Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-24

account for the use of her soldiers, in the /
same manner as North Carolina had dc
The latter State has imported all that har
soldiers need, and is said te have L-za
surplus on hand, while Georgia has -
thing. The fight over the question s
bitter, and resulted in no concession %
Georgia. :E@l .E#
GUERRILLA WARFARE N GEORGIA.
The people of Georgia were bitterly op-
posed to guerrilla warfare, and are not
likely TO keep It 40 ncase the State Is oc-
cupied by our troops Along the line
Of the road from Atlanta to Chattanooga
there Is different feeling from that in
the eastern portion of the State, and in
thAt locality some guerrillas exist. The
plundering complained of on the part OF
the rebel soldiery is sscribed to the fact
that their PAy amounts to nothing, and
stealing is the only resource. The caval-
~, In particular, has been fearfully de-
morslized from this cause, ard there ID no
apparent remedy for the evil. The rebel
currency is so deprecated that soldiers
psy will not keep him in tobacco, and as
long as it continues in that condition he
must steal in order to subsist. Gold and
silver are articles of traffic but not Of cur
rency, and Yankee Treasury notes are ca
gerly purchased for the use of blockade
runners. There Is law against dealing
in them, but It Is very generally winked
at and eyaded.
IMPORTANCE OF AUeUsrA-wHEREABo
OF UNION PRISONERS.
Augusta and Columbus are spoken Of
as important military arsenals and manu-
fac tories, and their loss would be very Sc
rious. Macon and Millidgeville are ofless
Importance, though the former is great
railroad centre. There are now no pris-
oners at Andersoaville, and but few at the
other points mentioned. Mr.. Smith con-
firms the storyof great suffering at An
! dersonYille, but does not think it wss will
| fully inflicted by the Government. At the
time he asserts there was a general lack
| OF cooking utensils for their own men as
/ well as the prisoners. Ali the prisoners
have been moved to Charleston or Ssvan-
nah. Stonemsn could have reached Ma
con, and would have found scarcely any
| opposition in taking it. The city was in s
grest panic at the tims of his raid.
DECEPTIoNs IN REGARD TO TIE NORTH.
1 There is a studied effort on the part Of
rebel leaders to make the people think the
: North is utterly exhausted and on its lat
legs. The people are told that if they go
! North they will be forced into the ranks
/ of our army and compelled to fight against
their homes and friends If the condition
of the North could be generally known
among them, as well as the treatment they
would receive, Mr. Smith thinks there
would be large number that would speed
lily desert. He says if General Grants or
der could be widely circulated it would
have 8 beneficial effect. The great free
and liberal government that was promised
to the Southern people proves to be the
greatest despotism of modern times
THE UNION sENTIMENT-WILMISGTo
There is no open display of Union SEN
timent, but there Is very strong under
current, and Union man can slowly but
surely find friends. The people say moth
ing about loyal feeling, though they hesrt-
ily abuse JEFF Davis and his government
At the elections the original and violent
secessionists usually find themselves beaten
By the conservative candidates, though
there is no open expression Of the reason.
This is straw of great importance 10 de-
; buo AOtAA cOl1bAAIC4b VI 54A0 DOupAo'
If Sherman is successful IN his present
movement he will find the people wonder
fully Indifferent at the defeat Of the rebels,
They may not show much enthusiasm in
his favor, but they certainly will not dis
play much against him
The capture of Wilmington has always
been feared By the rebels y = ''--i
7 pot % ayESiE supply, and II II WefS
, closed they would be in very bad condi-
ton. It is through this port that the rebe
army receives most of its blankets anc
clothing, as well ss arms and munitions o.
war. For the first two years of the wal
there were great fears of an attack; but
: they now claim to have placed it in {
thorough condition for defence Most o.
!, the goods brought by blockade runners art
of military nature, though q few miscel
laneous articles were imported and solo
for rebel currency at enormous rates.
our navy could capture Wilmington, ST
, multaneeusly with Shermsn's capture @
, Savannah, 'theconfederaey would be pret
, ty nearly "played out"
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