Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-15
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BALTIMORE, April 10

BALTIMORE. April 10.
kxTEsT OF soUIHLES sUBJUGATIox.
Several persons have arrived here from Rich
z0oBo, during the las. forty gbs hours, sho
we're in the city during the week preceding iis
evacuation. They have brought some Eews OF
Ahignly important nature IN regard 10 the future
plans Of the rebel leaders, and The means at ihs.
command for executing those plans From other
sources | have also derived sOme other facts on
the same subject, aud am thus enabled 70 present
you With he following news. IL confirms the
facts set forth IN nv recent letters TO the effect
that the south i. virtually sUhugsted, and will
be compelled 10 submit 20 whatever terms of
peace the government sees dt 10 impose: but that
az the sme time. there is party At the south
Who will never submit to any terms of reunion,
bu; who, Oh the other hand, are determined 10
carry into effect the Texas scheme described IN
nv last letter. The surrender of General Lees
army, il is said. was brought about by the fact
which bad become clearly sscertaiDed by that
officer before the 7th instant 20 the effect that in
consequence Of the loss Of Richmond, the men
composing the srmy. large majority OF them
Virginians, we're unwilling TO be led to sny other
theatre Of action, because they we're convinced
OF the futility Of protractng the war any longer
and because they believed that il Riehmoud
could not be held. there Was no place in the
south that could be.
Mr.. DAVIS AND TuF REsEL LEADERS GONE TO
TEXAS
Il iI il had not been for this manifest temper
Oh the part OF the men composing his army, II IA
said that General Lee would have conceived il
70 be his duty 10 endegVor To retreat with the
my TO Atlanta. BIZ way Of Dinville and Char
lotte. 10 hopes OF ultimately getting 10 Texas
but bis men had been deserving BY hundreds ey
cry day since the 4th inst, and he became con
WINGED that 20 continue his retreat would involve
the necessity of another sangunary battle. and
that hundreds OF HE men would be slain 10 no
purpose Mr. Davis and bis family, however, il
is said. and all OF the chief political leaders of
the rebellion. proceeded Immediately toward
the south some days ago, together with some Of
the officers OF the army, and are now undoubt-
eddy en- route for Texas. IL is possible that they
may vet stiemp, 10 carry cut the TeIss scheme.
But the success o. that scheme depended in a
great rue lsure upon the aid of Gen. Lees army
AID il ia more than likely that the less OF that
aid will cause the whole scheme to be abandon
ed. At all events. nothing il more certain than
that the scheme, az originally formed, is now i'm
practicable.
ALL THE soursERS ARMIES 70 FOLLOW LEE's
EXAMPLE
There is no other army, or no other military
forces in any part Of the south, that can be re-
lied on by tie rebel leaders to carry out their
ambitious designs General Johnston's army,
not over thirty thousand men in number will it
is said. follow General Lees example i'm mediate
y and surrender The only hope which Gener-
al Johnston had Of effecting anything depended
| upon the CO operation of General Lees army
aud now that hope is gone. General Johnston.
between the armies of Grant and Sherman, Is
utterly powerless. There il no good evidence
| ~ ~ .,
Texas and the Mississippi valley, and the officers
commanding these received their orders and
| instructions direct from General Lee They
will now, il is said. either ds6and their forces
| or else the men composing the latter will desert
and return TO their homes As regards Mobile
| although it might have been held il General
Lees army had held together, yetit will urdoub.
edly surrender as soon the news of General
Lees surrender is received.
THr SOUTH MUST ACCEPT THE rERss or THE GOV
ERSsENr
| In q word General Lees surrender may be re-
garded vrtuslly a. tie surrender of the whole
confederate army, in whatever part of the south
the detachmcDts may be. The rebel leaders NAV
exile themselves. or maintain a predatory wal
fare in Texas for few mouth But the military
power OF the rebellion IL gone forever. The
southern states, incredible IS it may seem. are as
|
Quered country ever has been Thew have 10
power to demand terms They must submit TO
toe terms Of the conquer0rs. The administration
may. il it choose, continue the warrior many
| months yet But IL will have 20 be a war against
unarmed communities; for after the army OF Gen
Johnston s disposed of, there will be no organ
ICED bodies OF rebel troops IN the field east Of the
Mississippi river.
RxsULr~or THE wAE REGARDS THE SOUTH
| Ii remsins for the administration, therefore.
to decide Whist il the better fate of the southern
/ people. Whatever that decision may be. the
south cannot rebel against IT, or resist its execu-
ton. They must submit. They have no pow er
| to do otherwise. The administration msy admit
them TO their former rights as citizens. with their
former represent tOn in congress- or IL may treat
them as conquered yassals, allow them no poiti.
cal privileges at all, and compel them to admit
their own negroes TO an equal participation in
whatever political rights may be granted 10 them
selves. No matter What the terms are. thew
must submit TO them and accept them. including
even Ihe enforcement of the contiscatOu act.
They nay submit unwilngly. but submit, they
must, from the simple reason that they have no
power TO do otherwise. They will not again at
tempt to resist by force of arms the authority OF
the United States government.
ATTITUDE or THE SOUTHERN STATE LEGISLATURES
In view Of the above fact the temper aud dis
position Of the legislatures o. the respective
southern states become questions of importance.
The facts are not yet accurately known in regard
20 any of them, not even in the case of Virginia
Ii may De stated. however, as = general fact.
that the temper OF the people OF the south is such.
and the desire for settled and definite peace so
strong, will require immediate meetings of the
legislatures OF every STAKE. The legislatures OF
the states, Of course. will endeavor to obtain
from The general government Washington the
best terms they cab. But they will be compelled
to acceps any terms they can get
ATTITUDE OF THE SOUTHERN PEopIx TOWARD rRx
0JyERSXENr
There appears TO be some msapprehensioH IN
the public mind in regard 10 the attitude OF the
southern people toward the government, which
| sm happy 10 be able % remove. The southern
people no longer stand in defsu; or hostile At
ttuds toward the government They sre con
quered, aud tbey kuo~ it hey 10 not and sal
not, abandon ther cherished conviction. Those
thew will always retain But thev have sban-
doued the ides OF further resistance. There is
not community n the south ,unless il be in
Texas. louisiana. and perhaps the southern part
OF Mississippi, aid around Mobile that would
take ans steps 10 return deserters TO the rebel
army or that Mill ever sgan furnish recruits f07
that army. They viii never again offer any
organized resistance 10 the federal power. or TO
the authority OF he general government They
have hsd quite enough OF the consequence Of re-
sistsnce