Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-19

rse DISASTER al observation-disclosures.
.-it-ss s.s4 OF the Bsufssas that shey seses
learned ANYTHING bs exeseiencc nor did they ever
Danish their malice Such seem TO be the quail
ties which char>c,eri1sIlhe LfScors Admins.
tration and the party IN power. The history Of
the gar illsssrates the 3ourbonism of the Ad
miaistrston. From the beginning the diffusion
Of the Federal forces. instead Of their cuncentra-
ton az vulnerable points. has prevented success
Yea With she knowieige that such has been the
case. the same error Is repeated. Ever learning.
our military authosities are unable to arrive at
the kno~ledge Of the truth; or. perhaps we NAV
better say. they seem incapable Of applying the
lessons which the commonest sagacity should
take advantage Of. Thrice has the advance upon
Richmond been defeated by permitting the enemy
% mass their forces against Such was the
case at the frs, battle Of Bull Run The PENN
ssla campaign failure for the same reason
And the recent DISASTER at fredericksburg is but
arepefiiion Of those which preceded il. and tI,e
result . astnbutable % the same causes the same
short sightedne-s which has characterized the di-
The overthrow of the rebel army in Virginia
has been regarded by those in power as necessary
20 the suppression of the rebellion, or as the
policy which would hasten and secure that result
The county was prpsnised that on the 4th of
July. lc6l the flag of the Union shoaId wave in
triumph over the retel Capital but instead Of this
every advance upon Richmond has been attended
with disastrous reverse TO our arms To use
the language of the Administration prints, half
fed. half clothed and a half equipped army has
defeated force which We have claimed has had
no equal IN all the appliances of warfare Why
sbcse disasteisl There must be fault some
where Either We possess not the military skill
70 direct an army. we have no Generals compe
sent 10 The task. eIse tie blame must be at
sribatble 10 she mbeciIity Of the governing power
Who - at fault for the disaster az Frederick sburg?
The Army Of the Potomac was composed of
veteran troops. thoroughly equipped. aud com
msnded by able aud experienced Generals. The
military authorities selected the road to Rich
mond A thoroughly equipped AMI disciplined
army was opposed 10 what we were told was a
dcmoralized enemy, as reported, mi.erably arm
ed clothed aud fed. and upon route of our own
sele.tion. outgeneraed, and met a disas-
trous repalse Nothngbut mastery retreat
saved our army from annihilation. Ii the capture
OF Richmond will prove tue fatal blow to the re-
beliion, Why not the agencies employed to Sc
cure 50 important an end? Why is IL that the
whole military power of the country if need be.
- t.oe tad ~ he LII,
object? While the capture Of Richmond is in
doubt We see the Administration expending its
resources and energies in fitting out Quixotic
expedition, which must he attended with com
paratively barren results. no matter how success
full in its specific objects. unless the heart of the
rebellion is first crushed
The failure at fredericksburg is but another
illustration of the folly OF the policy Of scattering
our forces. and permitting the enemy to mass
theirs and throw them in overwhelming numbers
upon the detached divisions Of our army.
We have often charged that the Republican
party was incapable OF successfully administer
ing the government A Republican Admins
tra,iou and Republican Congress have been in
power little less than two years. and what il
the resulti civil war that is wasting the blood
and treasure Of the nation. and public debt al
ready OF sufficient proportions to become grind
ing burden upon the industry and enterprise of
the people for long years TO come Such the
fruits. in part. OF Republican rule for twenty -one
months. What will they be IL the admins
tra,on Of public affairs should continue two years
longcrf