The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-09-21
Interesting from Georgia.

The ten days truce in Georgia expires at sun.
down this evening, and tomorrow morning Lost,i-
ties again commence. 1t Is not ut all likely thai
Sherman intends, as seems to be the popular belief
TO wait for next spring before he renews his cam
paign and i'll less than fifteen days il Is probable
he will move heavy column TO some point--possi-
bly, Montgomery More letters have passed be-
tween Generals Hood and Sherman. The latter,
answering General Hoods protest against the re-
mova of the citizens Of Atlanta, says that General
Johnston set him the precedent, by very wisely re-
moving all the families his way down to Dalton
that General Hood himself burnt dwellings, near
Atlanta TO obtain sites for foftiieations, and winds
up with stuff about the " old flag and sezins
United States property, and all that sort ef non
sense. lie concludes follows
Talk thus to Marines but not to me, who have
seen these things, and who will this day make as
much sacrtce Tor the peace and honor of the South
as the best born SouthTon among you. Ii we must
be enemies let us be men, and fight 1t out as We
propose to do and not deal III such hypocritca ap-
peaia to God and humanity. God will Judge Us in
due tlInc and he will pronounce whether It viii
oe more humane to fight with a town fai oi women
anu the families of brave people at our backs or
TO remove them in time to places OF safety among
Their own friends and people.
General Hood soon disposes Of such arguments
showing that General Johnston never removed "a
single family except at their own request Genera
Hood, i'll finishing his letter, says
You say, "letu fight it ont like uien.' To this
my reply Is, for myself and l believe for all true
men, aye, and women and children, IN my country,
We will fight you to the death. Better dlo q thou
sand deaths than submit TO live under you or your
government and your negro allies. -
Having answered the points forced upon me by
your letter of the 9th of September, close this
correspondence with you, and Notwithstanding
your comments upon my appeal to God IN the
cause OF humanity, again humbly and reverently
invoke his Almighty aid i'll defence of justice and
hight.
A letter from Lovejoy's station, dated the 18th
instant, says:
The banlshed citizens of Atlanta continue to ar
rive. Some five hundred families have already
come through Many Of them report the most de-
plorable condition of the Atlanta populace. About
one-hah OF the population elccted to go to Tennes
see, and the rest were coming, preparing to come,
South. Scarcely any of them saved anything but a
few articles Of clothing and fiirniturethe remain
der of the household goods having been sacrificed to
the unsuitable Moloch Of invasion. The Federal
soidiery, though not permitted TO commit personal
outrage, were insulting to degree. One venera-
bic lady relates that Cerulean shouted to her Oh
the street, III unmistakable New England twang,
Where you goins-NUfth!"
No sir-seen enough Of the Northwe are going
South"
Then you are goin to HI" calculated the po-
We'll" wss the rcdoutaLle DANES rejoinaer,
- II DO old Sherman viii have chance to flank
Us out ot 1t, for he Is mighty certain to get there
first"
Sherman with characteristic GINNING would per-
nit none of the younger men Of the town - tome
south Of his lines and ordered them all III the oppo-
site direction
The Yankees told the exilts that Forrest was in
their rear playing the very.deyIl" Numerous re-
ports through the chaliuel have reached Of
the appearance OF Forrest upon sherman llne
OF railway communication, though it may be that
recent operations OF Wheeler have given Iise to these
rltmors.
General Slocum, who Is the Commandant Of the
post at Atlanta, is installed III the fine residence u
Mr.. Dabney, and General Sherman has esconsed
himself III MI Meals residence, the City Hall.
General sherman did not reach Atlanta himself
until last Thursday, lie escorted into the city
by military pIocessiOn with any amount Of music
aud ilags, and serenaded by the various army
bands ali night long.
The Trout House aid Washington Hall have been
re-opened uI,der the auspices Ot adventurous Yam
kee landlords A Yankee colonel and his mistress
are doing the honor5 at the Trout House.
The Yankees have commenced the Work OF tortl-
flying the city upon more extensive scale than the
works Which We erected to keep them out.
1t Is said to be Shernan's plan, after allowing Li5
troops little rest, to push forward three separate
| coiImns-one against Macon, one against Augusta
and one against Montgomery at least this Is the
! plan which some of his minor officers understood
been very short of pIovenvr tOr their horses and
conyersed saw were down to perfect skeletons
aid those used iii conveying the exes to Rough ano
| Ready could scarcely perform the duty imposed
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