Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-13
BeAUReGARD LARGELY REINFORCED
The CunbOat Fight at Fl. Wright.
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From Warrington.

WASHINGTON, May IA special TO the Times
saws:
The committee appointed by the COngression-
al caucus of Yesterday had "A meeting last night
and talked over their programme, and Mr. Crit
tenden, the Chairman. was requested to draw up
some resolutions for an adjourned meeting of the
committee TO morrow morning at 10 o'clock
Mr. Crittendens communication gives renewed
assurances that their action is limited 70 the scope
OF their duties as members Of Congress, that they
have no thoughts of organizing or attempting to
organize political party. The object is merely
to unite the conservative strength in Congress
against mischievous Abolition and secession bills
now pending
The resolutions presented by the committee on
Monday night will be substantially these:
LIST That the Constitution. the Union and the
laws of the United States must be enforced and
the rebellion against them put down, and that it
Is their dnty To vote for every measure necessary
and proper TO that end.
ID. That II is the dictate of policy we'll rs of
humanity that no more violence or injury
should be inflicted than is absolutely necessary to
suppress the rebellion. That while no law should
be spared to the rebellion as long as it is arms
against the Government, we should remember
that those engaged in it have been our fellow
citizens, and they and their descendants must
again make and partake in common destiny
Sd. That the States are component and essen
tIal parts OF the Union, bound together by the
Constitution, that rebels can not divest States of
Their rights and powers such parts of the Union.
and though they may obStruct for time the en-
joyment of these rights and powers, upon the re-
moval of the obstruction by the suppression of
the rebellion the States must rev ert to their origi-
nal rights and relations and so remain as long as
the Constitution of the United States which
binds them into one Government, shall endure.
Il hat vxh 10 t.fcl,p. ha
visited on leading rebels To mark and s;igmatize
their detestable crime, the masses of the people
OF the seeded States not equal offenders,
and deserve immediate amnesty on abandoning
their opposition to the Government.
D. That on these principles the general confs
cation and emancipation bills pending before Con-
gress are impolitic, unconstitutional and highly
dangerous 10 the future peace of the country, and
should not become laws.
b. That the members of Congress uniting in
the expression of these sentiments while not fully
indcrsing everything President Lincoln has done
do nevertheless have an abiding confidence in his
honesty, patriotism and desire to preserve the
constitutional rights of the States.
The resolutions may vary little from the
above, but not materially. Mr.. Vallandigham
did not attend the meeting at all.
The Trbune's special says:
1t is believed that Gen. Wool will be immedi.
ately made IA full Major General
The Norfolk Navy yard will be differed inn
mediatey
Harry a. Sewart. son of Dr. Stewart of Bal
timore, prisoner in the old capitol, while at
tempting to escape o-day shut by the sentry
and died from the effect of bis wounds.
The Military Committee returned to-day from
yorktown. Ii is understood that they are salts
fed that the charge OF drunkenness against Gen
Smith is untrue.