Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-30

OF Northern Virginia, for example. par.l,sed bv
the tremendous announcement that Abe lincolr
= reelected, are expected 20 deliver M. bound
hand and foot, that glorious chief WHO has so of
ien led them 70 victory, that be may endure the
extreme Of Yankee vengeance. And to whom /:
IL expected 70 deliver himf To that focUed
oastinadoed, disgraced, Army Of the Posomsc
which II has made run so often. that II has be-
come almost disgracefui 10 fog ito. that horde
OF assassins thieves and house burners, for which
/ Botany Bay would be far too good home Of re-
inge, and which deserves nothing on earth but
the galiOws. That "old fag," the Yankee buz.
zard and gridiron, which has witnessed more dis
grace than all the banners united that ever float
ed above the head OF armies. Is to witness, al
last, this humiliating Of the Confederate army
In one of SCOTS novels, the Fortunes of Nj
gel, We believe, ruined apprentice is advised
by an old beldsme to take to the road" that is
to turn highway robber.
The youth is Indignant enough at the base
proposition, but bis wrath knows no bounds
when be Is told that bis captain is 10 be Ger
tain cowardly brave, whom be has himself cud
geied IN The presence of FIVE hundred people So
with the brave army Of Northern Virginia The
proposition Itself is bad enough. and well cslcu-
lated to excite their indignation But the men
10 whose favor they are to commit this act OF
treacheTv The beaten and disgraced, many
times beaten and many times disgraced Army OF
the Potomac
Butler seems to be not less firmly convinced
OF the plralyzing effect which Lincolns election
was destined to have upon the Confederacy than
Seward. Butler is thiefin his heart. The first
idea that comes across his mind in connection
with this anticipated surrender IL the rich spoiIs
il will afford. He is for giving the confederate.
chance, a nominal one, Just enough 10
save appearances. He is for noming a
day, not long day, to allow time
Tor all parts OF the COnfederacv to
be heard from, but CAV six weeks
off He is confident that the time is too short.
and that the surrender cannot be made effectual
within that period. Then. if it be not made.
comes the plundering.
AL the lands and goods Of all the people OF
the Confederacy are TO be taken from them and
TO be divided among the Yankees What an
Eldorado is opened to the ayarice of that mighty
race. We shall hear Of Yankee proprietors
owning whole counties, or Yankee merchants
and bankers outdoing Rotbschild and the Bar
ings Not shadow of doubt seems to disturb
thls beathc vision. Sawney Bennett, however
thinks Butler too hssty. Wait, SAYS this arbiter
OF the fate OF the nation until we hear from Sber
man. Wait until Sherman has astoBished the
universe and the rest Of the Yanke e nation Then
1t will be time enough TO hold out the
sword and the olive branch. Then will be
in time 10 show 'our Southern brethren" that,
though We hate them, We lore their property.
Upon such delusions IA these the Yankees
have been led from the beginning of the war
They have lost them million of lives and -four
thousand millions of debr They have lost them
the largest trade in the world, and driven their
ocean marine from the ocean. But they cling to
them still, with ali the tenacity of first and
only love. Perhaps they will find out in little
time what effect President Lncolns procla ma
ton has had in the South