The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-17 00:00:00

ISTZBITAIIT STANTON TO COUrliaL DEL

War Department, Washington, &apt. 2, 8 p.m.

To Major-General Dix, New York department has
received istelligeoce this *wising that General Sherman's
advance entered Atlanta about nom to-day. The particu-
lars have not yet beep received, but telegraphist commuoi-
cation during the night with Atlanta direct ia expiated.
Enwur M. STAirros, Secretary of War.

SICILITAHT STANTON'S UM= DI:SPASM

Wm Department, Washingtaa, Sept. 2, 11 p.m.

To Major-General Di::—The following telegram from
Major-General Slocum, dated leis day, in Atlanta, and just
received, confirms this capture of that city :—" General
Sherman has taken Atlanta. The Twentieth. Corps oczapies
the city. The main army is on the Macon road, near Fast
Point. A battle was fought Dear that point, in which
Oe-
tieral Shermaa was successful. Particular are not kaown.—
H. W. Suocca, Meier-General" An unofficial report Mates
that a battle was fought near East Paint be General Sher-
man with Hood. The rebel army was cut in two, with
very heavy loos to the enemy, and General Hardee was
killed. Our loos in not known.—EoworM. Sragrog, Se-
cretary of War.
The New York Times, of the 3rd inst., thus re-
fers to this event :—" The great rebel stronghold of
the South-west—the position at which the powerful
and ever victorious army of General Sherman has
been aiming for four months—has fallen, and At-
lanta is ours. Our forces entered it at noon yee-
terday. This is a victory so great in itself, of such
wide scope, such far-reaching result, such
indisputable importance, that the country will
receive the news of it with unbounded
exultation. We have shown again and again the
immense military value of Atlanta, and all
that we have ever claimed on this point
has been conceded by the South. The rebel
military force in the South-west can now find no
point in all their territory of anything like its
strength or value, and their army must soon break
up into small and predatory hordes, which also will
iu due time be exterminated. This great news comes
to us while yet the country is all aglow about the
naval triumph of the glorious old sailor, Farragut
—while yet we are contemplating Grant's vital
victory upon the Weldon road. We have bad
triumphs all around of lido—triumphs equal to any
ever woo by mortal arms or human valour. What
au infamy it is that at such an hour croakers should
be croaking and Copperheads biasing, and nice
actually contemplating a disgraceful surrender to
this thrice-accursed rebellion.

M"Clellan's nomination by the Chicago oonven-
tion Continues to powerfully excite the public
mind. The New link Times declares that "it
would be a leas calamity to the country that Robert
U. Lee should enter Washington as a rebel com-
mander than George B. M'Clellan as a copperhead
president. Lee would not remain there four days
before he would have to flee from the gathering
hosts of the North. M'Clellsn, ones there, would
be secure for four years ; no power on earth oonld
expel him.. Lee's coming would goad the national
feeling to a wrath that would be resistless- M'Clel-
lan's going would palsy every arm, and bow the
nation to the rebellion. Lee's hostilities on any
field we can confront, and eventually master.
M'Clellan's ' caseation of hostilities,' which bis
platform declares for, is helplessness, submission,
ruin."

Itadde : " Hitherto the war has had an object.
It has been prosecuted to save the republic from

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disruption, and to maintain that constitutional
authority without which anarchy is sure to come.
The rebellion claims to be let alone.' It is pre-
cisely because we cannot let it alone without ruin
that war has been made against it. The only pos-
sible way of letting it alone is by the very cessa-
tion of hostilities' demanded on the Chicago plat-
form. If we are to give the representative of that
platform the executive control of the nation, the
object of the war sinks dead into the earth with
our dead soldiers. If we are thus to make the
war objectless by our default, our anxiety for favour-
able news of its progress is unspeakably shameless
and wicked. Not another trigger should be pulled.
Loyal men have no such thought. Ou the contrary,
they find greater reason than ever to hold fast to
the war to its legitimate end. They see that its
object is near consummation. The rebellion which
it aims to prostrate, though yet defiant, is plainly
staggering. The rebel armies are being decimated,
with no possibility of reinforcement. The rebel
communications are being broken up, with no pos-
sibility of replacement. The war policy never was
so strongly sustained by the military situation and
prospects as now."
Nven the Herald writes in almost similar terms
as • preliminary perhaps to throwing MVlellaii
over and championing the cause of Mr. Lincoln.
The Secretary of War has forwarded an import-
ant despatch to General Dix relative to the draft,
which we publish below. He announces that the naval
and other credit*, which had not yet been reported to
the Department, reduce the call of the President last
July to 300,000 men. He says, furthermore that
100,000 more fresh troops are all that is required by
General Grant to give a finishing blow to the rebel-
lion, and that the residue will only be required to
garrison forte, guard the lines of communication,
and protect travel and commerce from the assaults
of guerillas in the different States now infested with
them. The following is the despatch :

Wsr lloparimant, Washington, Sept. 21864.

To Msjor•Generel Dix, New is seiertabsed
with memorable certainty, that the naval and other credits
required by the act of Congress, will amount to about
200,000, including New York, which lass not bees reported
yet to the department; se that the President's call of July
10th u practically reduced to 300,000 men, to mast and take
the place of —l. The new enlistments in the navy ; 2. The
casualties of battle, sickness, prisoners and desertion; and
3. The hundred days troops and all others going out by ex-
piration of aervice this fall. One hundred thoomnd new
troops, promptly furnished, are all that General Grant asks
for the capture of Itiehmood, and to give a flubbing blow
to the rebel armies yet in the field, The residue of the call
would be adequate for garrisons in forts and to guard all
the lines of communication and supply, fres the country
from guerillas, give security to trade, protect commerce and
travel, and establish pesos, order aid tranquillity in every
Stets. EDWITI M. STANTON, Secretary of War.
_

Advioes from Grant's army to the Lt inst.
report that quiet prevails along the entire lines ;
even picket firing had been discontinued. Warren
firmly holds bib position on the Weldon railroad,
thereby compelling the Confederates to transport
all supplies coming over that road from Ream's
station by waggon trains.

(From the Time Telegram.)
NEW YORK, Sarr. 7, 9.30a.m.

Secret►ry Seward made a speech at Auburn. New
York, on Saturday evening last, in which he de-
clared that the salvation of the Union depends upon
the election of Mr. Lincoln ; that slavery is no
longer an iaaue of the war, aud will not be inter-
fered with after pesos is restored ; and that the
democratic party is aiding and abetting the
rebellion. He also stated that no draught will be
necessary, as the armies are being recruited as
rapidly as required by volunteering.

DEATH OF CAPTAIN SPEEE, THE