Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-02
Special Correspondence Of the Chicago Times.
~ W.sHtSsrox March 25.

Special Correspondence Of the Chicago Times.
I# wAsHrSeroS Narch ..
The so-called Committee on the Conduct Of
the War II about 10 uncork It's vials Of wrath,
through the agency Of Ben y ade OF Ohio. aud
Chandier. OF Michigan. whose interference with
military matters has nOt0rio sly embarrassed the
Administration, and 20 parade a lot Of garbled
and irresponsible evidence against our Generals
in the held, as we'll rs those deprived of com
mand This committee, by some mistake.
doubtless, has the impotence 10 announce IA ad
vance that this report will be a partial one: hut
juding frOm the political complexion of the cum
mittee, lao such Endorsement as this nee'ied
from them in advance Ii will be recOilecied
that at the end Of the second session of the 3Ith
Congress. Chandler read through column after
column of what purported 10 be a resume of the
evidence then before the committee, in which he
capped the climax of radical hatred and bi ter
ness TO Gen. Mcclellan. but which. with all of
his twisting, fell silently upon the people.
Ii irresponsible testimony was ever made TO
serve the ends OF faction through the assumed
publication OF official C annels, il il in the forth
coming reporfof this committee. whose conduct
of the since the enforcement of its own
policy in September last spelks for Itself In a
few days, at the arthest their partial report will
be public 1t will be found to contain the evi
dence of ambitious. intriguing Generals. and
spying civilians, all distorted by cross examina
tons. For instance. the evidence Of one witness,
who resided in the enemy's lines while Mcclellan
in front of Yorktown. is TO the effect that
the latter would make no advance on the positive
evidence OF this one man that Magruder did not
have fifteen thousand men behind his ntrench
mentsl But does not the committee know that
Gen. Mcclellan could not pass the Notifications
by infantry attack. and that. the contrary, his
information. from equally reliable and more loyal
men, was that the enemy had three times that
member of troops? Did not the fights ut West
Point and Williamsburg. Immediately after the
evacuation of Yorktown. prove the fllsity of
this report OF the enemys numbers? But il is
hardly worth the while to follow the er parte
testimony given before this committee as it is
all in one vein. Gen Franklin will be found to
be grossly censured by this self constituted court
of inquiry. but not word will there be in com
ment on the conduct OF that "s9e iker of para
bles'' who listened. in the White House to the
piteous whnes OF Gen Burnside'S subordinate
officers and on the most frivolous evidence of
interiors countermauded the grand advance Of
great army. and placed it ultimately in winter
quarters The malignant and partisan spirit
which brehthes through this forthcoming report
will consign it, among all fair and honorable
men, to the tomb OF the C,pulets" 1t Is a
fitting copy of the slinders il heard ana reit
Grated of McDOwel's treason" only TO find
aterward that an open court of his peers sent
him out to the world regenerated from the in
fanny with which radcalism had surrounded him.
ana unblemished in his civil aud military life
Had Gen McDowel's case been solely before
this inquistion, it would. possibly. have succeeded
in fastening its odiOus record upon him.
A certain set of Republicans in Washington
who cling TO the fortunes and favors of Salmon
Z. Chase, are ust now engaged in loudly talking
up his claims for the Presidency, even regarding
his nomination, in the long time vet to cone, as
almost certainty Ii is very noticeable fact
however, that in making their important clcula-
tions for the Presidential chair, these gentlemen
do not hesitate to declare that it will ONLY be con
tngent upon permanent disunion-hs selection
for the entire country would he out of the ques
ton. To such an extent have these views been
circulated that il i now stated that Representa-
tive Hooper of Boston, who has purchased pros
pectively a large residence here is promised 10
be nude Secretary OF the Treasury for his eugin
eering of the financial schemes of Mr. Chase
through the last Congress. Thus the radi-
cal element in power.
The gain in New Hampshire the certain sue.
cess in Connecticut and the probable election of
an opposition member from Missouri in the place
of the late Mr. NOEL, secure, without much
doubt. the organization of the next House for
the Democracy even giving General Schenck
vote with the radical faction Some of the re
Gently OuSted Office holders here are figuring
away at desperate rate To make out victory
for Repubcanism in order that they may get
another hand in the public pluuder They are
counting on the votes of the Maryland delega-
ton which, as we all know in the last Congress.
was most bitter in its opposition 10 every scheme
OF the Republicans on the slavery issue, and
which will be solid. in the coming Congress.
against a new organization 10 force the abolition
of slavery upon that State.-ln organic alton
maintaining in the words of the official organ
a. .t,l. l., II 4
is practically abolished
You doubtless will recolect the famed invest-
CATION of the "telegraphic censorship of the
press the last session but one OF the last
Congress, and the partial report that was made
thereon, though the tenor of it was all against
the Administration Most of the evidence, how
ever was suppressed :; in fact. none published
which referred to the manner in which extracts
of the Presidents first message got into the New
York Herald two DAYS before lis delivery to Con
gress The investigation this point thor
ough and extensive. Every attache of the press
here was examined, and finally Mr.. Lincoln him
self was called on. while the Chevalier Wikuf
was in prison for cOntumlcy in refusing To answer
questions put to him by the committee After
the President appeared the matter suddenly
dropped. and only gossip kept up story that
Young named Watt. gardener the White
House, but on confidential relations with the
fam y. ah>tracted a copy of the message ard
furni-he. it to the Herald correspondent This
his been the general belief though, soon after
the adjournment OF the Judiciary Committee, all
the testimony missing. and the doubts could
not be settled Within short time, however.
this vast roll OF MSS has turned up, and in il
the fact that Mrs l.. and the humble
gardener, Watt, furnished printed proof to the
Herald which may may not account for the
racv personal articles of that deiectable sheet
1T i under stood that the President. prior to his
visit to Ne~ England. will make trip to the
army OF the Po;om,c. and spend several days
among the troops.
Slrng i, very backward. AMI The mud block
ada Is still unOn " X
The Draft.-A suggestion.
In some parts of this State Township Demo