Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-30

forecast ana sagactty OF the AumtisHauoh- ~
is the peculiar forte of the Journal 10 see be-
hind never before
Special correspondence Of the chie.go Times.
From ~ a>hIn gton.
The Embargo on Teiegrsphic Nelcs-The Cores
poHdenee befceen Greedy and the President
An irish Regiment from Iopa-7ae Case Of
Mr.. MahoHy.
WASHINGTON. Angus, %.
just now Washington is a very dull. unsatis
factory place The stringent absardHy lately
issued by the authorities cuts of entirely the
only of interest 90 correspondents and the
public. By it, provisions VAS not allowed 10
telegraph even the small but unusual fact that on
a particular evening Washington quiet; the
inference being that this would convey the idea
that our forces were not meeting with any seri
Gus and unexpected reverseS. To leave the pub
lie To iner 50 extraordinary fact was deemed
contr, band. and of course il was not allow ed 10
go TIM wires.
The Whole thing is piece Of Inconsistency
and one idedneSs All papers are strictly for
biiden 10 publish any sar news whatever, AMI
yet the papers here each day give full particu-
lars OF occurrences the battlefield, and
body saws word 10 them for doing il; the papers
are neither suppressed nor the editors sent 10 The
Old Capitol PRISON. Corr SpOndents without ex-
ceptiUn we're driven from the Army OF Virginia,
and Yet the very next day alter they reached
here, two employees OF the New y FORK Herald
left Washington for WaueniOn under passes
given them BY Gen Pope himself. I'VE are to
have an autocracy over the press. let it be AN
equitable One-One which will not forbid in one
what il allows in another.
The general opinion here is that Horace Gree
ley. IN his attempt 10 make himself successfully
represent 20 900 900 people. has made "a failure
proportionaIe To the immensely of the task which
he undertook The 40 ,000 ,000' of the enlight
ened North must be ''hard up" for "A mouth
piece when they employ such trumpet as old
Greeley trumpet through which has been
brayed all the isms that have lately afflicted
mankind, from that OF Fourier down 10 the sOOty
ism OF Abol.tionisE IL will he great fall Tor
Horace when he ascertains that. instead of rep
resenting millions. he only stands as the chop
fallen representative of very silly individual.
viz: Horace Greeley.
Ii the letter of ''Old Bran Bred" was remark
able for the audacily OF its assumptions, the reply
OF the President Is no less from its originality la
every respect. No one but Father Abraham
would have ever replied to the letter at ALL and
one hut the same diyidual would have ev er
framed so peculiar reply 1t pats Greeley ap
proyIngly the back, while it smites him
mercifully; il NJ once shows the adherence of the
,
1t eDunciates at the time the determination
of the President to put down slavery aud not to
interfere with it. there is iii it confronting wills
per 10 the conservatives of the Border States and
friendly nudge of the elbow for the fanatics Vi
New England; in short the whole effort is un-
equaled save in the single exception afforded 10y
the late speech of the same individual at the war
meeting.
The Cavours Meuernichs, and other willy di-
plomatists OF Europe, alive or dead, have lost
their supremacy in the sublime science which
they have rendered SD famous. They will gnash
their teeth in jealous horror. excaiming, Nv oe
Is Us, There has come to king from the
Nazareth OF earth; from the Rail Splitlers and
Flat Boatmeno of the barbarous " est there is born
To n mssteri''
The effect of the paper is various, according to
the proclivities of those upon whom it falls Alb
olitonists are positive thtt il commits the Presi-
dent TO their favOrite policy conservatives are
equally certain that the President means to be un-
der~tood that he will he governed 10y the Constr
tuition; everybody goes about with copy OF the
letter. trumphantly assuring every body else that
Father Abr iham has at length become precisely
OF his way OF thinking, and thus every body is
satisfied All can say OF the character of the
letter with any certainty Is, that it is Old Abe ish
nothing more.
Several gentlemen from Iowa, endeav oring
TO get the Secretary OF War to authorize the rails
ing of an Irish regiment in that State gen
tleman came here not long ago from Muscatine
and | believe succeeded in obtaining from the
Secretary IA commission for the same purpose
Several computes were recruited. but, for want
of unanimity. the process OF mastering in has not
vet begun. COaceivlng TINT the affair might be
expedited by a change OF COMMANDERS a delega
ton came on here, urging that the regiment
should be given To Mr. OBrien. of Dubuque. q
brother at the gallant captain who killed al
Cedar Mountain Mr. 0'Brien WAS of good
stock, has the confidence of his countrymen "a
very great extent, and will doubtless, better
than any other man. command the proposed res
ment
The case Of Mr. ID A. MahOny is at present q
matter OF some discussion among MS friends and
enemies The fact that he j. mn old man has ex
cited considerable sympathy for his case ever
among his political enemies, and they wOul,
gladly Join his friends in endeavoring TO obtair
his discharge, were il not that it l. feared tha
his presence just now in Iowa might have an un
favorable influence upon the coming Congress
sOnal election: III other words, II l. be lev ed tina
IN keeping the old in the Old Capitol. h,
will be prevented from getting into the new IN
Missouri and other border States overt traitor
are sworn. put under heavy bonds, aud released
Should We not he az lenient with offenders anon.
citizens. particularly when the crime-
with which they charged not half as hei
nous as those of our Missouri bre hren? Ii i
just barely possible that persistence in such
course may subject the parties interested to th'
unpleasant suspicion OF being actuated less b,
patriotism than political partisanship. IL Gen
Butler at New Orleins. Schufield in Missouri
Johnson IN Tennessee Grant in Memphis. an,
Federal authorities everywhere. will receive meI
who have slain our soldiers nv the score, and at
ter taking their oatlls and bonds for IT. Observ
anee. release them. Why cannot be equally
merciiul. anu release upon the same terms para
vic old man. whose otiense III worst l. that a.
"discouraging enlistnents and-being nOmi
mated for Congress,