Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-21
Spec al Correspondence Of the Chicago Times.
From Washington.

Another Malicious Attack on Gen. McCIeHan-
The Blame Fastened uhere ii BelOngs-Gen.
McDoreH sfiH in WaShington-Shorf-s sighted
Policy of The AdmiaistrdtiOn-Necessiiy TOR
zoo, 900 Troops.
The suljoined letter has been delayed in the
Transmission. Dut its value Is not impaired there
by.-ED. inns.
WASHINGTON. June II.
Some OF the readers of tie Tunes may probi
bly see in the Boston Transcript u malignant al.
tack Oh Gen. Mcclellan under the speclous yuise
OF a defense OF Secretary Stanton. There il
good authority Tor saving that the article emit
mates directly from the War Department. and that
it was inspired by the head Of that department
himself. Ii might be thought that the present
critical position oi General McClellan-with his
little army decinnted by sickness and battle
his brave and uncompllining soldiers soaked by
the heavy rams day alter day. and sleeping Oh
the wet ground at night, confronted by tie eue
my IN vastly superior numbers. vet presenting u
bod front aud asking
stop the mouths OF his detractOrs Tor Il lev DAYS
at least. But not 50 think his enemies here.
They sill pat Ia use every engine ut their com
maHd TO hamper his movements, 10 embdrrass
his plans, and To prevent the realization OF his
hopes. FINS attack in the Boston ptper is the
latest scheme TO which they have resOrted. Its
brutality and mtlevolence are worthy OF the
source from which II emInates.
he Secretary complains IN his defence that
when he came intO Office nothing had been done
towards suppreSSing the rebellion, except Orgdni-
ziug an army. Admitting that To be true. the or
gamIzation OF ALI army WAS the very thtrg without
"hncn the rebellion could never be suppressed
Ii was hot McC eilan's place to do more than To
organize ami direct the military measures by
which The Union WAS 10 be restored: ANA Stanton
admits that tins had been done by Mcclellan.
The restoration 10 the Union oi Kentucky anu
Eastern tennessee, which lac complains Vas not
done. could never have beena done by force OI
aims a.n n. Wis informed months ago toy IN
fluent Al citizens OF those States, and the ASST
rance Was reiterated only IA lew days ago, that
tie Mon sent meat in TN Sc ~ tte- had aiwaNs
Teen rep e>>ed. aud vas still repres Ell, toy the
sometimes hostile. AID at all times vaculadn.,
poncN OF the adm ni~tration ia regard To the Sia-
ver! question; b! the prepouderance OF Abolition
sentiment VA Congress; and by the persistent at
tacks o. tomIueu members OF Congress. known
10 be ~ iavOr with the administration un the IN.
st,tutIOn ct slavery, both an States and Terrific
ries. The, assure me ,h't, a. long "a this Sta c
OF things continues. any UmiOn Sett ment peole.s.
ell ia either Safe viii be hollow and iu>5ncere:
tut that, II assured OF their rights by a DemO
cratic administration, OF in any administrator
in wlich they could have conn lence, thuSe Safes
NOUu a-alu Oe, dc thcN Oiltt were, TIE stfOll- Ell
CaIOn States In the itIiOn. The following de-
iaratOn Oi kentucky 5 greatest soH / OF, Il qu0teI
m teis rJy IN thee { ar days. Il would rather
support for tue pte any honest man. of
az. P.rty, .IAn a man MIC, lOudl. processing de.
yOiOn ~ tile Union, i really, at the same ume.
unae, mining aud suo,erting tile prineip C. upon
which II D, ioGndel." Tins desc lpiiou apple,
ex,eu, 10 Tie present dominant faction ln Tie
Cabi.et anu m CVnGTeSS.
~ - 49, NJ f - Al II. HI
had been done ~hsn S.auton came into othce,
except the organic atom OF an army. Ii Was be
Cause the Presidential chair was occupied by a
uan weak IA hiS nature, "mhrm ia purpose,
with nU nNed principles Oh the subject OF national
gosernment. with nO definite policy Va view. lie
has Teen permitting things 10 duit aim essiy Oh,
aud h al gwen hIm~eli up to the guidance OF that
Willy demaSOSue Seward. OF hun Il may be truly
said that lie never his, aud does not low, com
prenend the vast proportions OF the war in which
We are engaged: and his col in the Cabinet
are equally obtuse. The proofs OF this have been
tOo often spread at len.th IA the columns OF the
Tunes Ia heed recalatulauOn here. But ii the
Presidential chair had been occupied by a states
man like Douglas, or Polk. or Van Buren,, OF
PIERCE. The Executive would have taken a states
maHIke view OF The war. A policy would have
been aIop' Ell anu adhered To. Outh - regards tie
cMIutt. e The war AID our lori a rel.t Ons: sBd
hong ere this tie var would have been egnied aHd
the Umiun restored. The mtuuer M which the
Gov eminent has been adm ns cred since The VAL
began shows. a. the Jsm<s has often demonstsa.