The New York herald., 1864-12-05

not, be neglected We anticipate more taxes,
OF course; but so far as experience may have
taught them, the two Houses should endeavor
to equalze the burdens of the people. But
neither the Treasury nor the people can hope
Tor any decided rolief until the armies OF the
rebellion are demolished, dispersed and dis
banded. Then we shall have peace. Then
we shall know where we stand and what
to do. The reinforcement OF &he armies
Of the Union, therefore, becomes the imme-
date and most important duty of Congress,
and whatever may be the recommendations OF
tie Presidents message, it is to be hoped that
this primary and paramount duty will be
promptly aud fully discharged. Tae suppress
sion Of the rebellion is the FIRST and the main
thing to be done. Upon that everything else
depends.
Sherman March Ing On Savannah
What tho Rebel Governments Expects
OF Hood.
Our news of General Sherman is to-day even
better than usual, though still from rebel
sources. The efforts that the Richmond Whig
informed us were being made to "head Sher-
man off" have probably had but little success.
as we now learn that his infantry was all over
the Oconee river and we'll advanced towards
Savannah, and on the 10Th ult. (Tuesday last)
portion of his cavalry passed the Savannah
north OF NJ lien. This was doubtless the body
that the rebel papers have hitherto informed US
was intercepted and cut up, and we may per-
haps assume therefore, that it did not estab-
lish Sherman's communication with the sea
coast on its FIRST attempt. But with Sherman
near enough to the sea to make sueh an at
tempt at all, he cannot long be kept from
making it successfully, and we shall therefore
in all likelihood soon have news direct from
his army. BY the steamer direct from Savan-
nah We learn that Sherman was within forty
miles Of that city on the 80 ult though the
Savannah rebels declared that be had been
stopped at that distance.
In a proclamation urging the people Of
Augusta to 6ght-they need a great deal OF
urgng-the Mayor of that city announces that
General Bragg is on the march tsither with
''reinlorcements." His troops are probably
those that were destined for the defence Of
Wilmington, and they likely reinforc. W. rs
corps already at Augusta. We thus sec what
cause OF powerful trouble Sherman's move
ment is, since it can weaken the defence of
Richmond and leave Wilmington nearly help
less. Sherman is used up in the ordinary way
by the arguments of the Richmond papers,
forced upon the Union general by the desperate
nature Of his situation at Atlanta, whh his com.
munic atoms cut and Hood on his rear. This
was the view taken some time since by the
World and the Ne,os Of this city, But one Of
the Richmond papers naively hopes that the
rebels may not have cause to regret having
made Sherman so very "desperate;" and it
lauents also that in making this retreat he
is permitted to get away so easily. In
one of the Southern papers member Of the
Georgia Legislature recounts bis lodges to get
away from Sherman's forces, and how be sought
refuge in the woods and pigpens Of his pative
State. he gives glimpse Of the devastation
left in the line Of our armies march, and a
glimpse also at those faithful Georgia niggers
that are TO fight 80 stoutly- for their masters.
Those that were most trusted were the first to
leave" In view OF such glimpses the whole
South may well exclaim, with the North Caro-
lima editor, "Unless the wisdom Of Congress
and Of the State Legislatures shall devise some
plan by which the war may be stol ped and
peace restored, it does not require the spirit OF
prophecy to see that we are ruined people,"
From Tennessee there Is no news Of any i'm
portance, which just now is good news, since
it shows that the lesson given to Hood at Frank
lin has made him cautious, and compelled him
to come on more slowly. From paragraph in
the Richmond Sentinel of the lst we learn that
it was hoped in Richmond that, Gin conjunction
with Breckinridge's operations in East Tennes-
see, Hood would soon be able to expel the
Union forces from the State" That, then Is
what is expected Of Hood, and any success
short of that will be considered defeat in the
rebel capital. What, then, will Rebellion say
to the battle at Franklin?
A MODEL SEcEsH CoRREsPoNDEyT-Tte Balti-
more correspondent OF the World has found
1t necessary to come out with q card in
vindication Of bis patriotism. This card, for
the purpose Of word or two concerning
the writer, we have transferred to these
columns. He would have US believe that he is
O badly injured innocent, model Of loyalty,
perfect pink Of Unionism Of the copperhead
stripe, and all that. He cloves the Unon," be