Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-08

sion Oh the Bogus Senators krom Ar
kansas il Oppos d-rhe Action of the
Cleveland Convention Damaging tn
LincOin's Prospects, &c., DC.
Special Correspondence Of the Chicago Tines
WASHINGTON, June ., 1864
The news from Gen Grant up to this date con
firm the views expressed in my last letter. The
army, strengthened now by the addition of Gen.
Smith 5 corps, is advancing towards the Valley
of the ChickabOminy The Chickahominy itself
is four miles from Richmond at Mechanicsville,
aud thirteen miles from that city at Bottom :
Bridge As the Confederates made no opposi
ton to the passage of the stream by McClelan's
army. two years ago, they may, probably.
make none now. After the crossing OF the
stream, the further passage of our army will de
pend upon the number OF troops under Beaure-
gard the strength and extent of the Notifications
around Richmond, and the line of conduct
adopted by Gen. Lee General Gimore's corps
will probably follow that OF Badly Smiths, and
will Join Grant in the Valley of the Chick ahomi-
ny, by way of Fortress Monroe and the White
House. The fact that General Smiths corps
was taken around by such a clrcuitOus route, i'll
stead of being marched over the few miles that
intervene between City Point and the north sid e
OF the Chickah0miny, indicates clearly enough
tempt been made.
1t is said on good authority that information
has been received here to the effect that what
ever reinforcements Lee may have received have
not come from the West, and that Gen. John
ston's army Is now intact, the same As it was
when it began To fall back from Resacca-minus
of course, the casualties of battle This nfor-
nation is no doubt correct. Breckinrdge's d.
vision (Which is not with Lee is spoken of in
some OF the papers as having been part of
Johnston's forces; but that is incorrect. Brock
inridge had been stationed in Southwestern Vir-
GINA, and his division never formed any part OF
Johnston's forces
There IS good reason 10 believe. also that Gen
Johnston has been heavily reinforced recently by
Bishop Polk from Mobile, by way of Selma and
Montgomery, AID that he has, including these re-
Inducements and Hardee's corps. -, 900 troops
/ know that doubt has been expressed as to his
having over 80, 900 men, because it has been said
if he had had that many he would not have
abandoned the line of the Etowah river Surely
the intelligent readers OF the Times will remem-
Der that JOhnstOn's object is to save Atlanta and
to defeat Sherman army. Now, if he is con
WINGED. by sound military reasons, that he can
accomplish this object more surely, more effect
ually, by retiring to the line of the Chatahoochee
river, why should he not do sol
We have learned great many useful lessons
in this war, but one that we have yet have 20
learn ia. that some campaigns can be best gained
bv retreats. Washngton's celebrated retreat
through the JERSEYS Is Il case IN point. La the
present case by retreatng to the left bank of the
Chattahoochee river. Johnston meets there and
is strengthened by, the reinforcement brought 10
him by Bishop Polk, and has drawn Sherman's
arn,y far into the interior of Georgia, and TO an
immense distance from his base of supplies
These considerations, and others of like ma
ture, cause considerable apprehension in regard
to the actual result of the campaign against At
anta.
Ii matters comparatively little what acts are
passed by the present Congress- because with its
Administration majority all its acts must be such
as are dictated BY the Administration: and be-
cause. as soon as a Democratic Congress is elect
ed, all the unconstitutional acts OF this and the
last Congress will be swept from the statute book.
in obedience to the demands of an insulted and
outraged people. Still 1t is well to keep track
OF the most glazing outrages that are perpetrated
by the men who brought this Administration
into being, and who are striving tor the perpetu
alton of It's power. And among these are Mr.
LincolnS attempts to sweep out of existence the
Southern States and their constitutional govern
ments. and 20 substitute in their place govern
ments of his own creation. BY the aid OF the
bayonets OF Butler and Banks, the atr0cous at
tempt succeeded in Louisiana. But the attempt
failed aud was tramped out IN the blood of
thousands of our best soldiers in Florida IL is
now claimed by "hOnest" Mr.. Lincoln that Ar
kansas rebel State Is again in the Union IN
der his reconstruction scheme and j. entitled TO
her Senators and Representatives in Congress:
and her Senators" God save the markD are
here, asking 60 be admitted 70 seats From all
that can learn. 10 does not seem probable that
these bogus Arkansas Senators will be admitted
az this session Il might be 50 if il were not for
the divisions in the Republican party. But these
have now attained % such % degree of bit
ter intensity that every act OF one faction is
watched with jealous anxiety by the others ami
thwartei if possible This attempted admission
OF Senators from Arkansas j. "a pet measure OF
Mr.. Lincolns, IN order that he may &c the elec
t0ral vote OF that State. But there are two
powerful factions in his own party who are max
ins every elfor, 70 prevent his election, and they
oppose the admission OF these bogus Senator's as
a means 70 that end.
Mr Lincoln's prospects for recollection have
been greatly damaged by the action of the Ceve
land Convention. Up TO the last moment Mr..
Lincoln hoped thar the Cleveland Convention
woud make no nomination. The most strenu-
Gus efforts had been made 10 buy OF Fremont.
aud the most lavish promises had been held out
their intention OF nominating Fremont, and 70
unite IN Lncolns support |, was hoped until
the last moment by Mr. Lincoln and his friends.
that the convention would be satisfied with pre-
sentiug the claims If Fremont TO the public m
the form OF IN address and that ihev would then
have adjourned 10 Baltimore Instead OF this.
however. the Cleveland Convention has not only
nominated Fremont. but they have also adopted
4 platform which viii. beyond all doubt. with
iraw from Lincoln tens of thousands of Repub-
lean votes Besides this. the Lincoln men here
believe that the platform is such one that il
will secure the votes of large portion Of the
var Democrats The action OF the Cleveland
aud the tone OF their platform. nav
,hange somewhat the programme that was marked
lut for the Baltimore Convention Not, hoWev-
r. has regards Mr. Lincoln's nomination he
sill he nominated by that body unanimously. for 4
he members, black and white. are all his erea-