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

By Mr.. Stanton and Mr. HalIeck. But that does
not excuse Mr.. LiDcoln. III lee who gives the
orders. He could reject, aud 10 doubt some
times does reject. the advice ef Halleck and
Stanton. But il IS he, and he alqre. who directs
vbateger movements arc made
Behold the result. A large Sebel force IS IN
the very heart Of the rich State % Pennsylvania.
marking their progress By wide belt OF desola-
ton. They levy contributions; of money on
cities; lay 10 ashes whole towns Z hich unable
70 comply With their demands; drive of into the
Shenandoah Valley large drovss of cattle aud
hundreds Of wagon loads of wheat: take posses
sion ct and carry on valuable Horses; and now
they are threatening with capture both Harris
burg aud Ifttsburg Il is said as salve for the
smarting wounds of the citizens oil Pennsylvania.
"Oh! this is nothing There ere no rebels in
Pennsyivania, except few .aarauders aud
plundereTs. This is false
Bat suppose for a moment that il we're true
Does Il make any difference &c the citizens Of
Pennsylvania when their farms are :ayaged
THEN fields laid desolate. their barns empiied
their horses aud cows carried OF fud their towns
burned: does II make any dfTarence to them
whether these things are done bI 3 900 rebels or
by 80 OO0y In either case they are powerless
either TO resist or punish the aegressOrs The
immense demands that have been made upon
Pennsylvania for troops have always been
promptly met. But the result "A that she is to-
day depopulated Of her able-btdied men to an
extent that renders her literally Unable TO defend
her own towns from destruction;
The invasion Of PENNSYLVANIA has taken place
al time when there are at Washington aud on
the line OF the Potomac the 70,0a0 troops men
( toned in my last letter Why dip they not pre-
vent the invasiong Because thef are under Mr.
LincOln's orders. and because hc,eitheE did not
wish 10 prevent II, or else did lot know how.
These troops are all under tue orders Of General
Wright, brave and skllful officer Why did
be not post them 10 such position on the left
bank Of the Potomac to prevent the rebels
from crossing and moving into Pennsylvania
Because MF Lincoln told him where to dispose
his TROOPS. and ordered him 10 cross AT Harper 5
Ferry, with hs Own CORPS and EnOry's division,
on the 29th ult and to proceed 10 Winchester.
he did So and Gen. Early, who seems only 70
have waited for such a stupid bunder on the
part OF Old Abe, Immediately withdrew all his
outposts and scouting parties which had been
hitherto thrown out in the neighborhood of Har-
per's Ferry, concentrated his forces at point
between Wiliamsport aud Hancock, crossed the
Potomac, passed the narrow nech Of Maryland,
and found himself, with bis 10000 troops, safe
in Pennsylvania on the 30th On the next day
the papers all over the country cOatiined the as
surance, telegraphed from Washington by au-
thOrity OF the Administration, that No uneasi-
ness whatever is felt by the Government ia rea-
ton to affairs in Penusy lvania. In four hours
after the public had read that Official assurance
the town of Chambersburg was il: flames. Did
the Government" feel any uneaainess then?
Up TO the last moment the coyntry had been
assured that the arrangements which had been
made by the "Goyernment" wousl prevent the
rebels from crossing the Potomac at all. To-day
we are assured that the measures which have
been taken By the Government will prevent
the rebels from escaping from Maryland back
into Virginia. Why will the people continue TO
be SO wronged, outraged and deceived. The
tional and effective remedy. Let them see TO it
though, that the use of tha. remedy IS not taken
away from them Y