Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-21
Special Correspondents Of he Chicago Tines.
From Warrington
The Committee on the Abolition Of Slauery in the
States- Wise Sanitary Regulations Of General
Hanter-Senator Hale and the NgcGl Commit
fee-Nep Definitions Of TreasOn-PTogress Of
"Repubhcan" Des2otism
WAsHINaroN. Anril l6.


WASHINGTON, April l6
Judging from the composition of the commit
tee OF the House appointed to devise plan for
the emancipation OF the slaves in all the States,
their labOrs will amount to nothing. OF the
members OF the committee, Messrs. White of
Indiana, Blair of Missouri and Wilson of Iowa
are the only members who are at all in favor of
the measure. and they will bring in d minority re
port, including a bill which Mr. White has
already drawn, for the abolition Of slavery in all
the States The other members of the commit
tee, Messrs. Fisher of Delaware, Lehman of
Pennsylvania, Leary of Maryland Whaey Of
Virginia. Casey of Kentucky and Clements of
Tennessee, will make the report, recommending
that Congress drop the subject, for the reason
that Congress has no constitutional power over
slavery in the States where il exists The
Speaker of the House knew when he appointed
the committee what the views of Messrs Leh
man, Leary, Casey and Clements were; and he is
much blamed by the radicals for appointing men
whom he knew would-do all in their power to de
feat the object of the mover of the committee
Parson Loveoy and Thad. Stevens both fully
expected To be on the committee, and would have
strongly supported Whites bill. But the Speaker
no doubt knew what he about.
Illinois may we'll feel proud OF Gen. Hunter.
Tie has commenced his operations in South Caro-
lima by the wisest measure that the Wit Of man
can conceive. and one that covers with ridicule
the tmsy pretext assigned by the Abotionists
for the enlistment Of negro soldiers, namely: the
heat of the Southern climate. Ii he was man
of the Banks or Fremont stamp, Gen. Hunter
might employ i'm his ranks hundreds of negroes
dress them up like soldiers, and place them side
by side with his own brave troops. But he is too
good soldier, and too wise man for that He
has, instead, published to his army the most mi
mute sanitary regulations. These of course will
be observed. And the result will be that his
army will be as comfortable and rs healthy Oh
the coast of Carolina a i'm their native States
The cause of the resignation of Mr.. Hale, as
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Naval
Affairs, has not been correctly stated. The facts
are these: Whatever may be Alr. Hale's faults,
they are not those of the Secretary of the Navy
From the earliest inception of the War 10 the
present time, Mr. Hale has labored earnestly to
make our navy efficient. 1t is not too much To
say that whatever measures OF success has attend
ell the operations OF or navy has been greatly
owing to him He has been especially active in
pressing to completion and getting into operation
the iron clad gunboats which have done such In
finite good service the Western rivers The
Monitor itself was built, it might almost be said
under his eve, for he took pains to be informed
every week of the progress of her construction,
and he knows every minutia relating to her
Since her first duel with the Merrimac. he has
for decisive engagement with that vessel when
she should have made her next appearance. He
was assured by the Navy Department that every
preparation had been made TO destroy the Merr-
mac. But the whole country had been informed
of the same thing, and the bare assurance did not
satisfy Mr. Hale Heaccordingly pursued his in
qunes until he satisfied himself that the prepara-
tons made were indeed ample for the destruction
OF the rebel craft. Not doubling for moment
in confidence that the Merrimac would not come
out again with IMMUNITY How glaringly he and
the whole country have been deceived, the events
of last Friday testify. Unwilling. therefore, any
longer to be III any measure held responsible for
such disgraceiul inaction, Mr. Hale resigns 1t
will be difficult Impossible from his party to fill
his place
The Senate was enlightened yesterday by Ben
Wade as TO what constitutes treason in these lac
ter days "The man" said this shining light of
Abolitionism, who now talks of the guarantee,
of the Constitution. who stands by the habeaS
corpus, who maintains that man ought to be
deprived of life, liberty or property, without
due process of law, is II traitor" Thank
God il requires something more than the ipSe
dirH of such man to convert the most sacred
constitut iona rights into treason. But such dec
larations show what the AbOlit0nists will DO if
they succeed in their plots for carrying the next
however, that there in the Senate even few
men who are bold enough to protest against the
illegal de>potism that has made this nation al
ready by-word and reproach. Mr.. McDougall,
of California, is one of these men. In his speech
Yesterday he made the case of Gen. Stone the
text of invective against the illegal uSurpa-
tons of power by the Secretary of STATE and other
officers eft the government. worthy of Lord Chat
ham. I'm the time of the French revolution, the
purest patriots with hundreds of honest men and
innocent women were buried i'm dungeons until
they forgotten. and till no trace even of the
pretext for this Imprisonment could be found.
And We seem to be fast following the example
In Gen stones case there may be ground for his
arrest. But there is no reason for his detention
in dark dungeon and for his being kept in ignor-
ance of the name Of his accuser and the cause of
his incarceration In the dark DAYS of April,
year ago. when the capital was really beleaguered
surrounded on all sides by enemies it was Gen.
Stone to whom Gen Scott ntrusted the defence
of the city. II was Gen Stone who organized the
military force for the protection Of the capital.
And il * susceptible of proof that it Is owing TO
him that Washington did not fall into the hands
of the rebels before the President had been IA
office month. Ten hours after this officer had
had pleasant and satisfactory Interview with the
President and Secretary of War, and eight hours
after he had diued with the General in Chief. he
was torn from his bed without word of explana-
ton. and has ever since been confined in dark
dungeon. refused communication with his family
and friends, and Is TO this day ignorant of the
cause or authority OF his arrest He has repent
edlv demanded a trial and been a. often refused
Democratic Senators have gone TO the War De
partment and begged to know why Gen. Stone
WAS not brought 20 trial, and the head OF that
Department has refused To see them. General
Mcclellan himself has on three different occasions
urged upon the Secretary Of War that General
Stone be Immediately tried by court martial. but
even his interference has been in vain Such
were some ut the points presented by the eloquent
Senator from California bat he did not cOnfue
him,e. 10 them. He showed that the tyranny
which thus overstep2el all law. civil and military
alike. plact.l likewise the liberty of every citizen
at the mercy OF any irresponsible functionary Who
chose 10 exercise It,: and he asked. most impres
sivey. " Has, indeed. form of government
been changed. that these things existy Do we no
longer live in a tree country Are Te TO lose
our liberties, in giving freedom to the blacks
In regari 10 the particular case OF Gen. Stone,
The impression prevails extensively in the best
informed circles that his alleged offence Is p0lit-
cal and not military, and that il IS far below the
grade OF treason.
4 Change.
Massachusetts l. TO be assessed for 81 .797 - g
TO meet the war expenses. The Boston AdrTiiser