Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-12

The tide of battle rolls on swiftly, and with
greater and greater successes for the arms of the
Union. Island No. 10 has yielded 10 the forces
which have slowly but surely reduced it, without
loss on our side, and while an immense amount
of munitions of war are lost by the rebel army,
the Mssssippiis opened for an indefinite distance
to the advance of our gunboats and transports.
The fate OF Memphis cannot be much longer de
layed, and the probability Is that We shall hear
within brief space of time, that the victorious
armies of the Union are advancing on the great
cities OF the South West The war has been
brief one indeed for such grand results already
realized, and the next thirty days will add To the
great list of victories. Reverses may occur at
certain points, but in the main the work will 90
on from success to success. And this because
of the overwhelming power which the Union has
brought to bear lie will be recalled, though it
does not appear to be well remembered that
when the war begun, the universal sentiment of
the North was in favor of organizing at once an
army whose magnifcence and power should para
I'VE all resistance and make blood unnecessary.
This was and is the true method of settling a
civil war. Instead of the varying fortunes of
nearly equal contestants, if one is 50 great and so
strong as TO present to the other the hopeessness
of resistance, not only will this end the war, but
it will also end tin a way which is much easier
forgotten by the weaker party, than would be al
ternate victory and defeat in battles. But weare
sorry to see that many of those who counselled
this policy last spring have forgotten their coun-
sells, and are now clamOTous for fighting, any
where and everywhere, and fierce in denouncing
the long and patent labor which has made our
army invincible. The last two months, surely,
have proved the wisdom of the other policy. To
make army required time. 1t is not Il rabbe
that a General wants, nor even great mass OF
willing, active men. These the material out
of which to form an army, but they must have
discipline, experience ana arms. In the accout
already published from Yorktown, il has been
noticed that Berdan's SharpshOoters are occupy
ing an honorable position. We note the fact that
here is regiment doing important service in the
present grand advance which has received its
arms only since the close of winter. The vast
power of the Union latent, and needed to be
put in motion. 1t was the conception of great
minds to be patient in organizing that power un-
I'll the time for exercising it should be at hand,
and then TO display it in overwhelming grandeur.
The moment that the army, thus skiltully made
up, began its demonstrations, the military expert
ment was at once decided. Ii is vain for any force
in the South To attempt to withstand the over
whelming power of the Government, and though
here and there small bodies of men may attack
and even overcome troops under peculiar
circumstances, yet the great tide of battle rolls
backward ON the South, and the armies OF
the rebellion everywhere III full and swift
retreat.
No man can conjecture where the decisive bat
tie in Virginia will be fought nor indeed, whether
the Southern armies will attempt to fight it al
all. Resistance on their part seems to our eyes
to be utterly futile, and waste of life on hope
less battle fields will not add to their future pros
poets of success. We are looking with as
much anxiety for demonstrations of Union Sentl-
ment at the South, as for victories of the Union
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as it soon must be in every Southern, that the
military trial has already resulted in the clear
demonstration that the South can not make a
successful revolution by appeal to arms This
decided, will they give it up, will they retire to
mountain Businesses? We look daily for the an
swer to this question by division of sentiment in
the South There will be a grand difference OF
opinion there on some subjects before long, and
whether either party shall be for the Union or not
we shall see strong party in favor of peace and
against the madness of the leaders which would
desolate the country they can not rule. 1t j.
very well for poverty stricken politicians TO talk
of burning houses, and cotton and barns, but
farmers, and planter. and house owners and sub
stantal citizens in general, will hardly be gulled
by the old trick of the fox that had suffered in the
trap. Men are reasonable, and utllltiarianism
seeking always how 70 make the best of thing
is characteristic of Americans The appeal to
arms was made year ago. Surely they who
appealed expected the appeal to to result in de
cision of something If it has not already, il
will soon have resulted in establishing beyond
caval. the superiority of Government over rebel
lion i'm physical force Then it becomes the in
habtants of the seeded States to think calmly
OF the future, and it becomes US to offer them
every assurance of the permanency Of the ole
Union and COnstitution.-N. Y. Journal of Com
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