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Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-19
The w Ouifor and Ucrri.unc

Many persons wonder why the Monitor when
she had crippled the Merrimac in their first en-
counter. did not pursue and sink her before she
could reach Norfolk The New York Comnser.
ciat shows that there was an insurmountable OBJ
stacle TO carrying out any such design, for the
rebels have exercised the patient care in the
preparation of their defences at Norfolk that they
manifested in watching the Merrmac grow from
sunken frigate TO a formidable iron clad Leyia
than. The labor of months and the expenditure
of hundreds of thousands of dollars upon their
pet scheme trfe for them. and every pre-
caution was taken to prevent "a failure They
constructed trap at the mouth of the Elizabeth
river so that in case the MerIimac should be
compelled TO flee from an attacking force, the
pursuing ships might be ensnared and compelled
To surrender
The channel of the Elizabeth river was staked
out with spiles that clear channel Of from
seventy to ninety feet only was left by which
Nor ok could be approached Just beyond the
mouth Of the river, the Germantown was moored
with springs upon her cable and ready for in
slant movement The ship was also prepared,
by boring, so that she could be sunk i'm five min
utes after the valve ropes were drawn. The plan
was. in case the Merrmac was pursued. to let her
and her pursuers pass in and then swing the u err
mlnt0wn across the channel and sink her, thus
placing an impossible barrier to the escape of the
pursuing vessels. BY examining the principle
upon which rat is trapped one NAV readily see
what would have been the position of our
"cheeSe box" in the Elizabeth river with the bars
put up. All our efforts to release her would have
proven futile, and we should have been compelled
to record far greater disaster than the loss of
our two noble frigates. 1t must be borne in mind
that our enemies fertile in invention as
Ourseyes.-LOuiSUille Democrat
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-19
Ohio Becoming Africanized

The steamer Piketon, Captain Kennedy en-
gagged IN the Government service, brought down
from Western Virginia, on Tuesday last. fifty
i've negroes represented to be free. These are
reported 10 be the first installment-a larger
force may he expected from that region. They
were Immediately sent by railroad further into
the State. This little proceeding will open the
eyes OF the people. Whether these negroes are
free or slave. we here witness the novel conduct
on the part of the Government. of paving the tx
penses of shipping negroes into Ohio. The PEG
pie learn that they are 10 be taxed 10 pay the ex
penses of bringing negroes in their midst The
evil of having so worthless u class Of Africans
among Us j not sufhcient-we must be taxed for
the privilege and foot their travelling bills
IL is high time for the Legislature OF Ohio TO
follow the example of other States. and enact a
law prohibiting the negroes from coming into the
State: otherwise Ohio will soon be swarmng
with a horde Of idle and pestilent negroes, draw
ing their support from society. \ petition Is CIR
culating among our citizens praying for the pass
age of such a law. Let the Legislature be arous-
ed To sense of It's duty, and perform at least one
act for the benefit Of the white man Portsmouth
Times
Editor SENTINEL The above extract from
the Portsmouth Times will just now apply to tie
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-19

The Cincinnati Commercial thus politically
c,assifes the prominent officers who have the
management and direction of the Union armies:
The Democrats are now represented in the
Cabinet, the most important position at the Presi
dents Council Board-that OF Secretary Of War
being filled by the Hon Edwin NJ Stanton,
lifelong Democrat. The majority of the great
military departments are commanded by men
who have been Of the Democratic party and have
no sympathy with anti slavery politicians Gen
eral fremont and Banks are the only well known
Republicans who command departments Gen
erals Pope and Hunter are believed to sympathze
with the Republican view of our politics, but they
have never been partisans and we are not certain
that even their political tendencies not mis-.
reported. Generals Mcclellan Hdlleck and
Buell. are Democrats. Generals Dix and Butler
arc well known Democratic politicians.
We have never heard Gen. Grants politics
mentioned. but he has certainly never shown "A
symptom of anti slaveryism. Cen c. +. Smith
is Democrat. and rather pro slavery than 9th
erwi-e. Gen. McCiernand of Illinois, and Gen.
Wallace Of Indiana, made Major Generals for
good conduct at Fort Donelson, are Democratic
politicians of note. The Commanders of Divis-
ions in Gen BuelI's army. Generals Mitchell,
McCOok, Nelson, Thomas and Crittenden, have
been opposed 10 the Republican party. The
Commanders of Divisions in Gen Grants army.
with SINGLE exception, have been against the
Republicans in politics. Gen. Curtis is n Repub-
lican. Gen. Rosecrans is a Democrat. General
Shields is Democrat We have never heard
anything about the political opinions of General
Burnside. We are not sufficiently familiar with
the history of the Commanders of the Divisions
and Corps de Arnee of the Army Of the Poto-
mac to classify them politically.
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Extract. from southern PAPERS.

