Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-08

Tho objects contemplated were to cut tht
railroad communications between Lee anC
Richmond, By which Lis army is subsistcl
from daJ. TO day. The railroads ars run,
n'os again.-Eso TO destroy his depots o
SuEplles in Ais rear 40 dep2ts were injured
|-Eae but, aGooe :,hove al, to engage hi.
attsntfcn rs upon 4 threa.oneI attack upon
Ills hnes, 20 rs 10 soyer the advance cf Gone
erai hilpar,ck'S car"irg column by a2orhel
route oeyun. them, without serious inSerrup-
ton Al this has b.en Handsomely ace M
plieaed, aad We are nos Without the bope thai
h!lpasT:ek has thus 5eeu enabled 10 solve The
ptobieIn OF the reeass Of our long Suffering
! so.die's, he'd os prisoners in the rebel capital
He may possibly fa'i but ne trust that even
greater results than the release of our soldiers
! as kictmond may crown his daring but hope
full enterprise.
| 1Iha enterprise" Is nay longer hopeful
The prisoners are still, on Belle Isle, and
largely increased from tl;s very brilliantly
successful enterrrise."
From the West whore ''the heavy work of
tAe Spring campaign is 20 commence, the
| "Iferaid" has cheering news: ;"
"Iniora,ation of few days earlier has
boon received from Chattanooga announcing
that Gen, Thnanas, having been considerably
reinforced, was advancing upon Dalton, and
! that se7ere engagement vas believed to be
impending. From these concurrent dispatches
We conclude that to Gen. Thomas has been
assigned the duty Of opening ths ball -
Johnsten seerls 70 have closed tho ball very
sarly in ri, ovening.-ENQ1 Nor have we
any doubt CT his ability anu determination to
open it with oIo ci the gtandest Victories OF
the %cr. How are your doubts now !-ESQ. |
The opposing army of johnston can hardly
er,erd forty Thousand men-a iorcs decidedly
inferior n numbers 2hd IN every other re-
specs to the never defeated veterans Of
Thomas. II I.ongatrecs, with his East Ten
nessee column o! $1,000 men. instead of
haasin. ar, und Knoxville till compelled t.
bury Gtf tn Virginia. had m0vr! down to q
lrnc;ioa WIKI Johnston, the advance Of Gen.
Thomas would base been somewhat hnzard-
Gus. As il Is, We believe thai the absence o.!
LoDg=trcet's iunu leaves Johnston as inca
peale of arrest.ng tho advance Of Thomas
upon Dalton as Bragg was to hold his position
in front ot Chattanooga.
" But why has Longstreet fallen back, rs If
to1 Ri1hn'oaii. when 80 Grgenlly. ?. needed by
Johnston! We b lcva it is because of the
late threatening aivanne oi G. G,nerul Bull ~ up
tnc R!HHIacrd peninsula. ia upiuuctipn with
the more siarinlng demonstrations of nur army
Of tho oo,ouac- In Ii word, JrE Davis, bs-
iisv .rg Richmond 3, be IN greater danger uhun
AL ,G,i, has recalled Lansssvses to the sup
poit Of Lee. Davis ;rG1rll shus appear, has
s'.en Constrained to die IL tte last ditch 81
Richmond, even a. the hazard of being com~
lecsly cut OF from Georgia, ALBANIA and
Mississippi.
Thus much for the army OF the, Potomac as
q cooperative army with the oantral army OF
Geceral GRAFT, under the immediate command
Of that 0laeT stc Ing sci her, General rh uss.
This is q great improvement upon the Wcxa-
tngton strategy cf 1862, utder r!.ich sur a-
| mies in lie Best ,ccre kept staaaing still whits
the :eb, b from ali oG@riers r.ern caGcta!ra-
ting at lstohnoad 10 crlsa 1jCCl ;fian. Bat
wha. OF GsnerAl Shcrmaa!"
By this time the Rsrdld kaows II about
General Sherman. His faillr his retreat,
his shameful pll4se his inceniiarisrn, his rob.
berries are Ill known 10 Yaskac3or'. and may
cascr IFS d4s2oad"ncy. !: no br'llta"s nrl.-
gl ,rious victories owe: unitf:ndei village; its
b l,,ns @'h=ry Of pansatous; It's hrr)c it,
suits a,in.,: ani ;ts characteristic Yankee
va"dAil N :a's =, .Hast gi9cn It's a~m!rers
some cru2:bs .! u,uni@r.. Il p,.isrrn ial2G
with "1akun, .urpeaire and tprpedces' ro
'buru III? hataf&l city 0; Rchmond," Sherman
has &c :ue: i.. Jre cnarseAjl - liz c.la. mn.
tie burnt everywhere. he rh2ted everywhere,
he iu.Ll;ej every w3Iian. he son glory on tho
right hand and On the f: The fave Of Dl:l
gren vas aas tho fate of Sherman. That just
God who delivered The onn into onr hands, hsS
fer some Wise purpose preserved the other.
Though we may not ba a5t2 - read the IT,
scrutatl. w;siarn that has sh;;l led Sherman.
He c;.unoS ii,l t. gcs the cumiaoa infamy thas
attaches to both The wrl:,t,, whose uncofiue l
body monl iers 10 the MARSHES Of the Pamun-
kcy, was net one whit moro infamous than
the Tanisl nnw safJin Ejlk burg. Dahl sren
stla Mr. Morscn's slycc spoons and burnt
Mr.. ScidcI's barns, AMI Sacrfaaa pll. .Ged
and robbed throughout Mississippi. Boah
made Var the OCCASION OF private thefts-each
Is robbcr, aad bath are bursl.rs.
Such are the items that makeup the ''cheer-
ing news" Military failures, added to indi-
yidual dishVno. and nntiona! disgrace, could
cheer no people bu. Yankees. They are de
lighted. If they cannot defeat our armies,
they can out-steal cur men if they oaunos
sabjugate our people, they can rob their
plantations and burn their houses if they
cannot conquer the men, they can insult tho
women. And this knowledge of their prowess
delights that people, it cheers them with the
thought that they equaiiss the results Of tho
| war, they cfses our victories with taeir thefts.
The Herald" sums up its M.checr:pg
news:"
THUS, East and West Tho prospects of the
opening campaign are god. General Lee and
R'camond are b III ii dsngcT. Est Teunes-
SEE IS relieved, General ii:Cmas. strongly rein
forced, is evidently envsloping joe Johnston,
sad Shormao Is letting al'rg rwimInirgiy.
In fact, before tho ;apse Of many DAYS, wc
expect the inselligsnco Of blow, East r
" nst WINCH Will sPeeu!ty c"uiP'Hle tdlo noiS
of rebr! decentralization, confusion 0ud dissoiu-
ton, from Richmond % Mexico.
NO MORE INSULTS To RICHMOND.
Gn. Bragg hss determined To order fifteen
handred cavalry to be permanently s:aaioned
around Richmond. Such f,ccc. picketiag the
roads. Will efsctu.liy protect the city ''rcm the
insuIts If raids, as well es the country from
their Injuries. Such a cavalry ;orco IT front
OF ra'ding party viii Away cheek them,
until the cavalry from General Lees army
can ocme W.
Such force has always been wanted here
and the faot that no cavalry was permanently
attached to he Richmond defences, has en-