, 1864-12-16
Nt)lruqog Qril)une.


Secretary Stanton swclls the latc news of
East night with a midnight bulletin, announc-
ing The important event Of n battle yesterday
before Nashville, in which General Thomas ia
1hc attacking party The encounter is re-
ported rs having been exceedingly fierce,
and at lntcst adviccs still undecided,
1hongh substantial advantages are already
chronicled rs ours, among them the capture
OF 1850 prisoners and the driving Of the
enemy from some Of their strongest positions.
To7day's dispatches will be awaited with
b-eathless anxiety. Gen. Thomas has
splendid army and will find u desperate and
determined enemy, whom he has studied his
opportunity and mood 10 nttack and to
destroy.
At present writing VIC are without advices
Efficient to establish beyond doubt the fall
.fsavannah. The fact Of the rcjoicings and
salutcs reported as taking place at Port Royal,
from some unexplained cause, are fur more
likely to have been called out By Sherman's
arrival there than by the capture Of Sayan-
nah, fur Which ytry brief time could
lavc becn afforded. II is not to be
believed that the rebels left its ap-
proachcs altogether open, and still
more likely is it to lave been true that after
testing the strength ofi;s defenses Sherman
made at once for the coast. The mystery
cannot be Of long duration NOW.
Our dispatches from the border, elsewhere.
refer to the danger Of rebcl capture which has
betallcn most important Government train
ON it's way 10 Fort Gibson, with needed sup
plies, the failure to receive which, will cause
7auch suffering ut the latter place.
When sheep dogs set to watch the flock
:,re overcome By love Of mutton, the wolf
is outdonc Us IN enemy Of the fold. There is
10 more dangerous and successful knaye than
}lv who under badge Of conscrvator Of the
pace rarsues the nvocation Of robbery and
jllnder. The crime Of some Of our city DO
1;crmcn, whose arrest is elsewhere referred to,
comes under this head, and no penalty is too
severe to visit such offenders.
Chief Justice Chase took l,is seat upon the
:upremt Bench yesterday, IN event welcomed
ly loyal and liberty loving men everywhere
liz is the fifth in the august line Of succession
as follows:
sfly, AnrH.nt1Q hT u 1shiuEtOu 11S3.
Tllawortl,, appointed by Washington, 1;9G
Marshal!. appointed by Adams, 1871.
Tapcy, appointed By jackson. 1877.
Chase, appointed by Lincoln, 1854.
Tardiness to take offence, is as commend
:'lc in nations Us we'll rs individuals, when
!: violates no 1'rccautioa Of vital Importance.
II is alS ays best to walt, and test the dispo-
sition Of the party OF the second part, to
make rcparntion, or 10 disayow deliberateness
in the insult or injury. The Canadian au-
1ho:ities may, Of their own suggestion and
c.l,ice, reverse the decision and amend the
faulty law Of their Judge Coursal in the mat
ter OF the st. !Nbaus raiders. They may do
this altogether irrespective Of the question Of
Intimidation. We hope they will do 60, and
indeed the adyices elsewhere seem to indicate
this result. But most emphatically is it true
tllat this is case where to wait without ae-
.:on, world i1nperi1 our whole border. At
the instant Cannda dropped the gua~i :llat
had protected us, General Dix's order becomes
of vital necessity to set our frontier in a bus
lie Of preparation to rcpc1 and punish raids
under the new immunity. If Canada will at
Tend to the rebels TINT vio1ate her refuge, It
is we'll, a'u1 If she docs not VIC shall, and be
able to show her tl1at she has ho1ne interest
IN the expulsion from her borders of all who
make war upon us. .But while readiness is
,::ccssa.y ut all exposed points, moderation
should every where be maintained until the
1n;nd If the Canadian authorities is sufficient
~ declared.
Our later Adriccs from Canada confirm these
views. The Attorney General rcbukes the
position taken by the Judge and the re-arrcst
If the Riders is ordered, while The money in
tic hands Of the nutorities is to be given
up to the parties from whom it
vas stolen. We much prefer to
1s.l1eyc the Canadian authorities are to act
nonorably with us On the ground Of interim
tional Justice and right. They will not, how
ever, respect us the less for The promptncss
with which we prepared for the defense Of
our borders in the eycnt Of her falling to do
lcr duly,