The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-11-26
Sherman and Early.
From 1 ruid's Letter to the World.

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IMPORTANCE OF G1LLEM's DEFEAT AT BULLS
41fthe readers of the World will examine
good map, it will be seen how easy it
would be for the confederates to prevent
General Sherman from even reaching Lynch
burg, if that be his ultimate destination.
General Breckenridge, it will be seen, is
now in full possession of the whole of east.
ern Tennessee and southwestern Virginia;
and the remnant Of the Union forces have
fed to Knoxville. This may seem small
matter; but it is one really of great impor>
tance, and it illustrates the profound strat>
egy which marks every movement directed
by General Lee. There is direct commu>
nication between the territory alluded to
and Richmond; and the railroad facilities
are ample. If it is necessary, General Breck-
inridge can be reinforced from Richmond,
and that very quickly, to any extent that
may be desired. 1t is idle to say that Cen
eral Lee has 10 troops to spare. He has.
He has been reinforced during the last two
months, by the filing up of all of his old
regiments to their full original strength,
and this too by the very best fighting ma,
terial in the South. know this to be the
positive fact; and, therefore. if it be thought
desirable to send a considerable force from
Richmond to Eastern Tennessee, or to
Lynchburg, it can be done.
DEMONSTRATION OF THE 1MPRAcrIcAB1LIrY
OF sUBJUGATING THE SOUTH.
What now, it may be asked, has become
of all the fine results which we were prom
ised would flow from the capture of Atlan>
tai The country was assured that the
capture of Atlanta was blow from the eff
fects of which the South could never recov
er; and was promised that Atlanta was to
be made permanent fortified base for all
of General Sherman's future operations.
All of these promises, which were used as
so many electioneering arguments, have
now been falsifed. The only advantage
which the capture of Atlanta has brought
to us, is the lesson that it has taught us,
and that is, that DUR armies cannot pepe-
trate the interior of the South, and hold
southern cities there, and make them the
fortified bases of future operations. In
other words, General Sherman's campaign
has demonstrated the .impracticability of
subjugating the South, just as Sheridan's
has demonstrated the impossible
ity of preventing the confederates from
using the Valley as the theatre of their op
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MENAcING ATTITUDE OF EARLY's ARMY.
There is no reason to believe the reports
that Early's forces have retreated and left
the Valley. On the other hand, all that
have been able to learn confirms me in the
belief that they are still near Strasburg,
and that when they move, it will be toward
the Potomac, and not southwark have
some information to day, both from the
valley and from the Upper Potomac; and it
all goes to show that the apprehenslons
which still fill the minds of the residents
in the neighborhood of tHagerstown are
we'll founded. The towns along the south
ern border of Pennsylvania have undertak-
en- the work of self-protection. They have
their own scouts and spies, far down the
valley, and, from what they learn in this
way, they are satisfied that an invasion of T
that part Of their State forms part of the
rebel programme for the winter, and will
be attempted. DRUID.