Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-17
The Rehel asaid North.

We get but little reliable intelligence by telc
graph. and 50 uncertain Is il that il forms poor
basis for speculation. The call Of the President
f,r one hundred thousand troops for six months
service. is evidence that the Administration be
lieves that the demonstration Of LIE means the
transfer Of the war TO Northern territory. Look
ing the ground over. we incline 10 the opinion
that the movement is nothing more than ex-
tensise raid for the purpose of destroying proper.
~ upon Northern soil. 10 retaliate for the de
struction of property by our forces in the Rebel
States The effect has been to change the base
of operations from the Rappshannock. After
permitting Ike TO outwit aud get week tine
start of him. the telegraph advises that
HpoxER has moved. and perhaps per
m ,nentlv left the Rapplhannock. but whittier
he has gone il is not known Perhaps he has
iallen back upon Washington for its defense.
while the Rebel lords oyerrun Maryland. Penn
sylvahia and Western Virginia. destroying pri-
vate and public property and capturing the sup
plies they need. But where has been HAILEcK.
and SrssroS and fighting joe HOOKER" and
even the constitutional Commander In. ChieiY
The people have been resting in the false securi
~ that the coils OF the Anaconda were about
throttiing the rebellion. when the country Is
startled with the intelligence that Pennsylvania
l. invaded by a powerful and defiant foe @s,d the
people are again called upon to rally for <he de
fe..e of their soil and their homesg in such
crisis. when the imbeciliry )f the
the A lministration is so apparent must tn peo
pie be told thst it Is treason. that il Is giving aid
and comfort to the rebellion-for them 10 de-
rou &c, this wicked abuse of the power entrusted
10 the representatives. of the Government In
any other government. administration woul
be hurled from power by the indignant voice OF
the people if il had manifested such n criminal
incapacity An officer IA retained in the com
uaad Of an army which IN size. in discipline and
In is appointments ms been pronounced the best
in the world, who has time and again demonstra
TED his complete incompetency to successfully
manage il. whilst others equal to the task have
been displaced to humor and satisfy the clamor
of partisans. The truth Is that the party in pow.
er. instead Of using the immense resources placed
At ts disposal by confIng people for the sup
preston OF the rebellion. have given more at
tentiQn aud more concern to the overthrow oil
their political opponents ana judging from the
bitterness of the expressions toward them by their
leaders and their press we have no doubt but
that the suhjGgation of the Democracy, so that
they could retain the control OF the Government
by perpetuating their party rule. would he more
gratifying tn partisan Republicans than the re'to
nj afha h.Sf
There is no. hypothesis which can explain
the management OF the by the Ad
mni-tration. Having the whole power and
resources of the Government placed at its
disnos-l since the commencement of hostilities
why is il That's Re5el army. in the face Of n Eel
eral force superior n numbers. threatens TO de
vsstate Northern ;erritorys And this too, after
over two ye'rs Of warfare and the people have
been graciously informed that the Rebel armies
hemmed in. and ~e had the power to scatter
them To their holes and their caves
0nce the Administration appeals to the
people for help Whiiever the errors. whatever
the imheciity. whatever the m,lignity of those
who administer IT, the G. ,vsrnment must be
sis.anel. IL cannot long stand the strain upon
II that II has h1d for the past two years. We see
no other escape from the iilrmmt without revo-
luton and anarchy in the y nth. Let the party
in pnwer-its press and is elders-stop their
partisan warfare in the North ans. the il e.
mus charges of d>loyaN against men Who have
no thought or desire but for the preservation of
the Government, for no other reason than they
are Democrats If the Administration would
eschew all other considerations and direct all is
energies the overthrow of the rebellion and the
restoration Of the Misunderstanding out OF sight
party platiorms-lhe dsv of the nations deliver
ante from its tro ibles would speedily come. God
grant 10.