ANNoU NCEMENr Or THE DEATH or A. SIDNEY JOHN
SION THE REBEL CONGRESS.
The following message was received from the
President
To me Senate and House Of Representatives. Of the
CoRfederafe States Of america:
The great importance OF The news lust received
from Tennessee induces me To depart from the
established usages. and 10 make TO YOU this com
munication in advance OF official reports From
official teleeraphic dispatches received from OH
cial sources. | am able 70 announce 10 YOU, with
entire confidence. that II has pleased Almighty
God TO crown the Confederate arms with glo-
nous aud decisive victory over our invaders.
Ou the morning OF the 9th the couyerglng col
umns 81 our army werc combined hy rs Com
mander IN Chief, General a. Sidney Johnston. IN
ga assault on the Federal army then encamped
near Pittsburg. on the Tennessee river
Alter hardiOught battle of ten hours, the
enemy Was driven IN disorder from his position
and pursued t. the Tennessee river. where. under
the cover OF the gunboats, he WAS at last ac-
counts endetvOring effect his retreat by aid OF
his transports The details OF this great battle
are vet too iew and incomplete "a enable me 10
distinguish with meritei praise all of those who
have cou>picuousiy earned the light To such dis
tinction. and prefer 10 delay our own grathea
ton IN recommending them TO your special
notice rather than incur the risk OF wOunding
the feelings of any by falling 10 include them in
the lizt. When such a victory has been won
over troops a numerous, well disciplined, armed
aud appointed. as those which have Just been 80
sasnaiiy routed. may we'll conclude that
common spirit Of untilnching bravery and deyo
ton 10 our country's cause must have animated
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-19
Fort RilIOW.

Fort Pillow is seventy or eighty miles above
Memphis, and from fifteen to twenty above Fort
Randolph. 1t located on the First Chicasaw
Bluff and at no great distance from Islands No
80 and "a. At Plumb Point the Mississippi
makes a sharp bend, running for some distance
eastwardy, and at the First Chicasaw Bluff turns
abruptly south south west which course it con
tnues below Island No "a, where it again bends.
the convex side of the to the Tennessee
shore. Here are the Second Chicasaw Bluffs
surmounted by Fort Randolph, which commands
the approach round the bend above Opposite
Plumb Point. round which the Benton passed in its
bold reconnaissance of Fort Pillow, is the village
of Osceola, which we presume TO be the head
quarters of General Pope, who with his forces
is reported to be on the Arkansas side The To-
cation of these Notifications is admirably adapted
to defensive operations; and if the rebels make
determined stand it may not be SO easy as at first
supposed to reduce them. A great deal of labor
was expended on them during last summer, and
they were constructed under the supervision of
the best engineering talent that the Confederates
could command
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-19

increased negro immigration 70 Indiana. Indi-
annapolis Is rapidly filling up with strange Am
cans. and the same thing. / am credibly inform
ell. Is observable ia the cities aud villages along
the Ohio river. Ii the statutes on the subject of
admitting negroes were put in force, the evils of
colonlnng worthless race on our soil might be
avoided, but unless the Constitution and laws
are strictly enforced, we shall not only be taxed
10 pay for negro emancipation. but will be over
run and further impoverished by hordes of worth
less old negroes from the South. Let every man
aid ia putting down the rebellion. and in restoring
the Constitution. and in doing so, leave the ne
groes TO be disposed of by the slave States.
Sr..lrrnao.r
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emancipation i'm the District.

