Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-06
a FRIESp or Liberty,

TIVE copy the following interesting items
from the Washington correspondence the Gin
cinne'l Erqoirer:
A GnkAT CHANCE ~ solrufGN roLioY coSrEM-
PL,Thn
Private news from Richmond indicate \ change
in two very important particulars OF Southern
policy. The hr-t l. return - specie currency
and the levying oi direct Tux sufficient 10 carry
on the war, aud sustain the civil administration
of the government; aud the second. the adoption
Of gradual system at emancipation for the
women aud children. and the immediate enamel
patton OF AL the males between tie ages of sew
enteen snd City and putting them ~ the army.
The consideration of this policy. | learn, has
been going OF for some time, aud the policy IL
self has met with violent opposition. Some OBJ
lectcd that the negroes could not be trusted with
arms: but the reply was that, il intelligent
Northern men. who detested the service. cuuld
be conscripted aud when in the army. could be
trusted. Why could not the blacks be trusted IN
the Southern army ! he reply Is unauswerabe
Besides, II servi,e iiSurrecton- tn be dreaded
how much better l. l. 10 have in the ,rm, in
stead OF among the women aud children on the
farms and plantations. the most dangerous
portion Of the seryilc class The grett difficulty
has heen, that the emancipation must be the act
/ OF the ftrpectiNc states. anu not OI the COuttu
crate Government. The pressure ~ Federal
successes has, learn. brought the States To the
conclusion that. il they did not emuncipate their
sla- es. Tie Federal armies would do il Tor them.
| The directors 20 emancipation have been the
| planters. who have always been Union men. and
| opposed go secession, and now desire fecODsiruc
ton on The old basis They wanted to save their
negroes, and believed that disunion would be ia
| tai To their security. Since. however. the issuing
of Mr. Lincoln's proclamation. the planters have
| come To the conclusion that slavery Is doomed
aud they might is well liberate their slaves vol
unfairly as be coerced into II These two great
ana vital changes in the policy of the Conieder
atcs will, If successfully carried out, impari new
interest 70 the war; and the latter especially will
excite IN Europe deeper aud livelier feeling
than now exists Tor the success of the COnieee.-
ates The war will then be carried on under n
new phase The abolition administration can no
longer he Justly charged, IA now, with Dro>ecu-
ting the war simply TO free the slaves The war
will then be on one side for unity and empire. on
the other Tor liberty ard independence.
LODGING HOMELESS WOMEN.
DIR Mary L. Walker has the pleasure to in
! form those females who are homeless that she
has secured respectable rooms. where they Il,
remain over night, free Of charge Let no woman
/ who j. neatly out of means perish in streets
! hereafter. She will also hear the cases OF pros
| pectiye mothers who are without homes and
means To take care OF themselves. and begs To
| infoi m all such who will esOesVor 10 live better
lives that thef nee1 not commit suicide. no. muir
| der inEocents. for they shall be cared tor and
their m>iortuneS not be published to the world,
! for, Russa-ikc YOUR names Will not De asked
We .Iiall have temporary Founding Hospital
| tor the present, supported b, voluntary cOutribu-
| ton, ard we wish 10 know how MANY are in want
| of such a home during the period they unable
30 labor. We have the lodging rooms ready, ami
shall have the Founding hospital soon. The
rooms rsajy are not near her residence. and
those wishing lodging will call, II o Die. be-
fore seven o'clock p NJ
M +. WALKta. - d.
"314 Nin.h street
No such thing every appeared ia Washington
paper curing the prevalence here OF pli,,t,toi
manners and Southern morals There wis no
necessity Tor such institutions such a notice.
But times have changed, and society," here at least
has changed with them The W, kec sinpress
inS upon ever, thing here - nisBneTs and
hs morals. Washington CITY Is uos a
Yankee CITY: SO at lea,t New England papers
and their Washington correspondents sty y
change 10 the old regime would be d great i'm
provement
And nothing shows the prevailing GenkeeiSn
here mlre than doe- the u d vino puts forth the
above card Look Tat spruce little fellow
walking up the avenue - me White House, of
which he i Iesular visitor. 4 weI'-ft,ing nair
4 of boots his pedal extretnifie-. blue cloth
pants enclose hi> neither limbs. while short mil
itsry cost with large cape finish his outer gar.
ments On his head. he wears a fancy Burnside
hat with plume IN H. He has brisk walk
and ever and anon he slaps his boots wiki rat.
tan he carries in his hand Follow him He is
about entering the White House He enters just
as You are W with him. and YOU ask the porter
after he is in. who that smart young gentleman
was. He That Is no lac. il i she. doctor
at that. who Can cut eff leg with the be-, OF
them" IL indeed . Yankee Boomer with
an VI To hcr name
This female VI d has COTTON up this new es-
enlistment. which the great change in the man
ners and morals 81 Washington make ~ me-
opinion, a necessity 70 keep females from com.
hitting suicide and nurGer. She has opened a
correspondence usdet tic franks Ut New Eng
land members CT Congress- with persons in she
loyal States. asking contributions tn sustain her
enterprise. The institution ITSELF j. an encour
agement OF that other Yankee conception--free
'ove aid passional attraction: and if the thing
can be kept IN rum n order twelve months. DR.
Mary Walker will not only have her hands
but her institution fsll
"A Washington correspondent says:
OF sli the Representative ana Senators who
were here last week, numbering two hundred and
thirty. il l. supposed that not more than a score
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