Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-17

The PRoeRE-s oF THE SiEeE OF CHARLEsTox-
INACTIVITY OF THE NAvY-AFFAIRs IN KAS
sss-WHAr WILL 81 D,xE ~ CoxcRrss.

AsHfNGTJS. september III
J Charleston is not yet tsken. snd the Confeder.
ate flag still waves over Fort Sumter The last
disortches from Charleston, received here yester-
day. state that on the 7th inst Admiral Dahlgren
demands Of Gen Beturegard the surrender of
Fort Sumter. Does not this seem 20 your read
ers rid'culousr Let it be remembered that this
demand was made fro ceeks after the official
announcement had been made that Fort Sumter
had been reduced TO heap of ruins" and after
Gen Gilmore Chief of Ordnance had reported
that any further firing upon it would he a waste
! Of ammunition. and week after the furious
bOmbardment made upon Il on the 3l-t Of Au
gust No wonder that Gen Be,uregard replied
4 TO the demand that Admiral ID ihlgren can have
the fort when he takes ie ana holds it, and that
I'll then his dem nds pueiile and unbecom
ing Indeed. the country has \ right 10 ask
WHY il il that the navy has not taken possession
of Fort SUMTER" Ii is now twenty days since
that fort reduced To a heap OF ruins" not
by the navy, but by Gen Gilmore's twelve bat
teries on shore: ana the furious bombartment of
/ August 80 was also performed by the land force
| Ii Fort Sumter the land. doubtless before
this IL would have been approached and carried
/ toy the troops. Fort Wagner and Fort Gregg
have heen. And vet the naval forces still keep
At most respectful distance from *, although
they have their six OF eight imyenetrable iron
cl'ds in which to reach it What Is there aboCt
Fort Sumter that has such n magical influence in
repelliHg the advance of the navy2 the country
| begins to believe, however, that the cause lies
with the naval commander, or else with the
means which The Administration has placed at
his disposal. Ia fact. / am strongly inclined to
| think that the song OF the honest Irish soldier
hits the nail exactly on the head, as witness
few lines:
OCH Admiral Dullgreen. IT'S aisy to be seen,
That ashore so lone you've been, the
mark.
Our gallant Gilmore stands.
Holding hard his threatened lines pushing far works
and mines,
While YOU KNOWN mis- designs, sit with folded hands
Give ns back the brave Dupont; AmmOn, gdm but
Aye and worden. though half blind. Give US these
mOrei"
That is il. exactly. In removing Admiral Du-
| pont the Administration committed the same
kind OF blunder that 1t made in removing Nc.
Clelan Admiral Dalhgren is an admirable Off
Ger in many respects but he is out of place i'm
command OF fleet of iron clad vessels in action
That work requires n man of iron frame and OF
herculean powers Admiral Dihcren broke
down under the work long ago, and. but that he
hoped To recover daily, would have long since
asked TO be relieved. And vet the Administer
ton yans here have the duplicity to deny that
he is sick at ALL have the testimony of gentle
men direct from the fleet that his health j. in a
very delicate condition; that he is rapidly break
ing down. much from the close aud sitting air
of the iron clads Gin which, in spite Of all state
ments To the contrary. he spent grei: deal of
his tme.) ~ from the enervatng effects of the
clmste The surgeons that he must 90
North for season. ur else entirely break down.
On the 7th inst after Beauregard's reply. as
above. had been received. another furious bonn
bariment was mrde upon the ruins OF Font Sum.
ter: hut To what effect that great waste of am
muntiou" had. we not Informed.
Fort Wagner has been taken mt last But
the operations against il hive required much
time. and have cost "A terrible loss of lite on our
part. The taking of Charleston, at that rate,
will prove a costly undertaking
! have never heard so much swearing since /
have been IN Washington. or such lawful" hard !
swearing. as the radical Republicans and Aboli. /
tionists of the Charles Sumner and Horace Gree I
ley school indulged in Yesterday when il became
known that General Schofield. at 81 Louis had /
issued positive order tn jim LINE and his Kun. /
SIS ruff ms. commanding them to keep on their /
own territory. md not To invade the State Of
Missouri | am sorry TO say that believe Mr. |
Lincoln would have rejoced il the bloodthirsty I
intentions of Jim Lane had been carried out, and
il he had indeed invaded Missouri with his gang
"f cnt throats; and carried murder and devAsta 4
ton through the whole western tier OF counties /
in that State. | know that the President was
importuued by the men to whom ! allude not
press orders To Lane to see that II was done III
the President had followed out his own incna.
tons, he would have done So; but, 10 speak /
plainly. he did not dare to He did not forbid IT, /
however IL il said that Gen Schoheds order /
OF September 4. originated with Gen Halleck
and was telegraphed hence the 2d or 81 Aud /
| make this statement the more cheerfully be
cause have Occ isiuu tn condemn ~ iriudcious /
so many OF the Official acts OF Gen Hilleck I
In this instance he has done an act which both .
history and his conscience will approve
Since writing tho above. the rumor has pre
vailed here among military men thit Gen Hun /
ter Is To he sent To comm md the Department OF
the Missouri. from which Gen Schoheld il To be /
removed IL il To be hoped that the rumor il
not we'll founded. for Gen. Schofeld has admins
tered the affairs Of that department with marked
ability, and Is. 10 MI appearance just the man
for the place. lit should prove true. however.
IL will only he another illustration of the weak
and vacillating character of Abraham Lincoln
IL will be compromise which he will make.
b'tween his own sense Of duty and right the
the one hand. md the demands oi the radical
politicians the other. Gen Hunter tormer
brief administration in Missouri At the time he
SUPERSEDED Fremont, WIS markell by wisdom aud
ability. and, as he is no stranger Ia Jim Line. he
will probably, IN case he " sent 10 Missouri. give
M more aid aud comfort Ia the radicals ihln
Gen. Schoheld does. At all events he will be
pretty certain to keep the bloodihirsty Senator
within proper bounds.
The next session of Congress will be far the
most important that has ever assembled. IL will
be distinguished by the presence of some real
statesmen. and by the absence of many men who
dlsgraced the national council chambers in the
last Congress. With such men as Reverdy John
son, OF Maryland, aud Mr. Richardson, of mi.
nois. in the Senate. aud Fernando Wood, Of New
York, and Dir. VOORHEES,. ct Indiana ia the
House, the country may look with confidence for
a very different tone from that which has pre-
vailed In Congress Tor two years past The utter
failure of the Administration will be exposed aud
denounced. The road TO honorable peace aud
through peace Ia ultimate reunion aud national
power and prosperity, will be clearly pointed ont.
Nor will this be all. The conservative element
IN the House OF Representatives will probably he
strong enough 10 control its legislation II they
are not strong enough to stop the entirely.
IL is probable they will nj least he strong enough
to change its character: to dvest il OF those Tea
lures of ferocty which will forever disgrace us
In the eyes OF poserI'y. and o cause il 20 he con
Quoted on hum me and Christian principles To
the shame Of Mr.. Lincoln and hs Administra
ton, history will record that the war has been
conducted "a IL by savages. and ~ IL against a
foreign nation. when really those whom we are
Fighting against are our own brethren ana
knsiolks Y
A short Argument with Peace Wen.
Under this head A eiUious nanar ~, this