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Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28
The Responsibility for the war.

We know Of no example for the sublime i'm
pudenee of the Republican leaders in denying
their responsibility for the war. They shall not
escape the responsibility, nevertheless.
The war nor secession was necessary conse-
quence of the election of Mr.. Lincoln. He could
himself have averted secession, and of course
war, by few simple. assuring words, spoken in
good time after his election. The Republican
leaders in COngrass could have averted secession,
and Of course war; by little assuring legislation
during the first few weeks of the session which
commenced in December, 1860: and after the Sc
cession of the cotton States, they could have con
fined secession to those States, which would
speedily have collapsed, after little assuring
legislation All this every intelligent reader un-
derstands as well as we do, and We have only to
recall bis recollection Of events from the election
% the Inauguration of Mr.. Liccoln, to fix, in
every intelligent readers mind the responsibility
for the war
But let US bring little testimony to bear upon
the question. Republicans are of late fond OF
quoting Douglas. IL making him witness they
admit Us to the right OF crOss-question, and they
cannot impeach the credibslity of their own wit
ness m any respect. We seek to know from
Douglas, therefore, whether the Republican lead
ers might not have averted secession and war by
little assuring IegisatiOu; and We end his an
sger IN a speech delivered by him in the Senate
Of cancellation which himself had introduced.
Said he:
Il believe this to be a fair basis Of amicable
adjustment. II you Of the Republican side are
not willing 70 accept this, nor the propositions OF
the Senator from Kentucky, Mr. Crittenden)
PrGy tell as what you are willing to dor
81 address the inquiry TO Republicans alone
Tor the reason that IN the Committee OF Thirteen
a few days ago, every member from the South,
inclu'ling those from the cotton States (Messrs.
ToOmJs and Dayis) expressed their readiness TO
accept the proposition Of my venerable friend
from Kentucky Mr.. Crittenden) as final set
hement of the controversy, If intended and sus-
taineifby the Republican members.
'Hence, the sole responsibility Of our Disagree
ment, and the only difficulty in the way OF an
anicable adjustment, is with the Republican
party"
Mark the language: "The sole responsibility
of our Engagement. and the only difficulty in
the way of amIcible adjustment, is the RepubIi-
can psrty." We sound this language in he ears
Of every man and woman in the land upon whom
the consequences OF this war fall with crushing
weight
There is anothef witness whom we wish TO ex-
anime in this connection II is Wendell pnilns
who was recently feasted by the Vice President
Of the United States. the Speaker of the Houst.
Of Representatives, and other Republican leaders
In Washington and who certainly has lately been
fully accepted a go<peler by the leading Re
publican press of the country. We want TO show
BY him why the Republican or anti-slavery lead
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28
The Terrible weapon.

The exploits of the Parrott gun. at the siege Of
Fort Pulaski, are but the prelude of what can and
will be done with that tremendous weapon. The
guns, which from their position on Big Tybee
Island, over a mile from the Fort were able to
drive cast iron bolts through the stone wall as if
it had been a cheese, were nothing but thirty
Founders, having only the sane calibre the old
nne-inch smOoth-bOre. The one hundred pOun-
ders, to the production of which the resources of
the West Point Foundry have lately been directed,
is piece of vastly greater destructive powers, as
the rebels will find out when they hear from it,
When the'first specimen of this weapon was turn
ed out, a short time ago, there was a great deal
of theoretical doubt about its successful opera
ton. but experiments which were carefully made
at the foundry, and at Sandy Hook, soon estab-
lished its amazing capabilities The Government
promptly took the hint, and has enough Parott
one hundred Founders in the right places to pro
duce the right effect at the right time. Mr. Par
rott has made important improvements in the gun
and the missile since his first invention the ma
ture of which it would not be proper to speak of
in this connection. 1t would be equally i'll timed
to give the wonderful results of certain expert
ments recently made 10y the inventor. The sci
entihc world must wait-not long. perhaps-for
the repetition of these experiments on a grander
scale in actual conflict. The prediction is not
rash one, that these great Parrott guns will upset
good many notions OF invulnerability that are
now regarded scientific truths. And the end
is not yet Guns of still larger calibre are in pro-
cess of construction which will in their turn shoot
new ideas into the rebels, and, perhaps, furnish
new topic to the British Parliament.-N. Y. Jour
nal Of Commerce
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28
The Army of GEN. HaIlcck,

