Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-21
From Washington.
PossIBILITY OF THE DEFEAT OF THE CcNscRIPrIoN
BILL IN CoSGRfss-PRoBABLE FAILURE OF THE
REvoLUIIoS-THE VOICE TUE PEOPLE
AGAINST EXECUTIVE UsuRPATioNs-&c.. DC.
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Times
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Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Times.
WASHINGTON. February 10
Since my letter was written in regard to the
proposed CONSUMPTION bill, there have been many
indications here that il will not be passed Let
tiers have been received by members of Congress
from all parts OF the country. in which the opin-
ion of their constituents IN regard To the measure
is plainly expressed The opinion is universally
and strongly averse to the measure. Not single
constituency have spoken favorably OF it. All
denounce II as impolitIc. unwI>e, unjust. mprac-
ticaDle. and impossible OF execution Ii seems TO
have done what other measure of the Admin
istratIon has done namely: awakened the people
To full sense OF the fact that. il this scrpon
bill passes their liberties are completely gone
and they are no more treemen than the serls oil
Russ, or the slaves OF Brazil. Ii is evident from
these letters that free American citizens will not
stand the conscription: and il Is scarcely probable
that their representatives, here will dare face the
consequences % passing measure so repugnani
To their constituents u Is possible, therefore,
that the measure will he abandoned. Some OF
the letters from Abolitonists in the Northwest
give as n reason against the conscrpton. that
Congress Is about to pass bilI TO raise 300 900
negro soldiers. But, unfortunately, those letters
did not arrive until the Military Committee had
decided that the negro soldiers" project was
visionary and impracticable, which is virtual
abandonment of that scheme
The upshot of all this is, not only that will
not have any negro soldiers (Which all sensible
people knew all along). but also that very
likely to have no soldiers at all; for Mr. Stevens
declares that we have now only 500 600 soldiers
anu that the time of 300 900 of these will expire
next May; and Mr. Lincoln told Gen. Butler, II
few DAYS ago. that Governor Seymour says the
draft cannot he enforced in New York; and now
it seems that Congress will not pass the couscrip
ton bill; and even if it is passed, it seems the
people WON'T be eonscripted.'
Indeed ~ member of Congress remarked
to day. ''if the people of Warsaw are resisting
the CONSUMPTION. will not the people of America
do The samey Are our people less tree than the
people of Poland? Or is the tate of Poland To
become oursg'
The efforts of the fnanciers to avert the evils
of the financial schemes of the Administrations
which | mentioned in my letter of Feb. II. seem
To have been attended with some measure of sue
cess. 1t those schemes take the form of law at
all. it seems now that ;hey will be SO amended
as 10 produce less mischief than was feared
and it is possible that they may not be passed
ut all
IL l. no longer = secret that the present expedi-
ton tn Charleston one oil greater magnitude
than has ever before been fitted ont during the
war. Ii is much larger. both in men and guns.
than either the PenInsular expedition OF Gen Me
Roanoke while it il accompanied by feet of
irouclad vessels and mortar boats that neither of
them had Gen. Hunters troops, already on the
spot. and now strongly reinforced, have been
joined b, the Whole OF Gen Fosters troops late
ly IN North Cirolina: anu about Que third of the
army of the Potomac has now been sent down to
co operate with them Yet the expedition will
fail. "A statement of the causes of that failure
must be reserved for another letter. | can only
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those causes, has lett the army near Charleston.
and Is said To he at the War Department nov
No event has caused more alum ar create
CONSERVATION among the ultra Republicans and
r,dicalS here than the recent message ot Gov.
Curtin, of Pennsylvania. IN regard Ia the Illegal
and arbitrary arrests ct the Administrative Gov.
Cutin smlabe man. a sound lawyer. aud
has proved himself to be an able and faithful.
Governor He hiss been. up to tins time. one ui
the most steidiast supporters of the Admiui>tra-
ton. No State Executive. unless u be Governor
Morgan. OF New York. MS rendered such ETH
cent services IN the way of raising troops and
placing them at the disposal ol the War Depart
ment he radicals who control the President
counted matter of positive certainty upon
finding in him ready tool 70 execute their will.
II that viii wa> ouly expressed by the President.
And up tn this time. Governor Curtin. IN his
zeal for the success ct what he has tondl, toe
lleved 90 be the cause OF tue Oui0n, aud anxious
10 uphold what he has regar,ied the Govern
meut. has. Indeed. compiled without question
with every requirement oi the President. and has
upheld the latter IN all hs acts notwithstanding.
that some of them have been maniiestly tyranni.
cal and despotic The Governor hoped that
these acts OF deSpotsm aud tyranny were on Y
committed under the pressure OF actual military
necessity and wOold not be repeated
But the Governors eyes opened To
that s Ia l.aa
mtde the unconscious tool ot ireu whom he de-
spi-es. and with good reason: that the unjust and
illegal arrests ~ innocent ciuxesls oi PennSylva
ma are bat puts 81 glganuc scheme, on the
part OF the radicals la Congress and IA the Cabi
net, 10 subvert the liberties OF the people. IL
change the whole form of oar ca. err neait. and
TO convert u INTO a de>pot-m Therefore IL i
That. IN this message he has taken such decided
stand a gainst arbitrary arrests The language OF
the message Is mid, but II implie, more than il
says. The action oi Pn'ladelplua IN he ease oil
i M Boileau. and the action OF the Pennsylvania
Legislature IA the same case, furnish the real i'm
port Of the Governors message. Ii il equivalep,
\ 10 saving that Pennsylvania now takes her stand
alongside OF New York. New Jersey and nhnoi.
and that henceior,h her citizens shall mot n,
dragged beyond the State Limits to be in career Tad
! ia Basliles tor pretended oiienses.
The radicals here under stand verv ~ell vh,,
Governor Curt n means, aud henc. TIER con-ter
nation Their 'ndgnny. however, will he pow
erless TO stop The revelation which has nov eo IN
mencei It j. evident that the people in all IN.
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