Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-09
from washington.
MOVEMENTS OF CONFEDERATE TROoPs MAR
WAsBINGToN-PRo1REss &c THE USURPATloN
Ma. LINCOLN INVESTED WITH KISGLY Pow
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Especial Correspondence of the Chicago Timss.l


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Especial Correspondence of the Chicago Times
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS.
Some of the negro worshipping papers are max
ing great fuss over the alleged fact that some
OF the Union soldiers OF the coast have been plum
dering the cabins ot the negroes there. Ii the
fact is as alleged, the soldiers have done wrong.
and deserve To be punished aud hope will be
punished, AID that severely. But these same pa
perS have not word to say in condemnation OF
the thousands of outrages of FAR more atrncious
character that have been perpetrated by Union
soldiers on the properly OF white people ever since
the war began La Virginia alone thousands OF
families have been reduced from aifiuence To pow
ertv 10y the ravases of gangs of plunderers M the
uniform Of Uniun troops Your readers are 80
familiar with thousands of similar instances un-
der the rule of Butler in New Orleans. and in
Alabama under Turchin. that ! need only To- al
lude to them But beyond all these are the hun
dredS of instances where white iemaleS have been
subjected 10 the brutal lu>js OF WreIcheS wearing
OuI uniform These some III The things that
have hattie restoration of the Union hopeless
Yet lor these things. the negro -wor>hippng
Journals have not Il single word of condemnation
All these white people who have heen thus bru
tally outraged and de>pned were Southern PEG
pie Al d the fiat has gone forth: the Southern
a. good way any o her to commence the
work of exiermin zion
DetachmeutS from the Confederate army at
Fredericksburg continue to crosS the Rappfhan
mock and to make ncurSiobs almost daily to
points nesr this city. The detachments COM
posed always OF cavalry and light artillery, cross
at fOrds above Fredericksburg. which are well
known to them. ana tall upon and capture small
bodies Of our troops
The last Affair of this kind occurred dav or
two ago at Chautiily. this SHE Of Ceuterve On
this occasion a party of men. including two
cuInmiS Toned officers and four non commissioned
officers. We're captured by party of over hun
dred ConteierateS
These "Reminiscences on the part of the enemy
Of course furnish General Lee with a vast amount
OF valuable information; besides which he can
of course exact much more from the prisoners
\ ct the military authorities here seem To think
nothing OF 1t
IL Is rumored day that Gen jackson. with a
strong orce of cavalry and artillery in addition to
his usual infantry force. is marching from War
renton TO Stra>burg There i nothing improba-
bic in this rumor Taken in connection with the
recent capture OF one ot our valuable wagon trains
near Rommey. and the well known fact that there
l. strong force OF Rebels in Hampshire and
Frederick counties, this NAV Indicate that Jack
son again has his eye upon the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad.
This was the scene of Gen Jackson's labors
FIR a long time The loss of this road is at all
times severe blow to the Government and if
Gen.,J Jackson has in view the destruction of any
part OF il again it becomes the Government to
bestir itself in time to prevent it. IL is said that
the force OF troops along the line of road is
ample for It's protection But this was said three
times before Yet three times before was this
''rmpi- force" ruuied ani the 70 ,d destroyed. II
there is not such force on the road now and the
road is again destroyed, il will not be for the
want OF warning.
My letter ot February 6 exposed fully the de
signs OF the radicals to change the whole form of
our Government Ia SuhvrrI the Constitution. to
deprive the eonIe of their constitutional rights,
to abolish the h,Deis corpuS and to mike Mr.
Lincoln AN absolute monarch ia all excepting tie
name The progress OF events since then has
confirmed the truth of those statements, has dis
closed the plot in all it, atrocity, and the world
may now we'll stand amazed 80 the revolution
that has been accomplished. Tie mask is now
thrown off, even bv those papers which supper;
the Administration most strongly. The New
York Herald SAYS plainly: with the close OF
the present session. President Lincoln will be in
vested with all the power~ Of "A Dictator Orr
whole political system will 6e reversed We
cheerfulIy consent to this transformation OF our
President into temporary Dictator"
That Is more than the peopie will do. The
Constitution aud the laws OF Congress passed in
accordance with the Constitution. are the supreme
law of the land. But these acts OF Congress. by
which the very Constitution itself has been sub
vertet, by which the whole form of our Govern
ment has been changed, and converted from n
republic Ia II despotDm. these 0ctS Of Congress
are not in accordance with the Constitution
They are therefore null and void and the Su
nil do IL al ha
said hat the people will never submit to them.
The people will never submit To have their rights
aud their liberties thus summary taken away.
and the form of their Government thus changed
In passing these acts Congress has inaugura ted
revolution.
The people will at once see that if they submit
TO these unconstitutional acts there will be only
one step more The President will issue one
more proclamation, and il will be the last. Ii
will Iecite that Congress has now conferred upon
him unlimited powers; the power TO call forth the
whole military strength Of the nation; the power
to seize and use all the national and State funds
and all the money in the vaults of the banks; and
the power To arrest and mpriSOn for life all who
dare to question his authority to do these things
and therefore in order that he may use these
powers effectually. he procaims himself Dictator
or King, for life, with the power to nominate hi:
successor.
NOW, uDeS any man OOuDb tnat ne Will take
this step? Who would have believed, year ago
that the Administration would dare to DO what il
has doneg See how, step by step, the liberties Of
the people have been taken away. This j. the
only step that remains TO be taken. and il will bt
taken He may not use the word king" al
first. He may not even use the word /" Dictator.
Il may he perhaps, at first. a procam nation de
clarng that under the present excited state Of
public feeling, fair DISQUALIFICATION cinno
be held, and, therefore, that he will continue tC
exercise the Office of President for years tc
come. What is there TO prevent him from doing
that? Mr.. Collamer. Senator from Vermont
sober and practical man that he is, tha
specter plainly enough. Said he, in his speech
on one Of these odious measures, "If Secretar,
oil the Treasury can be furnished with these pow
ers. he mus, be avery bungling politician if h,
cannot make himself President any day." How
much easier, them for the President himself Il
assure himsefof the succession, when such kingl'
powers are put into his hands.
On this point have more TO say at present
As a faithful correspondent here. could not sa'
less do not yet despair of the Republic
believe there is yet virtue. intelligence and powe
enough among the people to save it. X.
DIxocRArIc MEEriNe-There will be Dem
ocratic meeting ut Vertland on Thursday even
ing. H. II DOdd. Esq. of this city, will be pres
ent and address the meeting Mr. Dodd is a fin
speaker. aud we trust there will be a large turl
out to hear him.
CE-At No. 81 North Pennsylvania street. In