Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-28

USlvEEssL PREVALENCE OF THK DtsIRE FOE
PEacE-FALslrY or THE RUxoRs or THE
SPEsDY ADOPTION or CONSERVATIVE Cow.
sKLs-GESrRAL ViEw or rHE MILITARY Slru
ArIoN-lxroRTASeE OF THK AcrsoS o. THE
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONGESTION OF coSSEcrl-
CUT. &C &C. &C.
Especial Correspondence # the Chicago Times.l
WAsHlxGroN February 20.
A remarkable article m the Journal OF Com
merce. of New York. day two ago, is At
tractag much attention here IL = well known
that the paper in question. although t j. cordaly
detes.ed by the Administration. j. the organ and
exponent of a very large aud very Influential
class oi citizens both in New York aud la the
adjoining New England Suites liz j., in "A word
the Organ OF the conservative classes everywhere
at the Eat: OF men who have always been con
vat, YES. Tho>e among these men who were
Statement or constitutional lawyers opposed the
war before it began becau-e thev toresaw that
no way To preserve the Union. Some
OF them supported the after II had begun.
because they believed tn the Administration
honestly meant il To lie for the restoration
of the Union But, NOW that the wicked and un
scrupuiouS designs OF the Administration have
become evident that even INTEL gent
child can 40 longer he JeceIvel-nOw that it Is
evident that it j. war simply 10 abolish sltv-
cry and to prevent the restOr lion ot the Union
nov universal cry comes up from thl> large
class OF citizens for the termination OF the war
The article states and with truth that this de-
sire for the termination of the is not confined
To them but that IN every newspaper that d now
opened, no matter in What part of the county IL
is pintei there Is expressed by the people evers
where a universal desire for peace. There are
pe'ce meetings. peace resolutions. peace speeches
everywhere 1t Is the vUicc OF the people
There must be peace The prospects of peace,
the terms on which peace be obtained, the
conditions or pence. the blessings that will result
from peace, the tor les ot universal discussion.
IL is known here that these are facts which can
not he controversial
But the Administration and this vile Congress
have determined TO stfe this desire for peace.
They have determined that the war shall 90 on.
Aud 60 it w:ll ii the people submit TO the
tytainc. q and Unconstitutional acts that arenow
BEN. rushed through Congress IL L. the design
at the present Congress 10 make the President
entrely independent OF their succes>Ors-to
clothe aim with such absolute powers that he can
carr, the to the end of his term. not only
without calling on the people TO help him. but in
defiance OF their will They know that their
power will cease on the 4th of March: but, with
dabolical cunning, they have determined to set
ia IA ,,ion machinery for the oppression and abuse
OF the people. which shall continue to operate for
Two years after they have left the seats which
they disgrace
This malignant purpose viii have been effected
when the c,u>cription bill. the finance scheme OF
Me Chase. and the bill to abolish the h,be,s cor
pus shall have become laws. And. TO all appear
auce. that day i fast approaching
The Administration Is >orely puzzled what To do
with Gen. B1tIer. The idea OF m king him Sec
retary OF War has been abandoned Stanton has
got SD firm "A hod on the President that the latter
dare not dismiss him Willie Butler here
last week. he became convinced that the Admin
istratun Was PLAYING with him and he SO c''n
trived matters 20 Decome certain of il. The
President had already frank assured him that
he did not know Why he had been removed, and
that he wished he Was back again in New Or
leans. Butler put this dawn IN his note book,
aud went over To halleck's Office. The latter
official proiu>e in compliments, and said he
never coald understand why Butter had been re
novel from New Orleans Everything was go
ing well there that, upon his soul, he wished
Butler back again. He had understood that
it was on account OF some reason that originated
with the State Department some trouble with
foreign powers, that Butter had been removed
Butler said nothing. but quietly pat this down
also in his note book. and then went up town to
dine with Seward
After dinner Seward told him that he was
surprised az anything in his lite IA when
he he ird that the President hid removed him
from New Orleans When lie had inquired.
something had been limited TO him about Htlleck
beug dissatisfied with him. but nothing definite
WAS ever said The stitemenfs made by the
newspape rs. that his removal had any relation %
reasons of state, to foreign plicaiionS,
entirely unfounded and groundleSs. Butler at
this. slowly pu!ie,i out his note book, entered in
it this third statement, and then read them all to
Seward The last one. lie said, he believed
What he said about Haleck and "Old Abe,' as
he irrevesenty STYLED His Mlie;ty Ab.aham the
First, shall not repe't But it is quite evident
that of the three statements made to him. not
m ne thin two were true. r
The Democratic members of the present Con-
gress ought never 10 be forgotten. rhey have
deserved the eternal gratitude Of their country
bv the NOBLE and fearless stand which they
maintained ia deiens OF the Constitution, and
against the encrOachments of arbitrary power
On IN nay occts ions they have been derived of
the fpor and OF an opportunity To speak; or they
have been cut short in the midst of their remarks
But they have said and done enough endesr
them to their constituents, and 10 mmortalize
their names a the only defenders OF American
constitutional liberty IN the Congress of 1862
Against all the nsurpatOps OF the President
against all the in>ldlous encroachments OF Ex-
ecuti~e power -on The rights of the citizen
against all attempts to shield the guilty members
OF this Administration from the punishment due
TO their crimes-agtinst all the Illegal aud uncon
stitutI0nal acts OF Congress they have loudly and
eoquentIy protested. 1t the libertiesof the Amer
lean people 20 down IN a blood, revolution the
names OF these noble patriots will be craven on
the pillars that will be erected when their ber
ties are regained.
The conservative members OF Congress are
ANXIOUS that the idea of the meeting of all the
Democratic members OF the next Congress in
New York. on the 9Th oil next month"; shall not
be abandoned Much good will no doubt result
from this meeting. and il Is earnestly hoped that
il will take place. Al tass- critical juncture.
when :he Peep are profoundly moved at the
contemplation OF the terrible dangers which
threaten them and when the want OF leader i
deeply felt the nation will 10 doubt Look to
the action OF this meeting guide to their own
conduct. The Democratic members of the pres
ent and OF the next Congress perfectly &C
qutinted with the views ami wishes of the PEG
pie. Whlteyer exposition OF these views they
make will he regarded the voice OF the PEG
he.