Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-03
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Times
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WAsnINGToS. Januar, p.
In one Of my letters written ia December last
/ demonstrated the impracticabihiy oi IN king a
winter campaign in Virginia The stnrm winch
caused the failure of Buin-ideS fourth AMI last
attempt to take FREDERIC burg furnishes proof,
it amy wanting. Of the correctness OF that
demonstrations. The rain which fell in u sing lie
night. betw cen the 2Jtll aud 2lst inst not only
s~elled the Rappshanno,k into AN impossible
torrent. but also rendered the roads entirely i'm.
passal,le tor artillery. The cannon were stuck
fast in the mud that the united ef,rts OF
twent, hor>e> aud iiity men To each gun
aile 10 exlrIcate them. The gun carriages we're
IN MANY eases pulled L. pieces, but the pieces re-
mained nbed,ed in the mud | have ascertaiiled
beyond all doubt that, when Burnside discovered
this. he proposed TO push with the infantry and
make the attack with them alone. aud that not
he, but NIL. ot hiS Generals declared that such
n attempt would be futile Ii would have been
more than that IL would have been leading our
troops To massacre twice AZ bloody as that At
Fredericksburg.
A.I write a fearful snow storm is raging. aud
even Joe Hooker" will hot have the harilhood
10 lead the army against the enemy over such
roads rs il will make | will do General Hooker
the Justice To say that he regulates the
title OF fighting joe" ami that the piubablit,
j.. that. now that he j. invested with The re>pon-
sbhy of commanding such vast army. he
will NOT lead them useless slaughter. The
army must, therefore. remain inactive. The eie
men,S insist that IL shall be 50. aud man cannot
hgh' against the elements
What, then viii ho the u;ure of the Army eff
the Potomacl Haiie-k saws IL has already ceIse,i
t. exist, and. It u has not, II i FAULT ot his
Ia ali prDbabilry IL will be bruken up, ANA It's
fra mettS distributed ali over the continent Ii
the Administration desired Ia preserve ill., orslni-
cation ard lis usefulness Gen. HeinizcInlan or
81. y A.
command. and not Gen Hooker Either Gcn
Sumner Gen. Hen'zelm IA is eap,be OF
aging property the Whole army. They. ~ we'll MS
Gen Franklin, ave degraded by having Gen.
Hooker placed over them: and this doubt
the iutentivr of the Administration.
The Administration have now caused the re
moval. therefore. from that army, of Gen. Nc
Cellln Gen. Sumner. Gen Porter, anu ''en
franklin lie, ond all doubt the four abest Gen
erals in the service to say nothing oI Burnside.
There are no officers left, except Gen Heinizel
man. worthy capable oi filling their places. and
the Administration will take care TO Keep HIM IN
the shade rli he resigns II the army is kept to-
&c her (nnd the Presidents tears Tor the safety oil
Washington may lead him 10 keep il near the
S Captal), the probability il that the grand III.
visions will be aboliShed, aud the army corps re
main under the orders uf their present command
This all obviste the necessity oi appoint
ing any successor o. either Gen Sumner, Gen.
Franklin. Gen Hooker. The six army corls
would then ieuisiu commanded a. follows: tile
1t b, Gen. Eeyuohi> 3 b, Gen Cuneh. 81 by
Gen S.cnemsn. 5th bs Gen Butteriied 6l BY
Gen. Smith. and 9Th b, Gen Wilcox. Gen.
SisePs Reserve, two cort-. commanded re-
specIi,eI, 10y ten. Socum and zen Stih
FROM eentlemen INN all the large Eastern
cities learn that ihe insii-ua and disgust at
the urjust aud brutal conduct of tie Admini-ira-
ton towards teen. furfer are universal. and VIII
not lie c,DI,iiuei Ia eeIips. the extfe>~ion
OF omnion. Gen Porter i man ~ho cannot
he 10, down. ex trsaiisl,ed. suppressed, seqnes
trated and di-qu Lifted by such corrupt ADMIN
i,tra"u. A majority OF the court who trIel him
were hl~ bitter enenie- ami the bitter enemies oil
Gen Mcclellan. and I've can appeal. with con-
fdence. IRON their mn d>t sentence To The
diet of the people DEFEND upon ii. the end is
vet
IL j. stated here on good authority. and he
heved. that the troops from New Jersey are un-
dersi0Od 10 be unwilling TO remain iH che army
any lonSer The retsoa which il is Al eyed they
assign i. that they have been deceived Dy tie
Administration a 10 the OBJECT and purposes OF
the war, that they were assured. when they en-
llsied. that tae waF-.or the restoration
of the Cnior: ont that. in-iesa ct hat IL has be
come q war which viii render the restoration oi
the Union impossible var for the abolition OF
slavery ia the Southern State war tor the
gro; aud iha, they nnwi Hing 10 be engaged IN
var which. under tue emancipation procs ma
ton. must result IN the indi-crmuste massacre
OF women AMI children aud IN all the horrors OF
negrp in- usrccts1Ds. Furthermore. they that
their State. bs eieetisg Mr. Wall "a tie United
States Senate has expressed - condemnation OF
the further prosecution 81 the war. and ats i>i
Tor peace. which sentiments the. approve AMI IN
dor>e These laels significant u will not
; ne ions before s"rh 'errinrsnts sre entertained