Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-09-23
Extracts from Southern Papers
ATLANTA.

What Will he do with bis elephant
He came not to take Atlanta, but TO d
his abolition masters will in the conques
of Georgia, and the subjugation of th
South. He is no nearer the accomplish
ment of his object since he took tb
"Gate City" than he was before. H
will not be while Hoods army stands al
intact power to resist his schemes of sub
jugation.
Gen. Sherman has proved himself The
best and daring Of the Yankee generals
But Gen. Sherman is at last a mortal
and he cannot compass impossibilities.--
Atlanta in his possession, he has TO look
rev difficulties and dangers in the face.
He has TO extend that line of communi-
cation, now perilously attenuated and
threatening his ruin every day. If he
divides his forces and marches separate
columns to overrun Georgia, and Ala
bama, his wary adversary stands, with
his whole army in hand, ready to fall
upon him and cut him up in detail. If
he advances with his masses, he opens
his rear to new danger. So, too, if be
stands still. In short he can do nothing
TO advance his masters cause and gorge
his hatred. until he brushes Hood and the
power at bis back. We are safe SO long
as the army of the Tennessee is in the
field.
We utter the conviction that Gen. Sher-
mans extraordinary career cannot be
much longer protracted. Sooner or later,
it must wind up in hasty retreat or over
whelming disaster. Nothing but a
Freischutz league with the devil can save
him from the necessities OF his military
positior,-Ho5ils Register.
The Savannah Republican, reviewing
the "situation" at Atlanta, concludes as
follows
The long and short of the story is that
we have been Unanswered out of Atlanta
without fight, aud under circumstances
which could bot be controlled. We know
personally that Gen. Hood never expect
ed to fight for Atlanta in that city, but
out Of it. He held it to the las. extrem
ity, removing every article Of value, and
still holds the main fighting body of his
army intact and ready for work. The
enemy have gained an empty victory
a mere she'll Of city, and no permanent
advantage. For weeks they have had
possession of two of the railroads running
INTO the place, and they now possess moth
ng more. They have advanced from
heir'former position about twelve hun
lred yards. Meanwhile, Sherman is
IT'LL on short ratons, and compelled to
wagon his supplies from a distance. II
remains TO be seen whether he can hold
MS position, and manufacture the politi-
,al capital for his master, Lincoln, which
be Republicans will strive to make use.
ul in the approaching Presidential cam.
,aign.
On taking possession of Atlanta, the
Yankees celebrated the event by grand
'all, at night, at the Trout House. The
correspondent of the Macon MteHiqencer
ives sketch of the scene. He says:
General Sherman and staff, and his
orps and division commanders patronz-
d the affair. About dozen women of ,
he town, not decent lady amongst them
tended the thing. But what was |
7anting in white, Was made up in niggers. {
hey mingled, oh how they mingled '
Black and Brown, white and gray.
They began to dance with the Ian +
er's Quadrille, in which Gen. Sherman
ed off with Mrs. Clements for a partner. Z
lis ris viS, Gen. Howard, had one of q
fayor Jim Calhoun's women as part. 4
er. One Of Sherman's staff danced with =
ne of j. E, Buchanan's niger women
nat be took there himself.
Several respectable negro women, who +,
ere invited and sent after, in carriages,
18th Yankee officers for escorts, refused
} go, and freely expressed their dislike
} the insult that was offered them 7
hey looked on it as an indignity to be S
'ked by the enemies of heir country, TO d
ssociate with the white women who at q
ended the ball. .
The negro women were feted and
lasted and monOpolized the attention of 81
Ie entire crew of Yankees and 10 fact g
'me of the the sympathizers who have 7
filated. They waltzed, schottisched, pol.
aed and danced until everybody was tir-
and drunk, and the odor became unen. II
lrable, having scented the house until
became almost untenab!c. They kept f
the saturnalia until morning, and were ;,
zen seen lovingly tottering home, in "
any linked pairs of ivory and ebony. Ct
al
We mentioned some time since that
alor Noble, the Confederate States -,
,ent, had bought some 100000 bushels =
corn in the Valley of toe Mississippi. u
is just pouring into our city, and with n
ge amounts here before, it would look