Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-03
WASHINGTON. January 10. 1863.


from Washington on the general state of political
parties in America:
WAsHISGTox, January -, 1863.
The terms Of service OF very large portion Of
the present army expire IN the spring or early IN
the summer. II the present state of feeling con-
tinues very few OF the men will re-eniI>t; fresh
volunteers will not present themselves. and To
enforce large compulsory draft will be i'm
possible Already desertiOns are very frequent;
they would il j. said. be much more 50 did not
men remain in hopes Of soon receiving the large
arrears of paw due TO them. 1t stated the
other daY in Congress that more than one fourth
of the officers we're absent from their regiments,
some with. many without leave. The emaucipa
ton procla nation has Disguised many: il has
made still more doubtful the possibility of any
other result to the war, whenever il nav end,
than separation. Nor is the one great advantage
which the Republican party hss-tnat of holding
the Executive power-turned by them 10 the best
account The unpopuirity and the failures OF
the Administration recoil upon ITS supporters. and
they in return weaken the Administration by
msnifesting their discomfort with IT, The attack
made upon the C.bnet by the Republican Sena-
at0rs has no doubt damaged il very much. Nor
is the effect of il allowed to subsde Ii IL pur
sued i'm the newspapers; indeed. Yesterday, the
text OF the resolutions pressing the President to
change his Cabinet published in one OF the
Washington journals. Besides these party troubles,
there i in some Of the Western States, and espe-
caly IN Indiana and Illinois. a discomfort which
Causes apprehensions of even more Than constitu
tional opposition. To adj 10 all this. the state OF
the finance is becoming really alarming. The
paw OF the army j. six months in arrear
The Democratic party seeks TO profit by the
difficulties Of its opponents. without committing
itself to anv very definite policy. Thus it attacks
the arbitrary arrests and the other exfra-legal
measures of the Cabinet. and above all. the mil
itary administration; but IL does not risk It's own
popularity nv declaring against the war; pro
nouncing the word sep ration." Its lenders
know that it is felt TO be The peace party and that
il really gets all the votes of those who desire
peace. They will not incur the danger Of losing
other votes. by avowing a desire for peace them
selves. They desire tn throw on the Republi-
cans all the responsibility of any unpopular meas
ures which NAV become necessary. Foreign
mediation is not likely to he acceptable to the
people at large, and The Democrats would he
very glad to escape all share of the unpopularity
of having recourse il.
According To present appearances the difficulty
of keeping mp the numerical force of the army
would seem TO he the most probable cause Of
peace Great military successes might. however.
revive the warlike spirit. and an invasion by the
Coufederates of the Northern States would prob
ably induce great numbers Of volunteers to enlist
for short period to defend their homes
There is nothing at present to show whether or
not there is likely tn he in the meantime a con-
juncture which Foreign Powers may step in
with propriety and effect to put stop to the
effusion of blood
have the honor to enclose copy of the reso-
lutions of the Republican caucus which men
toned above