Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-11
IRON WARRINGTON.
Fresh Alarm for the safety Of the
Capitat--scoo.oo Appropriated for
Ets DeEence-Progress OF the Confis-
cation Bill In the House.


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wAsHINGrox. February 5.
The Committee Of WAYS and Means have re-
ported IN the Fertilization Bill, IN favor Of an
appropriation Of s61D 600 70 be expended in
placing distractions ~ the Potomac River below
Washington, sud OF other measures for the de
Tense OF Washington against attacks Of naval
hotil.a THIS Is a iardy acknowledgements that
Washington is not set safe against attack. and
that the committee anticipate a possible attack
on the capttl, on a more elaborate scale than
those hitherto planned BY the COnfederates.
There H. indeed. reason 20 apprehend such an
attack either IN the coming spring or summer
II the attack takes place in the manner that is
now most dreaded here. "a will be by large reb
FL army marching from Ffederick-bUr. and the
line Of the Rapidau where that army under Gen.
Lee is now encampfdi 10 Aqua Creek, aud
thence along the right bank OF the Potomac 10
Alexandra. Arlington H2hts and the George
town Ferry--ihe whole movement being covered
bv a feet OF iron clad stea mers guubnats and
mortar boats All Of which. IL j. said. are in
readiness l. j. 10 prevent the latter from ap-
proaching the city. that the above appropriation
i now sought To al appearances. il is neces-
sary not only to make the appropriation, but also
TO use il forthwith. But | may - well say at
once lnat u Is the ttltliD OF tOore bt-i
70 Judge on the subject, that The sum named will
be entirely insufficient. and that the distractions
IN the river. to he more effective. will cost more
than million OF dollars lt will he a million Of
dollars well spent, however IL will completely
destroy the navigation OF the river; but il will
prevent the approach 10 Washington of the iron
clad steamers aud mortar boats Of the enemy.
Ii the Latter get within mile OF the Navy Yard,
they will quickly solve the question of the reno
va! Of the capital; for, IN ten hours they would
make The Capitol, the Presidents House, the
Treasury BUILDING. and all the other public
buildings here, masses OF ruins. The Union flo
/ tIla would have done the same thing at Rich
mond long AGO. had il not been Cor the ohstruc-
I tions Ia tie James River. just below the rebel
+ capital. WIS should we. therefore. neglect the
ONLY means which can make our capitol unap
/ prOachab.e. Ia the meantime. this appreheuded
attack on the capitol and this necessary appropri-
alton FOR It's defence will furnish arguments
/ for those who advocate a removal of the capitol
ON the ground that II costs more every month 10
/ keep the capitol here and % pay for its defence
than all the public buildings worth
| seriously believe that such an attack will be
maze Indeed. the evidence before me will not
permit TO think otherwise. OF all the deiu-
siOns with which the people have been humbug-
ged for three years past, the most cruel Is that
which has recently emauated from persons in
high position here to the effect that the rebellion
is its last legs aud that its military
power is broken will venture 20 say now that
the events OF pext Sarch, pril aud Nay viii
be startling rs clap OF thunder. and viii
! convince the world that the rebellion is now rea-
lively strong ever, and that its enemies are
more effective now than ever before. And that
| crisis, when it comes will find unprepaT &c
as We were after Bull Run, after POpeS defeat
alter Hooker : defeat, after Chlckamauga. We
never have had a reserve military force, and We
never will have one long as the present policy
Is continued. and A. long as Abraham Lincoln
continues 10 manage the war.
la the meantime there is one way in which
Washington can be defended without obstructne
the Potomac River. Let Peninsular camp tigr
be organized against Richmond, To start at tn,
same time in the wear when McC!ellan's started
OF the loth OF March, but 70 land where he LET
of, below Turkey Bend, Gu the James River
The troops available for this campaign ar,
Melde's army, - 900 men at least, besides thos.
that have been sent west; 25.O00 men now Il
Buffers department, ard fully 20 900 that can b'
drawn from before Charleston. These troops
with fleet OF iron-clad vessels and mortar boat
to co operate, could take Richmond before tn,
end OF May. But will this, or any other sensbl
plan be adoptedl No. Meade will be kept t.
cover the capital and the whole summer OF ls6-
will be irittered away.
Fan"ticsm now relgns here supreme Anon,
the arguments made in the House yesterday il
favor OF cOuhscatng the estates of the people il
, the South IN order TO sell them NJ "A nOmna
price TO Northern spectators, thus rendering
homeless and destitute thousands of innocen
children, was this one, made by MIR Woodbridge
OF Vermont: a" I hat we have the authority o
God HIM elf for visiting upon children the IN
lquIty OF their fathers, even 20 the third all
fourth generstou>l" This i only a specimen O
the horrible biasphemy which these Republican
use, whenever they speak OF the Supreme Rule
OF the Universe There il not little Sunday
School girl who does not know that the Alnght
said that II was He who would visit the father.
Sins upon the children. he has never delegate
! that authority 10 erriug, failbe man Whe
the iniquity OF this generation Is visited upon the
descendants. as il surely will be, it will be th
: children OF the abo!itonists and radicals OF th
present day who will be made to suffer for th
, unnecessary torrents of blood that their impiou
fathers caused To flow "