Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-28
Objects OF the Campaign.


considerably advanced ought 20 be a hnal and
effective one But there does not seem to be any
nrospect of such result Thus far il rAs been
attended With great loss and al most un form fall
IRE and the reason seems to be manifest IN
stesd Of campaign against the rebels. Il has
been, apparently. a campaign for the Presidency
The lives that have been sacrificed. the millions
of treasure that have been expended, seem 10
have been devoted. not 10 crushing the rebellion.
not TO re-establishing the Union. but TO securing
votes for the coming convention aud the Presi-
dental election. Soldiers. who ought 10 be in
the field. have been pouring bone by thousands.
carefully selected and pledged 20 vote the Ad-
ministration ticket Other thousands will soon
be picked and sent home 70 other elections, and
so the spring campaign will go
The horrible waste of life in Florida 10 virtu-
ally confessed 20 have been on an electioneering
expedition. No partisan of the Administration
has vet bad the boldness 70 attempt an eIplana-
ton of anv military benefits TO be derived from
the expedition. The campaign of Sherman into
Mississippi is a great failure. with vast expense
and loss, and no one can explain what was its
object, unless il WAS also designed to establish a
base for electioneering operations. The latest
news from New Orleans indicates that the attack
on Mobile failed because Gen. Banks was too
busy about that farce, which has been styled an
election in New Orleans. IL was thought more
important TO secure the arrangements for the
electoral vOte of Louisiana this fall, than TO CO.
operate with the navy in the attack on a rebel
city. Hence another great waste of expense. Ii
seems that the Administration will succeed this
fall in producing several electoral votes from the
Southern States. II will only require few men
to cast the great electoral vote of Virginia. Ii
would not be surprising TO see the Presidential
election claimed on the votes of these bogus
elections, held at Southern military posts. New
Orleans is little else than military post OF
course each vote in the electoral college thus OBJ
tanned will cost the country. on an average, seve-
raj millions of dollars and several hundred lives.
This is solemn truth. Ii is indeed n somewhat
expensive style of winning election. but a
style ut which the radical mind does not feel any
computations Of conscience
In view of what has occurred. we may judge
OF what is likely To occur 1t is more than prob
able that the entire spring and summer campaign
will be directed toward the perpetuation OF the
Republican dynasty, instead of toward the crush
ing of the rebellion. Everything indicates that
this has been the object, thus far of the various
military movements or failures to move It NAV
be reckOned "a certain that whenever soldiers
can be effectuallv used for voting they will not
be employed in fighting Whenever and wher-
State election occurs, there will be a sud-
den coincidence OF several thousand furloughs
regiments going home to recruit, etc etc.
The radical party is counting daily upon the
effect OF military operations upon the nomina-
tons and elections Some of the radical paper:
already express views against Mr. Lincoln, and
we have lying before several such papers. in
which we find printed, in plain language, the re-
greet of the writer's that the Republican Conven-
ton has been appointed at 80 early day. be-
cause these writers say that they expect defeat:
in the field and want the advantage OF these de
feats against MIR Lincoln. We give an example
correspondent OF the Anti-Slavery STANDARD
thus writes:
1.-The radicals saw that a bad spring campaign
will finish Mr. LincOln's chances tor the nOmna
ton but they seem 10 forget that it is next e
impossible that the spring campaign will com,
to an end by the 9Th of June, and by that time
the Republican Convention will have met a
Baltimore. IL would. perhaps, have been better
if the day for the Convention had been fixed il
August or September, but the day is fixed il
June, and the military fortunes of the summe
can have no effect upon the Convention. thoug
they may decide the election. During the las
few DAYS and weeks the Government has mad
very little progress in the work of subduing tn
enemy. General Sherman has got back 10 tn
place from which he started General Smith ha
accomplished nothing in his attempted cavalr
raid. and Fitzpatrick has only succeeded in losip
The Florida failure is in everybod
mouth. his il what some men call a bad 10
ginning. but very hhoIy i is the prelude to
good ending"
Writers of this class, of course. belong to th
Chase and Fremont factions. They are ne
'copperheads'-for they deserve such hon
orable name They are the same men who sal
in 1868. "a victory by Mcclellan in Marylan
will set Us back six MONTHS" and who no
coming every form of fslsehood against tia
General
The question becomes serious one, how ia
the year 1864 is likely to contribute to the safet
of the American Republic. The war now ente
ing on it, fourth year is not likely to make an
great advance until the succession to power
determined We have had spring of terrb
waste and awful disregard of public trust VIII
can have confidence in summer introduced b
such spring? Florida. Mobile. Mississippi
CharlestOn--all the expeditions are abandoned
failures and who can assign reason except
be because of the desire to control electoral vot,
this fall? What will be the next waste, what Oh
next expense OF blood and treasure in the poll
ical campaign before the country? Let il
plainly understood that the charges against Nj
Lincoln are not made bv the opposition part
The New York Times some time since state
frankly aud boldly that Mr.. Lincoln made use
has Cabinet TO dispose Of his riuals for the Pres
dencg pronounced him utterly incompetei
to the great task deyolyed on him. and adde,
hitherto Mr. Lincoln has giUen constu'
fiOnGi administration The truth OF the
charges no one IN the ranks of the radical part
: has fit deny: and the accusation that
is using the army as he used his Cabinet,
freely made by men of his own party.-LN.
+ Jour. of Com.