Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-11
Especial Correspondence ofthe chissso Times.l
WAsHIyeroy, December %.

beCtmocf 81.
Washington is preparing itself for new sen.
sation- The great avenue win witness. in day
or two, sight not often beheld even in this
military city and in this warlike age, and far sur
passing in real grandeur even the gorgeous
pageant that was presented on the 10th of July,
1861. when the brave but undiscipIined legions of
the first Army of the Potomac made their gala
march across the Long Bridge. and "On TO Rich
mond,'' as they thought, That was a grand
sight-never to be forgotten BY those who wit
messed it, But in day or two we shall see here
nearly whole brigade OF veteran troops from
the Army Of the Potomac, who have re-enlisted
for the war, and who going home 20 recruit.
IL is Berry's old brigade of Brney's division of
the Sd army corps, and is commanded by Colonel
Thomas W Egan. formerly OF Chicago, who has
been acting Brigadier General. in command Of
this hne body OF troops, for some months past.
The bris sade is composed of the 4Oth New York.
Sd and 5th Michigan, lTth Maine, 5Sth
Pennsylvania, and LIST United States Sharp
shooters Ii is the three regiments named first,
together with the 2 Michigan, who are coming
through this city and are going to New York TO
recruit for the war. By the order of the War
Department, Gen. EgaD will accompany the
regiments TO New York. and will personally su-
perintend the business of recruiting This brig
sde has glorious history. The regiments COM
posing il formed at first the twn brgades of Gen.
lamented Kearuey, of Hentzelman's corps. IL
was my good fortune 10 accompany this division
during the whole of the Peninsular campaign,
RpG to witness their GOODNESS. courage and en-
durance on many hard fought field. General
KesTney had reason 10 he proud OF his troops.
and he was proud of them Almos. the last
words he spoke before he rode out in the blind,
ing storm, 10 meet his death on the bloody field
OF Chantilly, were addressed To Col Egan, at the
head of the undauntei 10Th New York "Col-
one. said be, ''you have done nobly always
find you and your gallant regiment in the right
place" Kearney. Jamson and Berry are all
nov dead The latter fell at Fredericksburg,
sword in hand. at The head of his brigade in that
terrific but fruitless charge ordered by Burnside.
Gen. Birney is the only one OF Ksaney's Briga-
diers who now survives.
1 When the shattered regiments of the Army Of
the Potomac were consolidated. the bngades of
Jsmison aud Berry were Incorporated with one
of Birnev's regiments, aud the whole placed
der Col. Egan's command. A higher compli-
ment could not have been paid to any officer in
the army.
1t is expected that something like an ovation
will be paid to this veteran brigade as it passes
through Washington. Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York. They have set an example that
ought 10 be followed by every regiment in the
army H .rssl.
! If the old regiments enlist for the war. they
will all be sent here to recruit though not all at
once and there will be no need OF drafts or con-
scription laws and thev would do this If the fund
arising from the $500 exemption was properly
applied instead of being used TO bus negroes with.
/ 1t is amazing how the American people, once
free, can stand still and look on in silence. while
one pillar after another which supports the go-
rious fabric OF our system OF government is
torn down and rolled in the dust by their psrhd-
ious public servants. The mere announcement
of the arocous purposes of the administration
as set forth in the Presidents message, should
have been sufficient ~ cause some action on the
part of the people which would avert the de-
struction of all the old State governments in the
South, which the President proposes Embold-
enei, however. by the apathy with which the
nouncement of this purpose has been received,
the radicals are now hard AZ work devisiDg
schemes BY which the old State shall be blotted
| out of existence. The Presidents message fur
nshes "a short and easy method" by which this
can be done Whenever one-tenth Of the voters
in any State see it to indorse the monstrous doc
trines set forth in the last message. that act on
their part is to be re sarded by the Federal gov
eminent as the abrogaiion of the cid State Con
stitution and the ole State organization. The
administration organs are already busily at work,
trying to prove that this plan Of the Presidents
oily means one tenth OF the legal end bona fde
voters 10 any Slate-one tenth OF the citizens OF
a State who are. by the laws Of that State. le-
gally entitled to vote This would bebad enough.
The national government using its utmost power
in upholding ptiful minority Of one tenth OF
| the citizens of State in uprootns and demoi
ishinr the established order of things, in oppo-
sition to the wishes OF the othe. nine tenths Of
the citizens of that State, would be fine spec
tacle for the enemies of republican institutions in
Europe TO contemplate But the malignitv Of
Mr. Lincoln towards the southern people goes
further than that. The one tenth Of the voters
are not required TO be citizens OF the State they
are not required 10 be qualified voters in that
State; they may be black men; they may be
soldiers from any northern State. | know this
will be denied by the administration organs But
let II be put upon the record. and
let the eveats Of the next twelve months de-
eide if am not right | know that the Presi-
dent will deny that he intends TO let the negroes
vots at ALL OF that he intends Northern soldiers