Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-07-22
NEWS HY LAST NIGHTS NAIL.

ihe New lOfk H1'ta ltue uoSuS P'osi1
nation paper) has an account of serious trou.
bic in the Cabinet l. states that Secretary
Stanton has resigned.
The expedition from Memphis, under
Gen. a. j. Smith, met the eremy under For
rest near Tupelo, Miss, and signally defeat
ed him, in several battles. His loss is stated
at over 1000, and ours less than 800. The
rebels in arms between the Mississippi river
and Georgia to all appearances seem in fair
way to get thoroughly "cleaned OUT
The rebels have been attempting to
blockade the James River below City Point
with batteries. A boat having on board
Generals Grant and Butler had q narrow cs
cape. -as.. ..
The Commercials Washington special
says The War Department has positive
information Of the evacuation Of Atlanta by
.iohnston's forces. Il is believed that Gen
era Sherman has dispatched large body of
Stoncman's cavalry to Macon, TO release the
numerous Union officers confined there
However, We hardly credit the report.
A Harrisburg, Pa, dispatch of the ooh,
says Important dispatches received here
last night indicate that our forces are steadi
~ and successfully pursuing the reoels who
recently ravagcd Maryland. The pursuing
party is wrestling large amounts Of the plum
der from the rebels. General Crook on Mon
day overlook the enemy at Smokers Cap
A sharp and terrific encounter took place.
The rebels fought like devils, anxious to save
he. main NJ tia Gapnral Hroot rhipp.
ed the rebels thoroughly, capturing over 800
wagons heavily laden with grain, and took
many PRISONERS.
10000 MORE WIEN CALLED FOR.
In another place we publish proclama-
ton by the President calling for Five Hun
,lred Thousand Volunteers for one year. To
bring the present campaign to glorious ter
lnination we must have more men, and we
regret that by act of Congress fifty days
must elspse after the call is made before the
Government can supply its pressing wants
by draft. If this additional half million
had been called for last fall the rebellion
would have been crushed by this time. We
have had the power all along to squelch o1t
the internal revolt, but we have never exert
ed 1.-THE Of our strength. We have called
men to the field in mere driblets, to be vast
cd away without accomplishing decisive re-
suits. Thousands upon thousands of lives
would have been preserved, and untold mil
lions of money saved, had the North but ex.
hibitcd that determination of purpose, that
unity of action which has characterized the
South in this struggle. However, we are
glad to see that our Government begins to
understand the exigencies Of the situation,
and at this late hour is disposed to put forth
strength adequate to successful results. AL
that we have ever lacked is a sufficiency oil
men, and Of these we have always had
enough, but failed to send them to the field
Humanity, national credit, and even sell
preservation demand the immediate rein
iercement of our brave armies in the field
With a half million more men the contest
will be short, sharp, decisive, and the loss Of
life and tho expenditure Of treasure be not
near as heavy as it would be should we con-
iirue to prosecute the war on the same scale
as we havo in the past. We can crush this
rebellion il We will, and allow our brave
boys to return to homes made doubly happy
and prosperous through an honorable and
abiding peace achieved by overwhelming
success in the field.
Under this call Iowa will be called on tC
furnish but few men, as she is about thir
teen thousand ahead of her quota on all pre-
vious calls. Our proportion of the 100000
will be in the ncighborhood Of $1,000, which
If proper credits are given, and they un
doubtedly will be, leaves us but some 2,OOC
or 5000 men to raise. We trust that the
authorities will see proper to oblige those lo
cs!isies, that have not furnished their pro
portion, 20 make up this deficiency, and no
leave it to be done by those who have al
ready done more than their share.