Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-14
Our Republican President.

The Washington correspondent OF the Indian
apois Journal thus describes the reception of the
President at the White House on New Year, day ),
and the surroundings connected herewith The
reader will not fail to remember that terrific
struggle Is now in progress for the very life of
the Government. and that it is the duty OF every
citizen. from the highest to the lowest, to make
every sacrifice and use every effort to maintain
the Constitution aud the Union in their nte.ri "
in order to perpetuate the institutions that made
prosperous and powerful nation. II. NJ.
HALL, the regular correspondent OF the Journal
referred TO- formerly a citizen of this city and
now a clerk in one Of the departments in Wash.
ington, writes under date of the 81 inst.
The visit of the people TO the President was to
an American glorious sight To the gentle.
who had just before, in the pomp and tinsel
of court dress ambassadors and Ministers hOm
foreign lands-tendered their Happy \ ew \ ear
To the President, | presume il was disgusting
one. IL was not glorious on account OF multi
tudc especially. though this was immense, nor
from style and splendor. bat from the conscious
spirit Oh pride and power each one in the vast
throng felt AZ he approached the great Chief. yet
his servant The patricinn and pIeheian, the man
in broadcloth and the man in no cloth at all.
walked through the gorgeous apartments of the
White House side by side Senator followed
citizen, and Brigader the private and teamster IN
era sping the hand of the President. And Mrs
Lincoln attred in her rich trailing brocade. bright
with its beautiful flowers, her neck cleaning with
Jewels and precious gems, and her head crowned
with flowers of gilt and purple, bowed 70 the
man of want clad in the last threads of her cheap
calico, many of whom | pass by with pald
face and heavy heart. as the days of better years
fitted before them, hopes burned % embers and
the embers consuming To aShes--yet delighting in
surviving Government, if not a surviving
Union.
The President was pleasant, but the weight of
nations cares makes him sadder, sllenter
looking man than when the forum of Illinois
the sole scene of his actions. | have mentioned
the style of Mrs Lncoln's dress: of her face
may say it is round and fair; her hair and eye
black and in it merry twinkle. She looked
graceful and elegant.
The ..rei" room "green" room, (this being
the one i'm which the President and lady sta
toned and receive the guests and the great par
Tor are tapeStried, carpeted and furnished IN a
style of indescribable magnlfcence. The fact
that ambassadors, &c.. were to call IN court
dress, drew early a great throng around the
White house: but space forbids a description OF
their appearance a, in colors. and gold and stars
they stepped from their carriages. When these
hau gone and II NJ arrived, the gates were
opened. and the crowd surged toward the Man
sion. Tn the steps around the pillars, over bal
ustrades. surmounting ratings the crowd rushed
and stood, great men and little men. CAV women
and plain women. enduring all the discomfort OF
an awful squeeze to catch glimpse of the
Chief Magistrate on New Years Day.
The Secretaries, too. kept open house from II
Till dark and had myriad calls And among the
"snali potatoes seeking the presence OF the
great might have been YOUR correspondent.
who called on Mr. Seward. who looked happy and
hopeful Mr. Smith who looked we'll and conf
dcut. and Mr. Cameron. VINO looked-like what
most men say he is
Monte-quieu asserts that the people in all de
mocraces" never fail IN choosing a right Gen
eral. No men are more internationally in the
hearts of the people as leaders in this struggle.
than Fremont. Cassius VI Clay aud Jim. Lane
We need men. and must have them. who will
with Andy Johnson declare ''that traitor has no
rights and who will contScate burn AMI de
-trov'' in their march Forces are Aeeded but
tmd Generaship will DESTROY their power. The
martial force OF Athens strorg when she
with much iuianv enslaved. ~ when in
80 much glory she triumphed
That the LOYAL people even in this Paradise Of
negroes. Washington believe in and love Ere
mont viii show what occurred a ght or two
since Greeley ectnred. the crowd immense.
the President aud Mr. Chase had seats on the
platform and when Mr. greeley alluded TO the
principle Of Fiemont's proclamation. barely Ut
tering Ms name. shout after shout and round nj
ter round OF applause made the hall OF the
Smithsonian ring He had done one thing. at
least. that the peone believed was right. and their
hearts We're with him and for him. Ii vas the
determined and loud voice of the people 70 the
President on the platform telling him. n no ia
dividual could. the emergency of the hour That
negroes must and shall rot stand IN the way In
reaching a restoration of the Union. They can
not DO "a harm il liberated in the rebel States
and every day they DO the enemy good by pro-
ducing what feeds their internal army
understand that Gen Sherman writes 10 a
Senator here that il he had issued proclaula-
ton on landing at Port ROYAL, he could have
had 10000 slaves within his lines Instead OF
using these blacks in his entertainments.
they are employed in producing for, and fortfy
ing the enemy IL is difficult % why We
should be timid in declaring freedom To the
saves of these banded scoundrels against Their
country
- DR. Harriet, X Hunt has sent to the City
Treasurer of Rostou her tenth annual rsotes.