We have known for several days that the army
of Gen. Pope, which has been acting in concert
with the fleet of Com. Foote, had returned up
the river to Paducah, and had proceeded thence
to Join Gen. Haleck. We thought this intelli-
gence "contraband," and have not even referred
70 it, But the journal which enjoys the conf
dence of the Administration, and therefore posi-
bly, understands Mr.. Stanton's orders and Mr..
Sanford's mysterious and confidential warnings
to newspaper editors, last evening published the
fact, and, once published, whatever mischief may
result cannot with justice be attributed to us for
repeating it. 1t should also be stated that Gen.
Pope's army has been ere this replaced by an
other, and that the Mississippi river operations
will go on as usual. The chang fire" at Fort
Pillow can now be understood by our readers.
In the meantime General Haleck has his army
again in order; with fresh troops and increased
artillery he is now in the field. His army is. we
are informed, so arranged that it is impossible,
except by force of twice its numbers, TO defeat
him. Gradually he is preparing for the work.
and if Beauregard proposes to water his horse In
the Tennessee river, he will have to make vide
detour to accomplish that interesting deed. Skir-
mishes between pickets are of daily occurrence;
and il is not violating any rule to say that our
pckets never fall back; they have a force behind
them always TO maintain their advance. Fur
ther we dare not publish Sufficient to say that
another battle may soon occur, and when il does
the rout and permanent dispersion of the rebe
army is neyitable.-ChicGgo Post.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28
Frauasipthe army HoIl

The bill in the House of Representatives to
appropriate thirty millions of dollars to make up
the deficiencies Of former estimates led 70 a sharp
discussion, in which it was charged that there
were "atroeious frauds and speculations by the
War Department." that is as formerly conduc-
ted. One member stated, moreover, that it was
rumored that the S30,000,0O0 was to pay for
defalcation in the War Department when it was
under the directionof Mr.. Cameron Mr. Dawes
oi Massachusetts, said il was notorious that off
GERS of mere skeletons of regiments were re-
ceiving full pay for doing nothing, and was doubt
fu if such regiments existed at all except on pa
per- Ii is strange that. if our army numbers
nearly 700 600 men, and that so many men are
under pay, there should be only al ,419 ON the
rolls. The estimate was for half "a million of
men. the number Congress intended to raise; but
by some hocus pocus we are informed at one
time that the number raised is 5S2 900. and then
again that it is nearly 100000. There ought OF
20 be this uncertainty, and publiciustice demands
that rigid inquiry ought to be made into the al
legation that army pay is drawn on fictitious rolls
Of regiments which have scarcely an existence
This would be better work for a committee of
Congress than the foolish inquiry as the alleged
inhumanity with which the enemy conducts the
war; and a bootleSs investigation about dead
men's bones at Manassas. The legitimate bur
thens Of the war viii be heavy enough without
adding thereto fraudulent millions Let search
ing inquiry be made IN. Y. Herald.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28

