Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-07
special Correspondence of the Chicago Times.
washington. December 81


"The government" has received official in
formation from Richmond to the effect that the
Southern authorities will not recognize the beasty
Butler as officer. and tint they will hold no
communication with him on tue subject OF the
exchange Of prisoners. or on any other subject
You will remember that stated in q recent letter
that such would be the action Of the Confederate
government. Buffers conduct at New Orleans
was 80 beastly that the Confederate government
were compelled 10 pronounce a decree OF out
ltwry against him If by any chance he were 20
tall into the hands OF the Southern soldiers. he
would be hung Oh The nearest tree This Is the
reason whv he Is not regarded like other officers
I'm our army by the Confederate authorities. Aud
this j. the reason that Butler can be of no use a.
an agent for the exchaneeuf prisoners. II the
subject Of the exchange OF prisoners has been ia
trusted Ia him. tire Union soldiers in the South
ern prisons viii be Il great deal worse OF than
before And If the government" i, leall, de
srous to effect the exchange ct such prisoners
(Which | doubt. they will have To take the
matter out OF Butler> hands ,ad commit il TO
some officer whom the Confederate government
Will recognize "a a gentleman. Above ali things.
before regular exchange ct prisoners i again
commenced, the Administration will have To
retract their absurd dogma about negro troops
When that obstacle. ami Butler. are both out of
the way. the exchange OF prisaner will proce ID
regularly
IL ls true that the ewes OF tie people were fully
opened to the vast extent. and 10 the full depth
of the atrocious designs of the Administration i'm
reference both 10 the next Presidential election.
and TO the manner in which they have determined
10 dispose OF the lands embraced within the teri
tOrIal limits of the Southern States On both OF
these subjects facts are coming to light every
few days There Ma great deal of meaning
in that speech OF Mr. Seward. made some time
ago. in which he spoke of Mr. Lincon's having
been elecie. President OF all tie States FOR four
Years, aud having been robbed OF his right TO act
President ia fifteen OF Them II will tie re-
mcmbered that Mr. Seward declared in that
speech that the people ored 10 Mr Lincoln to
re elect him. so that he could have hi rights
One Of the Republican representatives from hi
nOis advanced the same vieSS in public address
del.ve ei here l,~ evenings ago But he pui
it upon the cfound that Lincoln ought TO be
allowed - complete the great work oi emancipa-
ton which he has - well commenced Let the
readers %. the Times observe vel the language
and sentiments of these men, and also those at
Greeley, mentioned at the close 81 my last letter
All these men are Iutimtfes OF tie President
They have his ear daily They arc imbued with
ms views There l. a periect accord hetw cen
what they say and what the President intends 10
DO And. ~ al that they Say. there IS nothing
about tue constitutional Obligations OF the Fed
erai government toward TIE >tstes:nsrhius about
preserving Tic taion, no,hius about Winning
back The love o. tie i.eoule ii the Southern
STATES 10y securing 20 them tier rights b, consti
tuuonsl guarantees; nothing tbou, restoring 20
the people 81 the North their los; liberties
nothing even about cur dissatisfied fellow eii-
zen- OF the South. a. Mr. Lincoln At first calie,i
them
About all these thing, NJ Lincoln and his
advisers care nothing. What they care about !
To enrich themselves by prolonsing the war and
retaining themselves in uoscr What they talk
about l. the niger. Their var for the negro
will only result. So far rs the latter : concerned
in the misery aud starvation Of thousands OF that
unfortunate race. IL would result IN the exter
mination of the whole race. but tar the tact
that Il will never reach one. fifth part of them
All their loud professions of philanthropy for the
negro are only used 70 cover up their own selfish
purposes Wendell Phillips wants tie estates of
All the Southern people 10 ee conhscated snd
divided among the negroes 81 the South Ms
taken zealot though he be. he least : -in