfare of the country. The following resolutions were adopted by the Convention: 1 Retolrxd. That the Democracy of the Fifth Congressional District, in mass convention assembled, indorse the resolutions of the 8ih of January and .'10th of Juljy Democratic State Conventions, and that we will give to the ticket nominated by the 8th of January Convention our cordial and uni'.ed support. Resolred, That we are in favor of the Consttuti m as it is and the Union as it was. We want I no Union such as Abolitionist and radical Republicans deire We want the Union founded !by our fathers and based upon the Constitution, j which secured to all the States jusre and equalResolcrd, That we cordially endorse the course 1 of our only Democratic newspaper ir. this district, the Richmond Jeffersonia n, and urge upon every Democrat in the District lo extend its cirenI lation. Resolved. That we cheerfully recommend the nominee of this Convention to every conservative man in the District, and ask them to unite with us in crushing fanaticism. Boone and Hendricks Jo n (nnun. tion. I The joint convention, composed of the counties of Boone and Hendricks, met in that capacity at Jamestown ou the 1.3th inst , nnd nomiuatad I the following ticket to be voted for jointly: For Representative, Asa S. White, of Hendricks; for District Attorney of the 12th Judicial j District, J. W. Nichle. The following resolutions were adopted: 1. Rrsoleted, That we. the Democracy of the I counties ot Boone and Hendricks, in convention assembled, indorse the platform of principles adopted by the Democratic party on the 3Uth or July, 1862, iu Mass Convention assembled at the city of Indianapolis, aud are hereby pledged to support the Slate ticket nominated at Indianapolis on the tith of January. 1662 2. That the proceedings of this convention be published in the Indiana State Sentinel. HENRV LUCAS, Präsident. Asa S. White, Sec.