got Democratic Endorsement at Cincinnati,
which opened his way to the heart of the West
SO rapidly that he afraid people would think
it was a collusion.
The Courier and Post say, why don't you
bring the 4O0,000 slaves in South Carolina to
Massachusetts? Why don't the editor of the
Courier go to South Carolina? Because there is
no pro-slavery paper for him to edit there. He
stays here because he finds something to do-sO
much the worse for us. Why don't the negro
come to Massachusetts,? Because he can't raise
wheat, or edit the COurieT-thank God for that
last The Courier and Post talk of compensa-
ton for slaves set free. Compensation for whOmI
Thieves and beggarsi We give shareholders
money because they can't take care of them
selves, and we set the slaves free because they
can. That was the way he looked at it. He
came here TO hear the Democrats talk of the ne
gro not being able take care of himself, when he
saw on the Washington Register that Stephen A.
Douglas once mortgaged his house to a negro for
Sl2,OO0. 1t shows that negro not only had
money but that he knew enough not to lend il
to Democratic candidate for President without
having it secured by mortgage
Mcclellan, Halleck, Buell. and Grant, who put
negroes outside of their lines when their masters
are likely to be in the vicinity, to 90 by the
board, and the Fremonts and Hunters and Siegels
are TO be put in their places, before this war is
brought TO a successful termination. Applause
and misses. / expect to be hssed for that for
some time to come, but it is true. The dead
timber in the Cabinet, and the Major Generals
taken from the regular army, who like the South
better than the North, are all to be sloughed off,
The sky is bright for the negro, but dark for the
white man. You haven't paper, said Mr. Phil
lips in Boston, which dares to print Mr. Sum
ner's speech delivered on this platform. Not till
the New York Herald had printed the speech did
the Boston Journal skulk up to Mr.. Summers
study and ask for copy of it. The only papers
that have the courage are the sycophants of South
Carolina. He had yet to hear the first word of
justice from Boston paper since the Cincinnati
mob. So long as the class of men who occupy
the seats Of their grandfathers live, the Boston
Courier will live. They can find fault with the
Welleses, but why does no voice go up from the
Exchange indOrSing the Presidents policy? If
the North american Recielc denounces Charles
Sumner as a traitor, let Faneui Hall indorse him
as a statesman. If Massachusetts saves herselfit
will be in spite of her editors.
Mr. Phillips closed his address by urging his
hearers to encourage the President to enlarge his
border State message, and encourage the Secre-
tary of War to say, death every institution that
interfered with the progress of the war.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28
Special Dispatch to the New York World

The French Minister i'm Richmond.
The visit of NJ. Mercier to Richmond via Nor
folk is creating an unusual amount of gossip in
this city respecting the probable objects of this
singular mission. 1t is argued that the visit can
not be to inspect the Merrimac, as that has al
ready been done by the officers of the French YES
sells at Hampton Roads, whose reports also
would be of more value than that of the Minis
ter. Nor can it be, as is given out, that it had
reference to the tobacco owned by the French
Government in Richmond, that is matter
which could be better attended to by the French
Consul at that place. The visit of an ambassa-
dor accredited 10 friendly power to the rebellious
subjects of that power, necessarily has peculiar
significance. 1t. of course. cannot be on any
mission unlriendly or antagOnistic to the country
to which he is accredited The object, then must
be friendly one France is in no condition to
take upon herself the burden of a war in behalf
of the South. At the same time her want of to-
bacco and cotton is very great, and the theory
which finds the most believers here is that, owing
to instructions received by the last steamer, M.
Mercier has been deputized to proceed to Rich
mOnd to see upon what terms an accommodation
can be had between the two contendng powers.
1t is reasonable to suppose that previous to this
visit, NJ. Nercier has had conferences with Secre-
tary Seward, and that the latter approves of the
mission, whatever it may be. There are parties
here who affirm thatit is the intention of the Min
lister to advise the Confederate Government to
give up the contest, provided the Southern States
can be restored to their old status in the Union,
and that should the South fail to do so it must ex
pect decided opposition of France to the further
prosecution of the war. If this should be so, it is
believed here that the South could not do better
than TO close with the French Emperor's offer
whatever it may be. as they would certainly Sc
cure better terms than if the war continued to the
bitter end. and the in.erpostion OF friendly
power would reconcile the North to less humlia-
ting conditions than it would otherwise exact.
Whether the country would submit to any inter
ference from foreign power in this war is of
course another question. Mr.. Stewards decara
ton to Lord Lyons is however, on record, that
in the final accommodation with the Confede-
rates the United States will display magnanimi-
ty such the world has not yet SEEN lt may
never be known what the precise object OF M.
Merciers visit may have been. At present the
opinion ncliDes the belief that it is effort on
the part of the French Emperor TO bring about
reunion Of the States
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28

