Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-11-22
Tuesday Morning, November ~.

an no knsw is that he is on the war pain
that he is well on his way from Allan
,.-,bat like another great commander he
has bid farewell to his rear-that he has
destroved his late base and the road run
nino north. We have hints in the dispatches
this morning that some portion of his forces
are meeting with opposition from HoWeil
Cobb who commands few Georgia m'litla
and a shrinking of cavalry. We infer, how
aver. that the opposition offered is not
mucb and that it will hardly serve to
delav the detachment against which it is
directed.
sberman's movement, the more we think
of it, grows in importance. Ifhe succeeds
fand where has he failed y it will be one
ot The most brilliant achievements in mill
t.ty annals. Already we think of Napole-
GU in Italy, and in Austria, when
we think OF Sherman on his march through
the enemy's country. His grand advance
from Chattanooga to Atlanta was daz'
cling venture. But how solidly and sure
lv he put one foot down before the other
and never once made mistake. he made
the country feel his genius for war. And
to-day We cannot we'll imagine him making
a mistake and bringinga great disaster upon
his noble army and upon their country. His
STYLE is not to make mistakes. There have
been generals of that sort and they were
the great ones of history.
But where is Sherman gomez We incline
to the opinion of those who say to Macon
aud Augusta. Where else could he go that
would pay for such a movement. 1t he
we're to go westward toward Montgomery
and make Mobile his objective point he
would be at the met latter place by not
only the prospect of siege but by Hoods
army. Hood could move rapidly down from
Corinth by the Mobile and Ohio rail road
and be at Mobile as soon if not sooner
than Sherman. We are at loss to UNDER
staud why the rebels have seemed to sus-
picion that Sherman was going toward
Mobile. We can hardly think they really
thought so, for we should regard his sue
cess on such an expedition as but poor
thing at best. But how different the COM
plexion of the campaign appears if we i'm.
agine him taking Macon aud Augusta,
and thus destroying the railroad commu-
nication of the Richmond government with
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. In adj
dition, he is not likely to meet any force on
the way or at those places, that he need
fear. We have TO be sure rumors about
Lee detaching force to send South, and
it has been said that Early's recent move
ment In the Valley was but feint to
cover an intended withdrawal of a large
part of his command to proceed against
Sherman. Weimagiue that Lee is too hard
pushed to send any force worth sending.
The dispatches yesterday denoted prepa-
rations on the part of Grant to strike if
Lee should attempt such a thing.
From Atlanta to Macon is about 10 miles,
and from Macon to place named Millen,
at the junction of the Georgia railroad with
the Augusta and Savannah road, is about
75 more. AT this latter place We presume
the two columns of Sherman's army will
finally meet, after the one now on march
due east from Atlanta shall have. taker
Augusta, and the other on its march soutt
east shall have taken Macon. The combined
army will then have a march of seventy
miles against Savannah. What resistance
that city is capable of Offering of ITSELF ant
what achievements it may receive is
matter altogether of conjecture. Savan
nah has been more of a sealed book to u
during this war than any other city. w
have no doubt it has its defences, if it onl,
has it's men. The rebels cannot permi
US to take the place, for with it we hav
Georgia completely in our hands, alon
with Alabama-in fact all the territor
west of South Carolina is detached fror
the confederacy. With his communication
open by sea through Savannah, Sherma
would soon make himself impregnable g
Augusta, aud from there he could raj
Georgia and South Carolina at his leisure
Consequences of the greatest momer
must follow the success of Sherman
present campaign. 1t will give q ne
phase entirely to the war. To achieve sue
cess, he has, undeniably, many and gref
olmcultleS 10 overcome. ne mas some
the swampiest country in the world
march through, and its roads are poor as
general thing. he has deep rivers, creek
lagOus and bayous to pass, and he wi
have many burned bridges over chasn
and gorges to supply. The enemy will n
doubt fell timber across his route, destrO
the roads as much as possible, and ST
fire to the luxurious underground on th
wild tracts. Still we do not see no,
he is to fail of achieving success, fc