Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-07

of the following significant language:
eve want the aid of France. We are able to
pay for it. Let us do il, We shall then have
peace, OF the power to wreak rich revenge on
our foul foe"
i Is no; the first instance in which intima
tons have been thrown out respecting \ possible
alliance between tue Confederate States aud
France. III iinpediments have arisen in seeking
such a contamination, We may be sure that they
were not strengthened by objections from the
Davis Administration But hoE can the rebel
Confederacy pay" FOR the aid of France in the
present effort to establish an independent repub
lie, except by a cession of territory; and what
offer would be more tempting to Louis Napoleon
than a grant Of the luxuriant valley of the Rio
Grandef Why, the ri 'itory embraced within the
limits of Southern Texas, joined 10 the contem
plated Republic of Sierra Madre," so long a
darling project with scheming fllibusters, would
of itself constitute an empire. rich in agricultural
products and possessing all the elements of future
greatness.
1t is scarcely possible that the Administrator
are unmindful of the complications 10 watch we
are exposed through the ~intrieues Of France,
even though now oD'y a subject OF speculation.
The danger may be remote aud yet demand the
most careful consideration. The intimations
constantly thrown ont through the Richmond
press, and which find some degree of support in
the emanaiions of French opinion, are of serious
import In discussing upon Mexican affairs a
few DAYS ago. the Washington Chronicle (Col.
Forney) remarked as foii"ws: a1
There is a strong admixture OF the Mexican
element in Texas. and il is said that Mexico
even already regards the recovery of Texas as by
no means impossible. The United States flag
does not float in thai STATE, and there has been
talk of its setting up as an independent SOW
e~reignty; possibly Mexican intrigue. aided by
French cunning aud s~agacity. may complicate
affairs there before the Federal Government re-
asserts its authority on Texas soil.
eve are sure that these grave aspects of the
Mexican question have not escaped the attention
of our Government. and that il has risen to the
hight OF the emergency Whether what is called
the Monroe doctrine is to be considered only
as the opinion of him who first gave il utterance,
or as the policy only of a party or of an ndminis-
tration, and not as a national policy. we do not
pretend TO know. But We feel assured that no
thing will be left undone to checkmate the plans
of the ambitious and intermeddl'ng ruler of the
French. We incline to think that the maxim
that possession is nine tenths or the law will
ere long be applied TO Texas. and that a suff
cient force will soon take possession of some i'm
portant points in that State p"
If these remarks possess any significance az
begotten Of official inspiration. il will not bt
strange if the authorities At Washington show
their hand without further delay. Perhaps We
have here the explanation of certain militar,
movements which have been the subject of such
profound conjectuIe.-fN Y. Journal Of Com.
The Practical workings of the Fed.
eraI Consumption.
The more we learn of the results of conscrip
ton in this and other States-embracing thai
intensely patriotic territory called New England
where hundred per cent. dividends are annual
and an extra ten or twenty is occasional-th
more it becomes apparent that the federal con,
s~crip'iou law Is an expensive and a gigantic tail
ure. Ii is a fact which we know to be recog
nized by some OF the highest and ableSt officers
OF the Army of the Potomac. that the conscripis
thus far seht on are regarded as worse than
worthless positive burthen instead Of a rein.
forcement of the ranks. There isn't a spark oil
patriotism in the whole thing, and despite the
eloquent advocacy OF Republican partisanS. not
a single one of them drafted. who can get ex
empted. goes We have vet to see, or hear, OF
the first c~onscript. "woollyhead" or''cOpperhead'
who shoulders his musket willingly, either as a
matter of duty or a matter of financial considera
ton. Every man escapes from the draft vino
can. and those who are Obliged to go and such as
sell themselves for substitutes. leave determined
to make their escape on the first opportunity.
Even if they reach the field and remain in the
service, they are. as before stated, comparatively
worthless as soldiers.
Who now doubts, ii the President had issued
his call for 800 900 volunteers in the regular and
constitutional way-in a way that would have
commanded the respect and obedience of the
entire people--when the draft law was enacted or
even at the time he commenced operations under
it, that NEST of the men would be this moment
organized. armed and equipped. and in the feldf
Look at New Jersey, which will have her entire
quota nearly full by the time the thirty days al
lowed expire. and compare the result there under
volunteering with the result i'm any equal section
under the CONSUMPTION. Mark the difference.
New JcrSry has Der msR-nIen who will make
such soldiers as have won our battles all through
the war-nearly all ready. There are no holes
IN the ranks made by physical or 5000 eyempts
or runaway substitutes. And this has betn &C
coDplished while the draft has been progress. and
has yet To he finished. in contiguous territory,
where not one tenth of the quotas will eventually
be furnished. So il is with regard TO Syracuse
and every other locality that has been permitted
a brief period to recruit in anticipation of the
draft.
Federal CONSUMPTION is a failure. 1t would be
a failure under any law, but il could not be other
wise under the act of March last. Unless the
President. who holds discretionary power In the
premises, has lost his senses he will never at
tempt TO raise another levy through its bungling
machinery. He can Rclc calculate what will be
the result of the present draft 10 a practical frac-
ton and determine whether more men will in any
contingency be required If he believes more
will be required let him notC. or as soon as the
~farcical formalities of the Consumption in progress
is performed. issue his call upon the States for a
given number. be il large or small, giving them
if be pleases q certain period To recruit in. Nom
is the time To CONSIDER this matter. and if Mr..
Lincoln will adopt the course here suggested, he
may rest assured that he will obtain n larger and
better army, at less expense OF time. trouble ana
money. than by any other method, albeit the
radical leaders and rehabilitation of power thee
rists may be chagrined hereby.I[Rochester, N
Y. Union.