Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-06
Special Correspondence of the Chicago Times.

Special Correspondence Of the Chicago Times
WASHINGTON, April 81.
/ vast amount of sensation, speculation, etc,
have been INDUCED in of late regarding the move
ment of the Army of the Potomac which seems
as securely stuck in the mud day AS it was in
January last. The simple truth is, no move
ment has yet been made, and, If we may believe
Rebel, authority, none is contemplated. The
fact of it is, Gen. Hooker finds the same obsta.
cles in the way of a movement that presented
themselves to General Mcclellan last spring,
and though it was ''terrible treason" for eaci
days delay in McClellan's case, 1t is little or
nothing with his successor in the eyes of the Ad-
ministration.
The President, Gen. Halleck and Secretary
Stanton, made flying trip to Aqua on Saturday
in the midst of heavy rain storm, and had a
brief interview with Gen. Hooker. Heretofore
their visits have never betokened any good re-
suits, and every one is on the qui Uiue to see
what will follow from it. One thing, however
is apparent: the spring campaign is to be rro-
lOnged into warm weather. and allowed TO drag
into an idle summer, thus giving the enemy full
! time to reap the advantages of the spring crops,
to reinforce his army. and to put the de
fensve until delayed cOnscrption can do Its work
1t would seem that the Administration could not
better please the enemy. DOuSanuS or the
troops are ABOUT TO 60 out Of the service and vet
a movement was delayed during the clear, warn.
days, with the hard, dry roads, of a week or ten
days ago. Affairs look gloomy enough, and the
words of the Richmond Examiner of Friday,
THAT no peace can come during the present Ad-
mil istration, are sadly prophetic.
The foreign questOn-perhaps, after al a dip
lomatic bubbles receiving about as much at
tention in political circles here the war at
home. great interest is felt to learn the result
of the official correspondence through Minister
Adams on the subject of the Anglo rebel vessels
already agitated an Issue in Parliament. Sec
retary Seward and his adherents here are, as is
well known, strong foreign war men. The willy
Secretary thinks a bold stroke of diplomacy to
bluster war with the English Ministry so that an
expression of sympathy for this administration
and opposition TO that of Great Britain NAV be
secured among the masses, thus preventing the
purchase of vessels and supplies by private par
ties for the enemy. On the other hand it is
thought that Mr.. Seward will entirely fail It is
believed that the English Ministry will assume
the position set forth by Mr. Laird in Parliament.
that the North has purchased double the supplies
in England in violations of the latters neutrality
that have been furnished to parties for the South,
and that. if the burden OF complaints rests any
where. it is against the North. If the policy Of
our Navy Department. however, is carried out,
and Mr. Aspinwal can succeed in purchasing
those vessels now fitting out in English ports,
why diplomacy is at end. and the market is
thrown open to North and South alike. If we
can buy England may well ask, "Why cannot
our shpbuiders sell to other partes?" But this
result sustains the whole view of the question
taken by England. and is most fitting commen-
tary on the imbecility of the Cabinet-one portion
opposing such policy for the COnfederates, and
another port on iavoring it for ourselves Per-
haps after all, to cluch the question, some OF
these vessels may be sold to Mr.. Aspinwall as
the agent of the Navy Department. Where will
Mr. Seward and his diplomacy be then?
Will the attlck on Charleston be renewed. is a
question you may hear at every turn. Every
variety of opinion prevails on the subject The
latest arrival from that department reports the
iron-clads still off the bar, which is somewhat
significant. To day, il is said that the Secretary
of the Navy is very much dissatisfied with the
result of the attack and is determined not to give
il up. The President, it is thought, is not alto
gether pleased with Admiral Dupont, but will
keep him in command, should it be fully resolved
on to renew the attack II appears to be very
we'll settled that the orders not to make the at
tack reached Admiral Dupont, from Washington,
while il was actually going on. II there was a
probability of success, the interference from
doubts will be soon removed, for the spasmo6ic
efforts of the department will result in something
at early day
The first volume OF the report of the Commit
tee on the Conduct of the War has been issued
from the Government printing office. and makes
a book of 725 pages. The remainder of the evi-
dence will make two volumes, each of the same
size. Considerable surprise is manifested at the
character and statements of some of the witness
es. Some of the testimony against General
Mcclellan is made up from miserable camp
followers, without education or position
correspondent o. a miserable Philadelphia sensa-
ton sheet is paraded in several pages Gentle
men attach to prominent journals opposed bitter
ly to Geneaal Mcclellan, before and since. ON po
litica grounds but whose correspondents had ia
cilities for correct information. and who. at the
time and ever since. have defended Gen. McClel
lans conduct of the Peninsular campaign. in and
out of print have not been called on The evil
dence is enough to settle the libels of the Com
mittee, in the opinion of every fair minded man.
When the Administration became convinced
that it could not get enough hospital GONZALES
cents to take furloughs and vote the Republican
icket in Connecticut. il abandoned the idea of
carrying the State. whereupon the Washington
politicians met aid decided that so good Re
publican as Governor Curtin should not be nom
mated for re election in Pennsylvania; that, if
they could not carry the State next fall, which
was not probable, some lesser light than Curtin
must be defeated. as it was taken as foregone
conclusion that defeat must come. Gov Curtin
was therefore required to announce his determn
alton not to run again. in a message to the Leg
islsture But fraud carried the day in Connect
cut, anG it was then determined by the Washing
ton politicians that the same rule would work in
Pennsylvania. and they trusted to the good sense
of Curtin not to send in the message agreed on.
Judge of their surprise seeing it in print few
days afterwards Now they are certain that no
Republican can be re elected