, 1861-12-09

On the 9Th Of November. By the gallant
work Of Com. Dupont's blue;jackets, Gen.
Sherman landed at Port Royal. Since that
time nothing has transpired, or next TO
that. We are 'fortifving' there, Of course,
and there is talk Of machine shop, and |
rc-openine trade in notions with Yankee
land, We have d harbor Of refuge and !
surnly for our cruisers We have cotton |
port, though scarcely enough Of that staple |
has yet been found to give it that title,
But what has been gained in the direc-
tion Of bringing South Carolina back to
her allegiance, and to punishment for her
ni>decdss What has been done in the
direction which We have right to suppose
constitutes Gen. Sherman's mission? We
may mistake the position Of things, but We
venture the opinion that when our army
comes to move from Port Royal it will be
seen that the delay and dallymg have given
The South Carolnians time to do to Gen.
Sherman precisely what a colony Of bees
do 10 moth who has entered the precincts
Of the hive. They cannot oust him, but
they cover him up and seal him over
with wax. By this time, cordon natA-
taire of rebel batteries and camps bars our
approaches to the interior III any direction
Planters have had time to fly from the
Beaufort District ami carry their negroes
with them. leaving fire to do its work With
the crops The country IS getting over ITS
first had scare, and is using to our detrl-
,,,tut Ill the time VIC arc Eherally adording
,l,cm. Now suppose Gen. Sherman had
1,rcn instructed to strike the soil Of South
Carolina and use all his advantages. Are
not these people the fierce and in1rlacable
enemies Of the Government Was it not
almost within hearing distance, that the
guns seven months ago broke the peace Of
tie country, at Sumter: What was the
call for delay, in a community whose dis
position was fully known hy their acts?
Suppose that, on landing, Gen Sherman
had called all loyal men and slaves OF
rebels 10 his camps. armed and uniformed
them. The panic would have run inland
from Beaufort like prairie fire. From all
the plantations negroes would have poured
into the Federal lines. Our army would
have trebled in q week, and gathered
strength as it advanced. Charleston ert
this would have fallen. Savannah woulf
]lavc been ours, and the suffering AMI
paticnt, but disheartened, loyal men Of Ten
ucssee would have felt the thrill reach them
across panic stricken Sccessia To-da,
Gen Sherman would have stood as q con
queror, where now he merely occupies
command in fortified position Oh III
coast.
Are not these facts? Is not tllis fai
picture Of what might have been3 Wht
has stood in the way but the squeanlis1
ness at arnling the negroes, at putting m1
kcts into the hands. Of the slaves Of reb
masters. 10 maintain the Union. Gel
Sherman lad it IN lis power to spread Wa
and desolation through South Carolin'
Tie was sent there for that purpose. I'll
means lie ready at his hands and have nt
lsecn used.
Ii vas colored men, slaves Of rebels, VII
drew the line Of entertainments about Sun
Ter Blacks erected the works behin
which Bragg now threatens Picken
Blacks are now cntrenclling jeff Thom
son at New Madrid. A regiment Of 4
blacks are reviewed at New Orleans, to Il
delight Of that city. Now are not the
ecruples wrongly entertained in cause
such magnitude? Can the Goyernnae1
afford them? Can the people afford then
When are the managers of this war
commence its earnest work? The create
humanity is to make it quick, sharp, al
terrible Witness the slow tortures Of t
unhappy sections Of the border Stat
made the scene Of rebel outrages. Is n
6allying and delay in the management
the war, akin to the questionable huma'
ty Of the surgeon who should spare his I
tient by the use Of a dull knife, and by sle
degrees Of progress? We have not song
this work Of war. The deso1ation it u
bring TO homes, has not been invoked
us. The rebels knowing all their O.
risks, accepted The fearful haza
It is misplaced tenderness that tu
back upon them the very men tt
are a1ming against us, and refuses to
ploy, in behalf Of the Union the stout al
that have from the first been used in
Of the rebellion