Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-31

WAsHIxeroN. Dec. &c.
a numOer OF ne~ and strange Developments,
both IN regard 10 tie military and political situa
ton of the country. and the critical and really
alarming position OF our foreign affairs, will be
brought 10 light as soon as Congress re assem-
bes. General Grant, il Is understood, is con-
WINGED that he made great mistake in conduct
ing the campaign against Richmond in person
during the wear. and is DESTROYS, in future. to
have his headquarters In this city, and intends,
in future, to confne his attention 10 one army,
but 10 make brief visits TO all the armies in the
field, instead OF staying with one all the time.
This project of the General In Chief is seriously
opposed by the President and Secretary of War,
and also by Halleck. The latter distinguished
individual has almost been lost sight OF since his
star eclipsed by the rising star of General
Grant
But be still lives, ard continues TO occupy the
highly important post of chief military adviser TO
the President This IS a sinecure so far as regu
lar office duties are concerned, for Gen. Halleck
may be said to have the whole of his time at
his disposal But he has frequent interviews
with the President of highly confidential ma
ture. sometimes every day for a week at a time
at other times only once IN two or three weeks
for months in succession These interviews are
always brief, but they are decisive; for whatever
line of military conduct Gen Halleck recon-
mends. that the President adopts. and forthwith
orders 10 be carried into execution.
The best OF feeling exists between Gen. Hal
leck and Gen Sherman. but not between Gen
Halltck and Gen Grant Indeed, il will be re-
membered that at the time the former was dis
placed by the latter, Gen. Haleck had deter.
mined 10 resign and leave the army entirely, and
was only prevented from doing go by the Presi-
dents promise to make him, as he has, his conf.
dental adviser
1t is felt, too. by all those prominent members
of the Republican party who consider themselves,
and are really, in many respects, the confidential
advisers of the President, and who were infiuen-
tal in procuring the appointment Of General
Grant TO his present high rank last winter. that
they acted TOO hastily last winter that they made
Il wrong selection and that Gen. Sherman and
not Gen. Grant. il the nan whom they ough. 10
have chosen To be the General-A Cbei Pri-
vately, and among themselves. these prominent
Republicans do not hesitate TO admit thataGe u.
Grants management Of the campaigns OF 1864
have resulted in u sad failure and that if il were
no. for what Gen Sherman has done. the achieve
ments of our armies in 1864 would present but n
dismal picture
The feeling to which have alluded is very
strong and very prevalent There il no indica-
/ ton IA vet 20 what Il will lead IL such thing
we're possible, II would result in the .upe' seizure
\ of Gen Grant by Gen. sherman IL will Ger
tainly cause Gen. Grant TO be conhLed to the III
/ rectOn OF the armies operating toward Richmond
/ Measures will be devised TO relieve him in point
/ of fact, il not in name. from the command Of all
the other armies Gen Sherman. in particular
will receive his orders in iutur. only from the
President
/ In a word the President has determined that
he will conduc, the military operations OF the
campaign of 1865 himself as commsnder-in-
chief of the array and navy. IL will be remem
bered that he took particular pains to clear him.
self of any responsibility for the issue OF Gen
! Grants campaign against Richmond Immediately
after it had begun. The public were officially
! informed. early n May. that Gen Grant alone
was responsible for that campaign. aud would be
entitled to all the glory that would result from
IT, There was great deal OF Mr. Lincoln's
cunning in that aud the event bad turned
out, il il fortunate for the President that he made
/ the disclaimer
! The campaigns of 1865 will be conducted more
than ever. upon political principles, and with
/ the principles of TIE science OF war more than
ever before Ignored. determination OF the
I white people OF the Sonth. and the arming OF all
! slaves who can be induced 20 desert their mas
I ters, these are to be the ley notes Of the new
campaigns. The pro consuls aud military gov
ernors oil the Provinces formerly States) have
already received their instructions on these
points. Those given to Gen Banks. for Louis
/ lana. and those that have been sent 10 the sat
raps in Tennessee. Kentucky, Arkansas and
/ Missouri. will soon become manifest in their re-
| suits in those States Lei the readers of the
! News look out for them.
There is no news from Wilmington. when Is
equivalent to saying that there Is no prospect OF
the speedy capture OF that place. MALcoN