The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-20

! Jalla OF Charleston Or the pens Of NJ tCOu md
Ardcrsonvile, will confidently &c the same story.
The Rebel cause is fast fail ny from evb l1s-
| ton. Their two grand armies have been REIN
| forced this summer from the last resources of
| ibe south. From every coru.r Of the ,ud ev'ry
! old man and every boy capable Of be ring rhe
| has been impressed, willingly or unwilling y, and
! buried TO the frnt Lees army was the trst 50
| strengthened. IL was ~ the expense Of bpIs.
! Governor Brown told th' truth with plpnnass
that was very bitter, but II WAS none the loss she
| truth. Let me extract u few prOminrnt state
monis from his proclamation ~ July Q, addressed
| 70 the Reserved Militia OF Geuugia -
"a late correspondence with The President Of
! The Confederate States satisfied my mind m t
| Georgia is TO De loft 20 her own re.ources 60
| supply the rcinforCemCnts to Gen rn J ihnStOn's
! anmy, which are INDISPENSABLE to thc c'iOn
/ OF Atlanta ami 10 prevent the state from being
ovcrrun by the Overwhelming numbers nov
under command OF the Federal general upon our
soil.
But there is need OF further reuforcemeuts,
| as will be seen by the accOmp luyiug le ter OF
General Johnston. And it becomes
my duly 10 call forth crsyy man In the State aDle
10 bear arms, as fast as they can he armed, 10 aid
| in the defense Of our homes, our affairs, and the
| graves Of our ancestors.
"If the Confederate Government will not send
| the large cavalry force now engaged IN railng
| ana Tcpelling raids TO DESTROY tue long lin1 Of
railroads over which General sherman brings his
! supplies from Nashville, and thus compel him 20
| eat, with the loss Of most Of his army the
! people Of Georgia, who have already been drawn
| upon more heavily in proportion 10 population
than those Of any other state in the Clntcderasy,
must nc all hazards, and al any sacrh,e, rush 70
| the front.
"lf General Johuston's army is destroyed, the
Gull States are thrown open to the enemy, and
| we are Tuincu.'
Ttcre must, indeed, have been desperate woak-
| ne,s when Georgia, and the southern cluSe with
| il, were so neglected that Les army might be
made equal 10 the task Of holding Grant 70 the
| Potomac or the James and the people Of the
.l | understand
to appreciate the fact, and they have lost heart
| accordingly.
The following is from letter written BY one
Rebel to another, shat accidentally fell into the
hands Of one of my fellow prisoners, and for the
authenticity Of which ! vouch -
Very few persons are prep ring 10 obey the
late call of the Governor. II 5 summons will
meet With no response here. The people are so H.
sick, and heartily tired of this hateful, hopeless
strife. They would end II ifthey could; but Dur
wonld-be rulers will take good care that no Op-
| portunity De- given the people 70 vote against IT,
| by les by fraud, and by chicInery, this reyOlu.
| ton was inuuguratod; by force, by tyranny aud
| the suppression OF truth it is sustained. IL
| Is nearly time that IL should end aud OF
| sheer depletion H. must end before long.
| We have had enough of want aud Of woe,
| enough of cruelty and carnage, enough
of ciiIples and corpses. There 10 an abundance
OF heraved parents, weeping widows, and or
phaned children in the land. II We eau, let u
not increase the number. The men who, e.
aggrandiLe themselves, or TO crafty their own
pontlcal ambition, brought this cruel wr upon
peaceful and prosperous country, Will have to
render fearful account of their misdeeds TO a
wronRed, robbed, and outraged people. Earth
has no punishment sufficiently meet for their
vnlainy here, and he'll will hardly be hot enough
10 scathe them hereafter"
| There is certainly a no small proportion OF the
Southern people despite the lying declarltio
of their journals, as We had good O;casOn TO
learn }, that not only favor the progress of our
aims, but that daily pray that this exterminating
/ nn no ngrh IN a nlli 10 IN
complete and perfect success Ghey have b Id
too much Of despotism-not enough Of the tri-
umph promised them. Many intelligent South
ern gentlemen do, indeed express strong hopes
of their ultimate Independence, bu. such nope is
not shared by the masses.
