Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-16
PROM The Lonton Tirnes, May 80
HurnsIde. Hooker md ucfIeIInn.

Several months have eiap-ei >lnre the ex
IRENE Abo oli-t- o tie Federal Congress URGE
Mr. L'ucnln 10 "recOu.'ruct" h. ministry los diS
ma, sing Mr Seward and come Of a : le-S inhsssn
cos'efgues. The President declined % adopt
any such measure. not feeling assured that a
chuse OF men wou q necessarily produce any
Improvement IN the state Of ahirs lie saw
Clearly enough that this could only he brought
about by change Of events. What the Govern
ment required was few succe,se. in the fed. a
series of victories instead OF defeats and ne did
not see how this WAS "a be secured even II the
malconienis could provide him with "a Cabinet
OF Angels" As the leaders Of the agitation
Could recommend 10 one SUPERIOR u them-ev e.,
and had cot Impressed Mr Lincoln with anv he
lei IN their superhuman ability. he retained Mr.
Seward AMI the other ministers whom the Repub-
ican vote lad selected Bat The erfreme "lriBQ''
81 The Darfy salts led by one concession Gen
McC!et0h rss rsmored from n, Command Of the
army His political opinions we're moderate and
his military talents considerable The army has
since sustained repeated ami disastrous defeats
under Generals Of more decided political cOnvic-
ton. The result. therefore. of the change OF
commanders IN the field ha- rather justified the
President in his doubts of The advantage of recon
struggling hrs Administration. But the reverses
OF tie last campaign have again excited di>con
tent. There is a revival 0f censuie and rem0n-
ranc' and the tide of oppos ton is now run
ming strongly both against the Cabinet and Gen
Honker. The old difficulty. created by the want
OF success. has returned in an aggravated
form. for now the Ministry itself appears to be all
but broken M by internal discussions
The fatal Consequences OF the incapacity Of
Burnside and Hooker have created reaciion Of
opinion in favor of Mcclellan whose caution and
clear estimate of his opponents strength now an
pear gifts IN commander that ought not to have
been desp~ed he certainly would not have
fought the last two battles before Fredericksburg
under the circumstances that have linked the
names of his successors with such crushing
verses. Something like repentance for the in.
justice tfat has been done him i iSible in the
proposal 10 reW>taie him in Commanl which is
supported nv three members OF the Cabinet 1t
j. ON this point the divisions have arisen. The
President. il Is said i dispose 20 retain Hooker
still impressed, probably. 10y his DID disbelief in
the efficiency of any ch nee of men while the
run of events is 50 adverse under MI selections
Another contingency i that Gen. Halleck will
take the actui com n mi OF the army i'm the
fell, an try his * Il or fortune where 50 many
have been wrecked and that Mr. Seward and Mr.
Stanton will be superseded in the Ministry by
Gen. Butler and Mr. Sumner. The political cnr
test is between the mOderaieS and the .'ulir.s,"
and only the decision of the President an turn
the scale.
The military tribunal for an EXPRESSION
of opinion. the sentence confirmed by the General
commanding. and the secret commttal 10 fort
resS for term uniehne.l. il the rule Of Poland
sferrei the last country on the face of the
earth where it would have seemed possible to
enforce such unqualified despotism. The hest
hope of those who think liberty worth preserving
Is in the fact that the Federal Government is less
likely To produce terror by such extraordinary
measures than irritation Ii il in the minority
now. and The ,joritv against il is increasing like
rising tile. In any country where The political
existence of government i not guaranteed to
il in advance, whether il proves bad or good. de-
tested or popular, such ministry would he
swept awav in week. and another Installed
which would represent the feeling of the time
The Federal e 'binet represents opinions that
prevailed three years ago. An age. inca snred by
events. has since passed away and AL is changed.
Bnt To displacc The government would require a
political revolution. nerhnns u second VIZ. and
the North cannot fight with itself and the South
at the same tune.