Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-15
special Correspondence of the Chicago Times. /

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Times.
WASHINGTON. April g.
OF course the readers of the Times will not
be deceived b. the milk and water resolution
which has passed the House of Representatives
10 regard TO the French aggressions IN Mexico.
In the shape which il passed that body. IL liter
ally me ans nothing. aud will amount TO nothing.
An attempt was made in the committee by the
three Democratic members thereof, tn put il in
such shape as would mean something. and
would carry with it. when passed by the House.
some weight and some authority. the emphatic
aud unequivocal declaration of the representa-
tives of the people But the six Republican
members. having their instructions direct from
the White House. pruned and pared away every
thing manly and emphatic about the resolution.
and finally reported il in such shape CON-
mits the Government 10 course or policy
whatever You will remember that | stated
heretofore that a really bold and manly resolu-
ton Oh this subject-one that would positively
pledge the government and the country To the
maintenance of the Monroe doctrine-could not
pass either House OF the present Congress. The
Democratic members of the House voted for this
resolution, because il was evident that il the
only one the subject that they would be al
lowed To- vote for. and because. after all, it is
better than nothing.
But you will see now that the crafty Secretary
of State will ttke advantage of the meaningless
and non committal language OF the resolution in
his negotiations" with the French Go, eminent
The Emperor Napoleon will gladly seize upon
! the passage Of the resolution pretext for
carrying out his threat to recognize the South
| But Mr. Seward will take the ground that the
resolution is mere gasconade hat il means moth
ing: and that it does not pledge, and has no
! power to pledge, the government TO any course
or policy whatever Besides, Mr. Seward has
| already sent to the Emperor the positive assur
/ ance that government will recognize Max
| milian us Emperor of Mexico He will now
reiterate that promise And it is more than
/ likely that that shameful act will actually be
consummated. in spite of the weak and mild
/ protect on the part of the House OF Representa-
/ tives.
! The conviction expressed in my letter of
/ March l0th that Mr. Lincoln would interfere
with Gen. Grants plans To such an extent as 10
render them aEortiye. and that Old Abe would
/ continue 10 be the real Commander in Chief,
aud would continue 10 direct the movements and
operations of all the armies. receive abundant
/ confirmation with every week that passes. The
\ recent "reOrganzation" of the Army of the Po-
tomac was effected by the President and Secre-
tary of War, without even so much as consulting
| Gen Grant, and its results have already been
/
removed from the army great many of It's most
efficient otiicers-ofiicers, too, whom General
| Grant knew and depended on, because he knew
| that confidence reposed in them would be well
| placed And tt has caused spirit of discomfort
and dissatisfaction to spring up among the men,
and the officers, too, which has materially i'm
! paired the efficiency of that army. The injury
thus inflicted upon that shamefully abused army
il equal to an actual loss in battle of % 900
| ho 81 tbo poforpap ia pnsitiyaiv ar
much weaker than it before this =" reorgani-
cation F." So true is this that Gen. Grant is
| actually broken, in consequence, to make a
certain movement with the army which he con-
/ templated and which he intended When he first
came here
Nor is this all Gen Grant wished the troops
who have been assembling ut Annapolis for the
humbug Burnside expedition to be ordered TO join
the Army of the Potomac forthwith. and to form
part of that army. And the President promised
him that this should I've done. the same that
he promised Gen. Mcclellan that McDowelP-
corps should he sent To him, to form part OF his
army He has broken the promise made tC
Grant, the same he broke the promise made Il
Mcclellan And he is still intriguing with Hal
eck aud Stanton 10 have the Burnside expedition
actually started off some moonshne enter
prise, under that brainless impost0r. These ma
chinations will probably be successful and the
result VIII he that 0b,Uub OF the pest utsClpiutt
and most effective troops in the army will be sem
off on some distant and utterly useless expedi-
tion and will be removed entirely from Genera
Grants control
The facts in regard TO the contraband good:
recently carried through our lines by sister Of
the Presidents wife, under the protection of
letter written by the Presidents own hand, are
really far worse than at first stated by the New
York Tribune The fact that three tour large
trunks filed with cOntrab nd articles. including
, rebe Generals full uniform. with epaueis, sash
and all the other appurtenance@. were suffered 10
pass unsesrched, was bad enough; but rSe re-
| mains behind The person who thus abused IN,
1 pass given 10 her by the President on the
mos. intimate terms with her relative. The Sc
crets of the govern ment->ecret- relating TO the
: intended movements of armies, plans of cam
: paigus. and foreign pocy-are no secrets IN 9TH,
: governments" family. where they are talke
over with as much Ronchaiance as the number
of rails split in day, or the profits OF the las
3 fiat boat trip, used to be in the same domestic
circle The inference is irresistible that the mos
important of these secrets found their to tn,
ears of Mrs Todd White. lin strict confidence,
? and that they are now as well known at Richmond
they to the government officials here
; Honest Old Abe's pass covered a great dea
more III, he intended. But why did the Amer
! lean people elect President a man who canr Of
hold his tongue, but must blab state secrets tC
indiscreet femaesp y.