The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-09-15
The Manchester Journal
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cslt The possession oftao ngeas
have alHays been considered hy JsE
feuoa Davis and bic m.laary else
sers ~ Il vital importance g thg Cons
fdeney Tlesc two portions q h.s
losinions - highly valued sore ihe
Mississippi Valley, incIadins ihs Toe
ata 81 ihe river, and Chattanooga
ard Eaa Tennessee. Belorr llsc end
fJaly be whs completely bcrcii q tllc
frmer. and siace that time she com
lsderacy Ia. sank 80 rapidly that is
decline has been visible day BY day.
Last winter Mr.. Dasi. took occasion
to say 10 a publie speech that iae con-
fedefscy must stand or al by the de-
fences Of The riser. II Mr.. Davis has
any ambition TO DC known as true
prophet, although bis prophecies Of
Northern weakness aud inability ard
Southern power and grandeur have
proved false, he can console himself
with the fact that his la., prediction
Is being rapidly aldlled. The de-
fences Of he river ten, and The conie,l-
eracy itself is following them to sud
den and complete des ruclion. Gen.
Rosecrans has occupied Chattanooga,
and Gen. Burnside has cleared East
Tennessee Of the last yes,ige Of a reb.
q army. Thus the rebel lines arc
swept Gar down into the very centre
Of the Gulf States, destitute Of main
straiegeiic points, where their armies
can easily be destroyed on our advance,
II We do not find our works already
accomplished by slow starvation. As
for the past year our armies have
been narrowing the rebel borders by
their steady advances, and rendering
slave property insecure 10 the border
and coast safes 10y their incursions
and raids, the negroes have been driv-
rn 10 the center Of the coniederacy,
until, now, Alabama and Georgia are
densely populated by slaves, who eat
out the sustenance Of the land. Now
that the rebel armies are deprived of
their outer lines Of supplies and forced
TO rely upon this interior region for
sastenance they may discover that
the necessaries Of life are moi album
dant. a section Of country in which
provisions are scarce, filed with ar
mics and crowded with slaves with
new ideas about subordinalion, might
easily be made TO present an interest
ing state Of affairs.
Nothing demonstrates palmer the
military declension Of the Confederacy
than the fact That no defence was made
Of Knoxville and Chattanooga, not
withslanding their importance, and al
,boagh the Government was then ac-
taally engaged at but one point, and
defending but three places Of primary
ifaportanee-R Richmond, Charleston,
Mobile.
Now that Fest Tennessee and Chat
tanooga are ours, the rebels have but
five places Of any importance, either
ina political or military Rich
mond an inland town, Wilmington and
Charleston upon the Atlantic coast
aud Mobile and Galveston upon the
Gulf The capture Of Wilmington
and Mobile is chiefly nee essary in or
Ter TO prevent the rebels obtaining
guns and clothing from their dear
friends, the English. The capture Of
Galveston is necessary TO prevent il
Icing placed in the hand, Of Napoleon
d. the price Of intervention The cap
lure Of Richmond would scatter the
rebel government and destroy its
prestige. The capture Of Charleston
would break forever the pride and
arrogance of the Slayeocracy-Thc
last Is rapidly being accomplished
Tie capture Of the other places will
blow in good time. The Confedera.
y viii then be without any power a
government, being neither able 10 de-
lend itself or pay Tor the help Of others.
So much for the prospects Of the Con.
federacy in relation to the invading
srmies.
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