Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-18


I "A sin. "a the Coverumen' - and % IKE cate
TIT The laws of the Union shouli be faithfully
exec1fei in all the Sfues" Since thst Re have
= aggression Of battles OF ere tier or less extent
RI advances and retreats in mo able, anil not
less IN m half n miliivn men have been lost 20
tie country IN al ways. Al rs uuch endeAv-
or in what position j. The vr'
Practically We NV new consider the rebellion
a. Represented by aboul thee hundred and hft,
Thousand effective soldiers Aside from It's ar
ms- the rebellion hss mo- vifslisy. sud tho-e
armies are consequently The true objective paini.
They are IN Inc fed r e ietick ~i,urg. Peters
burg ard Staunion. in Virginia: at Goldsboro and
Wilmington. N Nonh Ctroliua: ~ Charleston IN
Sou'h Csfolina: at savannah. IN Georgi.; at Tal
lasssee in Florids. II Monticello. IN Ken'uek, !:
Al ROCKVILLE. Shelhssille anil Cha,tahoogo. H.
Tenue--ee: II Madison. J sck>onport and Lite
R,ck. Ia Arkan.as At Mobile. al Port Hudson
AL NJ Xcks,urc
Though We hive thus nsme6 eighteen r0ints
the force 1T sone of them il quite small. and
might. for snv importance % the points them
selves. be smaller. for the Whole struggle j. now
concentrated really in FIVE theatres of operations
and the theatres &c primary importance ore fever
still: for the De-itions ~ Gold-horO and Whining
ton merely the acknow le,igem ut nf week
ness there. and the positions at Petersburg and
Stanton are Of equally small account-certainlv
Arkansas. and Pegram's ut Monticello in Ken
tuckv both depend. like the fortunes Of the eeIe-
brated Guppy. upon circumstances over which
they have no control 1" Those positions III he
fought for on other fields Frede.ick-oiirg Weeks
burg the centre nf the line between these iva IN
Tennessee and the position az Charleston (which
practically NAV he counted one with that ~
Savannah) are the great points. the points NJ
which the sar appears To eliminate In fact.
-. toll al IN
one immense field IL faces 20 TIE Norihwesr
and its rear rests up0r, the Atlantic and the Cult
of Mexico. Lee holds the right above Richmond
Johnston and Peuberi0n between them. hold
the lett At Nicksburg: Bragg and Buckner hold
the centre; ami the reserve, under Beauregari. u
at Savannah anil Charleston. ready to he sent
any where. and in position to guard the mp
prosche- in that direction. II indeed this reserve
has not areidy been sent elsewhere.
Against The Rebel right. thus indicated. we
have hitherto directed our maiH effort neither
well nor wiselv--not for any good reason. since
IL i not a decisive point either geographically
or strategically In this We have been governed
by vague no,ion that we ought to take the en-
emy's capital But the Southern States are no
France-tbey have no Paris They have no cap.
ital except they choose 10 name town rs a
place OF assembly for their rulers Richmond
was probably designated rs The seat of govern
keep the war ~ much as possible IL. Virginia and
out Of the States more deeply interested in the
contest A for the prestige might gain by
the capture of the enemyS capital. it Il not an
equivalent for the loss Of sixty thousand men
Yet with the Bull Run camplign. the Peninsula
campaign. Pupes impotent attempt. Burnside :
repulSe and Hooker's horrible catastrophe. We
have lost at iets. that m nv in the attempt, and
sfill the Rebel right is essentially where il
III fl...f. I..t-1 Il.
the advantage of the Rebels, and the prestige,
which them than us. il all theirs
AganS: their center We have had more success.
By the operations IN Western Virginia, and from
the capture OF Fort D,nel-on onward. we have
pushed IT, with varying fortunes. To the Northern
line eft the Gull States and IL rests not far norr b
of that Every great butle f"u-ht there his
been completely W our favor Hooker anl Rose
Grams now respectively watch these points on the
right aud center Their business j. to stand still.
perhaps To threten-but above all Ia hold fast.
To, ker is perhaps soon be tried again II *
for him Ia see that the Rebel right under Lee.
does MT advance into the free States and achie, g
the success by which il expects u halrnce the
disaster that j. TO fall upnn IL in the West Rose
Grams. who il hard fighter. with soubriquet.
and who has plenty of brains. without preten G.
viii do his part with quiet tenacty.
Upon the Rebel lett begin our operations
have cl0sed matters in that direction very
shortly il he had been given the entire command
there But the rOmtn'ir tastes Of the period had
to he pandered to. and LYON. who not NJ all
rom mite. gave WY To Fremont who WAS. Then
followed an avalanche of errors. Fremont was
swept from his official feet ~ last and rhe enemy
WIS driven from Missouri beaten at Pea Ridge.
ani row stands at bay ly the City on the HILL. +"
where he holds with almost the mower of despair
L. 10, a
Grant hts thus far acte against Vick~hurg with
great bpldncss aHd ability Let him but continue
his cimn,ign IN the snrit ~ which IL has tar
been carrie on. ani Y kshnt. viii he ours. and
the rebellion will lose by that blow half at is
aiie 'dy small territory. Banks operations
further down rhe river--thoush for the present
DIV 'riel ia public e'iim ,tion hy the anpreutly
greiier operations of Grant-are ne, errheess oi
the first importance. la any event they deprive
the rebellion at mn immense territory anil ri great
M terlal wealth. Grant. however. has in nj.
h'nls the great game in the : 'uthwe-t Let
him INT win. and Rn~ecraus AMI Hpoker mean
while hold their places. am, from the hour when
Wick i'urs II ours We my dite the downfall OF
The rebellion. Charleston aud the position IN
+ ~ Tenues<e, will then. with Richmond. b. the
points OF importance. and the great 'uthern
CJnte lericy will lac reiucei IN convenient ~
Already Ne have arh.v.sl great deal
W HN lfil. beltNfft hiHl h"UH'NN "~~Hiffl,
Missouri. Tennessee and HIT oi Virginia
deemed: Arkansas. Texl~. L,nisi,n, aud h III nf
F,orit essentially in our possession; lice at
Norh Caroua ours. and Mississippi ~ the b,l
huee->uth the results. aud Vet the m'>er,
bic p,rti>in spluiers tell their aud ences that Ne
are ne netrer To the end at the tit,n Ne eere
two ye,rS sco. F,om the slaacr We have given.
any one not blindei bv party zeil may th =.
though fewer hr..liut victories have been s,inepi
tlau were expected. We have mule steady AM
great progress tow trls the accomplishment at the
objects OF the war. aud are in the position to
strike blow that will do IL moIe harm th IN any
one blow has Vet done
:, much Tor the territorial aspects Of the stu,
ton; hut. ~ We have Saii before. the Rebe arm
les are SOW the important objective paints. lie e
also cur progress mas been great: for the rebel
lion in this respect j. ia such position VA It 1T
any one ct the three points. fright lett ar cenre)
we are able to strike almost st it, lie: nud ht
overthrow OF Rebel army no one of these three
prints would now be vastly disastrous tu
the rel'elIinn N IN II roull have been AT this time
last year.-iN Y Herald
Prom the southern rndanan
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