The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-18
The Military Gituatl0H-JefT. Davis
Message and the Facts.

| On Monday last there was read to the
pseudo Congress of rebels at Richmond
a message from the head rebel, which
gave the Southern Official statement of
the military situation Judged by the
statements of that message, the situa-
ton is a very bad one for US. Since
May last the war, has, on our part it is
admitted, "been prosecuted on scale
and with an energy heretofore une~
qualled;" but, nevertheless, it has
scarcely had any result that was not
quite agreeable to the rebel President
In other words jeff has once more got
US lust where he wants US Sher-
man has, it is true, marched down to
Atlanta "at great expense" and driven
the rebel Generals Johnston and Hood
before him at his pleasure; bat what
then? Johnston and Hood only stood
in Shermans way and defended Atlanta
for fun Atlanta was not all necessary
to the srebels, and now that Sherman
has it, it is of no use to Sherman. There
fore Shermans campaign was fail
ure, and Sherman, says this aeon
rate messagemaker, has been com
PEELED to withdraw on the line of
his advance" Grant is Engaged in
an effort to capture the town OF
Petersburg" jeff does not believe that
he will succeed-rather hopes that he
will not-but does not care much about
il, as Petersburg is not much of place
He has heard that Grant has lately re-
oeived heavy reinforcements, and
that ia all he knows about Grant Shcr-
idan's name is never mentioned;
and all that JEFF thinks it worth while
to state in relation to the Shenandoah
valley is that the Union General "has
been rendered desperate by his inabil-
ity to hold it." He cOngratulates the
rebel Congress on the fact that the
United States forces have been driven
out of Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Alabama and Georgia, and that
the rebel forces have penetrated to
Central Missouri, and afforded the "Op-
pressed brethren" in that State one
more opportunity to burn and murder
at their own sweet will he also an
nounces, with grand burst of blue
fire, that the rebellion will survive the
capture of Richmond, Atlanta, Viii
mington, Charleston, Savannah, No
bile and all other vital points, though
he does not mention where it viii i've.
Such is the weakness of the rebellion
and the httleness of its rebel President,
as both are made apparent in the mes
sage.
Despite all this, the loyal people of
the United States may rest very well
satisfied with the military situation. Il
has for us four important points, alb Of
which are comparatively unnoticed in
the message of the rebel President--
these are the points where the armies
are, and where there is likely to be
some fighting. They are the points
held by Grant, Thomas, Sheridan and
Sherman. We need hardly revert 10
Missouri, for though Davis speaks of
the rebel forces under Priee as though
it were still in that State, he of course
knew that the last man had been driven
out more than q week before his mes
sage was read 10 the rebel Congress. 10
the States named by US we have had
great successes, and we still stand tri-
umphant over sll difficulties Sheris
dan holds the valley like little giant
His presence there giVes the most per-
feet guarantees that there Will be no /
more rebel raids into Aarylsnd aud J
Pennsylvania, and he affords Grant
the opportunity 70 concentrate his
whole heart and thought on the at /
tempt against Riohmoad, ia the full
consciousness that there VIII be no
more rebel diversions towards the PotO-
mac. Thomas holds Tennessee, con- /
fronted By Hood. who advances 70 an
wade it. Hood advances now to Ten
uessee With mach the same idea that