Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-29


There may be no good reason 70 bope tor i'm
prnsenlent 10 the u,afla cement OF afsaF- ia New
Orleans. should i prove true tiu Cen Butler has
been Superseded by 6ea banks, but 4 we mar
believe the representations OF rcli4bie men. m A
ter- there oouls be 10 worse. Nb0ever may
have been q fault. there 80 doubt hat many
LOYAL ciiizen- OF Ne~ Orleans have experienced
terrible injustice They have suffered lucaicu,a.
bvin their perxDflz and ezfzfe because ffEzs
no method Of redress Any other course than
absolute subnissioif % military Law, no matter
how arbitrary, Wa sare bring do~n the sword
IN still heavier blows. RemoBsirance, complaint.
only.aggrasated the punishment 40 be Tece1sel.
Ne have heard dOleful tales 70 tbs elect, not
intended for the pubIie ear: bot if they possess
only a 1.-THE OF truth. Union sentiment in NeW
Orleans must have been cultivated under much
embarrassment We may even question whether
the rebels have not been stimulated % a much
hercer misunderstanding they have not rallied
for the defense Of their cites IN greater numbers
and stronger determination, from their know lelge
of the fate OF the Crescent City. These views
are fully borne out by letter from Mr.. A. Prem
tiss now a resident of New Orieans) 10 the
Lockport Daily Union. which be lately edited.
Mr.. Prentiss writes: =
This CITY. commercially, Is jesd-very dead.
All the business now carried on here J. supported
BY the United States Government, those in its
employ There i little comparatively done in
sugar and cotton but that little j. controlled by
Col. A. j. kuti-r. "a brother OF the Geuerai's)
who has 4 htry,e grocery house in this city. al
the goods shipped to the interior are either pur
chased Of Col. A. j., or they are not permitted to
90 pp the river BY him. He controls the trade
from the country. and some sly he has cleared
two uni lions of dollars through hs civil and mile
tary transactions The General Of course has no
interest IN this business-of course not. Grocery
men here quietly grin and bear this wholesale
monopoly The drinking houses and bowling sa
looms are also supported by the United States
Government or those in is employ. So at least
the pr0pretOrs say, and the blue coats and gold
lace hangngs about the places would seem To IN
dorse the statement. The army has become such
consummate drinkers that General Butler last
week issued an order forbidding any commits
stoned officer in his division from drinking iii
public bar rooms.
The order is in effect like Lincoln's emancipa
ton. proclamation-out of his beat. Houses Of
worse repute than gambling bells are also said &C
derive their chief support from the army. The
question will arse in your mind, where does all
the money come frOml IL Is obtained IN man,
ways other than by honest toll IN the service o.
the country. Picket guards are the best supplied
with money The readiness with which a pas:
can be Obtained to Get INTO the Contederacy i
source of supply the constant and social in
tercour>e between the Federal and Confederate
officers and soldiers in this city. OH the lines anC
up the river, are some other reasons for the sup
ply. For FIVE dollars either one of your readers
it here. could get pass to cross the lives into
the COnfederacy That money does not 70
North to lessen your taxes. but il does 90 TO I'll
the plethoric pocket of the officer granting tn,
pass. is spent in the qualification OF the base
passions The occupation of New Orleans is
costly investment for the North and Dorado
for the commanding officers here.
OF Gen Buffers rule he says. with an eviden
desire 10 do no Injustice H ##IE
Where so many arrests are made, and WHERE
judgments are pronounced 80 hurrlediy. it wonl,
be equaling the impariiality OF the blind goddess
herself not - commit an occasional error o
judgment. That such have occurred.
doubt not future historians will have occasion I,
chronicle.