Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-17

From washington.
Causes and Consequeaees of IN 8rresf # General
Sioae-N Malignant attack upon ths General Ia
Chiet-Snnnors Blu 10 Dissolre ft> Z MON Of
S,atrs-4Hnafs o. The French Emgeror-
Mopemsnt Of Troops 20 KsniHesy-ATresf Of
Mr. Tres
WAsHINGro~, Feb. IL.
The arrest OF Gen Stone and its causes aud
consequences, the grsat topics OF conversation
IN day. The arrest made by order OF the Var
Department. with the reluctant consent and
against tbs zishes of General Mcclellan. Kho,
although be Is satisfied that there are grounds for
a court martid against General Stone. vet disap
proves Of tue rigorous manner in WHICH he i 70
be brought before such tribunal The arrest
was brought about through the persistent efforts
OF the AbOiitionsts in Congress. and may be re
garled a. positive indication of their strength
aud of the extent of their power. In this affair
they were LED on by Sumner, in whose bosom
ranked the terms of letter which Gen. Stone
unfortunately wrote 10 him a few weeks ago.
Sumner had sneeriugly alluded to Gen. Stone as
beng a successful slave catcher; and Gen. Stone.
stung by such an appelation applied to him in
the American Senate. wrote caustic letter 10
Sumner The names of other prominent military
officers, whose arrests have, il i said been de-
termined on are whispered about coupled with
those Of three or four members Of Congress, who
understood TO be looked upon sympathizers
with the rebels. These whispered hints have
their origin in secret personal malgnty. They
are repeated from lip TO lip, with lutte addition
each time and are. IN most cases. utterly ground
less. ct they will perhaps result IN just what
the originators designed.
Great jubilation exists day at the State De
partment because the Emperor Napoleon, in his
speech the opening OF the French Chambers.
said that as long We resDect the rights of nen-
trails. France would confne herself to wishes &c.
This is regarded a positive pledge of the pa
citc intentions of the Emperor. IL would be wiser
10 remember that Napoleon never expresses his
real meaning till he is ready to act: and that his
declarations which preceded his wars in Italy aud
the Crmea were pacific this The
French LAWYERS easily make il appear that
the stone blockade Is yiOlatye of the rights Of
neutrslls.
Ii is we'll known here that Thomas A. Scott.
ESQ., the Assistant Secretary of War, who has
been for many wears one of the chief railroad men
OF the country. recently visited Pittsburgh on
business of the Department Ii would be sup.
posed that all loyal papers would be silent as to
the particular object lac effected while there. But
the Pittsburgh papers paraded the alleged fact
that he has made a contract tor the exclusive use
aud occupancy of the rolling stock OF the railroads
between that place and Cincinnati and Cairo for
the period of six consecutive days, i'm order TO
transport $4,000 troops from Washington TO Ken.
tucky. As this sweeping statement has been
published by OF the New DIRK papers il may
as we'll be stated that II Is true in everything ex
cept the number of troops. IL would require
than twice as long To transport that number
of troops. and besides, that many troops with.
drawn from here might leave enough garrison
the forts and delences of the capital aud 10
hold the latter until reiniorcements could arrive.
but il would diminish the strength of the ar
my here that any offensive operations against the
COntederates at Centreyille would be an impossi-
bility The Union and Confederate armies on
the Potomac, since Beluregard took his % 600
away, are nearly equal. The works either
side can be held with $4,000 less troops than now
guard them But that is all that could be done
after such subtraction If the Union army OF
the Potomac. already largely depleted is expected
to do anything against the enemy, it must be IN
creased. instead of diminished. Ii Is possible
however, that %, 900 men may be sent hence for
service IN Kentucky and in fulfihment of Mr.
Scots contract.
The correspondents of some of the New Y Jrk
papers here are trying to make merry the
arrest OF DIR. Ives, correspondents OF the Herald
and ~ convey the impression that this blow from
the Secretary of War. though 1t fell upon the
head of MIR. Ives, was really intended ~ re
Duke to the paper which he professes to represent
Such not the case. The Herald OF day
In leading editorial article condemns in the
strongest terms the conduct attributed TO Mr.
Ives. aud says that, il he is guilty OF such con
duet he has acted in direct violation OF the IN
structiOns furnished To the correspondents of that
paper | ought 10 add that hive never known
or heard of such outrageous breach of deco
rum a. that attributed 20 Mr. Ives ON the part OF
any other Washington correspondent of any
paper.
The attacks of the rabid abolitonists here on
Gen. Mcclellan continue to be made with
bated ferocity, and with All the malignity OF
fends Money is made to flow like water, and
the telegraph kept at work night aud day. in or
der 20 convey these brutal insinuatiOnS to New
York tlr.t they may be published in the radical
organs there. They speak now of Gen Me
Clellans changed and changing relations to the
war. and say that 'he has no power of fighting
in him. or any strategic genius The General
in-Chef is unmoved ty these pitful attacks but
the President owes it To him to stop them instant
ly. No Que here attached the slightest weight t.
them, because we, know that not the slightest
change has taken place. will take place. in the
relations OF the General In Chief 70 the army
But 1T Il distance from Washington the effect OF
the army must be runOus To that confidence which
must subsist between the head of the army ant
the army itself
long string of resolutions. which. if passed ait
carried into effect. will break up the Union fai
more ehectualiy than JEFF. Davis and his follow
ers ito, even II they succeed. They prov ld,
for the utter extinguishment of the Southeri
States n States. 3y a single stroke of the pel
the Southern States are reduced to the condition
OF Territories. their State governments abolishe,
and Territorial governments provided for then
by Congress. Congress is to furnish Tor then
a. 4 =. .
kinds They expressly declared To have n,
constitutional or legal rights whatever" Well
in these times. such vag,rieS to be lookel 70
from such statesmen (save the mark a Sumue
and Llvejoy. There Is prospect now tina
these eminently silly resolutions will pass |
they should pass both houses of Congress, i
would be impossible To carry them into effect.
The Programme Of the Disunion Alb,
oiittouist>.
Preamble and Resolutions submitted TO The Senaf