Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-27


ington which, II not arrested, may result in con
sequences the most appalling. IL il form OF
Niger worship which manifests itself in adula-
ton OF the genuine. simon-p pure article. Hereto
fore, (at least before the election Of 1850 had
thrown 20 strong an Abolition element into Con
gress,) the negroes in Washington we're respect
full, attentive, polite and useful. They were kept
in their places, and they were really useful mem
bers of society. Already all this is changed.
They have been informed by the tools of the in
cendiary members of Congress that this war Is all
on their account; that "Mr Lincoln and his
friends in Congress (these are the very words)
will so shape the war and the legislation of Con
gress that they and all the people Of their color
in the Souti, shall be free; that they shall
have equality of social and political rights
with the white people of the country. and ex-
tracts from the speeches of Mr.. Lincoln in 1888,
of Dir. Seward. OF Wendell Phillips and OF Sum
and Lovejoy read TO them. to prove to
them that il is the intention of the present Ad
mInistration to place them on perfect equality
with white people in all respects. The effect is
beginning to be percepube. Already the
groes here are becoming idle. useless, discon-
tented whenever they have to work. insolent and
offensive in their manners. Already hey are be
ginning to attend lectures at the Smithsonian In
stitute and TO thrust themselves in other public
assemblies. Some of them even had the assn
rance To atiempttO enter the galleries OF the Sen
ate aud the House of Representatives The
doorkeepers, of course refused To admit them.
Whefeupon they held meeting got up petit
ton To Congress to admit them and il is now
being circulated for signatures. When all the
niggers in the district have signed it, it is to be
presented to Congress by Sumner in the Senate
and Lovejoy in the House.
Let all honor be awarded to Senator DO0ttle,
of Wisconsin, for his noble sentiments in regard
to this negro business. He reminded the Senate
that the present administration was brought into
power the solemn understanding that it would
not interfere with slavery in the States where il
exists. The chief cause of the war is the belief
the part of the people OF the South that it is
the purpose of the administration now in power
not only to abolish slavery in the District oil Co
lumDia, but also to abolish slavery in all the
States, and place the blacks on a footing of per-
feet equality with the whites. Mr.. Doolittle took
the ground that. if the bill for the abolition of
sayery in the District was passed. il would con
firm the South in that belief and would make
false all the pledges made 10y the Republican
leaders in the campaign OF 1860 This argument
was transferable, and answer has not been at
tempted.
In a recent letter, in speaking Of Fremont's
department, | said that the President was
convinced that road TO Richmond ran through
it, and he wished the Pathfinder to discover IT,
The remark was made jesungly; but it is never
theless true. The new department is really
very important one-fdr too important to be
trusted to such man as Fremont. 1t embraces
the Cumberland Gap-the gate and only Ell
trance to East Tennessee. the only way by which
Knoxville can be reached, and the great artery
OF Southern life severed by the occupation of
the great Southern railroad The President
showed rare discrimination in including in Ere
mont's department the States of Ohio and Mich
igan. These two States are Fremont's recruiting
IL. l.. L..
contains Isl 600 men who voted for Fremont in
1856. and "a total fighting population of 442 900
men. and Michigan la, 900 more. OF these only
81 900 are in the army from Ohio, and "a 900
from Michigan There 900 men still
LETT then in these two States, ready to rush to
arms at Fremont's summons. Most of them are
his devoted admirers. for he carried both States
by handsome ma0rlties in le56. Now is the
time for noisy Ben Wade and blood-letting Chan
der to distinguish themselves Ii they run
home aud raise, the latter 100 900 and the former
100000 men, they will Go the country some
vice
Fremont will need 300 900 men for his expedi-
ton The COnfederates have force ot 10 900
troops at Knoxville and covering the Cumberland
Gap, which they are determined to hold at all
hazards. Ii i, indeed, matter of lite and death
to them Ii that pass in the mountains is forced,
Knoxville falls And if Knoxville falls the
ginia, to the Georgia line will be in possession of
the Union troops. A glance at the map will show
what stunning blow this will be to the rebel ar
my which is now defending Richmond. Ere
monts friends running around here grum
bling because. they say, there is nothing in his
Department to 10. They would be nearer the
truth if they would say nothing that they like
to do.
The movements of the rebel General Jackson
are part OF the grand movement of the rebels
toward their second defensive line, and are still
In progress. He has been moving his forces very
leisurey from Strlsburg up the valley of the
Shenandoah, IN a southwestern direction, his ulti
mate destination being Stanton He Is TO have
command on the left Of the new defensive line,
extending from point OH the Flat Top Noun
tains near Lewi~burg on the west, to NagaffvtOwu.
on the Shenandoah on the east. He will thus
cover the important line OF railroad from the
White Sulphur Springs TO Charlottesville. The
country along which his force will be distributed
is well fitted for defense consisting entirely of
ranges OF high hills. rising in many places TO
mountains The roads are of the most primitive
description and wind through mountain gorges
and dehes emnently suggestive of guerilla war
fare General Jackson sent before him TO Staun
ton a lev locomotives and number OF paS>en-
ger cars taken from the railroad between Hdr
per's Ferry and Winchester. They viii be used
the Southern railroads IN the transportation Of
troops. They were drawn 10y teams OF horses
and oxen over the gaps in the railroad between
Winchester and stanton. General jackson has
- 900 troops. and he expects to get 5000 new
recruits in the region where he Is now To be 10
Gated