Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-29

Pope-Ihe project TO place Light DraogM Gun
boats on the Ohio
WAsHISGToN. August %.
The immense enterprise of the New York
press has met with admirable and astonishing
success When the representatives of all other
papers knew equally well, out were restrained
from mentioning. the movements of Gen Nc
Clellan, the New York papers could not resist
showing the world how much they were in ad-
vance of all contemporaries, Ly publishing daily
accounts of the movement. commencing almost
with the very day that McCIellan's advance
struck their tents
The result of this has been that the authorities
have ordered that no news whatever shall he te e.
graplied which has the slightest relation TO war
movements. Ii To day should learn that
Richmond were taken. jeff Davis captured, and
the whole Coniederacy broken into fragments
we could not give you the intelligence. Neither
the movements OF the rebels nor of our own
troops-in short not a word relative to war
NOV ements OF any kind can be sent by tele-
graph.
And thus has ended the enterprising operations
OF our New York contemporaries. For the selfish
purpose Of getting abroad, they have thrown the
whole machinery OF news CONVEYANCE into coniu
sion. Most lucky WIS il that it was the New
York Tribune and Times which thus outrage
ousiy violated a stringent order. Had the Chi
caeo Iin,es published one tenth of the informs
ton which those two papers daily received from
Fortress Monroe, its editors ere this would have
been in the Old Capitol Prison. and the paper it.
self squelched ia due form. Democratic treason
and Democratic violations OF the Articles of War
widely different things from the same acts
when performed by Abolition ism; one sends it,
supporters To Alton or Fort lafayette, the other
is passed over in silence
As there Is nothing in the orler To prevent
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ments of our armies. And here may say that.
after MI the trouble nude about publishing the
movements of Mcclellan, il was not only known
here iro.n its beginning and all over the North.
but ut Richmond. A Richmond paper dated as
tar back as july 3lst, states that '.The move
ment toward Petersburg by the Federals, is a
mere feibt To cover their retreat" and that
General Mcclellan is about To abandon James
river and reinforce Pope" All our movements
are perfectly well known by the enemy, generally
long before they are known or understood by the
loyal press; hence the absardty of the present
system of censorship.
Ii j. now under stood that General Pope's ad-
vance tOwari Gorionsville was 10 attract the at
tention of the rebels while Mcclellan made good
his change of base from James river This he
accomplished most successfully by inviting an at
t,ck, which. however, lacked but little of being
Il serious failure. Tor, the rebels falling upon him
before expected they came near annihilstinS the
column under Banks before the others could get
10 ItS support
Repuisesl, Jackson Withdrew and waited for
achievements before renewing his efforts Both
came, and on "Wednesday last. with formidable
force. he suddenly lett, no whittier. Pope,
however. was vide awake, and soon detected in
the movements of the rebels an attempt To flank
him Thus must be avoided, and there only re-
maned one way-to fall back Every step he
retreliel brought I'm nearer his base of oDert-
tions-nearer home. friends. and reinforcements;
while every step the enemy follows him increas
ed their difficulties a IL diminished his
Aud 80 at midnight he commenced falling back,
and IN good order. and with consider able loss
he has pu,the Rsppshsnnock between himself
ana The Toe. De has stopped at Warrenton, and,
II he fall back further. he will do IL under the
pressure of rebel bayonets. The grant strategy
cal movement which led him to the Rapidan has
accomplished all that desired. aud he has now
fallen back a far a. safety requires Here if the
enemy attacks him. they will get fight; il they
do not take the initiative, there will PROBABLY be
no battle for the next SIX weeks
The rebels have all their forces in the field
they are sagacious. and. knowing this 70 be their
last opportunity, they MY precipita,e their mad.
dened legions upon our armies, hoping by sheer
numbers TO oyerpOger u, aud at one blow 10 win
Washington and their recognition 1t Is their
last chance, for now our numbers are less than
they will be again during the war; theirs are
greater. and each dsy ADDS thousands 10 our
strength; each hour they grow weaker.
Thus il Is that now is their only opportunity
the moment j. present in which they NAV be sue
cessful Another week, and the stuniy thousands
OF the North will have swollen our forces to a
size that will render them resistess rs Niagara.
The rebel Generals are far-seeing. and, being