Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-15

along the line of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
in Western Virginia, in Kentucky. Tennessee,
Missouri, Fort Smith and at Vcksburg--in the
very heart of Rebeldon How long can the re-
bellion exist when thus circumscribed? 1t addi-
tion to all this. Adjutaht General Thomas, a ma
tive of''My Marylan1," and who, last year, was
charged by the malignant tongue of slandcr with
being a Secessionsl and traitor-folowing
where such noble men as Butler. Brady. Dickin-
son and other old friends of Breckinrdge dare to
leads now in the Southwest organizing the loy-
al blacks who it is understood, are inpatient to
be led against the barbarous hordes of Lee and
Beauregard Northern philosophers women and
divines. who regard the African the best nor
NAL representative of the human race. and those
who have seen the sturdy mastif quail before the
perfume of the skunk do not believe the delicate
nerves of the Rebels will be able to withstand a
bayonet charge from these American soldiers Of
African descent, if made when the state Of the
thermometer indicates cutaneous activity and cor
responding perspiratioi. Time, however, will
soon settle this disputed question.
You should further denounce all WHO complain
of the Army Of the Petamac. IL has been in no
sense a failure IL has ischieved more than any
army in ancient or modern times has accomplished
under similar or equal difficulties. Its bravery is
unquestioned. and injustice is done its generals
True. Mcclellan under the influence Of Northern
Thurlow Weed. and backed by the stupid gradu-
ates of West Point, was fast becoming favorite
with the army and the people. and it was gravely
hnted by some of his bolder adherents that he
might be used by the copperhead fraternity, to
supDlant our unrvalled President in 1864
Besides, General Mcclellan had commanded
the Army of the Potomac long enough. "Rota-
tion in office" is sound political axiom. He
was therefore retired, although still favorte
hrax- he I.l
Burnside's career has been an eminenty bril-
liant one; and the same may be said of General
Hooker, who, | presume, will soon retire upon
the laures he has nobly won.
y But in all this there is strategy. 1t is the re-
suit of that superior genius and wisdom of our
President, who, as "Commander-in. Chief" moves
interiors upon the military chess board with a
skill which exciies the admiration of all who are
truly loyal to the Administration. No harm can
result from all this We have abundance of
leaders ready and willing at a moments notice to
lead the Army of the Potomac to the Rebel cap
itai We have IN reserve Butler. Phelps. Bus
teed and Lane, to say nothing of Col. d'Utassy,
who, like MahOmets coffin. is still suspended be-
tween the heavens and the earth | look in vain
among the names attached to your letter for one
which recalls familiar face do not now re-
member that | ever had the honor of personal
acquaintance with any one of you. although in
of Memphis, among whom are not a few who are
still ardenty in favor of restoration of the Con-
stitutiOn. / regret to find none of them associa-
ted with you in the proposed demonstration. But
l will indulge no complaints Wherever our
armies have secured permanent lodgment in
the South. as at Hilton Head, New Orleans, New
bern, Nashville and Memphis. the Northern
friends of our most excellent President have sup
piled us abundantly with most disinterested men
and nh L. =
melodous tones wherever 'hod, occupy and
possess" a cotton or a contraband settlement in
the Confederate wilderness.
Look at Hilton Head. where the tender maiden
and tougher matrOn of the North mingle upon
sisterly terms with the Palmetto African ladies of
South Carolina. bountful issue of tracts and
catechisms will no doubt soon be followed by an
improved issue of contrabands-not so white as
the pure Anglo. not so black as the normal Afri-
can. In n few years they will.
Walk in beauty like the night
OF cloudless clmes and starry skies,
And all that best in dark ami bright,
Meet in their aspect and their eyes.
In North Carolina Charles Henry Foster Esq,
originally from Maine, and warm political friend
of Brecknridge. has organized a free labor asso-
ciation, and Gov Stanley has gone back to Cali
fornia in disgust In Nashville we have regu-
larly organized Abolition Society. Its organiza-
ton is the same as that Of the State and Federal
Government and the editor, though imported
from abroad. is going more to sustain the glori-
Gus Administration of President Lincoln than
any native born citizen of the State can do or.is
willing to do, This Abolition Society and this
Abolition newspaper. authough conducted within
the Notifications of the city, is doing, no doubt.
much to induce the people Of Middle Tennessee to
cease all further opposition to the wise, gentle
and constitutional rule of distinguished Chief
Magistrate
In Memphis. the harvest is a tempting one
With cotton at a dollar per pound and likely con-
trabands "lying about loose" our enterprising
Northern friends who love the Union and wish it
preserved under the guarantees of the Constitu-
ton, may make "a good thing of it," Already
hear of several who have farms in Kansas, Iowa.
Illinois, luciana. and other loyal" States which
are now well titled by negroes who once belonged
to the Union men of the South. Facts like these
will tend greatly to the restoration of peace and
harmony, and materially aid in removing the
prejudice which the people of the insurrectionary
States have entertained against their Northern
kindred. They now know that the war is not to
be so conducted as to deprive them unnecessarily
Of any portion of their property; and they now
have positive proof that Southern secessionists
and Northern copperheads who charged that the
war was to be finally waged against the South as
section. instead of .he Rebels and their allies were
guilty of falsehood. Furthermore, there is large
party at the North who have persistently refused
to regard the African as the best representative
of the human race. This influx of negroes will
do much to change their opinions, and by the
same means Southern manners and customs will
become gradually introduced north of the Ohio
and Potomac, rendering our people more homo
genous than in former times. Thus we will
again become united and loving people. The
hon and the lamb-the contractor and the con-
traband-will lie down together, and then the
miehium will have come. Excuse the haste
with which write. and accept assurances of my
highest regard.
Very respectfully. your obedient servant,
EN-. ETHERIDGE.
To J. NJ. Tomeny, G. d. johnson and others,
Memphis, Tenn.
General Burnstde's DoIngs iu the
West.