CooLLY IMPUDENT.-The claim that nobody
has right to oppose Black Republcanism, is
about as cool as anything that has appeared even
in these times of astounding developments of
political arrogance and impudence We are told
by Connecticut Republican papers that the Demo
cracy OF this State overstep the line of their duty
and proper business in presuming to set up a
ticket against the Black Republican ticket There
was "no excuse p" for so doing; it was a wiful
piece of insubordination Indeed? We believe
the Democracy of old Connecticut, though for
the present defeated, "stil live," and will ere
long convince these arrogant politicians Of the
Abolition stripe that they have the rights now so
superciliously denied. The Portland (Me.) Argus
speaks of this subject as follows:
Whenever before. even i'm a times of profound
peace and abundant prOsperity-and party appeals
are surely iustifabie then if ever-has any party
had the unblushing modesty % to ask all other
parties to give up their organizations and train in
their company, under their captains2li If the
proposition is not the very sublimity ofimpudence
it must be in that neighbOrhood And then only
to think Of it-such captains $50 many of them
with their hands in the Treasury-in the pockets
OF the soldiers, or cheating the coats off their
backs, or the shoes off their feet. No thank
you-can't accept such invitation, no how
Hart ord Comm Times APriLo
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28

in Congress would not agree to any of the
measures OF Cancellation which were urged by
Douglas, Crittenden and other patriots during the
session of 1862, and which would have been
accepted by the South and averted secession and
war. In a speech in fremont Temple, Boston,
after the close of the above named session of
Congress, Phillips testified:
"The anti-slayery party had hoped for and
planned disunion, because it would lead to the
development of mankind and the elevation of the
black man.
And he added:
"In six months l expect a separation. The
game is up, the Union is at an end We have
purchased nothing but disgrace. The North is
bankrupt in character as in money. Before the
summer ends we shall see two contederacies."
We have said enough, and shown enough, to
set the reader to thinking. We leave him to his
Thoughts Chicago Times.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28

A Table of DiStances.

As a matter of convenient reference we pub
lish the following table Of airline distances
(miles) between the most important points in the
neighborhood of Norfolk. The measurements
are mathematically accurate-being the results
of careful triangulaton If we have any cap
tious readers, they must not suppose we are Civ
ing the enemy information, for we Gull the items
from the charts of the coast survey, hundreds
of which are among the archives of the Federal
BabOon himself The table is worth preserving:
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28

THE EGYPrIAN CoLoNELs.-Nearlye every one
of the Coonels OF the first regiment raised IN
Egypt have been wounded and disabled from ser
vice-to wit: Colonel Dougherty, at Belmont;
Colonels Logan, Lawler and Morrison, at Donel-
son; and Colonels Haynie and Hicks, at Shiloh.
Two of the Lieutenant Colones have been killed,
Smith and White, and another Eaton. has just re-
tured from Pittsburg, severely wounded. But
what of this9 These heroes only "Egyp-
tians" Your only patriots are the blatant
Abolition worthless, who snarl niggerism about
the et.eets of Chicago and Springfield, abuse
Egypt, and hope for Government sop in remu-
neration.-SwinQfeld, (M) Register.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28

From Naval Point Hospital to Boush's Bluff,
AZ miles: from Sandy Point to Camp Talbot
2 miles; from Newport's to Wlloughby Point
81 miles. The star indicates the distance of the
Sawyer gun experiment.
Taking Richmond as the center, the following
table shows at glance the distance of different
points in Virginia from there:
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28

~ The arrest Of Simon Cameron at the suit
of Pierce Butler for false imprisonment, in the
latter having been sent TO Fort Lafayette under
no other authority than Camerons order as Sec
retary of War, IS the beginning. we hope, of
measures that will bring to just punishment the
usurpers who have 80 mercilessly lob ed 80 many
,.itizers of their rights The Constitution needs
vindicating in the persons Of Mr.. Cameron and
Nr. Seward, and the people owe i to themselves
20 see that Il is vindicated. d.-Chieago 1fmes.
Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-28

sB- DIR. Joseph W. WhiteselI has been com
nlissiOned Assistant Surgeon OF the 36th Indiana,
i'm place of Kersey, promoted
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-12
The A aeily Of Seven Hundred Thsuss II

