New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-19
RICHMOND on SHERMAN.

| The latest Richmond paper which has reached
u.s. The Enquirer ithe 10th, occupies itself with
spcculations upon Shcrmans movement Sher-
man is the subject of lis leading article, as he
has been Of the leading articles Of most Of the
Rebel papers since his contemplation. neglect Of
Hood and his return to Atlanta were first re-
ported The Enquirer has mo doubt but that
Grant planned movement from Atlanta toward
Mobile. for We learn that n feet Of trans
ports laden with supplies had arrived in
Pensacola" Yet We get small light from this
| piece OF information, for in the next sentence
We learn that :" Gen. Hood defeated the plan
and the movement so far from being southwark
from Atlanta, has been turned northward, and
| Sherman IS .at Bridgeport; and Atlanta, if not
| already evacuated, is an actual impeachment TO
its captor." Considering the date Of this decla.-
alton, We can infer one of two things: that the
War Department has prevented all intelligence
Of Sherman from reaching the Richmond editors,
OF, which is the real fact that they ore persist
emily misleading their readers. For when the
above quoted sentence Was written, Sherman had
been gone seven days from Atlanta.
| A subsequent section Of this article shows
still more strongly that the Richmond pres. is
really in possession of news about Sherman. but
Ensembles for purpose.
THE arrival Of . supply feet at Pensacola. Of which
Governments received sdyices Soy era day. ago
be regarded conclusive that advance from Atlanta
seriously entertained by the enemy OF one time.
Whether Sherman. after following Hood 10 the Ten.
Dessee River 10 In condition to return 60 Atlanta
surrender Tennessee to a Confederate army, and at
the opening Of Winter undertake march 70 the Gulf
coast may very well be doubted. But IL Is not 70 i'm.
probable that attention should not b. given 10 IT,.
ascertain shsn Ia matfs Tie attempt He might reach the
Gulf oyerpower all opposing force and Fix his base
upon the waters Of the Gulf But Ehat Mtnf The march
ouid be all he damage repaired he popd hape ceeor-
pttshed nothing - impair our mons Of S.(snss, and
| pould find htMag opposed, IN hs Spring, by oaotAtr
, army But what would become of Tennessee and Ken.
| lucky when Sherman Is on the Cuff Relieved VI
Federal bayoncs, and certain Of four years more NJ
despOt.sn the people Of those States would rally 10 the
Confederate flag In such numbers that Beaure gard
could send force IN watch Sherman the coast aud
march bis army to Cincinnati.
The sentences We italicize show clearly enough
that The Enquirer is INDUCING, as its habit H.
in game Of bluff. Why threaten us with On
army to meet Sherman on an expedition which
moment before has been pronounced imprsc.
ticable' Why talk Of force which We know
does not exist. since in the Confederacy there
are but two armies-the armies Of Hood and of
Lec-the first Of which cannot BE- sent at all to
oppose Sherman, and the second of which
cannot DO without abandoning Richmond,
Similarly absurd is the threat that
Beauregsrd can raise one force in Tennessee
to pursue Sherman, and another 10 march TO
the Ohio IL is the effort Of Tie Enquirer at
once to fortify the public mind of the South
against the immediately expected news of sher.
mans advance through Georgia, and to hold out
vague hopes Of penalties no will have to pay for
HE daring. That Thomas has an army ample