Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-07

an Aftack on Manassas- False ReDort-Disap-
poinfmenf-C Cabinet Meefing-McCleiian must
Fight or R,fne-No AhernatiUs-Re Result of his
n RetrRg-Anticipoted Congressional Storm.
II WAsHIxGToS, March =. Io62.
To The Editors Of the Enquirer:
On Wednesday last / commenced letter to
you TO explain To you many reasons why General
Mcclellan must fight at once. or be superseded
The Cabinet all against him-some because
they hate his politics, others because they think
the clamOr in the country for fight Is getting
To be too strong. All make use of the same cry:
eve must hive fight The Senate Is largely
against him, because he is not AN AbOlitonist.
The Republicans OF the House against him
"A majority for the reason that actuates the
Senate. lie has no hold except by the favor OF
Lincoln That was the hold OF cable; it is
wearing down to a d-cOrd ia size.
did not finish nv letter, because. while in
writing it, / heard OF the order OF the Secretary
OF War as to telegraphs and newSpapers-of Ne
Ciellan taking up his headquarters in Binks's d-
vision. | thought the tight had come and burnt
my letter
Well we could hear nothing authentic, but
everybody believed that two divisions had gone
toward Manassas, and orders given Tor Il general
battle Oh the whole line. The railroad cars were
all seized; troops were hurried TO the Relay
House. Banks had Gro .sed the POtomac-had
taken Harper's Ferry, Charlestown-had gone
toward Winchester. been whipped badly-in iull
retreat-no, that WAS false rumor; he had only
been repulsed-recel,ed reinlorcements, taken
Winchester, and was ready, with Lander, TO
swoop down through Manassas Gap To the juno
ton. Meantime Hooker had lerried across to
Acqua Creek-the whole center had advanced
terrific fight was going On-"intelligent contra
band" had come in, who said it was true-men
could even hear the guns.
Anxiety and expectation were on every face
There WAS hurrying to and fro. Hacks were III
requistiop; trunks speedily packed; hote
and board bills suddenly paid The railroad
trains going to Baltimore could not accommodate
a quarter OF the flying multidudes, who thought
they we're surely escaping from the Richmond
Tobacco Warehouse prisons.
AbOitionists were triumphant. They had gain
ell their policy They believed the Confederates
would be beaten. Ii so. the Abolitionists would
get all the credit. If they did not. 1t because
we had not emancipated the negroes-had return
ed slaves from the army-and because OF militia
~ ncapacity-must change Generals and change
policy.
Well All got up Yesterday morning full OF
expectation, when about two O'Clock General Me-
Clellan appeared oil the avenue, gay May
morning. No fight on the Potomac-no
advance on Manassas-no movement by
Hooker-Bamks had crossed to Harper
Ferry-had taken Charlestown without any
oppostiOn-and Tor some reaSOn--what is itI-
nobody knows-whether change of plans, baC
arrangements, or what-his army mad quietl
stopped. concluded To remain for the present, aiIJ
General Mcclellan repaired to town. Indeed
there was some tall swearing. The thing had
hZZled or there never was anything IN the al.
legged movement to Justify all this amount OF
fuss and feathers" We had all our anxiety
speculation, anticipated Inauguration of Ado
litionism Tor nothing. Lincoln swore-forgot tc
tell smntty stores-called Cabinet meeting al
ughI-had devil OF u time generlly-and fur
ther am not advised, but will predict that un.
less Mcclellan makes his fight this week he will
be driven from the chief command.
Every possible ingenious mode Of attack
which devilish idnatieIsm can devise is being
used against him. and If he does not helo
them ali off Dy moving he will 20 by the
board The real secret OF the enmtv 10 hin
Is thai he Is not Abolitioni,t. and that he In,
some notion OF love for the principles of Con>ti
tu,ional Government The avowed cause Is thai
he i wasting the reputation. treasure. &c. of III,
nation. and restraining the ardOr. patriotism. &c.
OF the people, and by mere delay consolidatin:
the power OF the enemy
Ii Mcclellan Is driven out, the Administration
goes straight over 10 fanatical AbotioniSm
Wade. Sumner. Loveoy. HutchnS y Co.. vii
then control completely. and the Union sentimen
at the South will be forever destroyed Whe,he
the light will be ordered by Mcclellan nobod,
seems To know. He keeps his counses.
A. write driving snow storm prevails. tn,
successor of four DAYS of a. fine. dry white
weather ~ ever man looked At. | think a wors
storm viii rage in Congress commencing thi
week and IL eud no man knows PoToMAc.
Washington Correspondence Of the New NOrk Evenin