Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-02
mr.. Chase, the secretary os,se Treas


An article ia the New. York Tubsae, stating
that Mr.. CnssE had borrowed $4,000 900 in
gold 10 ''bew' the gold market in that city. that
Is 70 depre-s ne pree Of gold attracts attention.
The Nes York World thus alludes to the cope
.ration:"
that gentlemen in Wall sweet. reported 10 be Mr.
Chasc's friends. have had other than patriotic
motives for wishing a aeavy decline 10 gold.
They were large short sellers Of that metal Can
il be that it wis for them Mr. Chase h become
the great gold bears
The New York Leader a Democratic Weekly
siys:
There is very wide spread impression that
certain Administration officials in connection with
Wall street clique are stem ,tically engaged in
stock lobbing Upon 10 other hypothesis can one
reconcile the correspondence between the reports
of victories made by Governmental authority and
the fluctuations OF stocks within two weeks We
hive had a systematic succession of reports in
character encouraging TO the North--each of
which have been successfully refuted or denied.
The Government organs would announce them
successfully In large type, and the gentlemen
who are well KNOWN IN Wall stree. as in Admin
istration confidence. and with whom Mr.. Chase
hobnobs whenever in this city, would bull
Government stocks or border State securities.
and "bear" the fancy stocks the gold market
that stopped their way.
Yesterday II wis haminclv announced that the
rebellion was certainly it, last legs The
South was on the verge OF Starvation Farragut.
instead of getting into trap. was feared, had
accomplished great success; Richmond was 10
be evacuated; ditto Port Hudson and Vcksburg;
and TO crown ALL Mr. Wilkinson who has sue
ceeded a sensation Washington correspondent
from the Tribune to the Times announced that
reliable gentlemen" and leading bankers(D IN
Baltimore aud this city. OF secession proclivties,
are in possession of news from the Rebels IN
Richmond, showing that the rebellion is rapidly
caving IN. These facts we're 10 day communl
Gated 10 the Administration by persons OF consid
Grafton IN possession Of the intelligence" OF
course the Administration swallowed all these
things They have been credulous from the
start, and have done business the original
ninety day note of Secretary Seward Such "a
vorable news put gold down and Government
stocks up. and Huctuated some of the fancies
In few days reverse news is likely to come, and
then the gold buy rs will make money Among
the list OF fifty Committeeman of the last Loyal
League meeting, we counted thirty who are or
were interested pecuniarilv by contracts. commits
siOns sales, charter parties &c, in the continue
ton OF the war. The Administration ON es it to
history that it he little more discreet, and avoid
at least all appearance of stock jobbins.
worth Heading and worth Heeding.
The following article on the quality Of our
civilization is worth one lbbath days reflection
at least Ii is from the Boston Recorder:
The quality of our civilization is too material
physical artistic, inventive. 1t lacks the moral
element II is earthly 1t does not sufficiently
allow for and take hold of mans moral and
immortal nature. The civil war, now entering
Oh its third year, is casting new and unveiled me
iignt this pont-the character of our civiliza
ton
We have been joyful, almost boastful, of our
progress in the useful and mental arts in the
sciences that deepen scholarship and increase
wealth. in the fruits of inventive genius and in
the humane and philanthropic Developments of
the age
This is a kind of civilization. but it is physical.
social mercantile and aesthetic IL attains its
end in an increase of wealth and Injuries and
in the release of man from mental and physical
exertion. IL has its triumphs in putting the
forces of matter to uses. in increasing the
number of grains of wheat on a square yard, in
mitigating human suffering, in removing the
material and social evils that Cypress the laboring
classes. in shortening the processes between toll
and reward. in relaxing the hand of despotism.
so varied in form, and rescung men from the
temporal fiuI of their vices and crimes.
Much of all this is well. being both desirable
and commendabe 1t is real progress in the
race. But it is social rather than moral. and
physica rather than Christian. IL contempates
and cultivates the race the human rather than
the divine side, and has regard more to our NOR
tai than to our immortal nature Our national
and international fairs or exhibitions show this
the leading fact in the civilization of the age
When this great rebellion springs up. and the
terrible exgency calls for all that is moral and
Christian and God like in our national character
We find we have less OF it than was shown by
fathers in the old French and Indian wars
and in the revolution. We surprised and
mortified at the perfdy and enormous wickedness
of the Rebels in attempting to overthrow such
government and for so base an end. among 9th
ers, as the increase and perpetuitv OF human slav
ery And when We look among ourselves of the
loyal side, are chagrined and humbled. and
cOnfounded, to find so much petty ambition, love
OF gain regardless of the country. treachery
jealousy, sectional and party spirit of personal
strife lust for Office equaed only by incompe
tencv to FIJI it. and general Indifference to the
welfare of the Government If present personal
interest conflict with il. Theft, robbery and
mans aughter do not seem to be terms too severe
when we see how Government contractors plum
der the public treasury, furnish such supplies rs
necesSitate defeat in battle and sickness in camp
and doom to lingering diseases and tardy death
MANY of the WORKOUT and wounded in our hos
pitfalls.
Evidently our Christianity has not kept pace
with our material and social civilization. We
lack men, misses of men, outside of the army
built the cardinal virtues of our religion. and
rising in relf sacrifice the vast height of this
emergency, making themselves an Offering TO
stay this rebellion. with something OF the Chris
tan feelings with which the Captain of our Sal
walton offered himself to stay rebellion under
the Divine Government
There are hosts of noble examples of Christian
patr 0tsm in onr arm and navv and among the
managers and supporters OF the war and the Gov
eminent But what means all the terrible politi
Cal corruption fastening and heaving in the great
masses of the people,
Had we improved in our Christianity since the
Revolution. as We have in plows. and manufac
tareS. and wealth. and textures. and fine arts
had we improved in men. we have in things,
should not be what or where we are To dav
Our civilization needs ahigher a diviner element,
not less of the physical. the phlanthropic and
humane, but more of the moral and the Chris
tan. In this war God is making indirectly
great argument for the Christian virtues inds-
pensable TO the growth. and strength. and perpe
tuity Of nation. thus indicating the weakest
point in our civilization.
Northern Negroes tn be Drafted i'm.
mediateiy!
The Washington specials 10 the New York
a IL.