Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-11

and reflections upon HooKEn retreat, ana VIC
need scarcely add in terms. anything but comfi-
nientary. either to HooKEn or the Administration
which placed him in commend. The Daily News
and the Morning Star. which usually take The
Federal side. do not Join in the denuncia,ion. but
they have but little 10 ssy in defense.
lrrornthe London Times
Thus ends the hfth invasion of Virginia. Nut
these enterprises be doubled ill they reach the
numter of the plagues of Egypt before they
soft the heart OF the people and induce the 10
have compassion not only on their edversaries,
but ON themselvesf
We can see no reason TO anticipate that this
lesson will have more effect upon the Govern
ment of Mr. Lincoln than has been produced by
so many Others equally disastrous. IL not equally
d,sgraceful: and We are strengthened in this i'm
preston when we reflect Of the enormous power
IL wields and the dangers with which il would be
beset IL that power were brought To an end
Peace once concluded with the South the issue
would remaip 20 be tired whether the Government
OF the L ;. hid permanepdy become what il I'M
dOubtedlv i nova crushing military despotiSm
or whether there any power in the land
which could exact = tardy vengeance for the vio-
laton of all law and tie overthrow of all lib
berry by Mr. Lincoln and his Cabinet. and wheih-
er courts Of Justice might not be found To enter
tain the just complains of individuals FOR the
wrongs they have suffered under that plea Of ne
cessity which never fails the man who has the
power to trample on the rights Of his fellow citi-
zens We do not believe that Mr. Lincoln and
his Cabinet prepared TO face these questions,
and we have therefore little hope of peace from
their spontaneous action Nor are we more san
gune to any control TO be exercised over the
cOnnsels of government bv the commercial class
ca. Peace must be followed of course. not only
by the cessation Of very lucrative CONTRACTS but
by the COLLAPSE Of the whole system OF paper
credit. which war has created. and war only
support. They well know that this must come;
but every day that IL is deferred gives the most
prudent among them an opportunity Of extricat-
ing themselves by transferring to others the un-
enviable position of creditors Of the Government,
"a holders Of its securities or it, notes Strange
as il NAV seem the credit OF the Government Is
still supported by the notion that the Union will
be preserved and neither the Government nor the
commercial classes are likely to be the first 10
dispel this to them most convenient illusion. So
long as dunes can be found to expose themselves
to disease aud slaughter in exchange for paper
promises of payment. irregnlarv. and liable to
much further depreciation, the Government will
probably persevere in the with that indomta-
able resolution and answering forttuie which
generally characterize n man who is exercising
these qualities exclusively at the expense of his
neichbors.
The London STANDARD some time since sent
over to Richmond Especial correspondent "
How he got into Dixie is q mystery, and how he
managed to get his frs. contribution over to Lon
don is a mystery also-yet the editor promises a
regular contribution from him hereafter This
writer. like most Tory correspondents, appeared
to be enamored of the Rebel soldiety, and is at
considerable pains to magnify what he calls their
superiority over those of the North.
Extract
The Southern army. compared with that Of the
North is supposed in Eurore To be physically in
ierior. This opinion. so far as il applies to the
troops met with along the route from CulpeDper
Court House to Rchmoni is mistake Tall,
straight muscular. the COnfederates are in gen
eral As fine material for any in the
world These VIeinans particularly make n
magnificent soldiery One of the most marked
differences between the two armies is that be-
tween the mems faces The countenances of
the rank and file on each side differ much as
to present n strong contrast The stolid ex-
preston which one observes in faces nj the mill
tary posts along the Baltimore and Ohio railway
compares unpleasantly with the expression of the
frank, genial, intelligent countenances in the
ranks of the South The distinction il, to a very
great extent, of class. but is referable partly
to differences Of race The Celtic and Teutonic
cast are not so pleasant 10 behold that of the
Anglo Saxon, and the Virginians so far only as
they partake of the Hugenot mixture, are of al.
most purely the same stock that of Eng
land.
The Virgnians are British in their blood and
in their habits Their synpathies have always
been strongly conservative and English In the
time of Cromwell. they protested against the
usurpations of the Parliament, in their decara
ton to SUPPORT the Stuarts
Regular Uniform the Con federate soldery have
not. A mil tiry cap with the protruding
towards the front is the only piece of dress by
which the Infantry may be generally distinguished
from the civilian; but even this is replaced in
some instances by slOuchei hat A light grew
is the color of the CIRCULATION" pantaloons: but
that garment is found to represent among the
Southern soldiers as many varieties % shade as
those Of iosephs coat. Russell brown appears
tn be a favorite color. but one almost rs much in
vogue among the Confederate troops seems. hy
il blue tint. to have been selected-without il
may be presumed. the formality of consulting
the authorities ut Washington-irom the ward
robe of the United States. The overcoais of the
Southern army appear to have been contributed
10 an extent truly surprising. by the "clothing
bureau &c MIR Lincoln
The stores taken from the North by the Con
federates must have reached an amount almost
Incredible Negroes. men and boys in this city
aud through the country, on the way here from
the Potomac wear coats. p,utaloon~. caps. aud
sometimes whole suits, which they comics, with
more or less mn exposure of their iynries /"
"wcrc took from the Yankees p" Your CORES
pendent Slep' M the Culpeppcr Hotel, under a
new hlnk t marked in large characters ~ 5 !"
and ielt in the morning some Ini-givings ~ TO
whether r not he hld incurred during his sleep
sptnc responsibility Tor certain pcccadillo of
"Sinart's horse .
Irregular rs The iihls mud shares their dress
are the Confe crate soldiers are clad comfprt,.
bly, The men are Ill well slod. Their arms
are oi the yer, best description 81 great pro
norton of these has been contributed 10y the
United 81 IT, that the cutlery raised ia that coun-
ny heeiu'c John Bun has Increase that conlri-
button "a even an extent comparatively small j.
conceived IN spirit ut tie vcrest monopoly
TIE cavalry oi tho Nouh X held here in con.
temp An oil officer declares thit troop OF
the recn ~ horse of the late Union '-'he men
supplied on the Notwithstanding ch,rgcl under
hi orders party Of indians in TexN~. VS. re-.
ceiNci With sudden "Nhoop,' las Which one
thri OF The Whole Va. endorsed. The Southern.
err are very fine hor~emen The Black Horse ="
troop now reaching about seventy. and made
up OF Young Nrgininns OF conditinu. ms taken
nom the enemy. stree the commencement OF the
var, an average of seven prisoners Tor each man
OF the troop.
IRON the Detroit free Press