DisappOif ted from the irst in not having been
Acknowledged by foreign POwers-mJre bitterly
| disappointed in their general expect itOu that
| NOrihern cOvardce or dissensOn would secure
| their eDdS-sbut u single chance rem Iins, an /
thar is the result of our next election for Presl-
| dent liza Democrat succoedsto Mr.. Lincoln, they
| profess TO feel sure of negotiations, and sure Of
their ContedeTacy. They believe Democrat will
be elected.
In Mr.. Lncoln's reelection they see only sub
! iuPaton, annhiatiOn, for the war must then
| continue, and continuance is their failure and
| rnin.
IN military affairs It is an excellent rule never
| to do what The enemy desres-iI IL not equally
uue in politics Certain il is that tho only
remaining hope OF the South lies in Mr.. LincSln's
| defeat
Now, am not enough of politician to know
| whether the election of Democrat cOn result as
iavorhby to the South as il anticpa es. The wish
| alone may he the parent of their belief. But
| assured all who expressed that belief, that the
| North, as mass, is as united as the South; that
| no Democrat could he elected on pea . plat
| form; and that any President who would in
| 0uguratc aCy measure HAd.nS 10 pc i'e on the
| basis Of Southern Independence, would be
| promptly hung, by loyal accamatiOn, to the
lamp post in 'front.' of his own presidential
| mansion.
However that may be, If we are but true our
selves there can be but one result. Wat nee ROo
| ne d Is HieIi-Only men-not substitutes or re.
liDgs who go forth for any motive but the conn
trys good, and produce but little beyond depre-
ciating our armies-but MEN such aS really
| constitute the State, and boast OF being reemen
and the sons Of freemen. Ii these fail 70 support
| their Conntrys cause in her hour Of peril, tley
are unworthy OF continuing freemen, ana shonld
| blush ever TO exercise q iIeemanS privilege.
But If bOunlies must be paid, let it be IN
Southern land, not in Northern gold : and armies
| of cmigTanis whose sons may aspire 10 even tue
rule of the nation, will cross the seas 90 win the
| broad acres that di,lyyalty has forfeited 20 he
| State.
To every intelligent soldier who has fought
| through all these indeciive cam pagns on
| almost numbercss indcci,ivc fields, the question
| constantly arises, with touching force, Why do
| we not Overwhelm our enemies
| Tens Of thousands OF lives are lost becausc our
array of strength is 30 disprppOronably less thin
|
meet on nearly equal terms, where VIC might wetl
| have four to one. The cost 70 us in blood and
| treasure OF q prolonged war, can hardly be fore
| s,cn-lbe economy is infinite of such an effort as
| the glorious NOrh should put forth.
| The South will light as lOlg o. the struggle is
| equal; q ,CiR submit 10 such preponderance as we
should show in every field
Glance at the summers campaigns II Sher-
man bad hnt 80 900 or q, 900 moro men near, the
| South would be usF, because Hood would ba
| annihila,ed. IL Meade had moved In the spring
with reserves Of 7j 600 20 100000 men, Lee would
have been hopelesly crushed Even az this
moment a third column OF 40 600 20 5000 rightly
moved would give unopposcd blows TO the Con-
federacy from which she could never rise.
What folly then 70 struggle on IN this way
when we can send 10 the field five times the force
already there What weakness 20 think we can
not CONQUER the South Behind the james only
boys and old men are 10 be seen, while here men
buy and sell as in the olden days Of quiet, and
regiments Of abe-bodied citizens crowd the
streets Of our cities,
There Is but one course consistent with safety
or honor Let the people awake 10 a sense Of
their dignity and strength, and few months Of
comparatively trlhing eNerti0n, OF such effort as
alone is worthy Of the great wOrk,-lnd the Re-
bellion will crumble before us Fill this drttt
promptly and willingly, with goodand true men I;
send a few spare thousands over rather thl1
under the call and the summer sun oil 1863 VIII
shine upon n regeneTated land.