Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-27
FHon WARRINGTON.
Failure OF Butier 40 Effect an Ex-
change OF Priseners-1srhe Govern
ment" Violates ITS ssPlighted Faith,
with EufI.r-rr. wurfiefd's Mis-
sion 20 Richmond.


Special cOTresponderec ofths Chicago Times.I
WAsulSGrox. January %
Gen Butler j. here again with a flea in his ear
Of e1trsofdinary dimensions The biz promises
OF 1.-The government" and the vaporing boasts OF
the bIoodless hero Of Big Bethel himself. have
alike come 70 nanght The country has ssen
shamefully deceived in this whole matter Of the
exchange OF prisoners 10 be effected by the tyrant
OF Biltmore aud New Orleans. More than that,
the hearts OF thousands OF families all over the
North. whose fathers, sons. aud brothers are
languishing, starving. and freezing at Richmond,
will now be wrung with fresh anguish. And all
this to crafty the pride If Lincoln and Stanton.
and the magnanimity Of Butler himself. The
whole matter of the exchange of prisoners under
Buffers authority, has resulted precisely as |
have stated i would result The Confederate
authorities will have nothing 10 do with the mat
ter so long as IL remains in the hands Of n man
who IS disgrace to human nature, as well rs to
the uniform he wears. After exbausting all the
expedients in his power, and still finding this TO
be the case and finding. too. that his personal
safety il greatly compromised Notwithstanding
bis shirt of mail armor, whenever he ventures
outside the massive walls of Fortress Monroe
Butler j. here again, to pour his grievances into
the sympathizing ear of his master For Lincoln
can sympathize with him He can listen to his
tale Of woe, and console him with promises OF
enlarged powers, thicker @0at-of mall and a
stronger body guard. But to the suilerngs of
our brave soldiers at Richmond.-to the fact
that they are dying there every day. Of hunger,
of cold. Of wIetchedne-s, of hope deferted-dying
with delirious dreams OF home, dreams never to
be realized. Ito The fact that the hearts of old
nen. OF tender mothers. of loving wives. OF deli
cate sisters. are breiking. day after day. as they
read that tie idol OF their hearts has died at last
IN a southern dungeon. after months OF hopeless
captivity Ito all these facts, Mr. Lincoln Is Sc
rehely oblivious
Aud there is another parsonage here whose po-
tenf Influence j. never exerted in behalf OF the
poor prisoners whom her Own brother used to
torment. Amid life of utter trvolty. she
never casts thought towards the wretched 90
jects who we're once happy she is now. and
who left all that makes lie happy To battle for
the aggrandsement of her husband aud her hus
bands party. Dress. diamonds, diners, ruuts,
parties balls trips T., New York, shopping in the
metropolis the adornment OF her person (lor a
picture Of which see Mrs G eenhow's faithful
de-csiptpn,) occup, all her thoughts Were she
worthy OF her high s'aiion,-t she had Que tenth
OF the qnalilie, 0i mind and heart that animate
the breast of a certain widow lady whose unob
trusive charities call down blessings her bead
from thousands at the noor and destitute, she
might, by the exercise OF the influence of her
high position. displace the hideous squintcr. and
effect the restoration 10 their homes OF all those
afflicted men.
Among the other complaints which Butler has
brought here this time j.. that "the government
has broken faith with him, in sending to Rich
mond another agent OF exchange. to wit: Mr.
Harry Warfeld. of Baltimore. | enclose here
with the administration account of MIR War
fields mission, from which you will ee>that, IL
that account is true, Buffers complaint is well
founded. For the satisfaction of the readers of
the Times. however. | will state thatthat account
while true in the main does not contain the whole
truth. MIR Warfield will. no donbt, succeed in
effecting the exchange OF Mr.. White, OF Penn
sylvana for Gen. Trimbie. But that i not
what Mr.. Warheld was sen, TO Richmond for
That object could have been effected by' a simple
note between Stanton and the rebel Secretary of
War The Cnnfederates value Gen. Trimble
too highly and an Insignificant member OF a State
Legislature little. not to be eager to close
with proposal for such an exchange. Indeed
If the proposal TO exchange Gen Trimble or Mr.
White bad been made through Butler himself
the CouiederateS would have sent Mr. White
down to City Point ia charge OF Gen. Trimble's
negro servant. who would have waited there for
his MASTER and thus The exchange would have
been effected through Gen. Butler, ct with no
other intermediary on the rebel side except what
they considered Buffers equal in the social scale.
namely: negro Butler had some dim percep-
eepton that he could have effected the exchange
OF Mr. White in this manner aud hence his
wrath
Mr. warfeld is Union man. OF the school of
Reyerdy johnson and Daniel ebsier bat no,
OF the school of Charles Sumner ani Owen
Lovejoy He has uniformly opoa~ei the var.
because he believed With Senator Douglas that
war would Toe diSuuion. lie has uniformly ec
noanced the Administration for the policy it has
adopted ia the ceniGct of the war, because
he s,~, in common With all intelligent Demo
Gratis. that such policy would only prutraet the
war. exl-perttc the southern people 70 eternal
resistance. and finally prevent reunion. For
entertaining these views, he has been freely dc
nouncod as "a rebel and traitor. Yet NON the
Administration takes this rebel aud traitor 10y the
hand. ard send. him OF confidential mission 10
Richmond
The real object of this mission is known to
very lew persons. for Il has been better kept than
most OF the secrets OF the Administration. Il
will starile the North when Il is known and t.
will shpw tie utter biseueSs OF he men Who ATE
al tho head of the Republican party
The object OF that party IN causing the war
was 10 compel the Southern States 10 abolish
slavery For the Union they did not care straw
Indeed, the Union as it vas made by the found
ers NJ our Government, and tho Constitution
which i the foundation OF our Government, were
both hateful to them.
not endure part tree. part slave no Idle jingle
OF words IL terrible threat. which the
leaders Of the Republican party put into his
mouth. aud which they we're determined to ex-
ecutc.
The icud between Chase and Lincoln has be-
come so bitter a. e. split their patty completely
ia two aud they fear, and With good ground too,
that the tate 1T the Democratic party IN le60 will
be the fate of their party in 1854 - Tar -
Lincoln himself j. concerned, he utclly de.plirs
ot &c election lie T. htggard. lstle.s. without
energy. aud without hope. Sometimes think
he u already becoming what he will surely he IN
ten yetr--the victim Of fenorse But he j. Gu
tircly IN the hands of those wicked men whose
chains have bpunl him Tor two years past II j.
they whl made him ISSUE the emancipation proc
lanlatiou and compelled him 60 abolish the habeas
corpus. aud they have nov persuaded him 10 send
this mission To Richmond. y.
rnE "wAgFtrtp MISSION TO RICHMOND.
Tho mission OF Mr II NJ Warhed. OF TIL.
city to Richmond. has occasioned much re-
mark. AMI j. alike - strongly criticised b. our
loyal citizens and southern ymp,,hikers-neii