When the Lecompton Constitution was before
Congress it encountered earnest opposition, and
was finally rejected on the ground that it forced
slavery upon an unwilling people The whole
Republican party, which previously opposed the
doctrine of popular sovereignty, suddenly became
enamored of that principle. and insisted that the
will of the people of Kansas should not be ig-
nored by its admission under a constitution which
did not meet with their approval.
The Senate of the United States has just
passed a bill for the abolition o. slavery in the
District of Columbia, without regard to the
wishes of the people of the District. A PROPOSE
ton to make abolition contingent upon the APP
prevail of the people was voted down, and the
principle of popular sovereignty thereby repudi-
aied.-Harrisburq Pa Union.
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Democratic Union State Ticket


The telegraph yesterday announced that Sec
Rotary STANTON had resigned. To-day, with
equal positiveness. IL states he has not resigned
Which report Is truef The telegraph under
Government supervision is a very unreliable
channel Of intelligence. Better tske of the en-
barge and let light into the operations of the
Government
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M EDiCAL.
PREVENTION is BETTER THAN CURE

FvNO LADIES OF DELICATE HEALTH OR IMPAIRED
organization, or 10 those by whom an increase Of
family = from any reason Objectionable, the undersigned
Would oder prescription which perfectly reliable and
safe and which has been prescribed in various parts q
the od World for the past century Although this article
i'sery cheap and simple, yet has been put mp ia half
pint bottles and od very extensively az the eXhorbitant
price OF - per bottle the undersigned proposes fur
,h the recipe for 81 by the possession Of which every
lady supply herselfwith perfect safeguard any
drug store Tor the trng Of % per year Any
physician druggist viii tell yOu perfectly hsrmess
thousands Of testimonials be procured Of It's efficacy
Sent 10 part the world receipt Of 81 by address,
ing De- J. c DEVERAUN,
P.o. Box, No.2353, New Haven, Connecticut.
uly22-d6w6l
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DIED.

MUNSON-Friday morning April IS, lSG2 Of con-
SUMPTION Mrs Rebecca consort OF Lewis Munson, in the
9th year Of her age.
The funeral will take place to-day Saturday at three
O'Clock, from the residence of her son. C. H. Munon, No
10 Fast Ohio The friends Of the family
specially invited to attend Services by the Rev. Mr.
Hickman
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-19

- Hon. EMERSON ETHERIDGE says one of the
rebel officers among the Number Ten" prison
ers with whom he eonversed ut Cairo informed
him that there was not single slave owner in
his whole regiment
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NOTICE.
To Whom ia May Concern.

FENO those who wish honor the memory of deparc,
worth would say that I have just finished and NJ
mp AZ my shop No TT East Washington street, hand
some ta an Marble Monument. which win trade or ex-
change for Lot in some convenient part of the city
apl5-dlw NJ DOWNEY.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-19
FLOUR.
RY.s.s-,s FAMILY FLOUR.

ruvHIS WELL. KNOWN BRAND OF flour Is KEPT
al times No. Is South Mer lar street. for sale
by the barrel sack also keep wc selected assori-
ment q Gre ceries and Provisions
Flour and groceries delivered any part e the city
free. 4. BROWNING.
apri7-d3t
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DISSOLUTION.

hSSOLUn0N.-The coparinership heretofore exist
- ing between the undersigned. under the style II
Jones Richardson. this day dissolved by mutual
sent Casper NJ. Jones collects all bills due the firm and
pays all bills against u CASPER NJ. JONES.
WARREN RICHARDSON
Indianapolis, April ls, lss2.
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DIDATES.

~ WE ARE AUTHORIZED TO AN
NOUScE the name of JAMES X. PLUMMER as a can
ddate represent Marion county next legislature
subject TO the decision Of the Democratic County Conyen
ton. MANY VOTERS
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COTTAGE RESIDENCE.

NNE or THE FINEST COTTAGE RESIDENCES IN
the city, containing ten rooms good stabe-iot
1872 MOS house In and terms easy For nior-
nation call on X. FERGUSON,
aprl9-dlw Real Estate Agent.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-19

The ssOper RAJ" VII still continue be conducted
IA The popular style Grateful for past fsvors,
would INFORM my numerous friends and patrons that
nov be found Al the old stand s. South Illinois street
aprl1-c3t CASPER NJ JONES
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Our Army Cerrespondence-.F
Cairo.

