Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-04

served tnat, ait1oueh Savannah vas lost, toe AZ
ny that defended Savannah, tweniy thousand
strong, was saved. They are uo~ At Charleston,
and will probably remain there until General
Shermsn's Intentions are developed The con
federstes will derive great comfort. too. from
the failure Of the great expedition against VII
mington
CAUSES CT THE FAILURE or THE EXPEDITION
IS AGAINST wtLxISeroS.
From ali lbaI have been able to learn up to
this time. that failure seems to have been due 10
the following causes:
First, 10 that peculiarify in the construction Of
iron clad vessels which renders them uEseawor-
thy aud unmanagesble IN a storm. The iron
clad vessels i il reported, were rendered nearly
useless in action by the gale alluded TO ia
nv last letter
Second. 70 certain recent changes in the chan
nels OF the river, and in the channels OF the two
inleis. which would have rendered il unsafe TO
have prosecuted the enterprise further
Third, TO the presence OF the distractions in
the river, covered. as they were. BY the guns OF
the forts and batteries
And fourth, TO the bungliug manner in which
the military part OF the expedition was managed
by General Butler To place him in command
10 any event. was to insure failure and defeat.
The result OF the expedition against Whining
ton will greatly encourage the coufederates in
their attempts 20 defend Charleston. There is
good deal OF similarity between the defenses
of the two places, except that the defenses of
Charleston, on the land side. are a great deal
stronger and more extensive than those Of Will
mngton.
THE GREAT ARxADA CAN Kew SAIL Up TO RICH
MoSD
Now that the immense armada, destined for
the capture of Wilmington, Is back again 10 the
James river there is no excuse whatever for not
sending the aeet TO Richmond at once. The
country was Informed that the Dutch Gap canal
was finished some weeks ago 1t this great
mazda does not soil I'D to Richmond at once let
" hear no more about the Dutch Gap canal, OF
about our ability 70 ne ,ch Richmond by water
There is nothing else for the feet 70 do just now
il Is right on the spot, and. if it is possible to
reach Richmond By water az all now is the time
TO make the attempt. Let the readers of The
World turn 10 the paper of Yesterday and read
the long list of the vessels composing the great
armada, which, falling to capture Wilmington
are nov back again 10 the James river Ii they
cannot reach Richmond now. what is an iron
clad navy WORTH
TIE REBELLION NOT NEAR oUELLED YET.
Ii Is not to be inferred from what have said
above. that the war ia near It's termination, OF
that the rebellion is nearly quenched, or tba, the
conquest OF the south is approaching its end As
we are in possession Oh Savannah and nearly the
whole of Georgia now. so we have been in pos
session of Texas, of Northern Louisiana, of Ar
kansas. and of the whole valley of the Mississippi
and so have we been in possession % tue coas
of North Carolina But what is our possession
of those states now worth? Do We hold Texas
No. Do wehold Northern louisiana Look a
the shores of the Red river for an answer d.
we hold Arkansas? Ask the rebel Gen Price
at the head of bis new corps de armee of 40 COZ
men, every man a Missourian? Do we hold Ia.
Mississippi river. and can we navigate thai
stream in safety? Every person conversant with
the facts knows that steamboats, run on the Mis-
sisspp river at the peril of the life OF every per
son on board. Do we hold our former posses
sions in North Carolina? Alas, we had =,
abandon them all last summer, in order {,
supply the dreadful ravages made in Genera
Grants army in the overland campaign agains
Richmond.
GRAVE ERROR ~ THE CONDUCT OF TUE WAR
Ii Is one thing to overrun territory as our ar
mics have in time past and as General Sherma
will now do in Georgia 1t is quite another thin.
to conquer the country overrun. to subdue its in
habitants, and to make them willing subjects o
our government This our armies have AWAY
| failed TO do; and this even General Sherman vii
fail to do. greatest of active generals as he is
! Had the been conducted differently the re
suit might have been different Had the wa
been waged upon the rebel armies alonesif th
| private rights OF the people had been everywher
respected. ii We had abstained from the polio
OF emancipation and crnSscaton We would hav
made friends, instead OF enemies. of the southern
people.
DESIGN OF THE ADMINISTRATION TO PREVENT BE
| UNION.
| Ruf IL fbo Iocsu Of tba I'D i.
| from the outset of the war to ALLEVIATE the South
ern people and to prevent them from ever agaiI
returning TO the Union Hence the adoption o
the policy of emancipation and confscation
! hence, at latter period, the adoption of thu
policy of subjugation: hence now the adoption o
| the policy of determination. The southern PEG
| pie understand this perfectly. They know that
| il they were ever expected back into the Unio.
again, toe policy of emancipation and cOnfscatioI
never would have been adopted that Sheridan
would not have been ordered to make the who'll
| Shenandoah valley barren waste, even 10 tn
extent of breaking up and burning the farmin!
utensils. and burning the roofs over the heads o
| helpless women and children; that the atrocitie
of Turchin aud McNiel would not have beer
overlooked; that Atlanta would not have beer
/ Gepopulated and burned; that Petersburg an,
/ Charleston would not be sheled; and that Sher
mans march through Georgia would not hav
been marked by broad belt of desolstion.
RESULTS OF THE WAR POLICY OF THE ADMINIsTRA
rIoy
The course which has been pursued toward tn
south has had precisely the effect which the ad
ministration designed that it should have. 1t ha
made, out of every man, woman and child at Tia
south deadly enemy. If the alternative wer
/ presented to-day, of union with the north or ex
termination, they would choose the latter gladly
Hff hAn a
to be conquered. Ii they suffer reverses, the
will only serve to make their armies stronger
and 10 nerve their arms with greater vigor. D.
the readers of The World forget what name
OF men the southern people are9 They ar
Americans, the same we are Their father
fought for liberty aud Independence side by sid
with ours. They believe now that thew ar
fighting for she same liberty and the same indie
pendence. IL Is a religious belief with them
interviewer with their existenence The con
quest OF Georges. such as it is will add twenty
five thousand men TO the confederate armies
ULTIMATE RESOURCES OF THE SOUTH
Neither Charleston nor Wilmington will fal
without terrible AMI bloody battles If we tax
those cities We will pay the full price for them
And even if they should be taken, the work o
tie snbjugation of the south would only be be
! gun. They still have reserve force OF 700 90
able-boded white men, aud after them reserv
force of 600. 600 sble bodied and faithful blsol
men. All the. they will bring into I'd
| field before they will yield, aud before thei
l.