The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-03-23
Ii.IrlW FKOu uIULl yON-
G1klSSMAN.
Glowing Views at lIiChmond Fears and
Hopes Important Admissions.


The following letter, among others. was
captured at Canton, Mississippi, during Gen.
Shermau's march. lt was hv .. II. Single.
ton. Of Canton Mississippi, who has broth.
er. we believe. of some notoricty, in Quiu-
cy, Illinois. Tho letter was kindly loaned
to the correspondent Of tho Chicago 7i'i-
btgs, Ivy the officer having it in his posses
sion:
Rrcnuoxp. Jan &C, 1861.
HoH.J b. Hmcget:
DEAR SIR: wish hIl to-day glass OF
your cNccllcut vino, as | feel somewhat
lauguil aud tatiEucl after my multiplied
and incessant duties hero. hope some day
to drink tho health Of Our young nation and
talk over our "hair.breath escapes and
great tibuatjons. The present hour looks
gloomy TO bc sure but, like yourself, be
lciVc in ultimate success. TO give US this
.succeSs, We want 10 strike an ottec-
tive blow early in the Spring. This will
setus on our legs again. Doubtless the
Fedcrals will open the campaign by NOV
ing u heavy column upon Atlanta, Ca, and
at the same time heavy one from Knox
villc, in the direction of Southwestern Nir-
giuja and Northern North Carolina.
This latter, itnotrepcilcl, will force upon
Gen. Lee the necessity of falling back from
his present position, it may bc from Rich
mJul, and almost entirely from Virginia. to
prevent himself from being ilankcd, and his
army from being entirely disbmdcd or de-
stroyed. Gou can sec at once if this move.
mcut he allowed to succeed. that these CON
sequences must follow. This portion OF
/ of Virginia is now pretty well eaten out
and II Lees army were cut of from the
| South it could not I've provjsioucd ior three
months. Pressed in front, and hlrrasscl in
rear, with provisions exhausted, disbaul
meut and destruction must follow.
Then it becomes a matter of the first mo-
mcut to guard the rear of tho army OF the
Potomac.
Should the movement upon Atlanta sue
coed, then Georgia will be laid waste, and
our chief source (at prcsent) of provisions
will he cut off. NO man can look forward
to Spring without great apprchcnsionS
Doubtless our scvcrcst trials will then be
upon us. Ii we sustain ourselves, or moro
ii we gain any signal advantage over tho
enemy soon after opening of the campaign
we may give the opposition elements of the
, North chance to combine and beat Lincoln
for President This | should hail as u good
omen, and begin to think otpclce no very
distant day. | sec no chance for peace un
til tie RepuHicUa party is bct'as 0iu
OrcrCJUln. In the meantime things are as
suminS morc untavorahc aspect in Nortl
Carolina. Her course is deeply humilating
to every patriotic heart. Congress is la
boring diligently to strengthen our army
and improve our currency. hope W,
shall succeed materially in accomplishing
both of these ends. Tho remedy is severe
one, but the disease is desperate, and ne
silly nostrum will answer. Tho cause i,
the peoples, and they must sustain it at al
hazards and the representative who ialters
in this hour of trial is not worthy Of conf
dencc. would tell You what measures We
are likely to adopt, but that would be con
trabaud; our proceedings are in secret scs
sion.
As ever, your friend, most truly.
g. t. SINGLETON.