Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-08

The rebels haze oeei bfo1ka "a lhetf Ateta
st last They have actually. % an informal way,
asked Coz an amnesty hem Presaeni Lincoln
The movement OF orr WRIT arHrics, me Hrsr up
troach OF the 1t OF January. mol the panic and
wearines- OF the Southern people. have fairly
compelled the foremost Febe leaders % oiicf o.
come back 10 the Union. provided the Govern
ment will aIlow fhcm a. 10 - aud resume their
old mastery ~ the councils of The reunited
nation.
have il from the most undoubted authority
that this matter has not only been brought to the
attention OF the Government. bus ha- been
rassed for upraui OF Two weeks p 81 by the ieid
ing secession sympA thizers and Democrttic poli-
tcians At the North Fernando Wood. in his
speech ia your city last saturday evening. .tated
VITA was really true. tina. he bad receive! com
munication- from Richmond aud bad transmitted
them 10 the Government here. have just learn
ei tlrrongh what souryes We reeei, Ell his cemnu
nicaiions. and what the precise stite of the case
l. between the Confederate and Union author
tiles.
DR.. Barney. a citizen Of Baltimore. was recently
taken by the rebel pckets pear Centeryille. aid
forwarded 20 Risi,usoed He las since stated
ilat be went ia Che waY lof tlle sxpre-s purpose
oi being captured. While 10 Richmond. where
be his numerous acquant .uces, be had frequent
interviews with the members ol the Confederate
Cabinet. and was admitted into many Of the
secrets OF the rebel programme When the time
arrived for hs departure Nxth. he was sent for
by Judah L. BENJAMIN. VIII handed him letters
addressed to Gov Seymour. OF New York, Fer
nando aud Ben Wood, Vallandigham and Cox.
of Ohio. Senator Bayurd OF Delaware. Re,eris
Johnran. OF Maryland, and number OF other
noted Democratic leaders IN the North aud In
the Borer States. Ia the verbal instructions
giyent 20 DR.. Barney, no terms we're asked iof
The Southerners told him they would consent to
mo terms, that " not admitted into the Union
again as euuals. they would mpt come IN nj ell
Whit they ask l. the sthn,ing OF an amnesty to
AL the military aud civil leaders of the rebellion.
40 that Az election Tor members Oi Congress can
be made .lur,pg thc esm,nF ~,n ser. aud thatbhdy
Toe c,lei together ~ leart W earl, ~ eArtil
With the heavy Democratic gains in the late
elections. tie Souihcrnets zee that they could
control both the senate aud House. aud they
offer Ia let the terms ul settlement bct~ cen the
two sectlOns bc nude by that Congress They
say they win ncver consent toan, term. that the
Republican PARTY nov "a rower. can otier
settlement however, IN whlrh they will have a
controlling voice, Ia the neN, Congress, they are
willing "a abide ~,
DE- Ratnc, had an interview with both Score.
tary seward aud President Lincoln as soon az he
returned to Washington, and. according Ia his
own -iWy these officials declined 90 consider ue
matter Ia the -isIn la which he presented u 10
them lie has since hat time visited New York
Tor the purpose OF sesins and con,ersing with
John Van Buren,. the Woods. AMI Gov Sc, mour.
The plan now Is 10 brlug the matter before tle
country at a. early period possible. 80 a. a.
create a public opinion Ia favor al the amnesty
asked for by the rebel leaders u must bee IA.
derstood that this whole mlttci has been engi.
neercd from Richmond, and there T. reason lot
believing that the recent proposal lor armstict
asked Tor by the Emperor N,poeon has q rcla.
ton % the rebel scheme. and VAS timed 10 aci
~
force the President into the policy laid out he
forchand by Jen Davis aud his advisers.
This matter has been laid before the variou.
representatives of the foreign powers az Wash
ington. aud they state - so DR. Barney sys-
that the refusal to grant an amnesty. AK q
bring about an eventual restoration of the Uuion
would set the whole world against Mr. Lincoln
aud lead almost Immediately To some action OF
the part of frsnce either to recognise the South
or break the blockade. or both DIR. Birne,
makes no secret of what the reiseis propose To d,
in the event OF their being permitted again Z,
control the majority in Congress. They propose
to consolidate the Northern and Southern debts
t. give France peremptory notice To quit Mexico
Co seize that country. making more slave States
and 10 adopt tie lhlc OF 80 deg. ~ min.. below
which they say all future acqu siIions must come
in as slave States The recent remarkable ar
ticles ia the Richmond Examiner OF the sth ant
2lst of November. with regard toihe Northern
elections and the military power OF the Nortt
and South united, were inspired 10y The same per
sons in authority who gave DR. Barney. an,
doubtless others, messages to leading Democrats
in the North
This matter has come 10 the knowledge %
leading Republicans in Washington, who. %
course. scout AT IL ~ being entirely impracticable
They have no notion, after ~ the blood and
treasure wasted Ia the present war. OF allowing
the rebels To gain victory by diplomacy. which
they have been unable to do in the field. A re
in the manner they indicate. they contend
would mem not only the perpeluatl0n OF SLAVERY
in this country, but would practically place th'
free North at the mercy OF the slaveholdiul
South The best Republican authorizes agree
ia believing that the rebels have really no w-i
To come back; that their object in this >hrew'
maneuver i To divide the sentiment OF the Nortl
and embauass the action ct the Administration
They think it would be a plausible story To com,
before the that the South really wishes t.
come back. anu merely asks for suspension o
host lnie> aud an amnesty Co allow it 20 hold ~
election tor members OF Congress. the real eiicc
of which would be 10 save them from the eman
eipation proclamation. and the havoc our armie
will soon create IN the TIA ehol,ing States.