Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-06


sTRrSorH or THs cOSsERvAnvIs ~ cOSeREss.
WSsHISSToS. December 2.
have just returned IRON a sisit to the army
At Falmouth. There Is no change in the relative
position OF the opposing hosts. aud 40 more pros
pect Of ANYTHING decisive than there a week
ago Knowing. "a do. th.f the w.E Is eosdac.e,i
on political and not on military principles. can
not but think that there are influences At work
here which will prevent any decisive results being
accomplished by the army before the LIT OF Jan
uary These influences. which emanate from the
radical politicians both in and out OF office, caused
the faux pas which Burnside made BY lIalting At
Falm ruth for two weeks, instead OF crossing NJ
once on the 18th OF November and taking Dos
session of the admirable position which the en-
envy now holds Mr.. Lincoln Is not a party TO
the plot by which this part. But hls weak
ness, irresolutiOn and love OF ease have led him
10 give himself up entirely TO the guidance of the
leaders of the radicals; and what they insist
he does not and will not oppose Thus he Is
believe, anxious that Burnside should push on
toward Richmond. But the radical politicians,
in order TO advance their nelari0us schemes,
which look u the separation Of the two sections
OF the country beyond all hope OF reunion, have
determined To throw such obstacles in the way OF
the progress OF the army shall, tor the pres
ent, prUlong the war Indefinitely They are AT
the bottom OF all the Vaccinations by which our
brave soldiers have been so long keld without the
SHOES aud clothing necessary for their comfort
articles of which many regiments are destitute
even vet. And they even have the assurance 70
say that the refusal OF England To JOIN
France in "a proposal of mediation or interference
in the war between the North and South j. equiv
aent to the assurance Oh the part OF England that
she will never Interfere, and that We can take our
time IN finishing the war, tor, no matter how long
it Is spun out. there will be no IN iBtefven
ton. Therefore, the radicals argue, there is no
need OF haste in our military operations, and
Burnside's army may As well 10 into winter quar-
tets
Ii is said that it was for the purpose of suggest
ing this idea to Burnside that the President re
Gently went To the front. Whether this be true
OF not, rely upon it. Burnside will he no party to
any such transaction He is for vigorous win
ter campaign. Nor cau the President. without
violating his word, fail 20 furnish him with ali
that is necessary to enable him to move at once.
and successfully. So that the event of Burn
sides moving on, or going into winter quarters,
will decide which is 10 rule this winter-the Pfes
dent or the radicals.
The only events that have taken place since
my last the captures OF bodies OF our
troops 10y two bodies OF Confederate troops Both
of these ents, cre.itable - To our Generals
took place on Friday last, on the RlppahanJck,
near Falmouth, ia the virtual presence OF Bum
sides whole army. In the one case hampton :
Cavalry Legion crossed the river, surprised two
companies OF Penn>, wanna cavalry, and captured
over 2O0 OF them In the other case. rebel
force of both infantry and cavalry crossed the
river, aud surprised and captured over 800 of our
infantry soldiers. belonging To Stockton's brigade
OF Griffin division In regard % the latter affair
il Is sand that Gen. Hooker INDUCED ia some very
theatrical conduct IN the course OF which he brok.
the sword OF Col. Stockton and dismissed him
from the service THIS was very proper treat
ment to be administered by the having au
thOrty To do 30, upon the person who, after a
court martial, was found guilty of the neglect.
But Gen. Hooker has no authority TO break the
swords OF officers, or To dismiss them firm the
service.
The Presidents message, delivered 70 Con
gress yesterday. is just the document which an
Abolition President might be expected to deliver
to an Abolition Congress. 1t proves, it any
proof were wanting. that the Administration al
ways intended the war to be for the aboli-
ton OF slavery. The burden of the message is.
"how slavery can be abolished" The argu
ments and the reasoning Gf reasoning it ,e
Called by which Mr. Lincoln endeavOrs 10 show
that slavery be abolished. and that he can
abolish it, are childish. illogical, and superla
lively weak. The idea OF proposing to the
Southern States to abolish that system OF lator
which the experience ct generations and the law 5
of an inscrutahle Providence show To be the only
one by which tie products of the South can be
raised, is rs absurd as his other idea of "com
pensated emancipation Is chimerical
Mr.. Lincoln certainly tells the truth when he
says that eve OF this Congress and this Admin
istration cannot escape history" Ii ever there
will he an Administration held up to the scorn.
the hatred. and the contempt of posterity it will
be this Administration Trey found the
launched ii into civil war, for the sake of CHI.
mera. Their dOgged, sullen obstinacy caused
the Southern States To secede. at a time when
Cancellation. and five words assuring them of their
rights. would have kept them in the Union The
war being inaugurated. the Administration has
made IL war for the abolition of slavery; know
Ing that. il they succeed in this the restoration
of the Union would be impossible During the
progress OF the war the Administration has thrown
away one opportunity after another for winning
decisive victories, by interfering with our Gener
ais, breaking up their plans, and dismissing them
from then commands These are some of the
things Tor which this Administration" will he
remembered in history
The first days proceedings of Congress are no
doubt indicative OF those OF the whole session
The conservative members will 10 all in their
power to bring the Administration To a sense of
it, duty. aud 10 do Justice to those who have been
made It's victims; aud the radicals will defeat
these endeavors. On test questions of this kind
Yesterday. the radicals had a clear majority OF
forty But the fac. that. with a House not vet
full the conservatives can already muster forty
votes, fills the radicals with dismay Ii l. noticed
thai nearly all the talent and pariiameniar, skill,
nearly all the OF mark and intellect are
monopolizcdb by the conservatives; and that among
the radicals are several men not much noted for
strong minds and fixed purposes Ii il feared that
"a the session progresses, some OF these weaker
vessels may be won over by arts that will not
nov Ice used Tor the first time, and that the radi
Gals may thus lose ten oF twelve votes OF course
the efforts OF the radicals maintain their ascen
dancy will be fierce and determined
But the power OF this Congress for evil will be
short lived. Ii will expire the 4th OF March
On that day will terminate the weakest ard the
wickedest Congress with which the country has
ever been cursed.
Government Wa uksng.
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