Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-04

Total ... .......... .........e ~ 90
HAS ruIs GREAT Army CONF MERELY TO foaaOEf
At all events think ii is safe TO estimate the
rebel force at seyenty-fye thousand stCong ald
all veteran troops. IL il Just the same as saving
that General Lee is a stupid blundcrcr. 20 say that
he his detached this great force from his army at
Petersburg merely for the purpose of plumber IL
il true that IN the midst OF wars alarms. the far
mags ol the Shenandoah Valley, la common with
thel brethren ~ the middle aud southern counties
OF Virginia. have quietly pufsued their peaceful
calling, aud have raised their ordinary crop OF
wheat. This Crap l. not. a. has been said AZ
extraordinary one II j. simply The usual and
ordinary crop bul 70 IS an enormous one In
amount There was ~ many SECTIONS CON derl-
bic difficulty experienced ~ harvesting, owing to
the scarcity of lahorets; but not any more, i'm
sgnc from the accounts, than have been expert
oneel from tho same cause ia the Northern
S,stes anil certainly not much has been
felt iu the state 81 Maryland, HeIe the farms
and plantations have been literally stripped of All
the Ell ecni labOtcfs, snl tho crops In couso
quence are rotling on the glonnd But IN those
patti OF Virginia that | have named, the larm-
e. fortunately had help enough % secure their
crop ol wheat ~ usual Hundreds ol wagon
loads 81 this newly harvested wheat carried of
% Culpeppct 10y parties 1l Eulyb soldiers dc
tailed Tor that purpose Al the time of the 10Th
of july raid. aud taken thence by railroad Ia
Richmond hut what VAS taken on that oeca-
sion form. but o drop IN til. bucket, compared
with the vsrt uhconntcd store that vet remains
behind, IN the barns aud siofc-h0usea Of the
farmers OF Virginia, II l. on this vast store that
Early has becu drawing during the greater patt
of tho week now closing. Gould the time he has
occupied have been spent Wv manner more. prof
table 10 his govetnmcnif
rng NORM SUPPLYING tng .oufn.
he may now puI-ue the same Occupation for a
iow dilt IN the southern part ol Pennsylvania
The people of the North ma, bc assured that THE
campaign on the put OF he fcbeir wil furnish
their armies With looi. With horr,.. with clo,ha
lug. With ,ocoutrementr. aud With medicines that
will It, them iof year, and that All these things
will be- .'lcl, transported to theil bcloafuercd
capital
Hut The - bat plumber, nld plumber. although
Il - ,n incident Il by no mctus the object Of this
campaign In the North
flts eAarAIaS DIRECTED ny oiS. tn
lhls campaign !. directed hy Gen Ice, and
will, II my Information i correct be led by him
la person Nay. IL - said that he has already
passed through Richmond, aud y nov on his Wny
to the front The ohlcc, ol The campaign have
alluded "a Ia former letters l. Is a. effect nm
entire revolution Ia the mluhof OF carrying on
the wat. to remove a., tefrofz aud de-oaiing
onttlf nom th' Nohth ava bfhg thcm 10 the
Moth, 10 bring 10 Que own doors anl To- our own
smiling field. the HORROR ui cuntenjing armies.
and all the nnmele.- evil, that follow Ia the wake
Of letsc uime., however Scl disciplined
obJrcr CO fnl CAMPAIGN.
The object of this campaign Is to threaten
Harrisburg, PHILADELPHIA anl perhaps Baltimore
AMI Washington "a such strong force that the
20, eminent will lac reduced % the alternative 81
abandoning The siege uf Richmond sud Bringing
Grants army home 10 defend our oan cites. or
elfe OF seeing the cities that | have named fall
successively beneath the attack of th, disciplined
soldiet- ol he South That j. iho fist great
oh'ec' II thc campaign,
Dnulp