The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-30
Howl Irom Rehclslom.

Tina almost universal howl OF despair beard from
The Richmond and other Southern papers, Is
cheering evidence of the effect upon the Conieder.
atgs u o'I .ccort victories. The SENTINEL says
'Tic shouts Of our enemies have broken upon our
ears, Like the howl Of cxulung demons" and then
tho od!tor proceeds to tell bis readers, that 'Al-
ready the East is mrcsked with The light Of tho
dawn, and the DAY wall soon send Abrosd ia full
beams" For the purpose o. directing the atteu-
tlon Of his readers this light that Ia dawning in
the East bis mex paragraph is devoted to admis
sion of the disaster to HOOPS army In Tennessee,
closing b. hoping that "wo have secured COM
side able number " recruits" and say ing that "wo
arc better of than II we had attempted nothing"
flowing Ills Buushian oPnion the UNI
opposed march u SHERMAN through Gcor-
5ia, aud the evacuation Oi Savannah are lugubri-
ously admitted, with disqualification that SHERMAN
vas not able 10 yet the Yankee prisoners free.
The article continues 70 recsptulat, the success VI
the Union troops at all points in Virginia and
derives comfort in contemplating the probable
dcstrIcton Of our iruE-slaIs and feet by the
waves tAe coast u North Carolina. In eonclu.
sion the editor cvhor,s all to Thank God and take
coura e." FOR the events Of the year show bal-
| hAiN' lAl k'ly ia lhNof u VIC Ttutl NAltes
The FxANISEa says: 1--WE shall have a merry
Christmas merit year, please God. Even this year
the Conicierscy will celebrate the festival not joy
essly or hopelessly, while thinking how infinitely
worse It would be If tie Yankee nation had once
| come 10 ss our masters It next draws pathetic
picture Of the condition the rebels would be ia, II
compelled 10 eat their Christmas dinner under the
rule of General BrrLEa; and is disturbed At the
| thought of showing their permits to negro guards
| plscci around the market places A'ter making
himself miserable oycr the prospect Of being again
under the rule ~ Uncle Samuel the editor dccsr 5
| tha' Christmas dinner eaten under such circum.
stances would cause the people to choke and burst
result he thinks preferable to the iguomny Il
Virginia becoming penient province to Mass
act uselis" The article closes by declaring that
another year viii witness such triumph of the
Confelcrscy, that no power on earth will dare I'M
peach gsi, ssy its right to liberty and independ-
enco Then, says this hopeful writer, "What a
ChrisimNJ next year in old Virginia"
The ESgtEFR says There Is no denying tho
fact, that for time the affairs OF the Confcderacy
are under a cloud" and recapulates all the recent
operations If the Union armies, complaining Of the
rel 81 generals commanding the Confederate trooIs.
The editor suggests that remedy Tor these evils
will e found in the appointment Of Commander
in-Chicf whose Ike would he devoted to the one
great end Of achieving victory and the lndepend-
euce u his country.
The VINO refers to the examples in ancient his
tory of couslnncy and iorti.ute under difficulties
and after rccapitulating a long list, says, "these
qualities are At least latent in the Confederate
people, and unless We admit their existence il
would be better for as never to have commenced
this wsr" The editor then ars ues that their caus,
is st hopeful, their armies yet strong enough tC
meet the invader, and "itc people, except thos,
districts which are the immediate theatre of war
are MS well, II not as sumptuously fed as at any
| former period"