The New York herald., 1864-12-08

% easy 70 lis But wbse eous y ssasss The ssvs
Isve apart from the words IN which 10 dressed, vhas
First Of all. must remember thai sssss Sespatsh
writer's have repressnted Ma Confederate army 70 hays
oeen a. every step 90 ss sceA noIsa
o. Coluuba, and u 10 broken up II KSSokAS. sshoasd
oesins tho tale In an e despatch dated nscembes No
LAT, ~ are all the other despatcnss According him
the ",sbss'' we're rspuissd With . oss OF "sve siz
tnousand while ths Un,on" loss only "abous cwo
maDdsr numerical loss u bis adversary 20
20 vague ABOUT his Did he count the Confederatu
t.n an enemy loss n necessary to remain ths master
o Inc no pa hs remain the master Of sns Sold and
sowo o. Frsnknnf Those interesting questions
swered only by unofficial narrators
According 10 all their accounts without discrepancy,
the Confederate army made in front of tk
federal lines late four O'Clock toe afternoou ID
sn hour and halt after that time 10 quite and
night The whole action must have taken place IN tsis
hour and bali. They say that tho Confederatcs made
by rspuhed ana finally that their lines were nanssd
doubled the centre, and their whole army utterly de-
nut ther while these statements must necessarily b
exargeratons they might he considered essentially srue
That Hood He'd from the neId, retreated2 That
the federal cavalry was in hot pursuit. cutting up the
remnu of his "sCatered and dsorgspized followsrs
None OF these stereotyped phrases d. we ind
in the sequel. What We do find cannot b
10 10 ,n,. sasIs S.,n. saSss
our army retired from FRANKLIN, and now holds strong
position within three miles OF Nasnvile" Here ~ 40
extraordrary thing Here victorious army, occupy
ing It's chosen ground its fortdcstons, It's town full o.
hospitals and storss, with railroads 10 iss rear which
defeats with great slaughter tor hour and ham
another army add then retreats away ~ soon -
grows darn leaving town ana and does nos
occurs. No anking. No crawling round tho victor'a
position like that done by Grant or Sherman ascrbed
to Hood. What then the cause Of that Immediate
retreat IN the DighH Depend upon u the victory was
defeat The federal army could not maintain It's post on
IL did not beat of the Confederate attack AZ t SAID
but itself beaten, and the advent of night which pos
end 10 the conflict and chance for retreat, was
4 aunlxyn Annx No. irxA fafae
But what renders tho claim TO tbs laurel
singular. The Confederate army, which WAS beaten
pursued but did issef pursued IL not sven contents
with getting the town. II would not lie s then 70 rs-
the flying vctors, askirmishingn with them al the
way to Nashville The victorious retreassss burned the
crossed the river The whole distance between Frank.
lin and Nashville was trsversed BY both hosts 10 one
three miles Of the last named city. Then il must have
been within the forncstous Of the city os no ortnca-
on within five miles OF Nashville Al tho time The des-
patches Close Then Hoods army ID there, confronting
Then these are the admitted facts. Tne Confederate
reaches Franklin At four o'clock and atAcgs tnme
the battle tho federal army gets out Of Frankn forth
with and all night ~ such rate that reeohes
il this is tho story q federal victory Heaven send
them always SUCH and grant pcpstuAl defeat 70 the
Confederate arms. st s3es#
Thomas Believed 90 have Been Bsdiy
IFrom tho Rchmond Dispatch, Dec. 3
From the Yankee accounts Of their victory at Erankn
cord sxoeps that gained By Banks over D.cx rsyr
spring that Hood attacked Schohed WORKS -
s ns q s
and badly that but for night coming % ne wOo
hay. n ns s s me- = -.
six thousand men Killed and wsundsd and enc
dan ams thissg else After having deeAed Hocd . erri.
Sy sns .sa s lie tsy
night, they fell back Y .ishin oar mr:s q Gsss.,s
Ss sSss sSd q s.
for falling back % Fraskl,n They ssd ssy d % ..
las.: q: are 100 .ss.' q. svsp
cause ne canno! help y, - s..5,s. 5sfs !
The TRINITY 6ESrai Hssssvsl. aisaAs
MASS MEETING OF 0R0ANIsrs AND sIa0naa--0AHss
TICLEs. CANDLES AND cHoRUses. -
For some months past Dr., Cutler, the orsanist and
musical director Of Trinity church. has been preparing.
for those interested the subject dspay Of church
music such has NOT becn known Ia this country be-
iore took place yesterday; and The
sgnt and hearing both graaed, the oe
The enterprise decided. II appealed TO somewhat
iiIerent class people than the recent Meshodbt hu
Festival, and conducted In much more slabo
rate aud formal style. 6f sye ~
Thero werc few excited individuals who cams 10 ths
ohurch early nine O'Clock In the morning, thcuxh
the exercises not to begin till noon. Before thas
limo church tolerso,y well aled, though few
Of the side pewswhich lke OF tbs seats 10 the
Academy Of Music arranged as 10 preclude tho
occupant seeing expressly what ne came TO geewero
vacant. Fully one half OF those present. were ladies.
The church presented q noble appearance Clusters of
lights encrced the pillars OF the nave, and several
thoroughly Illuminated the cnspcel and flashed
tho gliding OF tho altar screen BACK into tns
destroy ing of the great west window tbrougn
winch the dim isht o. cloudy afternoon trans
glass through whicn struggled There were ~ hts in
the organ loft at tho end OF the nave lights which
ss%mea % hrsps uevsr sppssrsa 70 auer sspscy
when tbs vicinity OF the cnancsl
Alta few minutes after twelve O'Clock the singers en-
the chorster boys taking the lead and followed BY
the adults The organst OF tho church, Dr. Cutler IN
black robe preeeaed the entire psocesson' ksv' ~.
The singers with the exception OF three or four
black sheep sysd ~ sns ,ne Fs. ssbs.
dras 1bey took seats ON either side OF the chaoce
tho boys being front and sitting 70 intes
cept tho view nunicn table.
Rsv. Dr. vinton read lev prayers, the cnoirs re-
pulpit no proceeded 10 deliver an explanatory ceurcs
quite free from tscnuicaies aud was rather
related IN Chronological order essay musicai
art the lecture proceeded. the choirs ~ proper
~ esias,,sa music ry i.s psriormauce Ia ihs wer
q Gregoran ch,nt OF tho sixth century, German
choral, by Martin IuthW; q cnsnt, oy Iure, sn9
present orxanis OF Westminster Abbey, aud several
solos and cuorus extracts from Handel were
sung the audi apprcciatpg them highly, though
by of the place from venturin0
10 applaud Organ music illustrated BY selectionq
from Cutler play ed by the composer rom Handel and
Wely played BY Mr. Morgan; and from Bach, played "
c. Jerome Hopkins Besides these gentlemen, Mr. alters
OF TRINITY cha.el, and Mr.. 8. r. Taylor. venerable
orgauist eighty ak years old and apparently good Tor
ansrtcr OF century come assisted accompany
In some Of tho the elect OF accom- panmeusa
on both OF the old In the tower Of the
onuron aud me ne one tho chancel-was tried with
good success though The difficulty OF playing stimuli.
iansousy two Instruments hundred and forty fees
spart will be obvious.
Among the vocaists--for though the festival took
place Ia q church, tho that there admisson
fec allows OF criticism, at ordinary concsrt-Mr
Samuel o. Mayer. who was for merry member Of Trinity
ing si the air from Handers sampson, Total Eclipse"