Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-13

THREE O'CLOCK A. NJ.

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dered by bis friends. he leaves In the steame
China, and will be gone two years.
Nearly all the papers today contain EDITORIAL
on the peace rumors
The World says Mr. Lincoln has authority IN
der the constitution to offer amnesty by abolish
ing slavery, and JEFF Davis could not, under the
constitution of the confederate states, accep,
such an offer. Individual states alone have The
dictation in the matter.
The Times does not look for any good result
from the move, and thinks the whsperi3gs OF
peace only indicate brief lsll.
The Post thinks If the rebel commissioners are
on the way to Washington, az reported, they will
accomplish nothing Ii thinks such q movement
would be nothing less than a studied insult 10
our government Ii the government should re-
ceive them il would equally insult the people OF
the border states
The Post claims 10 have information that Gov.
Brown is iavorsbly disposed and would probably
receive agents from the United States.
The Herald thinks the conduct of Missouri. in
passing the emancipation act. will soon be imira.
ted by Arkansas, Kentucky. Tennessee and Del
aware
The World says the passage vas wise, the step
resulting from a clear sighted perception OF the
tendency of events, and thinks if the war would
end to morrow and the states TO return jurisdic
ton over the subject, all would follow the ex-
ample of Maryland and Missouri.
The Tribune is briefly exultant but makes no
comment.
The Post points out advantages possessed BY
lsborers and manufacturers under the new sys-
tenn.
The Commercial thinks the action OF Mis-
sour is an argument in favor Of the passage of
the constitutional amendment.
General Sherman, in q letter to Quartermaster
General MaiCa datad Savannah
You may use my name in any circular ad
dressed to the quartermasters of the army, to
the effect that every part Of the southern country
will support their armies by judicious system of
foraging Your animals are lost to your depart
ment while standing hitched to their wagons du-
ring the long and seemingly hard marches into
the interior
General Meigs adds, during the remarkable
march the trains found an abundance of forage,
and the chief quartermsster reports from Savan
nah than transportation is even in better con
diton than when the march commenced: better
than he had ever before seen. No horses or
mules are required from the northern department
to reht this army, after q march Of nearly 1900
miles through hostile country.
Gen. Butler in his farewell address to the
Army of the James, pays a high compliment
to the conduct of the troops in the field and
camps, saying they have captured forts which
the enemy deemed impregnable and held them
against assaults. He says their lines of defense
are objects of universal admiration. He says he
has refused to order useless sacrifice of his
soldiers.
A portion of his address is devoted to the COL
ored troops, of whose bravery and fsithfulness
Gen. Butler speaks in the highest terms.
Gen. Banks in his suggestions to the commit
tee on the judiciary Gays the condition Of affairs
in Louisiana was such that he did not assume il
in his proclamation for an election whether
slas cry was was not an institution required by
law.
He says when the canvass openedl4 votes were
cast in parishes formerly giving l55 votes, and
a third or two thirds of the voting population of
the state participated in the election. He &C.
counts for the diminished vote on the new con-
stituton on the ground that many failed to par
ticipate through fear that congress would not
ratify it, He denies all charges of interference
with the election BY the military authorities. He
claims the actual vote to be more than a one
third vote. He says the population has been re-
duced, by various causes. from 20, 500 TO A 900.
Gen. Banks refers to the significant Mexican
government of Napoleon, and claims he would.
upon convenient pretext, plant the french flag
on the west bank OF the Mississippi river. Hence
the importance OF supporting the United States
government in Louisiana by every means posi-
Bile
The Richmond Dispatch says that Sherman's
new policy is all mildness and Cancellation, in
order to justify harsh measures hereafter Ii
thinks some design is concealed in his apparent
mildness. 1t says that Sherman formerly de-
clared that rebels had no rights whatever, aud re-
fers to the response of his application to the peo-
pie Of Vicksburg. and his orders at Atlanta, and
thinks that his present conduct is designed to de
ceive the people OF Georgia. 1t abuses the mayor
of Savannah and the people who attended the
meeting where resolutions were passed highly
patriotic, and the utmost confidence is expressed
that none of them except the mayor and seven
teen citizens of Savannah will prove disloyal to
the south.
A Mobile dispatch of the eth says the Fort
Gaines prisoners who were exchanged are now in
Mobile
The Richmond Wing learns from The Lynch
burg Republican that a large number of hands
have been employed on the Tennessee railroad,
to repair the damages caused by the Stoneman
raid. The work will be rushed forward with Gu
ergy, and il is hoped that the repairs will be CON-
pleted within six weeks or two months.
WASHINGTON, January - Since the l0-40
loan closed returns have been made to the treae-
ury amounting to about So, 00O 900. This
would leave outstanding about $40 000, 900 of
the two hundred million loan. AS other returns
are to be made, the amount unsubscribed will be
further reduced.
The Senate, in executive session to day, con
frmed the following nominations by the Presi-
dent:
John Wilson, Of Delaware, TO be 81 auditor OF
the treasury; Stoddart Colby, of Vermont, to
be register of the treasury; Elijah Sells, of To-
wa, to be auditor of the treasury for the postof-
fee department.
The report OF the commissioner Of agriculture
for November and December SAYS: However
great the loss from labor, more especially in the
western states, an unusual amount of wheat, rye,
and barley has been sown. The weather has
been favorable for putting those cropsin, and the
price of labor during the time in which to oper
ate has been equally as favorable for the growth
Of these crops, and, should they escape freezing
out, the spring will open with the promise of
undmnished yield of these staples.
The Senate to-day received a message from
the president concerning the naval armament of
the northern lakes. inclosing a report from the
secretary OF state which shows that the Limitation
of the force to be maintained was sought by tbs
government, and that the treaty with Great
Britain was somewhat informal, yet il appeared
to have been duly approved by the president.
ratified by the senate and proclaimed BY law.
Several days ago the committee on Judiciary
was instructed to inquire if further legislation
was necessary to enable the president to call al
extra session Of congress to meet the necessity
Of public emergency. without giving sixty days
notice TO the members elect. The committee