Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-01
Extracts from Rebel Papers.

From the Richmond Enquirer Of November |
24lh:
A repetition Of the rumors concerning the oc- |
cupation Of Medgeville by Sherman occurred !
on yesterday, ard. as the rumOr. whether imme |
diatelY correct or not, was accepted as matter /
OF course. we may suppose, for the sake Of a I
definite hypothesis. 10 the situation IN GeOf- /
gia, that that city has fallen. OF course. there
could have been 10 determined resistance. This !
suppOsitiOn gives color 10 the rumoF that strong
force Of the enemy he's made a demonstration
upon Augusta. within twenty miles OF which !
place. il il reported, they were encountered by
our troops, that their LETT was driven back IN
confusion. and assault by their right repulsed
with severe loss. Savannah being their supposed
first objective point, this movement could be
scarcely more than feint, or more properly,
reconnaissance in force. with view OF raiding
upon and destroying Augusta. il practicable, for
il IL well known 10 the enemy that Augusis u
valuable point in the department of Georgia.
Ii impractcable, the purposes OF = feint could
be secured BY occupying the attention OF our
forces in that direction, while the movement on
Savannah was being developed, from Milledse
Vile IL is believed that the large feet which
has been in preparation in James river for some
/ time past ia intended 20 co operate with Sherman
/ At the proper moment. and that Savannah IS It's
( destination. The military authorities here
in unusually good spirits Yesterday, but whether
occasoned BY any good news. the publication OF
which would "thrll the popular heart With Joy.
or not We have been unable TO learn
GEORGIA TO BE PURIFIED
| From the Richmond Examiner, November 81. !
General Sherman is not conquering Georgia
back into the Union. but many hitherto unbeev-
/ ing Georsians are by him getting themselves
I baptized into the true Confederate faith. Geor-
/ gia through this ordeal of ire. Will come forth
| purified phenomenon which has already been
observed in the case of some portions Of Western
| Virginia aud Of other Sta.es Those who have
! not been actually touched by Yankee invasion,
whose houses, fences, mills and plows have not
been burned NJ: whose families have not been
insuted. nor their hesTths prOfsned by the un
clean s~arms OF blue brieands calling themselves
soldiers OF the Union" but Who, on the contra
nv, sitting 40 case under their own vines and
hickory trees. have heard from afar off the hum
aud rosr Of the mighty contest, but nave actu-
ally felt il only in increased profits upon every
thing they produced for sale: such population
= has sometimes shown itself Little lUkewarm
not TO say unpatfiOtic.
Their wealth has increased they nave bought
real estate: they have svailed themselves of ev
. cry available excuse for staying out OF the ser
vice Of their country; insomUch that in one State
alone. il Is said. there thirteen Thousand
of them pretending TO be filling State Offices
: they cannot help wishing that all could now b,
8 was over on some terms; bv which il has ever
been surmsed they mean any terms. But let tn,
wave OF Yankee invasion sweep over their hith
erto peaceful districts let the broad track of des
oation show its ruins and cinders where ono,
was plenteous cheer, and verdure. and bOOmin,
life: let the wall of the hOuseless women aud liz
tie ones be heard az they wend ;heir way South
ward. while their herds aud hocks are driven OF
Northward. and that region is good Confederate
ground henceforth and forever
| II the thing were possible (but il IS not, "
should expect TO see Governor Brown, OF G col
gia, a still steuncher Confederate than efore
now that his house has been burned 10 tn
ground. with his pictures, furniture and library
III the iankee enemy d.a tHils 20 show their "a 2
e at the Governors refusal TO treat of peace Wit
Sherman. they have surely taken verv bad Wa
re to increase his pacific TENDENCIES. The sam
party OF bandtti that destroyed Gov Brown
y house also took occasion 10 burn ''abOut two
10 thirds of the best dwellings aud business house
70 in Canton" Ii is painful to read of the suffer
70 ings OF unprotected. families exposed to the
ages OF those robbers; vet one may sffirm. wit
e some confidence. that two-tbrds of the wealth
" est people in Canton sterner patriots tina
% they we're before.
- So il has happened i'm the valley of Virgins
Before the advance of Hunters force and NOR
e lately Of Sheridan. much of that fair land il
. tested by an Indifferent and undecided sort Q
u people-by men calling themselves'Dunkers an
:, Mennonites or some such names so as TO scree
! their cowardly treason under absurd law
. Congress: men who dealt more willingly Wit
D. the enemy than with their neighbours an
&C wholly refused Confederate currency al any ref
u OF value
As the tempest passed over them, many
D. ths sort of folks went away with their naturi
= allies and friends. the Yankees, having fir
y turned all they were worth into green monel
/ OIL har,
flaming the sky. with all they possesses
swore on the spot true allegiance TO their Stat
ie and to the Confederate Government Som
- "Dunkers" have been known to report for dut
? in the army. 80 that those hght now who neve
u fought before. and those who ALWAYS fought no
fight the more. On the whole. when Hunte
10 and his gang were driven off through the ives
ern mountains, and Sheridan was chased dow
the valley through Augusta and Rockingha
coGnties, those counties were found TO be MOI
a. free from lurking tOryism and sec-et UnionIs
:. than they had ever been before IL seems 10
. even useful 10 promoting a sound, hearty Cor
" federate spirit IN some regions that those regiOI
should be swept two three times by TIE rsva:
4 | ing horde, 80 Cupepper aud Orange count
10 have been, insomuch that when family reuair
10 one whole year without having its house burn
= ! over its head the fact IL worthy OF note
AZ with the Scottish borderer OF three centuries az
~ Who describing the last confsgration of
~ house by English forayers, exclsms-
4. TIE Devil receive their souls therefor
II had net been burnt this year and more.
rs One may form kind of estimate OF Il
L real amount OF progress 10 conqueriug counts
- which results from the simply overrunning il
70 marching hostile armies through t. When Il
~ people of that country arc truly spirited al
rs resolute, the progress Is not only nothing, b
N there l. real progress the other way Ii Il
Yankees had any chance of subduing the Sout
20 il was by fraud 10y false pretenses OF frateru
n feeling. by ioTeearing to waste and destroy whe
10 they had for the moment the power TO do at
a. especially bY taking good care not 20 hurt
sh harm those who we're somewhat inclined 10
ut hesitating. timorous sort OF Unionism. Whs
is Lord CORVALLIS advanced, Green retreaie
Nv from South Carolina to Virginia. the news fro
America to England vas highly encouraging Al
triumphant, and the bells were rung out fro
London 10 Carlisle. but the country throug
which these armies passed not becomu
British all that while. TO an inhabiialt OF tho:
TX regions forever thereafter the sight Of red Co
~ acted : a red rag acts upon bull. The u
" umphant march OF CORVALLIS made an end
OF tor,ism in the south. and insured the ultimate e.
al Dusion OF the invading foe
u This j. lesson which has sometimes been =
or ierred 10 and incucated before in the course
We the war: aud some IL may possibly appc,
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