Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-06
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Times
WAsHgxsroS, October 81

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Times.
WAsHINGroS. October 81.
The Administration organs have been author
ized to make the official statement that "the
greater part OF Lees army ha- been sent away.
either to"ards Chattanooga 20 tske part IT, tie
e,ntest against Gen. Grant, or else to the south
western part OF Virginia. to drive Burn -ide aut
OF tennessee: that no rebel army of much in
pOFtance - iea on the liue Of the Rtppahannock
that. "a tact. the only rebel troops now on the
line OF the RtppahannOck are simply a corps of
observation This is fair specimen of the
manner IN which the Administration seeks To
hOodwnk and deceive the people | have men
toned. iu previous letters what portions OF Lees
army have been detached TOR service At Chatta-
nOOgt and against Burnside. aud no other troops
from Lees army have teen detached from bin.
IL there l. nothing more than a corps ot ub>erva
ton on the Rappahs mock why wa that General
Meade's whoe army wee unable TO hold
their ground when two corps were attacked on
the "a hI IL must be very strong corps OF oh
servauon, for they have remained in possession
OF Realton, and OF all the territory between that
point aud the k ,ppihannock. ever since. Corps
OF observation or not. i Lees armt--the army
which Meade was ordered to pursue alter aud
fight. There u =; Why does he not h sht It, aud
drive 1t across the RlppahanGockl The fact ~
Meade has asrertane'i that the Confederate force
in his front i so large TO require the utmost
prudence and crcnmspection in all his move
ments. Ii is 24.0O0 strong least. And Gen
Meade is soldier enough tO know that "a 900
troops would not be thrown across a river II they
were not Supported by twice that many on the
other side Such is the dilemma into which Mr.
Lncoln's silly order has forced Gen. Meade. II
he obeys that order, the corps OF observation
will retire before him; .Oss the X ppihannOck:
feign to retreat in orler to induce Meade to fol
low them across the river in pursuit; and then,
when half an army j. across. the whole COnfed
crate army will fail upon Meades army when it
Is divided by vide river aud destroy each por
ton in detail That will he The first result of
obeying Lincon's order. What would follow
such catastrophe must he evident TO every one
The recent dOlngs oi Burnside another sub
iect bout which the Adm INSTR tton is striving 10
hoOlwink and humbus the people IL is given
out, on authority. that Burnside has gained some
great victories in the eastern part of Tennessee
aud the southwestern part Of Virginia. and that
the rebels have been perm tnenty expelled from
those regions. But nave good reason TO believe
that when the real ficts are known, il will
appear that his great victories amount to nothing
aud that he either has already retreated, or soon
will be compelled TO retreat, from Tennessee. Ii
is beyond all doubt that a strong Confederate
force was advancing against him only few days
ago, ard that the result of the conflict IN ~ must
"A
as upon the number OF his troops Burnside l.
not pre-eminently fighting General Ia what
great battle did he ever distinguish himself? At
although he sent ~ QUO of our
brave soldiers To their sraves-be to.k good care
to keen himself out of danger. Ii he is attacked
by force anything like near his own. he will
retreat: and. il he i pressed he will abandon
L ,st TenneSse AMI Knoxville to their fate. In
any event. this will he the hnal result OF Burn-
H.
The approaching session of Congress will he a
highly interesting one and the subjects which will
come before il will be of the very highest import
ance The Administration has now got so hrm
n hold of the reins of pp~er. and the manage
ment and conduct of the entirely
in their control, that any action looking TO an
honorable peace will be hopeless. The friends
OF peace and the Union, however. will exercise II
sleepless vigilance on this point. and will embrace
any opportunity that my offer for bringing about
so desirable result VI my persons suppose that
because wea engaged M the war. We will have
to fight t out, and that there can be no lasting
peace until one side the other j. exhausted or
subdred But this is a great mistake The path
TO an honorable. lasting peace peace which will
resi- ore the Union--will be pointe.! ont in the
House of Representati' es at early period OF
the session
But. il the real Union men in Congress cannot
terminate the war; they can n least expose the
shameful manner in which il has been mis-
managed bv the Administration: and this they
will do. In the speeche, of the Democratic
members OF both Houses. during this session. the
country may look for complete exposure of all
the rtscaity and triekery that have been prac-
tcei by the different branches OF the Gov ernment.
under the direction AMI approval OF the President
and Secretary of War: and also. wha, j. oil tar
greater consequence, an exposure 81 the shimeful
mismanagement OF our vast armies ever since last
winter. when The President boasted that ''he had
now taken of his mittens anu meant TO conduct
the war himself"
He has done so. and pretty mess he has made
of it. The single item OF the sacrifice oi human
life alone has become perfectly rightfu First
5000 men were swallowed up and 500 900
more followed them; then 800 400 men for two
years raised. then 3Ill ili0 nine months men
we're called out; then 5000 10 men were mustered
in Ia replace the 300 900 nine months men who
mustered OUT then the drafted men and the
victims of the conScription mus; he added; and
now Lincoln h - the unblu>hng ellrOniery To call
for 3O1 OO0 more volunteers ~ il 10 were n mat
ter of the SIN tlest possible moment
The people have a right to know what has be-
come of the 7O0.0O0 men enumerated above.
Admit that 6OO.oO0 of them now compose the
Federal armies and that 300 900 of them have
returned safe or mutilated to their homes at the
expiration of their of enlistment this would
leave YIN llOO men ~ be accounted for. They
have persisted AMI they can he accounted Tor in
no other Wv. They have been sacrificed TO no
purpose. but merely to crafty the hatred of the
Republican party towards the South Such will
Toe the verdict of history The 50l.001 families
whose hearts have thus been torn with anguish.
and who have thus been deprived ct those on
whom they depend Tor support. will he at no
loss At whom TO point as the authors " their
calamitieS. "
LEsAL fESDERs.-W hen Secretary Chase
cea.ed IN i..ue Ie,nl teniler nnles there were