New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-07
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cannot hold out much longer. The dearth ol
food at lis capital and in fact all over its re.
naming territory. is of itself symptom Of ap
proaching dissolution. Think Of city of fifty
thousand inhabitants, Ike Richmond, wherein
beefstcak is not procurablc on any terms
Yet such was the fact not long since in that
city, according to one of its Rebel journals
And the ouicry Of Lynchburs against the pro
posed sending OF three thousand Union prisoners
to that place, is equally in point. 1t is not posi-
bic that where coarse food should be 50 oabsolutey
wanting at thi, season; but nobody wants tt
sell it for the joke that passes for money IL
Dixie; and il is well understood that requi
-lions must he made for feeding these prisoners
since no one sells anything to the Rebel Gov
crnmcnt who can help it. "Shcdy" at an.
price would BE- gcodscnd TO that lurlorn con
cern: but nobody has shoddy so ilimSy that h'
can afford 10 exchange it for Confederate green
backs, even cord for cord" Yet jeff. ha.
some Three Hundred Thousand men under
arms. and is dragging every one who car
shoulder muSke, into his taitcrcd. iamislne
regiments 50 fls, as his boodhounds can run
them down. How long can this last
| For some DAYS. the hear, OF Rebblcdom ha'
been titillated by the hope OF a defeat and de-
struction of Burnsides army now holding East
Tennessee. The plan was To dispatch two
corps from Bragg's army. with a like force from
Virginia. and rush upon him so secretly and
suddenly as to insure his utter destruction. But
both Gen. Grant and Gen. Burnside are long
since apprised of this clever plot, and have
doubtless taken steps TO Illustrate it. The con
ccniration Of all the Western commands under
Gen. Grant ought OF itself to preclude the sue
cess of such scheme. II the Rebels advance
to Knoxville on such an crrand, they viii have
Gems Grant and Thomas on their flank and
rear, and will hardly return in safety. But We
receive no evidence from the West that they
have even made the attempt Their main
army in Georgia badly needs shoes, blankets,
and almost every essential Of camp life. They
can hardly hope to win these by placing Gen.
Grant in their rear.
Recently, very good device for apprecia,ing
their currency was tried-that Of having every
holder fund il, so a. 10 be entitled to in,crcs. on
the debt owing him by the Confedcracy. Due
proclamation was made. due appeals uttered by
the Councils but nobody funded They prefer
red paper whereof : 600 wasworih-no. would
purchasc-somethiag 10 that in,rinsically a.
worthless, hu, which would buy nothing a, all.
~ the Rebel Currency remains unconscr'"d,
and is the chief nuisance among many great
oner. II is dctcs,blc Ia have and impossible Ia
do without.
We know how utter j. The desperation OF the
Rebel Chefs--we know how completely the
masses are at their mercy. The former will. Of
course. hold oui 70 the very Last. brt hungcT
will break through stone walls, aud We cannot
believe the armics can be- kept embodied while
the soldicrs' iam.lss are being starred. W.
don't know that sixty" or ninety days '
will see the end Of this foul Rebellion. bu, We
are confident that IL draws nigh