Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-07

The main forces Of the rebellion are
collected in two armies-the one defend
ing Richmond, ths political capital Of
the Confederacy, and the one defending
Atlanta, the natural capital Of The Con
fedsrscy.
In front Of Atlanta is planted the 81 :
perb army commanded by General Sher-
man, u man Of unsurpassed military
ability. he has placed his army ia tifat
position after an advance from Chatta-
noogs Of nearly hundred miles, mark
ed BY series Of brilliant maneuVers
and actions, in which the enemy's force
has been driven from . succession of
stFongholds. looked upon as impregna-
ble. Arriving in front Of Atlanta be
has BEEN thrice sssailed By an enemy
wiling to la-ish everything in the des-
peFats effort 10 drive him back The
enemy has thrice met a bloody rspulse
sherman is now working slowly bat
surely roand on the rebel communica-
tions, two lines Of which he holds He
is completing this bv extending bis force
Aronnd oh their only remaiAizg line-a
task which necessarily demands some
time for its accomplishment But there
is no deadlock at Atlanta, and those
Who represent the situation in this light
utterly fail 10 grasp the trse milGary
significance Of what Shermah Ia dAshf
General Sherman can take Atlanta any
day; but be aims at more than that--hs
means the destruction Of the Western
army Of the Coufedefaey. And. indeed.
either that result or its early fight is
matter Of speedy certainty
At the same time thai be is thus press.
ing With fatal weight on the eseny.
Shermaq's own COMMUNICATIONS are safe,
which is much 10 be able to say Of line
two-thirds as long as that of Napoleon ;
from the Nisman to Mossow. The Fsb-
els who have been counting on disl0dEs
log him from before Atlanta, BY opera
tions on his lines, have been taught by
the failure Of sheir last attempt, made
With their whole available cavalry, the
emptiness Of these expectations; while
those among ourselves who, looking ai
the enormous depth Of his line, have
been sOiieitous for bis safety, may dis
miss their fsara The substantial grounds
Of this security are not proper to make
public bat it is not unssemiy % say
this macb--that Sherman. (who has a
geaius for supplying bis army unequaled
by any commsnder IN The feld is prscs
tieaily independent Of bis line Of com
munication for any time during which
the enemy can possibly interrupt il This,
therefore, leaves him free 10 work out
the great task before him; aud private
adviees from hlmselfto the Goyernueng
give the assured hope of iis early ae-
complishmeut.
OF the effect Of the capture Of Atlanta,
it is not too much to sAy that, secondary
in its political importance TO that Of
Richmond, yet in a material and mill
tsry point of VieE--io ifs pressure on
the issue Of the WARTS effect msst be
tenfold that OF the capture Of the rebel
capital Il once more cuts the Confed-
eracy in twain, and cOmpels the rebel
army, If il be allowed 10 retreat NJ alt.
to make toward Montgomery. in which
case il is throwR Of eccentricaliy and
away from its connections with the rebel
force in Virginia, or else to move into
the Carolinas, ia which case the area of
the Confederaey is cribbed, eahined, and
confined within the restricted limits OF
the parallelogrsm Of the Atlantic sea
board States Tsw l.en