Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-07

Especial Correspondence of the Chicago Times
WASHINGTON. Jan. 81.
The resolutions recently introduced into the
Rebei Congress by the celebrated Henry 5 Foote
are believed by many public men here to be in
dicatve of a strong and widespread feeling. ON
the mart OF the people of the South. in favor of n
recon -truction Of the Union Indeed. there is
autllority for saying. from facts that know
here. that. whenever the Administration is dis
po~ei act fairly aud justly toward the Southern
States. ar whenever the people OF the Nurthern
Suites compel their public servants To annouI,ce
their purpose to do ST.. Commissioners will b.. sent
by the Confederate Government to Washington
To arrange the terms Of reunion The terms oil
reunion will Tot tie d ifficult Tor the Government
to grant. ii il il disposed 10 act fairly and Justly
Ali that the Southern States require is, that their
constitutional rights shall lie guaranteed To them
and that Their domestic institutions shall not lac
uieriered with, either by the people OF The North
ern States. or by any department officer of the
Fe!,ral Government IL Wis because Mr. Lin
coins Administration relu-e'i them those guaran-
tees that the Southern States seeded. IL was
because OF the persistent interference OF The New
Eng land people with their domestic institutions
it wa because the Southern States were con.
WINGED that il WIS the deliberate purpose of the
Republican Administration compel them to
einsncipatc their la, that they were forced into
the war; They deny that they have made war
upon or against the Government They alle.e
tllst the waged on their part because he
present Administration has subverted the form of
Gpvernment provided IN the Constitution. ami
has substItuIel in its place military de-pati-m
Aud. whether or not the allegation was true At
the time the war commenced. none can denv
that there some truth in il now This being
the case. therefore. the Southern State.
w;llin- 20 return TO their alieSisnce To the Gov
ernmen, as soon as the Administration returns to
th"se principles of government laid down in the
Constitution.
The terms upon which. it is understood they
are W ling TO return TO the Union. are these:
An extra session OF Congress, to be called ear
IL in VI .rch next.
The repe, OF all he radical legislation Of the
list tso sessions at Congress. and the Withdraw
al of the emancipation proclnmation
An amendment To the constitution in the .erms
OF the compromise OF 1880 and ON the principle
advocated and mantaiuei by Senator Douglas,
namely: Non inter, enton by Congress with the
subject OF slavery in the States anu Territories
AMI leaving them free to determine that question
Tor themselves
IL i said by those who ought tn know that if
these measures were passed.. jFe Confederate gov
eminent will abdicate Us powers and each Que of
the ,utllern States will send Senators aud Rep
re~enrasivss TO Washington. before the war.
Ia i- said that the South will not insist on the
3OfNe tlNtilutttut I'D CONSTITUTION a. cOfltl-
tion pFecessent To reunion: but that a iesnn
pledge ON tie part OF Congress aud the Pse,s
dent will be required to the effect that the ques-
tinn cot such n amendment shall be submitted
10 tie people OF the whole country rs soon as
practicable. IL il said also that the South will
insist upon the leaving out of the New England
States IN any arrangement oi reconstruction: but
thu, roiht viii utinsssely he Welded There eau
tie but lr:le doubt however. that, Il the Union
~
New England States would themselves secede
These States determined To have mo Union
with shareholders
The secret OF Greeiey's recent proposal 10 let
the Southern States 20 In Nv next: to reco- nize
the Independence OF the Southern ConlesleIacy
then: ana to call upcn Napoleon to Tx the boua-
Diary line between the North aud South q pro
T,o-al which Is eargeri, embraced hy the radicals
herel. H. that the above facts have Just come to
light aud the radicals are fearful that the, will
be acted upon IN the manner indicated: and their
IA .tsed at the South j such that. sooner than
have the Unipn restored with siayeholding States
ia it. they will eusieavor 10 effect separation of
the sections any terms even on thoSe of
the ie,emience IF fhe S,ssl,vsn Coniesierscy
fnrtheTm re. il any such proposals are made bv
the , 'aih. the radicals Will night against them
viii the .ur, Of s>uerlti"n. aud they Will only
be ctfssei over their heads. ii carr'ei at all.
Moreover. the radicals are convinced that the
war cannot he carried much longer that the
means too aoiHg 20 are exhausted. that 10 more
White troops can tc RAISED; ana they are fearful
th't. unle-> they ges the President and Cons
fully COMMITTED to fsrir policy of separation. re
union viii actually take pi.ce A. TO Conquer
iug or -asdu'ng the South. they X .o~ aud a,imir
la private that II Cannot be doue. althou. h in
public they still talk terceiy about "he suijuga
ton at the South " The New York Times
sns: Fhis var is TO he fought through We
must tight ''ss es,sqaer. al! we are can
anee But G,eesex. and the class OF polisi.
eisns here ~hom lac iesds, are quietly. bu, efiec-
tivey working in such manner ,hst snv kind
nj hghiiuc siIl bs impsaesieable after next May