Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-05
Special Correspondence of the Chicago Times.l
WA-HiNGToS. December %

Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tines.
WA,HixGToN, December %.
Washington Is preparing itself for new sen.
satiOn The Great avenue viii witness. in lay
OF two, sight not often behelj even in tins
military city sud in This war'ike ags and far sur
passing in real grandeur even the gorgeous
pageant that was presented on the 18th OF July.
1851. when the brave hut undiScipiined leSionS Of
the FIRST Army OF the Potomac made their gala
march across the Long Bridge. md "Oa to Rich
m0nd, they thought. That WAS a grand
sght--ueyer to be forgotten los those who wit
messed it. But in day two We shall see here
nearly whole brigade OF veteran troops from
the Army OF the Potomac, who have e-enlist tel
Tor the war, and who are going home TO recruit.
II IS Berry's old brigade of Brnev's Givi>ion Of
the 81 army corps. and il commanded by Colonel
Thomas W. Egan. formerly OF Chicago, who has
been acting as Brigadier General in command of
this fine body of troops. for some months past.
The bri. ade is composed of the iDlh New York.
81 ami 5th Michigan, 18th Maine, SSH
Pennsy yania. and lst United States Sharp
shooters. lt j. the three regiments named first.
together with the 2 Michigan, who are coming
through this city and are going To New York 20
recruit for the war By the orjer OF the War
Department, Gen. Egan will accompany the
regiments 20 New York. and will personally su
perntend the business of recruiting. This brig
posing il formed nj first the two brisades of Gen.
Jamson aud Gen. Berry, in the division of the
lamented Kearney OF Heinlzelman's corps. it
was nv good fortune TO accompany this division /
during the whole IF he Pennsular campIgn,
aud To witness their GOODNESS. courage and en-
durince on many hard fought field. General
kearney had reason 10 be proud OF his troops,
and lie proud of them Almost the last
words he spoke before be rode out in the blind
h. he HalA
OF ChantillJ, were addressed to Col Esan, a, the
head of the undaunted 10th New \ ork Col
onel F." said he, you have done nobly | alw rs
fini you and Your gallant regiment ia the right
place. kearney. JamsOn and Berry are all
now dead The latter fell ut Fredericksburg.
sword ia hand, At The head of his brigade in that
terrific but fruitess charge ordered 10y Burnside.
Gen. Birney il the only one OF ksarney's Briss-
dIers who now survives. :
When the shattered regiments of the Army OF
the Potomac were consolidated. the bugadeS at
J.mison and Berry we're incorporated with one
of BlrueS : regiments, and the whole placed un-
der Col Esans command higher combli-
ment could no, have been paid tc aEy oficer III
the army.
Ii is expected that something like an ovation
will be paid To this veteran brigade as il passes
through Washington Baltimore. Philadelpha
and New York They have SET IA example that
ought TO be followed by every regiment in the
army.
II the old regiments re enlist for the war. they
will all be sent here u recruit Though not all Al
once and there will be no need Of dra -
scrpton LAWS; aud they would G0 this il the fund
arising from tie 5000 exemption properly
applied. instead OF being used to bur negroes with
IL il amazing how the American people, once
free. can stand sui, and look on in silence. while
ono pillar after another which supports the sio-
rous fabric Of our system OF government i
torn down and rOl ell in the dust 10y their PERTH
ious public servants Tie mere announcement
OF the atr0ciCuS purposes of the administration.
as set forth in the Presidents message. should
have been sufficient to cause some action on the
part of the people which would avert he de-
structinn of all the oil State governments ia The
South, which the President proposes Emboid
enei however. by the apathy with which the an
naurcemen, OF this purpose has been received.
the radicals now hrrd 1t work desi,in.,
schemes by which the oil States sha.. be bloltei
cut of existence. The Presidents message fur
nishes "a short and easy method" by which this
can oe done WhcneveI oresnth f the voters
il any State tit to nior-e the mons'rous doe
triueS set forth IN tie lsst message That act or
their part i 10 be re- gsrded Dy the Federal GOV
eminent A. the abrogsiinn q! the OH State Con
>tituuOn and the old State organization. The
adminis,ratiOn organs are already busilv ar work,
irving TO prove that this plan of the Presidents
oily means one tenth OF the legal and bona rde
voters in any S.ate-onc tenth of the citizens OK
\ State who are, ny the laws ct that State. ie-
gally entitled 10 vote This would be bad enough
The national govern men, using its utmos; power
in upholiing pitifui minority of one tenth Of
the citizens OF State in uprooting and demoi
ishinr the established order at thing~ in oppo-
sltioi to the wishes OF the other nine tenths OF
the citizens OF that state. would be a fine spec
'scle tor the enemies OF republican institutions IL
Europe to contemplate. But the mtliguiiy of
/ MT. Lincoln towards the southern people goes
further than that. The one tedth Of the voters
are not required to be citizens OF the State thew
are not required 70 be qualified voter, in that
State: they NAV be black men; they may tic
soldiers from any northern State. | know this
will be Geu ied i,y The administration organs But
let IL be put upon the record, and
let the events OF the next twelve months de
eide If am not right know that the Presi-
den; will deny that he intends 10 let the negroes
vote a all. or that he intends Northern soldiers
To vote in Southern States. But 50 ne denied
that we had an, power or desire 10 interfere with
slavery in the States where it existed: yet look
what he hAs done AMI your readers wlli see
that tie game has already begun IN LOUISIANA.
Alrean, d convention =, has been held there.
composed. not OF citizens OF Louisiana, but OF
+ abolition adventures IRON the North. runaway
slaves. free negroes. and white men who oy the
AVS OF thai Site are Cehlrrei from the elective
franchise There might have been lev legal
voters in the entiou. but the above con-iiiu
ted bg f.r the largest number OF persons present.
These facts have from gentleman. a sincere
Union man, man of large property. who has
been Tor t~euty-flve years citizen OF that State.
These negroes and Northern adventurers are en-
gsge'i IN plot 10 reyout onze the State govern
meat OF Louisiana. and bring that State under
the OF the Presidents proclamation Ne
groes voted ia that convention the same a. white
men The legal vote of Louisiana Is 81 500
According to Mr. Lncoln's proca nation. il only
requires $3.50 votes 70 overrurn the whole socisl
aud political 81 zanizsiou OF thtl State 10 abolish
the old Ststs constitution. aud ~ place these
groes and Northern adyentnrrrs AZ the head Of
4 affairs in Louisians These $3.50 votes can
easily De Obtained. First, , 900 soldiers will be
marched up 10 the polIr and made "a vote; then
, 500 uegroes will be brought ap and their votes
will DC t.ken. and lastly. the sou adventures
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