Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-21

We copy the following from the Cincinnati
Gazette, the rankcst Reaublican paper in the
country:
One of the most dismal and discouraging pic
lures of the war is that developed officially in the
Senate on Wednesday. These facts have already
been laid before the public through our columns;
but now that they are officially promulgated,
they must strike the loyal people with double
force. The army OF the Potomac was originally
23O,OO0 strong. Prior to the 9th of April, &C
cording to the testimony of the Assistant Secre-
tary of War, Tucker, Mcclellan had 10000
men at Yorktown. Subsequently. Franklin's d.
vision, 10000; McCall's division, 10000; IL 900
from Baltimore and Fortress Monroe, and
Sbields's division, 5000, we're sent to him, max
ing a total of is, 900 Gems. Meigs and Wads-
worth testified that Mcclellan had all he asked
for. Only nineteen regiments were left to guard
Washington. The correspondent of the CONNER
cial telegraphs that the responsibility for Balls
Bluff is divided between Stone and Mcclellan;
yet Stone was sent TO Fort Warren, while Nc
Clellan has been suffered to hold in his hands the
destinies of this great nation.
1t is known that the President said, on his re-
turn from James river, that Mcclellan could ac-
count for only half the men sent to him. Of the
l5o ,uOO brave men he had upon the Peninsula,
only Is, 900 were effective when the battle com
menced; aud when he finally landed on James
river, only so 900 could be mustered for active
duty. Thus from the time be landed at York
town to the beginning of the great battle he lost,
it seems. in various ways, % 1000, and between
the landing and the close of the seven days
fighting. 9S, 900 out of l58, 900 had been killed,
had died in the swamps, or had by sickness been
rendered unfit for service, these are the facts, as
they are now before the country. The picture,
we repeat. is the most dismal and discouraging
that could be presented. 1t is sickening to think
that the finest army the world ever saw should
have been thus sacrificed and nothing accom-
plished.
These Developments relieve Secretary Stanton
from the charges1nade against him by the parti-
sans of a General who has, in less than a yea,
lost nearly 100 900 out of 800 900 men without
accomplishing anything, leaving the rebels
stronger and the Government weaker in Eastern
Virginia than they were six months ago. And
we have authority for saying that Secretary Stan
ton stands higher with the President now than at
any time; sad experience having made plain the
wisdom of the policy and the plans that he IA
vored. The people who have been misled by a
blind or INSCRIPTIONS press. will not be slow to
do Justice to Mr.. Stanton. He will rise higher in
the estimation of the loyal people, from the gross
and undeserved abuse which has been heaped
upon him.
In view of the facts presented, it is not strange
that the people should demand a new war policy.
1t would be strange, indeed, it wouldbe criminal,
if the voice of the people did not rattle. in thun
der tones, around the ears of the President. for
new men to direct affairs in the field, and new
measures to govern the conduct of the war.