Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-28

nder R0secrans In tennessee 10000
Operating against Charleston, under Hunter and
Poster loo.oo0
Cnier hanks. AZ Nes 0rlean.................. $4,000
IN Missouri and ArkAnsas-- e,e9
On be Pacific CO io"o
Now il Is very certain that. II this q The distri-
button OF forces, there are CROUCH troops AZ
each OF the points indicated 10 render certain the
success OF the operations there provided they are
properly handled and IN an effective condition.
Such Is said 10 be the with the army under
Rosecrans His troops are well disciplined. in
excellent condition, and they have, besides, the
prestige Of success. The best things. therefore.
may be hoped from the army in Tennessee And
this too. notwithstanding the tact that Brsggs
army there. opposed 90 him. has been largely re
mloFced from the army Of the Rlppahannock.
IL Is satei that Bragg forces. needing bis late
re Inducements. nov amount 10 l5O,OoO troopS.
buu this statement my veil be doubted. 10
would probably be a liberal estimate 20 pGt down
Bragg's forces equal TO those 81 Ro-eCr,ns
Such j. said 10 be the case too. With thearmles
under Gen Foster and Gen Hunter, operating
before Charleston. In these armies. also. the
snlders are highly disciplined. aud are led by
skillful officers. There was some dispute between
Gen Foster and Gen Hunter about relativerank.
and am satisfied that General Foster had been
wronged. while he had the right upon ms side
And have not learned that this dispute has been
adjusted There also some dissatisfaction
among the soldiers and officers OF the grades OF
Captains and LieuIenants, about being compelled
90 serve with negro soldiers and TO salute negro
officers. And | do not know that this has oeen
satisfactorily adjusted IL il has not been, these
two causes NAV result in the failure of the expe
diIion Ii is stated that the military force at
Charleston and Savannah has been increased to
$50 900 troops. 10y sending thither troops from
Virginia | believe this statement is substan-
tally correct. Land battles will have TO be
fought for the possession OF those cities, after
the naval engagements are over The Conied-
crate Government became convinced. a. soon
zen Mcclellan was removed, la November. that
Richmond was no longer in danger: and. after
our defeat "a Fredericksburg. the 18Th Of De
cember. they knew that any further advance on
Their capital. this winter out Of the question.
AMI the movements OF their troops have been
based upon these facts. There are 40 UO0 troops
still holding the nights OF Fredericksburg; bat.
beside these. there literally no Rebel troops OF
any account in the whole of Virginia Their
Generals understand the art OF war. They send
their troops where troops are wanted. They do
not keep them where there will he no occasion
for their screices
Your able correspondents with the army on the
Mississippi keep your ,ders well posted all
that regards the condition of the forces there and.
in regard to them, need only say that they are
understood toy the best informed men here be
suffering nrtanihliN rom rlCknc>e, Out OintrNlSe
10 be in excellent fighting trim
OF the decentralization OF the army of the Poto-
mac--a condition Ia which il has been brought
Nv Halleck himself have TO speak with a
heavy heart. Where is the fight of fighting Joe
Hooker" He has had the command a full
month. and what has he done? 1t has been in
the winter. True; but Mcclellan driven
away, and Burnside appointed, ia order TO carry
on a winter campaign against Richmond And
iHa al walt hsra he
not do IT, and because il was thought bv the stu
MD triumvirate here that Hooker could do il.
lLdeed HOoker's friends were continually urging
his APP ointment because. as they asserted, he
the very man who could do il, and because as
they said. he would do il.
Well. has he done itf | can't see il. The
army, when Mcclellan left IL, was In superb con
dtion. True, it suffered severely during the ten
pr eleven weeks that Bur1-ide managed o. il.
But. still, il a noble afmy. even when Gen.
Hooker took il. Mcclellan left il with fully
l50. 600 effective bayonets Hooker must have
found in il. when he took command over l00,-
600 True. il bad lost it, head its life. its soul,
its anmatng principle. Mcclellan gone.
Sumner, Franklin aud Porter. who might be
called the brains and the right and left hands,
all gone But many brave and gallant off,
GERS remained There that true and tried
soldier. Gen. Heiniz Gilman, host in himseli-a
man only able but worthy TO succeed Me-
c elan himself, if McCIellar had needed sue
oe.sor There were Gen Stonemsn, General
S'ekles. General Birney. General Sykes. General p
r ynolds, General Casey, General Sedswick,
General Church. General wilcox General Slo
cum. Gen. Doubleday, Gen. Griffin. Gen French,
and Gen. Hancock Here are niteen Of the best
Generals ~ the service
Well what has Hooker done with this splen did
armyl Nothing. Whyg Not because Of the
winter No. 1t Is because the component parts
of the army, 1.-The bayonets that think" have no
confidence in Hooker a. leader and because
ey feel and know that they have been deceived
in regard To the objects and purposes n the war.
That il at the bottom IT all the decentralization
that exists among them And therefore il is that
Halleck dsir7ists them
The news OF the action whicl, was taken by the
Democratic Convention of the State Of Connect
cut. on the leth inst fell like bomb shell among
the radicals here The Republicans however.
have been losing ground in that Sfate steadily for
the last two wears The vote Tor Lincoln IN lc6O
WIS a.. 729 The vote for the" Republican" Gov
eraor i'm lc62 only 80 ,s-2. showing a clesr
falling off OF 100 voIes. The Democratic party
in that State Is strong. united and fiouri-isng
H. the Presidential election OF le6D they cast
81 las votes In the election for Governor in
1862. when 900 Democratic young men of Con-
necricut were away in the army, the Democrats
of that State still cast 80, ga votes Still. even
with these encouraging facts. i. j. hardly be
expected that the Democracy a Conneciicut
would have taken decided stand for the Con-
stitution and for the liberties of the people
they have The proceedings Of the convention
will of course be published m the Times. Your
readers will then see that Connecticut j. ahead Of
ali other States. even OF Illinois. New srsey and
Jew DIRK. IN the firm and decided stand she has
taken IN favor Of American constitutional liberty.
and against the encroachments OF arbitrary power.
She arraigns the Administration and the present
Congress for the great wrongs which thew have
perpetrated IN the name OF Liberty. particularly
the emancipation proclamatiop and the conscrip-
ton bill; aud the solemn determination of the
Deople of Connecticut to submit 20 no unconsti-
tutI0nal acts is clearly forth IL u wonder,
therefore, that This action on the part Of the De
mocracy o: Connecticut sbonld have caused .
great futiering here among the minions and the
masters OF the President IL the other States
would take similar action, this useless and wicked
var would soon BE succeeded by honorable
peace. and we would soon be restored 10 the hes
sings OF our former system OF government. Y.