Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-01


The ysar eightesn hundfed and siEiy''hree aA'
nat. and n. record & maze 81. To ~, - peo
s,e and a ron. il has been alled vish important
and ,u,src.siss egenss The civil var has been
wa~sd aercely, aad upoua scale ti.ai has no par.
aIel in hi.tory. Over miioa and 9a'r'ef u
men II one ns;ion have confronted eaeh other 20
de.aIv strife. and At COS, in treasure Of = 'sa-'
sf,e.n buedfea millions Of doIiass. Sos~ith-
stanling tbs immense drain upon The resources
of The country, a large portion Of ibe people o
. he Moth have eajoyei an apparent prosperity
equa IL not greater than in years 81 peace ne
know here bat little Of the evils d var. oniy
-Sl's-- uhs have sraversed q curry over which
large ANY, .nassed, can appreciate the blight
ard curse which foiiowys.s he trssn OK =.
"a. ~ari what wbss ar, shoui
At once tBe proof and scDurge II mans nm
After lhr bf <btsss c1aquest. Sha' appear
o. al tby aieriesf For the ssnquisbed, g
For TIE prout victors. what ala. 70 reis
O'er desolats ra'iors."
The history q the war for the year ca.
briefly told, especially as lis important events are
fresh in the minds Of all There have been many
terrible battles. with fearful slaughter. Our arms
have met with some reversss. bat ne have gained
many decid Il and impertaut successes The area
OF the rebellion has been considerably reduced,
AMI The navigation Of the Mississippi river which.
year ago. WAS under the control Of powerful
rebel armies. has been opened. and is now
traversei BY FEDERAL war and MERCHANT steamers
This IS the bright side Of the picture. but there
!. auosher aud a dark one. The contests have
hsao fougA, and victories have been wDn, but at
fearful. sacrifice OF lie Tens CT thousands OF
brave and gallant men Who during the year Just
closed marched forth in health. in all the pride OF
Efa and baoyant with hope, haze bit the dust
lives valuable to the nation TO society ana 70
ther families. But the year cannot be recalled
II has flei, and il is almost impossible 20 realize
40 fast Ia. been its footsteps. The mighty events
wh;eb have been crowded upon it. Let the DEAD
bury the dead.
To-day opens a new year. ""a' SN~" DC '''
history 81 1862 A. the close, as now Will i've
,ovs-f,l armies confront each other IN BATH
arr.sf or shall pence smile upon the andF
..oh hsanteous peaeei
-. .s.fo-, ~ a S;ase. what else but tnoh -
Gives safely strength, ans glory 70 pe0pis'
D,,,ier this Gear silt peace be conquered o
,,,o over,brow Of the rebel armies ani the sui
;..n.,;o, If the rebel states2 Our forces Wiil !
vsss4x. aagaaenr,a b. The time the spring eau
wr~psisns open. .aDd it<.pgeal. 80 Us Il, :
poweriee nambos From whence VII ~ ''e '''
- els eli Up and Increase their ranks 30 as TO I
able to meet and resist their foe? Their youth
IRE nstn-'ae and from that source many sol
- TdIers Enea save sit lpl5ess,5 their ao''
11sE ezpac. til ''ie NOR, - crate their for
ehhcs become, as, they yet manifest the spirit O
determined resistance, the greater will be the
efforts they have vet resources left which the
may use in the last extremity They We
know that If our armies succeed, the emancip
tion Of their slaves val follow. In the last e
igency they could anticipate this action, eman,
pate their slaves themselves and put the abb,
bodied. in the held to fight with them for ind
peudenee. May not anticipate that the folli
Of thspsrty in power viii force this policy upc
S,utb? And what would be the result ii Il
~honld be emancipated and some five
thousand able bodied negroes put
Would the abolitonists,
war to be prolonged wh'
vigorous prosecute
I'd not foreig
," hen th,
ns;ions the.
ess5t Of slavery.
stances what Ae pros.
sl.e geoel States or % ending Il.
+ ne should double the three hundr,
additional meA the President has called 70.