We believe religiously that the army Of
seven hundred thousand Yankees is myth,
a huuibug, wooden-nutmeg and brown paper
sole deception and laisehood. 1t is gotten up
10y the inventors to experiment upon the firm
ness of men who cannot he overcome but by
Immense odds, and whom they would fain i'm.
press with the conviction that their struggle
is homeless. Wedo not undsrrate the resources
nor the numbers of orr enemy. II is possible
that they have an army OF three hundred and
hity thousand, and that. well dscipl med and
equipped, is enough 10 demand all our ener-
gies. But we are able to meet that and more
with equal numbers and with superior deter
mination. Their great advantage is their
navy, and as we have none, we must Of course
expect to suffer in all parts of onr coast ex-
posed 10 their dsrradations. Wherever the
wateris deep enough for gun boats there they
will harass and iujure lis, unless we have
properly CONSTRUCTED land batteries. They
have achieved but one victory in this war IN
aided by their ships, and those that the ships
have gained would have been defeats if our
foriitica'ions had been properly built and pro-
vided with bomo-proof shelters. Az to their
land operations, they know better than to at
tempt il when We. have anything Ike equal
numbers, Ii the United States have an army
Of seven hundred thousand, where are they
stationed! The Potomac and Kentucky are
their great points of concentration. AT other
POI nts we do not believethey have hundred
thousand all told. Who believes tfat there
are three hundred thousand men on the Poto
uisc, and three hundred Thousand in Ken
tncky7 If there are, why did they not ad
vance during the good weather and fine roads 7
IL is as unwise to exsggerate as it is to depre-
ciate the strength of the enemy. They are
stropg enough, as we said before, to require
our whole energies; but not enough to dis.
courage ua or to render this hopeless con-
test.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-12
Another New Beck.
TFrom the Nashville Cbrist IN Advocate


"DH VBRE-A Story OF Piebeians and Patr1.
cians," by Rev. Fl w Hilliard, ILL., d, OF
Alabama, Is now In press. DR.. Htlhard has
loLG Allied the public eye as an accomplished
Christian gentleman. In Congress, In the
pulpit, and ON the platform, his rank Il r
years has been with the first men Of America
Perhaps few men ever passed throush h the
atmosphere OF political lite and came ont
more perfectly untarnishel. He illustrated
how compatible Christian excellence 10 with
public service; and In the midst Of ccrrupt.
u influences. has borne himself lofttly and
above the brsat Of defamation. Now that
he 10 about 70 give NJ IN illustration OF his
power with the pen as IN author. We have
but one fear, and that 10 that people viii ex'
psct nom the orator too much ~ writer !;
hook will be one Of rare interest. The char
acters are crawn from real life, and they
represent the most Distinguishes ANA inter.
esfin9 Dorsonaeee Of the tt,nss 70 which TINS
story Yotors One OF he exoeilsncles OF the
Forthcoming work 10, that IL Will develop
pripciples hon0r what il excellent, and 90
mach. - believe, . elAvats and encourage
sound cen ttmon tAlity and pure Chytsuan.
ity. DR.. HilliArd brtngs 70 the WeSk suc0
Qualifications ~ . scholar, SAveisrs
stAtsamAn. and gentleman Of cultivated
taste, that We eon1ess our expectations sts
high. ~. .,a.
yeotypsr's bands. And viii b. ready - about
thrcs wsaks--As uanal, pnnlisAed by our en-.
tsrpricias naashsess, ksaaIs. Wnf = Jozs-
e1neaGontlemea Who have, . fers psovsn
theneolvoe 61nalnstOss Of The 6ontAsgn Rad.
~ pabNa. 1Aey have done more y tAls
- on1a6ae afrucAaoa than al tie other
D1hNaAoeo - - UoUtA@h O0n1o4eeoey.