Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28


tracts from the letter of a well informed gentle
man now in Washington. developing the present
aspect of political affairs:
WASHINGTON, April 90 1862
The condition Of things here Is ptiable. Con
gress is doing good, but an abundance of
harm To the cause OF the Union. Instead OF leg
islating "a il should do 10 build no and cherish
love for the Union fathers made it, the
constant aim of the Republicans. led by the
Abolition wing OF the plrty-whIch is the right
wings 20 pass measures which will drive the
South still more unanimously into rebellion. The
fact i, that wing OF the party is bent on proong
ing the war, partly tor the Government plunder
which it will bring them, but mainly because
they expect in the end To have slavery abo-
ished thrvug hOut the whole cOuctry. No sooner
has the army obtained victory, a. at Fort Don
eson, than some new Abolition measure i in.
troduced into Congress calculated TO eraSperGfe
the South INTO still further resistance To the
Union There To be a settled purpose to
gOdd the rebel States into continued acts OF hos
tilIty. and these things may be looked for from
the ultra Republicans of every shade of charac
ter, from the classic Senator Sumner down TO the
most stupid and unreasoning lickspttle of the
Abolition faction. This is the game of hazard
which they are playing before the country and
they will continue to play il until the people in
from the halls OF Congress. Some OF these mem
beers OF Congress Openly proclaim that they have
desire 10 the old Union restored unless that
restoration shall bring with it the adjustment of
slavery erery,cheTe They make no conceal
ments of this sentiment, and are Doth bold and
loud in declaring IL. They the go
on, and expect that Mr.. Lincoln, after few more
victories will issue "A general proclamation of
emancipation 'under the war power-that un-
constitutional act of jespotlsm, quite as convent
ent for liberiting negroes for depressing white
men. Some OF the mos debased Republicans
say publicly that Mr. Lincoln has promised as
much, and taunt conservative Union men and
even members of Congress with the exercise
OF that power 10y the President. Sumo time
ago the Governor of Western State was
here [Iniianay and he had something to
say on this subject OF general negro enamel
patton. He said tins general emancipation pro
clamation would Toe issued by Lincoln in less
than four months. whether Congress passed Il
law TO that effect or not. y gentleman who was
present doubted the statement: aud said il was
impossible that the President could be guilty of
high handed "a usurpttion. To this remark
the estern Governor replied. lit will be done,
sr-I have Just talked To Mr.. Lincoln" The
fact Is, no one knows here what l. going to hap
pen from day to day. or what policy will prevail
at the Executive Mansion. Every victory Ob
tanned over the rebels seems 10 inspire the AbOli-
tiOnists with fresh inSOleuce. and their demands
Tor erfreme measures increase as our armies al
vance South They are gloating over the pros
spects of negro instructions, and cOnhScatiOn
acts These leading Re2ublicans-these extreme
anti slavery fanatics--have all the brains of the
party and they will have their own way or send
the Government and the Union % fophet Ii i
for these objects that they have abored for thirty
yeirs and they are not the men 10 abandon the
brutal and bloody dreams OF this bloody fanati
cism The people will soon awake from their
dsiusOus about the conservative policy OF Mr.
Lincoln He IL though mild hammered sort of
nun, the very material for the willy and crafty
traitors against the Constitution TO mold and
fashion 20 their purposes
Congress will not. | think pass any confsca-
ton act but will leave il 20 the President to use
the war power for the purpose of abolishng
slavery The inct H. Republican members from
the middle and western States are afraid OF the
people. and dare not assume n responsibility -
fearful Many OF them would gladly do il. but
the elections stare them IN the face. They are
already alarmed &C the signs OF the times - AM
conclude they have quite a. heavy a load to carr,
they can Stagger under. MANY of them ar,
already begging the New England Senators {,
hold up the "irrepressbe conflict" and to els,
the motion OF the Abolition tram. lest the Who'll,
crew be switched OIL by the BETRAYED and insulteJ
people every where How tar they viii suceee,
ia reaching the hearts OF their New Englan,
task mtster>. time must tell
! am proud OF the conservative and high ma
tiOnal grounds assumed by the Democrats OF In
diana aud trust that the DAY j. last approlchin.
when their voice viii be poten, for good in tia
councils OF the Uuiou-the glorious old Unon-
the Union founded 10y Washington ana Madison
and upheld by Clay, and Jackson, aud eoster
anu Douglas-patriOts. alas. now no more