Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-07

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Urqisc Recognition and temporary Separa-
n,nos 1k< Mans Of Uanaaf. R,uaiea-D Diam.
clinofion q N, AbOlfionisfs 10 Continue The
Wss-7As- DsJeadeys Of Batter Urge War
Of EziermissiiOA-- Uaesrtaiaiy as 70 rAieh
Course rH Be Adopted
80 fCofre Pones nee sssYorE SsnguT
WAsHISeToS. Feb /.
Some intelligence from the .ouih Of highly
important nature has jssJ Iea1 bed this city. Il
~ mes rom parties ~hoee o ppYr, uuities ofknow
iug what they Say are sLch that their statements
nav be implicitly relied on This news i 70 sts
following effect:
/ The hopes Of recognition By France, early IL
March, which are now INDUCED IN 0y the con
Tolerate authorities. are well founded, and viii
be sure to be realized. Assurances 70 this effect
have reached the con federste state department,
from their agents in Paris and IL u this that bias
caused the great decline an g0lu al the south
But neither the confederate government nor the
southern people depend upon foreign recognition
or foreign aid necessary 10 order TO gain their
independence Their resources both in men aud
material, including arms aud AMMUNITION. for
carrying on the war for years 70 come, are AN
pie and the determination OF the southern people
10 continue tue war until their independence Is
secured is unanimous.
This i now known, and Acknowledged here
to be the fact. by every person with the least
preien-ions 10 intelligence and cand0r. The few
who DENY il, and who maintain the contrary, are
persons of no influence or weight OF character.
and who would not believe the truth although il
we're revealed TO them by an angel from heaven.
Whether the existence of this tact may lead TO
peace. is not yet clearly seen This much il
certain. however: Iha; leading and Influential
members OF the republican party, the very men
Who all along and until recently have been the
most bitter aga aims, the rebels now said to be
urging the president to sbste some of bis condi-
tons Of peace which are known To be most often
sive TO the south, and to offer terms OF peace 70
the south much more liberal than any which
have heretofore been mentioned. Some Of them,
it ia said, have even gone TO the length OF pro
posing 20 consent a temporary separation and
ack no leigmeut OF confederate independence,
"a the FIRST step toward the formation Of q more
perfect union.
IL is said that citizen Of New York, high IN
favor with the president. man whose counsels
have guided the executive mind or more than
one momentous occasion. and whose Influence
with his own party il almost houndless. Is urging
this step as a sure means Of ultimate reunion,
md as the ONLY means by which the active inter
sention of France, next March, can be prevent
ed J his gentleman is eminent abOlltOnist
too and it s,~sid by those who know him best.
hat be has taken this line of conduct for anoth
er reason also; tmely, because be is convinced
that the result Of the war. 80 far. has been TO
place the institution of slavery IN the south, III
the sure path OF ultimate and comparatively
speedy extinction; that 90 matter how the war
nav result now. slavery must die and that be
ing go satisfied the sbo;ionists of the north
have no longer any mo i've for the further cen
thu nee of the war and are averse to being
compelled TO support the burdens OF the war any
longer
This Is a point we'll worthy 81 being investi-
gated, and either confirmed or exploded II the
tbolliionisis and radicals are really determined
10 Withdraw their support from the war, il re
quire- no prophet TO foretell the Consequences
| Aud this il no doubt the secret OF the hateriug
| overtures which the administration have recently
| made 90 General Fremont The radical and ali
clifton element in the republican party Is we'll
worth conciliating; and their cordial support
would be cheaply bought. by seat in the cabi
net. or the mission To France to Gen. Fremont.
There is another class Of men here, however,
wanting neither IN numbers nor influence, who
are urging upon the president course of con-
duet directly the reverse. OF these men and
iheg intrlgues speak positively and OF my own
/ know edge They are the essential apologlsts
and defenders OF the inism ous Bdtler IL Is they
who are fomenting the quarrel between him
and General Grant /; aud is is they who put into
ais head the ideas of hostility to General Grant
which focnd expression in his recent speech At
/ Lowell The springs OF their action are
IN their intense and blind hatred Of everything Ut
ne snu,h. They cove, the rich LANDS and fer
tile plsnta'ions pfthe southern people Butler
his promised them IN Ms Fifth Avenue II ,tei
speech. thst they should have them. by fair d.
vision. What they waUtBow, is war OF literal
ORGANIZATION :sach war Sheridan began in
the Shenandoah alley war that will leave
the country bare OF inhabitants
| Such a they urging the president to
| proclam They argue that the south can never
be conqatred IS long new generations of
Young rebels are allowed to grow up. and that
this must be prevented by a war OF extermins-
ton The rebels. themselves, they say, have
chosen this fate They demand independence
| Let Us give them, then. exterminatiou. The
president waivers between these two lines of pol
| icy radically different. The Butler men,
| however. swsgger about with q contented ex-
preston Of countensnce, and boast that their ia
vor.te, Sherman, has been appointed TO succeed
Gen Meade in the command of the ar
any of tie Potomac. and that those corps ana
divisions recently under Butler are also to be
consolidated with that army. There is much
reason 10 fear that their counsels will prevail. for
there many interests concerned in the pro
rSongstion OF the war. MALCOLM