Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-11
Fisou WARRINGTON .
Alarming Prevalence al the small
pox at washing ton-Probabie sue
cessor at ur. fsowdcn Cotton spec
uintions I'm the Mississippi valley
Richmond not yea Evacuated.
Special Correspondence ofthe Chicago Times.l
WAsniNGrOS, January 4

Riehnoud not yea Evacuated.
Special Correspondence ofthe Chicago Times.l
wAsnlNGroS, january
The death oi senator Bowden, of Virginia. |
from smallpox, the narrow escape of the Presi- |
dent from death by the same cause, and the
alarming prevalence of that loathsome disease IN
this city. have drawn the attention of those mem
betS OF Congress who nave remained there during
the holidays the debility of dev-ing some
means OF e,adica,ing IL from the capital. The
cause OF the widespread prevalence of the dis
case the influx OF so many thons tnds OF ne
grOcs, OF al ages. aud most ot them ~ state ot
great desr'ution. The squnlor IN which they
live, tho filth and stencil that pervade "a the ne
gro quarters, in spite OF the ehuris ol the -
called "rreedmen's Aid Society" and the i'm
possibility of providing medicines. clothing. OF
even shelter aud suitable food. Tor one halt of
the negroes that are congregated here. the
causes that have produced so great mortality
among the deluded victims of abolition phtlan.
thropy, end that have occAsi0nel the spread Of
the infection even To- the dwellings of the rich
and great. II was perhaps necessary that some
such calamity a. this should belall the negroes
who have been enticed here, in order that they
should see on what broken reed they have been
leaning, and how powerless their pretended
irienls are TO afford them any rel AID. Bui the
ain OF depriving these poor people OF their com
Portable homes had. besides, to be atoucd for 10y
those who perpe'rated TINT great wroug on an
unoliendiug race: aud therefore IL Is that the IN
lection is spreading among those who are IN
blind support of all the measures OF the admin
istration.
Mr. Bowden the dece lsed Senator, was man
of very ordinary attainments, and OF no ability
whatever. lie was, perhaps, capable OF billing
with credit the Office of member of Town
Council; but he was entirely unfit To act As a
member OF the United States Senate lie was
an estimsble geutlcuiaU In private life; aud he
gave the Union army much valuable inform ,ti1n
Immediately after the battle of Williamsburg.
He was. | think the only Union man ia VII.
lamsburg M that time Indeed. | believe he
was indebted To his intense Unionism alone-as
that word J. understood by the Administration
for his seat IN the Senate His successor will
probably be Hon Joseph Segar. at present one OF
the Representatives from -Nirlnl. Tie latter
gentleman a member OF the last Congress,
also and il n man OF real and marked ability.
His speeches. If not eloquent, are replcte with
weghty facts and sound reasoning, AMI he y al
ways listened 10 with great interest lie ! aredI
Union man. lie is IN favor of the prosecution
OF the war: but he wishes IL TO be prosecuted &C
cordng 20 that mode OF warfare which = IN favor
with Gen Mcclellan. and not with the abolition
of slavery IN view rs the chief end o the war
lie /. opposed to emancipation. conlischtion and
subuguiun. and he believes that the Southern
States are still ia the Union. and that The Govern
iuent has 10 right To make war on our fellow
citizens mercy because they live Ia Alabama 81
Georgia. 0r To- interfere With any ~ The cOusttn.
tOnal rights of the Southern States
IT the doctrine thus briefly eluncihted would
come to be eatertaincd bv - majority OF the
menibcs ol Canqess, there would be a tar
prospect of peace and restoration ot the
I Union.
/ Soon after Congress re assemblies, the country
NAV expect 10 Ice entertained with wonderful
stories about the a,smpts 10 ttisc cottIu IA the
Mis-is-rp Valley next summer. Which are 20 b,
IN tle hy puttics Who exfect 20 get from the W ~
Department permission 10 work the ab ,ndpued
pantiiions between Memphis AMI New odesns
| have seen some ct these StatcneHfs. nnd they
present Al extraordinary array oi a lcgel i'ct-
asd hsutcs Il .t,tel that ans nin who ctu
prove - the Administration ga 90 he T. loyal.
can get permission - enter upon an work any
ubtn1oued plantation an perhaps, ~ hc ind.
/ one not already hindunel, and 90 the possesstor
of a southern man. he can indue the later =,
ahliniun IL Then. with At OUTLAY ct $50 OOI
e. purchase amin a.. wagons, u'en-.-, pay OF M
glo hoorers md subsistence OF the latter. u y
stated that one o,sl mai en- raise ejD bales u
cotton. each " r'h S2iu Here, then, Viii be
clear profit o' sll mt
Aursctedby rpsr colnrei statements like these
there y doubt that many "loyai' .nKee
vii be lr,i Ia embrace this made ol getting III
hftly Reiwcen now and spring. 10 iuuht tl'
W4r Deg frf nicut vii! lie pe-icget pY hun reals o.
''luyal' men from the North. Al 81 them anx-
ions to take charge OF these cotton plaut'lion, 60
our deluted Southern brethren \ great m'n.
OF them sill receive of course, the desired per
mission aud will ruth down the Mississippi yal-
ley. aud try 20 hire enough negroes 70 work thei
newly acquired "pauta ions
Nov ii there any prospect that the coun
try 1T large would bc benefited 10y his operation
there would be less objection To H. IL. b. til
means. cotton couli be produced Ia Hny extent
aud the price al that necessary article brough
down from - Ia even 30 cents per pOuhd. the
might he some reason for looking u2on the nTs
jec, with favor But il will not be 20. Nj
Out of ten o. these cotton sgeculstor- will fail g
rai-ing any crop at all. The Administration vi
want all the ab,e-bOdied negroes Tor soldiers, u
viii take them all IL requires skiil AMI eNgt
rience - raise crop of cotton AMI these ai ke
: ventures have neither tie one nOr the Othel
! Then. gain, the cotton growing country in on
possession will lie infested with gangs OF guer
/ rillas. viii De sure to DESTROY The crops. run %
the negroes aud murder the Yankee Adventures
. to the extent If their ability AL these causes
and some others, will conspire to prevent an
2 extensive raising oi cotton At the Spaih IN IN
E summer of 1864 All that i raised will be sol
} the present exorbtant rates. and ~ill 20 mere
ly to enrich the Yankee sgeculators
/ The Administration papers are beginning
boast again, that the rebels wilt be compelled I
evacuafe Richmond and indeed the whole
4 Virginia. ia The spring. Do not believe al
, such tales The aefeaces pf Richmond are
strong ~ the defenses of Washington. AMI Il
} Confederate army Ia Virginia in the spring. vi
be steong enough to I've Gen. Meade. OF his su'
ceSsor abundant occupation
The -pecial committees OF Congress on Emal
cipiiien and Reconstruction are ksrd AZ work q
IA = -.
2 can be no reconstruction except IN the basis
r the constitutional rights Of the States Y.