Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-05

men, from Wauenton towards Fredericksburg.
he was promised faithfully that he ponfpon
bridge should be there from Washington a soon
a. he arrived IN order that crossing OF the river
and the occupancy OF the latter city might be
effected without delay. ms was oniulhiie1. aud
coupled also with delays IN the transporting of
supplies A month has passed nearly. aud these
faults have just been remeied. Ia the mean
time the rebels have got their army mas.ed be
hind Notifications, and ere determined on stout
resistance there. 70 say nothing OF Their resou-
ton % contest the step inch by inch from the
first battle ground on the Rappahanoek 10 the
rebel capital But instead Of this Of affairs,
Burnside hoped 90 move right on towards Rich
moud. reaching the important and strategic point
of Hanover Junction before tire rebels could move
ali Of their army. or u-e thess two imp0rtiuE rail
road at that point Wow the enemy has sc
cured both Of these advantages. which even one
battle and his defeat cannot overturn. Tie cut
ting OF the GOrdonsvilie rslrosd at that Junction
would have been most damaging blow To the
enemy. preventing the retrtnsportation OF his
supplies from Gorlonsville and depriving him of
the fall crops in the Valley Of Virginia But,
though the country il made t. suffer. the blame
- placed lust where II belongs. and Ten Burn
sides tripmphant yiBdicativu OF his course Is a
mast itting approval of that of Gen Mcclellan
under precisely similar circumstances.
Congress meets 10 MORROW A more gloomy
set of Senators and Representatives were never
cOngregated here. Many of the former visit
Washington for the last time. for the verdict OF
the people desires them ia future at home Aside
from this, they look glo0my on the aspect oi
affairs. and talking louder about. and de
nouncing h.r'ler than any one else would dare 10.
the imbecity that has brought this particular
crisis at the door of the nation. Some Who
camored for emancipation that two months
of trial have produced nothing. AMI that. IL any
thing could be gained by 1t either way. the rebels
have only become more determined and united
while the North has become more divided, and
the Administration less active. But. notwith-
standing this, slight consolation IS Afforded by
repeated promises that something will soon be
accomplished by the army.
The release of the political prisoners from the
forts and the Old Capitol has been forced on the
Administration by long outraged public opinion
Some OF the arrests have been made on the most
trivial and ridiculous charges. involving neither
crime nor disloyalty. During the p,st week
thirty out OF fifty cases examined here were dis
charged. simply for the that there were nc
charges against them And vet the Admlnlstra
ton journals drawl out the piteous cry that eth
party has suffered from these arrests How Ions
will il have to do penance for those who have sui
fered in dungeons without evidence and without
3hargeI
The murder of Hon Robert T. Scott. OF Nir
ginia last spring, by company OF Blenker
men while under Mcdowell. Is now undergo a
investigation here in the c0ur, OF inquiry, and ut
tracts much interest Mr. Scott well known
in Washington, and in fict thrOug bout the coun
try, "a "A ripe scholar, fine orator. and decldec
Union man. having opposed secession before ant
after il was accomplished His former potic'
were of the Wing party. He Was the only South
who offered. but declined, a seat II
the present Cabinet, and your correspondent was
present 1T public reception here at which Mr.
Lincoln and Mr. Scott first met The latter wa
most accomplished gentleman aud was quite
surprised when the President elect entered i'm
meliately into discussion their RESPECTIVE,
nights. and insisted on measuring before the com
piny of ladies and gentlemen present Eve
afterward no one could ever prevail on him {,
give an opinion of the President
Simon Cameron has informed his friends here
that he Is a candidate for the L. ) Senate from
PENNSYLVANIA, and that he has little no doub
of his election The situation Is precisely simi
lar To that when Cameron WAS elected 10 tn
Senate over Forney in 1858. and rumor is riff
that the same appliances" will be used nov
as then. He has not resigned Minister Il
Russia.