Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-15

DISAPPOINTMENT or THE FoRRIGN Con-
RRsPoNpENTs.--It Is very interesting 10
note the manner In which tha cores
pondents for foreign journals speak OF
our late election, They confidently eN-
pacted a scene OF riot, bloodshed, arson
and military interposition, and they
were wofully disappointed al finding
everything go of so quietly, The cor
respondent OF the London Times dates
his letter from this city just after sun
down on election day. He evidently
watched all day for the tocsin OF war;
but which the sun went down upon
peaceful city he set about announcing
the fact that the great national contest
was finished in the midst OF q country
torn with civil war, and yet not q blow
was struck nor an angry word spoken.
We can fancy the chagrin with which
he wrote the sentences. Mr.. Goodwin
Smith, too, who writes for the London
News, and who remained all day in the
vicinity of the Hoffman House-the mill
tary headquarters at that time-eXpect-
ing every moment to see orderlies and
couriers riding about, conveying orders
from this and that point OF the battle
ground was amazed 10 find no soldiers
In the streets, no t" IN. ".SSlient civiiians, no
indications of anything particular going
on, Broadway was as gay and festive
as ever. No deploying Of infantry coll
pmns, no charging Of caTalry disturbed
the even tenor of the promenader's way
and so Professor Goodwin Smith pro.
10 u,,ll T.,
Cooked in vain for evidence Of the tyr
amy of the majority, He could scarce
~ conceive 4 nation in the midst OF {
great political struggle more temperate
orderly or respectful of each other
rights Just So it was indeed a sub
lime scene, such as no country in Europ
could present under like circumstances
notwithstanding their repeated sheer
| ut American civilization.
Our ARMIEs.-T There are a number o
military and naval movements in pro
gress at present-some OF which tn
public are partially informed, and o
others they are in gnorance-whicl
seem greatly involved and totally dis
connected; but which, we think, vii
soon be found to be parts of one grea
| and comprehensive plan. Four extern
! sive operations, ranging across fou
great rebel States Of the Atlantic slope
each operation having Il bearing upo
the Others, and all looking to results O
| magnitude, are pretty sure to meet thei
! consummation before Christmas. 9th
| object of Gen. Warren'S movement il
| Virginia, the public are as ignorant a
| they are of the whereabouts Of Genera
! Sherman in Georgia; but Warren
movement is as assmedly cOnnecte,
with other great operations, which vii
in due time be developed, as Foster
| movement on the Charleston and Savan
nah railroad was connected with tn
| great march Of Gen. Sherman. By tn,
way, we may remark that it now appear
that Fosters late movement was not a
+ entire a failure as it seemed at As
sight. He was repulsed at Graham
vile, but he destroyed the bridge owe
Pocotaligo, which was one of the mai
objects he had in view We learn bu
little additional Of Sherman, but tn
! public will almost certainly be gratitie
this week by good news from him.
The war, with the exception Of tn
byeplay Of Hood in Tennessee, is noV
confined to the Atlantic slope: and
will be superb warlike spectacle to sc
all our military and naval forces, frol
the james to the Savannah, coopera
ing tremendously and successfully.