The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-09
THE NEW YORK Sun.
FRIDAY MORNING DEC. .. 1854.
sherman


Tns great snxiety msnifes,ed BY the r.oel paper,
with reference to tho eJae, position and probsbl,
design Of smrsAr's invading column, 10 the bcs
evidence Of the alarm which they 20 diligently
seek 70 conceal. Fear begc,s snNc,y, and although
tbs journals In question try manfuly 10 keep thoi
courage up, the feeling be detected teneall
sbs MAX. The speouiai ems Of these journals, 81
though OVERLOOKING with Characteristic bossiins,
ere Of interest 81 the present time, inasmuch as
ihsy contain the only intelligence thst can be pro.
cured relative " SHERMAS's operations and in
isct can b. the only Of information until the
tsvsding column strikes tho seabosrd Who!hs-
correct not the robels infer thsl snEisuAS's OBJ
,ectve point IA Savannah. Acting upon this hypcth-
asis, their defensive operations socm to lie con-
hnsd, nearly b. learned rom tie roticent
pswspsper srticlcs, 10 obstruct'ng the presumed
route Of the Union army toward that city.
According 70 the latest RdVicos from these
sources, sHKxuAs wss In the rcighbOrhood 81
Nlllen, seventy Eve miles from Sayauuah,hal come
90 . halt, and Was apparently hositaing WIS,
courss to pursue. Prom this circumstance.
-hsther truthful or not, tho rebel papers aHs1l to
draw . vast amount u hopo and encouragement.
Shey pretend 10 ace IN a parallel 10 TlurGoYNE's
nali in his Attempted march through NV York IN
she days Of The Revolution, and mako desperate
attempt to console themselves with tho lc'cf
ih.i the parallel will continue H. tho eud, and that
ransAS will eventually 10 forced to surrender
Bot the rebel leaders and the rehe' ptpcil know
better. While II Ia perhaps, polite for item 60
stimulate the dropping spirts Of their followers Nv
such fsllsoics, they have learned enough ~ Sum.
IAN 10 know that Possesses at lcssi one Of Ne
leading elements Of q military chioftan-,ha, he
never hcsithtes. Iiitist-'ic IS they girinis that
SnrEnAs came 10 temporary hal. ~
che neghborhood Of Millcn. those Who
have watched tho campaign closely will
account for the delay in manner radically differ
sni from the assumption Of the rebel journals
sarRsAs is tho last man 10 act without clear,
practicable and distinctive PLAN and II lie has actoi
the Southern press indicate, 1t !. aa, T. presume
that II Is not only intentional, but essential a.
iunct Of the grand moyomcnt. The very fact tha,
she rebels profess Ia divine surEHAs's des n, and
have fully determined tia. bis objective po.n, ia
Savannah, Is one Of tho slroagcs, evidences tor oI-
posng that theory. His leading slra,cy.csl move
nents have always been wrapped IN mygiory, aud
perhaps Union General has 40 closely concealed
his plans until the moment Of Their execution That
Abe halt At hllen Is only prelude to one oi those
brilliant strs,egica movements which 10 cfn.nonily
distinguish SHERMAN ia not At all improbable. Il
mayb DO that manouyre akin to tA,t which check
mated HOOP at Atlanta is on the tapr, and iha;
She rebels will discover that thar crave iiyi-
nation Of snERxAS's plan has only pat them hope
1sssly Cd the scent. 1t us u course impossible 70
Determine where the column will strike the sea
board. l. may he at Savannah, as the rebels i'm
sgine, and 1t may bs shat General snHRa.S Is
only sending the ch'valry upon fools crrand to
osstruct path which he has no Intention Of fol-
lowing; hut whether tho aim 10 savannah, Charles.
con, Beaufort some other point upon the coast,
NO thoughtfulporsun doubt the result, when it
Is remembered that the distance - traverse IS only
shundred miles that al inviuciblo army has eu-
gagged to accomplish the task, mud that SHERMAN g.
Its guiding star.