Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-03

A New York shipping merchant OF Southern
birth and openly avOWed Confederate sympa-
thes. ~ho has just returned from Europe recent
" gave IA and Others very succiuct statement
OF the plans and expectations oi the enemy, TO
which rapidly transporting events would seem TO
lend considerable degree of authenticity. And
VI his statement j. founded upon semi Official in
formation, Is he IN substance alleges, il will be
admitted by all who give il creience, thlt the
contamination OF tine draft can not safely he post
pOnei; and that the new levies can not he TOO
speech organized and iiiei fpr active service.
The gentleman referred 10 ailirms that Europe
j. better postei ~ respect TO Southern news than
the Northern States. and that the leading English
y muathizers with the Confederate, +" including
many influential members OF the press, are ia
sored with much confidential niormation. which
they keep with fidelity and use with discretion.
he saws IL l. well understood IN those ''circes"
that Mary nd Kentucky and Missouri are TO be
Immediately reduced To complete submission TO
the "Coni ederate" Government and thai the
Union armies now within the limits of the ICON
ie,.eraey, are To be captured expelled. Ac
cOrding To the authority here quoted, the next
fifty DAYS will see the States above n med in the
secure possession OF the Southern forces He
says further thar English ~ mpath.sers have con
tribuied immense sums OF money To enable the
SJu hern leaders To organize M adequate force
for this special object As to the city OF Wa,h
nlstOn, the same gentleman says that IL Is a part
oi the rebel programme TO capture it., and then
To destroy u 20 eectually that II will TO be
bpne of contention. OF the speedy and sue
ce,sfu accomplishment OF all this informant
says the Europe friends OF the "Confeieracy, -
who thoroughly advised ON the Whole sub
ject, entertain doubt-as he himself enter
tanned none.
That the gentleman referred 10 is in the Sc
cretS of the cUnspirators there can be no doubt ;
but whether lie gave truthful sketch Of the plans
aud expectations OF the Confederate" authOr
ties, Is question we have no means of deciding
except such data current events supply. And
it must be confessed that these events do lend
some degree OF pausibility to the story we have
sketched
But whether that story has any real foundation
or not, it is certain thlt the rebels are making
hercuean efforts to breIk through our lines which
protect W ,shingtOn and h ,ltnore, and that all
our cOnque>ts Ia the Southwest are in imminent
danger Ii is also evident that We, engaged a.
we are in putting down gigantic rebellion. are
actin. on The deiensire, and contending against
superior nsmbsrs.
These facts pre- sullicicn; to prove that the
draft i u necessity prorided We not ready to
abandon the effort t. pre-erve the Union and
Territorial integrity; and these facts also prove
thai the draft cannot with safety be postponed
while further efforts beng made To Till up the
quotas oi the several SIarer by voluntary enlist
ments There il pressing-we fear "a tatai
want-for MORE MIN. the rebels outnumbeT
lis they have from the beginning Outuumbered
u>-at AL points wnere active hOstilItes III
progress. To wait Tor slow and uncert ,n pro
cess ct volunteering while our armies are in such
mmeuent peril would be little short o madness
Very possibly even draft will not furnish the
reqn site number OF men IN time 10 save US from
most serious disasters. A~suredly thy cannot
he upon the ground an hour To soon.
) me OF our citizens stand Ia dread OF the eli
;ects al immediate draft. They fear it will
produce dsaiiecIon ana irritation, which may
prove dangerous t. the Government But We en-
terrain different opinion of the people of this
counp, and have formed "a higher esti-
mate ot their Intelligence and their patriot
ism than the fear referred to implies. They
eau hardly fail TO see that tie practical
gu ston oresen' ell by the draft, and which must
b. radically answered 10y sustaining or opposing
the proposition. L., shall We abandon the bloody
contest IN behalf of the unity OF the Republic and
the supremacy OF the Constitutions; or shall we
continue II With greater energy thin everi Ii
the people are iudisro>ed 20 stand draft. it is
because they prefer to acknow Ledge the iniepen
dence oi the Southern COnie,ieracy: Tor they are
suff GENTLY intelligent To know that unless
mies ale promptly reinforced by means of drait,
the ackuow Judgement of Southern Independence
will be matter OF necessity which cannot be
postponed
Ii i quite useless to- deude ourselves; To
eudetvur To persuade others that this Rebellion
can be put down without immediate recourse 10 a
draft III the people generally are opposed to a
draft, iet them promptly instruct lie Govern
ment 10 make the best terms they can with the
jeff Davis Government aud acknowledge lis
claims TO Independence That J. the precise issue
which - pre-eRied TOR Gec>inn IN the form of a
proposal t. dram. For our osn part. though not
very sanguine of success IN aay event, are in
Favor Oi making one more energetic effort 10 save
the Union IN it, nt, sritX: and the inter
minable wars ana the con,equent mserles-NOT
mercy OF one division, but--Of an infinite susii-
vision OF the Territory over which the Stars and
Sui pe> have been accustomed to hOat. We may
fail IN that effort. but We should be unworthy OF
our lineage and OF the priceless legacy commit
ted 10 H. by our fathers, did We hesitate TO make
it--Rochesfsr N Y Usioa