Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-30
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WAsHfSGT0S, July 81
The estdence II iucon s.stibIe that The RESPONSE.
bdity for the recent invasion Of Maryland, aud
the investment for tao ahole Gays OF the nation
al capital. Fes,s solely upon the President OF the
nited States "A ample Warning was given hin
OF this intended movement II Gen Lee. % long
ago ~ before the end OF Jui.e in q letter from
Gen Gu1nt But; absorbed IL biz ploi- for Sc
curing his re election. he entirely disregardeG the
warning, and neglected io take the measures
which goclj have avertei such = national dis
grace - .se have suffered Bat for permitting
tie forces uuder Gen EariS Co escape With i'm
puni,y, ami TO carry their booty saely off to Viz.
ginia-for this some one else must be held Te
sponsiblc. 1.-THE rebel force which came - near
capturing " ashingtou large one, they
would lot hive Tetreated in haste, but would
have remained az some favorable position in the
vicinity, and given battle 70 the pTrsuing forces
II, on the other hand, the rebel force Was only
a small band. they could sl the more easily have
been overtaken and captured. So plain were
these facts, ana ~ reasonable was IL 10 expect
that Gen, Early's troops would be overtaken
ard defeated, that every day for a week past tue
administration organs have teemed With articles
stating that the rebels had been Overtakcn aud
the horses and wagon trains rees ptured In every
instance these statements have been groundless
fsbricstons. An apology fOra pursuit was com
menced some days after the rebel forces had
crossed the Potomac But il vas quickly ascer-
tanned that the Confederates were already far
beyond pursuit, and the pursuit was abandoned
and the troops recalled TO Washington. Those
divisions of the 9th and 18th corps that were en-
gagged in the pursuit returned here Yesterday. In
some instances the administration papers had the
honesty to admit that they had been nisuformed
III relation 70 the alleged recapiure OF plumber,
and that 10 such Eecapture5 had been made; bat
III most instances the original mis.tatemeu,s have
been suffered ~ 90 uncouected Is Is now az
United by every candid anG we'll informed person
that the rebels have escaped with their booty.
That il vas fully in our power to have inter
cepted and captured them. 10 one doubt.
Even If they had 80, 600 trOUps-and il i certain
that they had no more than that-we had, IN
GLIDING the 18th corps and two divisions of the
9th corps, more than that In order TO cross the
Potomac, Gen Early had % move n considerable
distance north OF this city, and then having cross
ei. he had 10 Inarch the same distance south
wsrd, only to be opposite Washington on the
other side OF the river. But troops crossing
the Long Bridge. could have reached any point,
either in tee Bull Run yalley or the Shenandoah
valley. long before Eirls's troops could have got
there. A rebel army moving against Washing
I ton may have the advantage of u But rebel
army defeated or foiled in m attemp, 10 take
Washington. * entirely AT our mercy. il we have
a cOmpetent commander at this city. because we
have all the advantages OF Interior lines on which
20 operate against al enemy reiTeating from here
to Richmond. BY making proper OF those
lincr Earlys troops could have been cut of and
captured or DESTROYED Why was il not done!
Tie country mas a right to ask this question. and
to ask who Is responsible for its not being done;
but no satisfactory answer will ever be given
The responsibility rests between Mr. Lincoln,
the Secretary OF War, and Gen. Grant Either
one Of them might have directed movements
that would bave accomplished the desired result.
besldes the helpless lncapacity OF Lincoln and
Stanton | only know Of one reason why such
movements were not made. At least up to the
18th inst there vas good reason TO believe that
The rebel troops which had left Petersburg and
pssse,l through Richmond since the 18th inst
had moved up TO Culpepper BY way of Gordons
vile, and were intended TO make n second at
tack on Washington. Ii is doubtful now wheth
e. these troops were really destined for this ser
vice or whether they were intended TO be sent to
Atlanta. TO reinforce Johnston. That they are
intended for one OF these two things is certain;
and it may be that fears FOX the safely of Wash
ngton kent here more than hall of the troops
that ought To have been sent in pursuit.
But this movement on The part of the rebels
greatly weakened them at Petersburg. Why Is
il that; when so many rebel troops were with
drawn from his front, General Grant has not At
tackled the feeble remnant that vet remains a,
Pe,ersburgg Can IL be possible that General
Grant has been weakened 20 such an extent
that he i incapable OF resumiug offensive opera
tionsI
The plots which ar. Lincoln aud his friends
have set oil foot in order 10 secure his election
are of such an infamous nature as will cover him
with lasting disgrace He feels secure Of being
able 10 use the army al the polls in all the doubt
ful States. He could Lot use the vast power and
patronage Of the Treasury Department as long
A. Mr.. Chase at its head. aud for that reason
lie compelled the resignation of NJ. Chase. Mr..
Tod would have been willing tool in the hands
OF the President. and the latter was never -
much amazed in all his life when he found
, he could not appoint whom be pleased as Mr..
/ ChAse's successor
But between now and November abundant
employment will be given by the confidential
agents OF the President 10 the infamous race OF
/ spies. pimps and mfosmers who always flourish
under despOtic and ,yrannical Governments.
; There will be Titus Ostes' plots in abundance
during The next three months The hes, and
most influential Democrats will live under con
stsut risk OF bens arrested as cons pirators, and
Will be thrown into dungeons until after the cleo
tou Such are the methods which NJ Lincoln
deperds unOn 10 secure his reelection