Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-22
Special Correspondence Of the Chicago Times
WA.ut~croS Fehruarv II

Special Correspondence Of the Chicago Times.
WAsHINGrox. February 10
The recent crossing of the Rapidau by the
Army of the Potomac. and Buffers ridiculous
raid TO Bottoms Bridge, constitute the only in
stance i'm the whole war where there has been
entire concert OF acton between the two armies
acting independently of each other bur having
the same object in view. The object failed. IL
tailed because the expedition planned by
Butler. and az everything that he ever did plan
has failed The blame OF the future of the
expedition rests upon hin. but not on him alone
Lincoln and Stanton are even more 10 blame
than he As tor 1.-THE Yankee deserter who
disclosed the plan TO the rebels" no such per
son ever existed That is an invention OF But
Ter to divert the odium Of failure from him
felt
This is Buffers great plan for the relief of our
prisoners in Richmond, about winch he Dragged
80 much. No knew better than himself
that the Confederates will have no dealings with
him whatever. and that. 80 long he remains
in charge of the exchange of prisoners. there will
be no exchange. His knowledge of this fact,
and OF the fact that he is regarded outlaw,
has made him perfectly furious IL was out of
pure personal revenge towards the Confederate
authorities that he got up this expedition to Rich
mond He crazy enough to believe. too.
that it would succeed, merely because the Adj
I
my should be used 10 engage the attention OF
General Lees Whole army on the Rapidan, while
his (Bu,lers) forces we're marching UP the Pen
insula
The Army Of the Potomac we're made to play
second fiddle to Butler They were compele ed
to 20 il blind; for there Tot an officer in the
army who could give intelligent reason for
what was going on.
The movement cost us dear Our loss will
/ 1 o.. IL I.
and 500 wounded Lees army although not *
/ pecting an advance. were prepared for it The
/ advance OF our army not pressed. IL il had
/ been i'm the present depleted state of the army,
with many OF the veteran regiments NJ home
on furough) We would have met with defeat
Butlers troops engaged in the movement did
not amount to much over 5000 men-certainly
not over - 900 With this handful OF men But
/ Ter actually expected to capture Richmond, a
city as strongly and well defended W ashing-
| ton There has not been such al instance of
| foolish stupidity during the whole war. Ii that
| force had been competent to take Richmond,
dozen Yankee des,rters' could not have pre-
vented IT. Ii the Administration really wish TO
take Richmond. why did they not send suitable
! lUrcei Butler has at lest - ODO troops IN his
own department. % 0O0 more could easily have
been collected from Charleston, Baltimore ana
| Washington; 30 900 troops could have marched
from Yorktown to Bottoms Bridge as quickly rs
the : 900 that Butler actually did send And, if
| 30 600 troops had been sent score OF "l ankee
/ Geserters' could not have prevented the capture
Of the city.
Is it not shameful, though, that the lives of the
| Federal prisoners at Richmond are thus made
the sport OF Butler and his master? Lincoln
knows that there can be no exchange OF prisoners
as long Butler is continued i'm that position.
Aud yet he obsSnately keeps him there, while
our poor fellows are dying off by dozens every
week. But what else be expected from the
brutality OF Lincoln and Stanton when it is
known. as it is now known. that these two I'M
worthy servants of the people have actually re
fused to permit fifty Surgeons 10 be sent down to
minister to the captives at Richmond with medi.
| cnes and supplies, when the rebel authorities
themselves offered to receive them, and gave them
the privilege of going and coming at pleasure ?
| Such is the fact That offer recently made
by the rebel government, and Lincoln and Stan
/ ton refused it.
Ii will cheer the hearts of the Democracy to
learn that the people in the eastern and middle
| States are not only determined To elect Demo-
cratic candidate for President this fail. but also
that they are able To do it | have been in a
dozen county towns in the interior OF Pennsylva
! MIA during the last week, aud in every county the
/ Democracy are up and doing Lancaster has
gone Democratic by an immense majority. The
| Democratic majority in Lehigh county Is now
! $50 In these counties, and in Bucks and
! Northampton, the people talk like freemen, and
are holding political meetings preparatory TO the
Presidential campaign. The Democracy, in all
the places have named, are united, to man,
for Mcclellan. y.