Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-23
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cern. and the public ought to know it, because
what Gen Hunter Is doing will cause the failure
of the whole expedition. and he Is coing IL in
obedience to express and Imperative orders from
the Administration.
Indeed, am satisfied. from what this gentle
man says, that the object of this expedition is not
to reduce Charleston or TO capture Savannah. but
to raise. organize and drill regiments of negro
soldiers. and incite and aid negro Instructions
in the interior of South Carolina. a more lend
ish design was never entertained by demon.
The stsrement made by Greeley in the Tribune.
two or three weeks ago, that Gen Hunter was
organizing an expedition TO be comn0sed Of ne
eroes, 10 penetrate into the interior Of South Car
olina, the object of which was to cause negro in
surrecti0ns all over the State. is literally true.
The only reason why the expedition has not start
ed before now is that enough blacks cannot be
found courageous enough to make up the expe-
diton. All the attempts Of the tools OF the Ad-
mnistratiOn 70 seduce the slaves of that State
from their masters have miseTably failed. Gen.
Hunter has not yet succeeded in getting thou
sand able bodied men, and, Of all the runSsa-
slaves that have come into his lines, not one in
ten is willing to fight.
Still. Gen. Hunter spends al his time and all
his energies in this negro business and his orders
on the subject such that obedience 20 them
compels him to dismiss and send North all off,
-
ing with negro regiments and who do not be-
iieve. also, thas The emancipation Of the slaves
ought to be regarded as the great object of the
war
Gen Foster could not believe this, and he was
sent away. His staff officers, and several other
Generals and Colonies. and large number Of
Captains and Lieutenants could nos believe il,
and they have all been sent away. Gen Henry
Nj. Nagiee upon whom the command of Gen.
Fosters troops devolved after the dismissal OF
The latter oficer) could not believe il, and now be
has been sent away, and ordered 20 New York;
Gen. Naglees eifehse consisted in an energetic
but respectful protest against General Hunters
proceedings, which was sem to Washington.
Gen. Hunter considered this protest offensive"
and hence Gen. Naglee's Punishment.
The sending away of General Naglee has
created feeling of dissatisfaction among his
own and General Fosters late troops, amount
ing almost to mutny No less than four of the
best Brigadier Generals with the expedition.
together with dozen Colonels and fifty Cap
tains and Lieutenants. openly declare that they
will not be accomplices in any such designs as
Gen Hunter contemplates, aud that they will
soon follow Gen Foster and Gen. Naglee to the
North.
This feeling is by no means confined to the
officers. The men are Justly indignant at the
deception that has been practiced upon them, and
at being deprived of their officers. They, too,
serve with negroes, not 10 salute negro off,
GERS, AID not 70 be concerned in any expedition
designed to cause nsurrectons among the ne
groes.
1t will readily be perceived, from these facts,
that the decentralization of General Hunters
army is such that results can be expected
from il.
The resultof the New Hampshire election fals
like thunderbolt upon the Administration. lt
ie hiatt fhor tad hat
are bewldere'l at il. Il was known long ago that
nothing but the most strenuous exerti0ns on the
part of the Abolitionists could prevent the Demo
Gratis from carrying the State But these exer-
tions were made. All the power and patronage
at the disposal OF the Administration were put
forth in order 60 carry the State for the 2epubli-
cans Not only were the ordinary means of elec-
tioneering resorted to, but a regiment Of New
Hampshire troops were actually Withdrawn from
the field and sent all the way home 20 New Eng
land, at an expense to the Government Of halt
million of dollars, in order TO defeat the Demo-
cratic candidates Behold the result You have
spread il before your readers. and only need al
lude to it. 1t Is decided Democratic triumph.
Total Democratic vote close up TO 30 900. To-
tai Abolition and Republican vote only "a 500.
This. in a State which in 1860 gave 81 500 Re
publican votes and only 81 800 Democratic votes.
is a triumph of which we may well feel proud.
The Abolitionists in New Hampshire have lost
1850 votes. Surely there is nothing which
more significantly illustrates the revolution in
popular sentiment that is sweeping over the land
than the result Of this election
There has been hard swearing in the high
places here for the last three days in consequence
of this unlocked for Waterloo defeat Of the
radicals. Abraham wonders what the other
States will do when they come 10 vote, If Re-
publican New Hampshire behaves thus. Con-
Dectcut will soon tell him. | am informed by
gentlemen from that State that there is no earthly
doubt of the triumph Of the Democrats there,
in the April election
i; is literally true, as was telegraphed 10 you
few days ago. that the financial estimates Of the
Administration based upon the hypothesis
that the war is 10 be carried on for ten years.
And this hypothesis. in It's turn, is based upon
the determination of the party now in power TO
retain that power during that long time. Little
do the Administration know of the temper OF the
American people, they calculate upon their
submission to a despotism. The people ciH
have their Presidential election in the fall
of next year, in spite of the attempts of the pres
ent Administration TO prevent it. and then fare
well TO Republican tyranny. X.