Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-16


The closing paragraphs Of JET. Davis mes
sage have attracted . considerable degree OF At
tenton here. These paragraphs are entirely de
voted to the peace question, which i treated BY
the rebeI President Is il never was before. II
you examine &ttentivey the structure of bis sen
fences YOU cannot fail TO be struck with the par
ticular form IN which the possibility Of peace
With The North i presented Contrary to the
phrsseology use1 IN his presious messages. MIR.
Davis does not consider tho recognition OF the
independence OF the South ~ the only way By
which peace can be reached: but ne substitutes
for the word Independence the word right. which
makes considerable difference. Every one here
has noticed tbi. pecuarity ia the message, and
j. disposed 30 find ia IL the forergnner of com
ing peace
PEACE ooNMnsIosERs 70 sE sIST 10 RICHMOND
am told that Mr.. L,ncolB, taking hint from
the message. j disposed 10 make the Fret steps.
and waving the point Of etiquette ASIDE. 90 send
commissioners to Richmond ia order 70 AZ
certain the disposition of Mr.. Davis OF thai sub
ject
The greatest conf ience exists here among the
friends OF the al administration that the day of re
cancellation with the South has arrived, that the
Southern people desire IL, and that any advance
on the part OF the North in that direction will
be welcome all over the Confederacy. and will
tend powerfully 20 bring both sections to
gether
IFFFsf o. INV ENLISTMENT OF THE BLACKS UPoN
THE ADMINISTRATIONS.
The proposition made by JEFF Davis 10 enlist n
negro force of 40 600 blacks ss well as the news
that the rebel congress il going TO take up bill
providing for the introduction Of the blacks in
the army soldiers. the aforesaid soldiers TO be
emancipated. have been received here with a con
siderable degree Of interest All parties have
/ hnx heaf fa.t in he f.v
the intelligence The administration and the
| short-sghted men by whom IL il influenced of
| the opinion that the enlistment of slaves in the
confederate army 10 a rash measure. the effect OF
which will be TO expose IL To continuous deser
ton and 70 generalization a few sbOlitonist-
think that the negro vii take the Opportunity of
| tered 70 him 10 revenge himself for the wrongs
| inflicted upon him by an unjust master. and that
| he will either raise the Tag OF civil war and turn
his against his oppressor. throw his mus
ket aside and desert 10 our lines. This, If you
| remember, was the doctrine advocated a year
ago by the Tribune. and although events have
given the lie not only TO its prediction. but to
everything it has ever said predicted there are
vet fanatics enough left to believe that the eman
cipaed slaves of the South. like the legions OF
the Roman Emperors, will mutiny against their
officers slaughter them and declare themselves
independent
Mr.. Lincoln. who is studying phos, phy. not
only in books, but in the sad teachings of fOur
Years experience and Who has learned TO di-
rust the teachings of the Tribune, as indeed of
every Republican paper. does not share the oDin
ions OF the members OF his party this subject
he believes that the EN- inciDltei slaves. placed
- they will be. in the ranks Of the army. and
fighting side by side with the white. and under
The ewes of their masters. will mike excellent
-oldiers, especially IA the rebel officers more
thoroughly familiar with the character of the ne
gro and OF the means OF employing him than are
he most part OF our officers. He looks there
fore upon the new auxilisFies Oh. South i about
To ge: as matter OF considerable importance
aud speaks Of the addition of three hundred
thousand soldiers to the ranks of our enemies A.
fact calculated to prolong. beyond the limir'
ssgned by Republican editors and prophets. tht
struggle OF the North against the South
SIZES But a PORTION or THE TRUTH.
In this instance as indeed IN every other VI
Lincoln has bot very faint and imperfect sppre
hension o: the truth Wha; he is only sh,
material part OF the question. He counts sh,
, bsyonets the South is going TO receive by the ad
iitionsl and unexpected support OF three hundred
thousand fighting men. but further thar
hat he does not understand that act o
emancipation coming from the ,uth. hOweve
iimi ed in its character. will place it in quite
different position in the eyes of the world, anc
give to it, influence. hitherto weakened by An in
stfniion universally condemned, an authority anC
luster which il has not Yet reached.
rBK goREIeSKRs OK THE EMANCIPATION OF TIL
| BLACKS.
The opinions OF the men who are here reDre
seniing foreign governments leave I'm fo
doubt tn the effect to be produced in Europ,
by the act of emancipation. which the Conieder
Congress has under consideration. They
all say that q il act will materially modify tht
views of European powers. and perhaps lead
some Of them TO take higher interest in the for
tunes OF the Confederscy than they have hitherto
. done. SPECTATOR.