Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-09
The grand drama in Northern Georgia has not yet

The grand drama in Northern Georgia has not yet
advanced to its most Interesting point Evidently one
of the chief actors of the drGma persona has not yet
ready to enter upon the scene and has not there
fore taken bis part in the performance FORREST with
his legiOns, is hurrying up from Mississippi. One OF
bis Lutenants Gen. RODDY, had, at the latest dates
captured Florence, Alabama, and the Great Chief,
himself with bis rested and refreshed legions was ad
vancing 10 full force upon the and communications
of SHERMAN.
FORREST, by similar movement, forced SIBERIAN
TO retreat in dsmay 10 Vicksburg, when PoLKs weak
command alone in front OF the Yankee in
vaders when he does now he will do,
q similar business, with JOHNSTON and his
veterans, 10 longer in the front, but following up
Gercely in the of SHERMAN, we may look for re-
suits that will well repay even for the devastation
which that rabless commander, SHERMAN, has COM
mited in Northern Georgia.
We have given up pretending to prophecy, but we
think that before Fail sets in the Invaders of North
ern GaorQa--he prold Northern hos's on the Of
!engive between Chattanooga and Atlanta will fod it
convenient to fall back upon Nashville, if they be not
indeed forced out of Tennessee L might lock AID
read er talk about their being driven over tie
Ohio river but that could ouy BE- effected by our being
able throw strong force into ntucky ,snd hattrce
being at Orce aud promptly joined by the people OF
that State IT, at the present able to spare that
force it, supposiug, we were able the people OF Ken
lucky would promptly rise to sustain u.s. is question
which we confess Ourselves unable to answer as we
would like to answer it, our readers would like to
see il answered We think it evident that while the
main game for life and death is being played, no side
games however important at other times, will receive
the slightest attention. The main advance upon Rich
mond aad Atlanta must be met checked, defeated
driven back before any eide Issues be attended TO-
We may hope to see Middle end East Ten
nessee relieved from Yankee presence in time
to render the great crops of these fertile
regions available for the support of the armies
OF the CoDfederacy. What may come afterwards,
who can say? Nay, let add, we may hope these
things, but n hoping them, We must no. be iorgetfu
OF the chances OF war; especially OF such unequal
as We are now waging. The true policy s to hope
for the hcst but be prepared for the worst ao above
all, nsuer despair of the republic.
Can GRANT take Richmond That we think is a
plain question: and the answer is-No! But he may
stay the Peninsula all summer Well let him stay.
He will exhaust himgef as much and the Confederacy
as little there as be could any where else. That great
strategist Louis NAPOLEON land be is n great maD)
thought it was best for the allies that the with
Russia should be waged against Sebastopol the
extremity of the Czars empire, rather than against
other points supposed to be more vital, and certainly
nearer tie heart and centre Of the Russian power
The grea cost of carrying at such distance
from the centre would, he argued, the sooner exhaust
the resources of Russia and the result showed that be
was correct. campaign against Richmond Uia the
Peninsula, answers many of these conditions. 1t is
far exbausting in men, money materials aud
rGLe Yankees, than it is to 1t. General q.
S: GRANT who never succeeded either against equal
silence or equal numbers, f1da himself in the same
place where his superior in intellect MCCLELLAN,
found bmse!f and opposed By the conquerors
of MCCLELLAN, and the science that foiled
that really accomplished officer.