Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-06
From the Richmond Enquirer, June 2s.

People IN civil life can not pretend 10 ~criticise,
IN It's present stage, a grand Campaign such as
that now entered upon BY cur army OF Northern
Virginia. We do not 30 much as know it's OBJ
iecr; and therefore still less can we pronounce on
the suitableness of the means. Some ofthe Con-
federate newspapers write ~ II they hid expec ed
the cavalry advance into Pennsylvania 20 have
been II once let loose upon a general plundering
expedition But independently of the fact that
nothing disorganizes troops and renders them use
less like in~discriminate plumber. IL is well 60 recol.
lect that il may be absolutely necessary to The
general plan to keep that cavalry force well in
hand. so as 10 cover other movements OF the main
body On the great cheSsbOard of war there j. a
mighty game in progress; and neither we at home.
mar Hooker, the Opposite PLAYER himself, has Vet
OWNED the nature Of General Lees combinations
IL Is true that COniederates owe no consideration
or forbearance 70 their enemies. IL Is true. furth-
er. that our Generals owe il 10 their Own people,
10 visit a terrible devastation and havoc upon the
enemy's country, whenever they have the means
in their hands 10 do so efectually. and on = grand
scale. But this is not vet the case. General
Hooker. with a vast srmy, Is still 70 he disposed
OF. and every movement of each command must,
doubtless. be calculated with a view 90 this need
IN preliminary business. IL NAV he needfui even
to dereive the enemv as TO the ultimate ohjeci of
the Confederate General, by adopting the very
course complained of-that is. forbearance from
plunder now, on the very threshold ofthe expedi-
ton. In order to do the business we'll and thor
oughly the just retaliation (Which we demand and
the foe expecis) must be organized and regulated
rs deliberately as any other military movement,
and il might be fatel to the whole campaign if
jenkins cavalry were now permitted 10 load
themselves with plumber. and so. for the sake OF
the paltTy booty of Chambersburg. miss. perhaps,
the splendid prize OF PHILADELPHIA. or the crushing
blow at the enemy's head i'm " -shington.
These are cOnnQ of tho Copes1oraf,nrg -Ifck
should make rs all take patiently. for the res
ent, the well pleased announcements made in
1 ankee papers about private property being hith-
erto respected and payment made in Confederate
bills. Certainly If the expedition of Gen. Lee
we're To end so-if, at the verv moment when
hordes of Yankee brigands are burning and plum
deriRg far and wide over our country. not only
stealing all they can Law their hands uron. but
letting loose bands OF negroes with havoners in
one hand and torches in the other. to the work of
in~discrimiuate outrage and devastation. our army
in Pennsylvania were 10 march through the coun-
try inst as II 10 were our OWL: asking remission
of Dutch farmers TO draw water ut their wells,
pressing their custom on the smiling storekeeDers,
and paying them in the best aud only kind Of
money we ever see ut home: and should return
so. amid the compliments al the Pepnsylvanians.
and their heartily expressed wishes soon 20 see
again among them such courteous and liberal
centlemen-in that unheard of AID unsuuposa-
HE case. the whole world would LAUGH us 10
sc0rn. il would be said TO amount 10 an admis.
sion that we do indeed feel ourselves 20 be in un-
unsuitable rebellion. and have no right to presume
to deal with our enemies MS they NAV deal with
US. IL would be giving M the cause; formally
surrendering our people throughout everv State
TO pillage and oppression: inviting a continuance
and aggravation Of all the evils Of invasion. and
virtually offering the necks Of our ringleaders to
the hangman.
This Is so horrible 10 think of that we NAV
safely conclude it is nc;ihe intention OF the great
chieftain TO whom 81 mighty a task has been in
trusted by the President. and who has up 20 this
day discharged his duty 50 nohlv. His opera
tions for the present we take 20 be wholly strste-
gical. He may purposely fOrbear % alarm the
hostile populations. and give them warning TO
run off their herds and Aocks. so ~ 10 leave the
country waste before him. until, Hooker once
well cleared ont of his path, lie can throw the
whole Confederate army into Pennsylvani. wide
wigned. far stretching. in one vast combined
movement. envelOping Washington on the one
side. Harrisburg on the other. and so forward.
forward, I'LL our red battle flag reflects itself in
; the Delaware.
Even in this latter case-even IL General Lee
designs To make PENNSYLVANIA the scat Of war,
! we presume that he would not give his troons a
general license to pillage. He would probably
order each Major General to call before him the
Sher Fl OF each county on his line Of march. and
impose upon each y certain prOvision-and no
small prOvisiOn-Of beeves. horses. clothing. sill
yer ard gold. all 10 be delivered at given noints.
at given hours. with the alternative of making the
defaulting county -
THE copy of the Enquirer from which we take
the above is mutilated. and the conclusion Of the
article is therefore lost En-. HERALD