Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-16


WAsHNeroS. Oct 10.
For the last fortnight have persistentIy hoped,
as each letter was penned, that in the next |
should be able 10 give you particulars OF some
one of the grand movements by which, IL is be
ieved, the fall campaign Is to be inaugurated.
So tar. however. il has been hoping hopelessy;
and each successive letter has been doomed 70
embody the same stale fact-nothiDg of impor-
lance from the armies Of the Potomac
There are undoubtedly reasons for this inavct-
ity, and good ones, and which. as a matter Of
course. will be persistenily misunderstood, and
misrepresented by those who do not fail TO take
political advantage of military movements OF
whatever character. That most important opera
tons were intended to have commenced ere this,
there is no doubt; why they have been delayed,
is thing OF more difficult solution.
Gen. Mcclellan not be charged with the
delay, as he is under control Of Gen. Halieck,
and he will advance, lie idle, or retreat. without
being in the smallest degree responsible for the
movement, either as 10 time or character. If be
holds his present position for the next decade, he
will do il in obedience TO an authority whose
power he can not question.
As for the particular reasons for the delay, out
sders have nothing left them but speculation.
The weather here is terribly hot, and the air is
filled to repletion with dust. There has not been
drop of rain for weeks: springs have dried up;
wells no more respond with full, dripping cool
ness to the calls Of the "moss covered bucket"
Nature everywhere is dry. parched, thirsty, like
one whose veins have been dried bv fever A
hundred thousand men might as well now try to
cross Virginia by marches 70 proceed safely
over the simeon swept sands Of the Great Desert.
Ii may be that the army is waiting for water be-
fore it advances. Ii the rebels retreat toward
Richmond. it will be a matter of the greatest diff
hcuty for them TO obtain supply it will be still
more difficult for an army that follows close upon
their rear.
IL may be, again, that before making com
bned attack upon the rebels the Government is
Wanting hear the result of some necessary
preliminary operations OF importance directed
against remote points on the Southern and South
western coasts. Ii may be that there is some
truth in the rumor that radical changes are about
to be made in the various military departments,
and it has been Thought best not commence
operations until these transformations have been
effected. And there possibly any quantity of
other reasons, more or less speculative in their
nature why matters remain as they do. People
do nothing better than wait, keep cool, and
believe that when the moment does arrive for ac
ton there will results that will astonsh the
whole world, including John Bull and the South
ern COnederacy
The rebels, while we have been settling our
much their own way. The wires for the fall
elections having been properly laid, we can now
turn our attention 20 the war, and give il that
amount of consideration which ITS importance
demands. Grant has already. with his invincbe
Western troops, rolled back the tide of invasion
in Tennessee: like result may be safely proph
esied of events in Kentucky These are but the
slight ripples on the ocean of Northern patriot
ism, rising in obedience 70 the first breathings of
H. e.. IA. ~ ,,.11 ha.-o
grown into the m magnitude of huge waves, whose
irresistible roll Guliwards will carry every oppo-
sing force before il. Let the people wait little
longer.
Among the rumOrs OF changes is one which
claims to possess some credibility. Ii is 10 the
effect that Secretary Stanton will be succeeded
by zen Banks, while the former will follow the
precedent established in the case of all removed
Secretaries of War, viz: 90 to Russia. The
same authority also has il that Gen. Hooker will
take the place of Mcclellan, the latter the place
OF Halleck, while he in turn will take charge of
Western Department, extending from the ex-
IRENE northern line of the States TO Galveston.
That important changes are contemplated is be
vond doubt; but their being carried into effect
will depend greatly upon the success or otherwise
OF certain military movements soon 70 be put to
the test
Yesterday an Ilnoisan by the name of George
W IONtrS. VINO eDlsteu IN the pennsylvania Dat
terry aud was elected Senior Lieutenant, was dis
charged from the Old Capitol Prison. About
four weeks ago he was arrested, charged with
having hurrahed for JEFF Davis and struck Gen
Mansfield
One week after he received notice that he was
dismissed from the service. aud twenty one days
later was informed that he was free and during
this time his confinement has been rigorous and
IN many OF its features resembles the treatment
OF which We complain taking place in. the to-
bacco warehouse at Richmond. He has never
had any trial, or at least ans in which he was al
Owed To be present. has never been allowed to
summon witnesses in his behalf, and, IN hne, to
Ill out the measure of his grief he claims 10 be
wholly Ignorant of the charges against him, and.
could he have been allowed, could abundanty
have proved his entire innocence This Is
we're case, but not an uncommon one
Gen. Stone underwent a rigorous and lengthy
confinement, and was then dismissed with the in
formation that there was nothing against him.
Mahony, of Dubuque and Sherwood. of inter-
or Iowa, haze both been in the Baste here for
months, denied a trial and utterly ignorant Of the
charges against them. II the national good de
mauds that such should be the treatment of
American citizens, | have nothing TO say; yet
this conclusion is difficult one 20 arrive at.
Surely no injustice can be done cause 10y giving
man a speedy trial. one at which he will be al
lowed 10 be present, near the charges ana, III
able, disprove them. The articles of war provide
that a man shall receive trial within eight days
after his arrest and that he shai be allow Ell coun
Sc for his defense aud witnesses to prove his in
nocence. Ii the country is neither subject 10 the
Constitution nor the articles of war; II all our
guarantees are To be violated with impunty.
what is there remaining TO usT There are only
two things that can be done; one is TO subdue
the rebellion speedily possible, and at the
same time through the ballot box effect such a
change in the legislative aud other departments
will restore TO rights citizens
American ci1izeus-OHce the proudest title in the
nomenclature OF nations, but now. alas. so poor
that none viii 90 il reverence -
slave Insurrections.
The following is from the ST Louis Repubh