CAIRO. April Ito.
! J BNeHAN. Esq.,-Dear SRA dispatch
Vas received yesterday morning from General
Hallcc6 stating that the sick ami wounded had
all lett fttsburg Landing and positively forbid
ding the shipping of anv more surgeons nurses
or civilians oI any Kind 70 that point Under
tits order about Vne hundred persons who had
passes to visit the >eat of war we're put ashore
from the steamer P.ttern and returned home
Lieut. Curtis of your place. with recruits for tie
llth Indiana, went up ON the Pattern
Arrivals from Pitts5urg represent our army as
IN iuc addition again anu eager 70 beied aganst
the enemy. The opposing armies are not over
two miles apart and battle NAV take place 10
ans moment: indeed It will be impossible to keep
two such forces from pitching at each other for
any length OF time
Mr. Holloway Governor Morton's Secretary
aud MeSsrs. Ortiz and Luce OF LAFAYETTE have
just arrived from the battle field The wounded
Of the different Indiana regiments have been for
varied home. The praises Of the Indiana troops
are on every tongue No regiment from our
State has the slightest STAN attached To it-they
all fought well
The steamer Shin.eSs arrived from Fort Pl
loS last night. Commodore Foote opened fire
m earnest on the rebel works at that place on
Monday afternoon. the lI;h inst He chased the
rebel gunboats around point running under the
enemy batteries IN pursuit The guuners fed
and opened IRE. when he turned his prows again
up stream. Gen Pope landed his forces on the
Arkansas shore the same afternoon and the in
sestment OF Fort Pillow l. now complete. Let
u hope that the victory there will bo as bloodess
AMI complete a. Il US at No 10 80
And~w Johnson the Twin Evils.
Ia late speech al Nashville AxpRrw Johnson
thus graphically describes the twin BROTHER
secession and abolition:
There are two parties ia existence ~ho want
dissolution. Slavery and \ Southern Copfeleary
= the hobby Sumner wants To break up ~.
Government. and 80 do the Abo.i;0nists .euer-
ally They hold that If slavery survive, the
Union cannot endure SecessioIists argue thar
II tie Union continues slavery i lost Abo-
huonlsts want DO compromise: but they regard
peaceable secession a humbug. The two &C
cup! the same ground. Whyl Abolition Is dis
solution: dissolution l. secession: one i the
other Both are striving - accomplish the
object One thinks il will destroy. the other save,
slavery"
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Tn. p,,,.surr a.,,,.s,e,s.

The editor Of the Lafayette Journal gives the
following Interesting description Of the Pitts
burg battlefield AMI incidents connected with that
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THE SOUTHERN PLANTERS.

a gentleman who has just returned from exten.
sve rambles in Louisiana and Texas. saws the
sugar planters feeding their molasses to theiI
hogs. and going TO raise meat from the cane
and that none OF the planters making any at
tempt To raise crops of cotton. Very few of the
plantations have Overseers, most of them having
gone To the war-Riclm0Rd Examiner.
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Scrofula, or Kings Evil,

IL Constitutional disease, a corruption OF the
blood, by which this fluid becomes vitiated,
weak, and poor. Being in the circulation, it
pervades the whole body, and may burst out
in disease on any part of it, No organ is free
from its attacks, nor is there one which 1t may
not destroy. The scrOfulous faint Is Yariously
caused by mercurial disease, low living, dis
ordered or unhealthy food, impure air, filth
and filthy habits, the depressing vices, and,
above all, by the vsnereal infection. What
ever be its origin, it is hereditary in the con-
stirution, descending " from parents to children
unto the third and fourth generation :" indeed,
it seems to be the rod of Him who says, d"
will visit the iniquities OF the fathers upon
their children
Its effects commence by deposition from the
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the lungs liver, and internal organs, Is termed
tabercles; in the glands, dwellings; and on
the surface. erupnons or sOros. This foul cor
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