Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-11


slow in finding and fighting the enemy. The
min BODY 81 the Confederate army is probably
M Fredericksburg. or along the south side Of The
X ppahannock To the mouth OF the kipidau: AMI
p,rt of il i probably on the right bank ot the
Upper Rtppahaunock. from jefferson % kelly's
Ford But a portion OF IL - certainly kno~n 10
be on the north side of the latter stream. IN the
neghborhood Of Be,ton Station. and on both
sides Of the railroad between that point and the
river They are slid - be terrifying tho 40
prOaches 20 the Rappahannock on that side But
il they 10 be doinc 80. depend upon II. it J.
ONLY a stratagem. Gen. Lee j. too good sol
der not 10 knOS that. il the Union troops wish
% cross the river. they will Ind place 20 cross
that IL not fortified
The statement that the COnfelera,es are forth
fying the south bank of the stream u far more
likely % be correct The fact that two Of the
army correspondents Of the New York Herald
were captured on the nght OF October 3lst ~
Auburn--a point OF the railroad only three mile.
from Gen. Meade's heaqu.rterS-is one iuil 90
significance. The party of COniederaies who
effected the capture must have crossed the river
far below Kelys Ford and made wide circuit
To- the eastward before they struck the railroad
near Catett's Station.
The fact that they were able 20 do this. effect
the capture. aud return UnmOlested, my iud-
cate the presence of large Confederate force at
Stafford or between Stafford aud Barret'~ Ford
or. in other words, NAV indicate that the Coniei-
crates have ascertainei the practcahility ot turn
Ing Me ,dc's left hank This may account for
the rumor that prevails here the effect that the
army will soon take up, or Is now taking M.
new position rearer To this city. lndeei il J.
difficult t. conceive now Gen Meade can do my
thing else u he wishes to save his army from e.
felt. For the astounding statement j. now o
that between 20 600 and % 600 men of the Army
of the Potomac passed through this city during
the last ten DAYS of October. on their way To New
York and Massachusetts,, TO vote
Admit that the number is exaggerated. aud
that only 10000 went, Ia What condition must the
army be nov. depicted first of the two whole
corps thai were sent 20 the West, aud NOW VI
nearly enough men % constitute two corps moreF
What must be the strength. or rather the weak
ness of the army no~l The country NAV depend
upon il that the enemy knows If the loyal people
OF the North do not II il thus. however. that
the gallant Army of the Potomac IL used 10y
corrupt Administration. The Democratic soldiers
are kept at the front. to retreat To Washington
when pressed by Gen Lee. while those who will
pledge themselves - vote The Republican ticket
are sent home TO vote The loss OLA battle is OF
no consequence 20 the Administration, if by 50
doing theS Can gain the elections in the loyal
States The defeat Of our army in the beginning
OF October. and the shameful retre,t 20 Washing
ton we're the price the country was made 10 pay
for the defeat OF the Democratic candidates in
Ohio and Pennsvlvana lie looks very much
IL the country would now be called upon 10 pay
the same price for the defeat OF the Democratic
candidates il New York
OF course none OF the readers of the Times ex
pect that the call just made upon the people for
3OO.OOO more men Tor the army will he the last
call Tor men that will be made by the present
administration The war will be mismanaged in
the future. rs il has been in the past. The same
policy that has swallowed up Is .OO0 men 500 900
men. 300 900. 900 900 men again. and still again
300 coo and all unsvangly, will swallow up
also the 300 600 men that are now called for
Our armies, H. soon they are raised, VIII be
scattered and disSlpated in all sorts Of impOsSi
BILE and distant expeditions. but will never be
concentrated in numbers sufficient TO accomplish
agrand coup Ii the 800 900 men are raised in
time t. tie available for the opening OF the spring
campaign in 1854, they will be all used M before
the fall campaign Of that year closes But the
end Of the Will tie A. far off then now :;
and then. or perhaps months before then. Mr.
Lincoln will call for another 300 .0OO men. And
these calls will be rope ted aud reiterated as
long ~ the Republicans remain. OF can retain
themselves. in power
And how long that will be VAS clearly fore
shadow ed Yesterday and the dsv before in he
manner iu which me elections were conducted il
MiryiaHd New FORK and Massachusetts, In III
thee States. the utmost power OF the Admu>-
trltiun eXerted. nni had been exerted. IN
every possible form Tor sck> before the election
in order to secure the success ~ the Republican
candidates. falsely called Uuion caneiis'eS. }
and the dcieat OF ne Democratic caniiiates. who
the true ant real Union ctndidate>. Iu
the hands oi the administration and its agents.
Grseuback money Is a. plenty common paper.
manufactured here. ~ % i, by the ton aud wagon
load. ard countless thousands OF II were issued
without scrupie to carry the~e elections. And
hat Mi rnf liSn aXeusf *
money. wheu here l. none other ia the country :
Other in>tramentslt;es ai'd agencie>, TOO. OF the
most Infamous description, we're freely called
into PLAY: and behold the result.
The case OF NJ ,rvahd is peculiar. The f,te
OF that State should be warning TO all the 9th
ers For, as Mary land is now. 50 will all the
States be. one after the other if the Republicans
succeed in retaining their power for another
term of four year. MARYLAND is under martial
l.w-h been so ever since June lasr. There IS
no more need OF II than there in the OF Ill
inois. But the iron heel cot military de>poti> IN
has been kept the neckS oil her people. in order
that the voice of her citizens MAY be slhei, and
that her elections NAV De bat a hollow mocker =
and hiieouS farce n they were Yesterday. The
will of one mtn and that man Scheuck l. the
surreme law of the land ia Maryland On tire
vety eve Of ihe election. he issued an order com
mausing the Provost MtrshtlS, the creatures Oi
hi own creation. - arrest and prevent from vot
i'm all those citizens who. merely because they
are opposed TO EN- ancipttion might toe denounced
"a rebel svmpathizers; and To require t-s>t oath
II all voters
Tie Governor Of tue safe immediately i>saed
= proclamation. commanding the Judges Of ee---
ton 10 ny no regard 10 Scheuks orier, but "a
hermit every one % vote Nho. b, the l-ws at the
State was entitled tn vote and 10 compel 10 an
70 tsAe any test oath
S-henck seized this proclamation and sup
pressed IL; would not allow the ? pers To publish
II. aud n actually never reached the judges oil
election in n ne terths OF the voting precincts o
tie State. until the election VS. nearly over. j.
Baltimore it vas ouly published on the morning
OF nc election
The Governor came here aud saw the Pre>i-
den. Just before the election and oeggei him "a
cause Scheuck's order 20 be revoh Ell IN order
that free election might DE held in Mar, land
Bat the conduct of Lincoln shows that. in all
Schenck had done be hsd acted in accordance
with the Presidents wishes
In nnockery at Gov Bradfurd- entFeitie$ IL
caused Schenck 10 revoke one par grauh OF IN.
orler-the one which commanded Provost Mar
- ais - arrest people for merely approaching III,
pol--but he declared that the rest OF the order
should remain IN force, and it was enforced YES
teriay Ia deGsnce of the laws of the State
thousands OF citizens were kept away from The
e polls hccaase thew would not take 81 oath repug
naat 60 their feelings 4ul which the L. does no