The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-19

an accumulation Of desperate c,ses and char.
bCtefs
1Ht RIcupoND FIRE BRroApP.-somc Of ,he
members OF thr Fire Department OF Richmond
have f lt tler vigilnrc impuEued by the de-
suuC Wene.s Of tue fire in Manchester be Ing
attIbuted 90 the failure Of the steam Ere engines
20 cross MAY o's bridge and vs-ist in the suppress
si Ut tie cuuNagrati ~. In the first place, as
We stated Boo our account of the urc, the city or l
nance restricts the use Of the engine, 10 the city,
without an order from the Chef Engineer TO 90
ltyurd IT, limits that no such order was gwen
afd Furthermore, that while tuc Hr8 was rIgi lg,
Chef Elgiugpr Barnes huI an iutcryi with tue
Man, hester fire lfieet7 u regard tu tnc qu ntigy
of hose and hos uuon ,al.uiltou, it wa, Juul
thai the numb. of feet of sCrvI'elnlc hose on
hand WIS inadequate Co roach from the cluu 90
the scene OF the fire, thc Manchester reservoir
being out Of repair aud empty.
Tne state Arms.
William IT, Richardson, Adiut1nt- General Of
the are, has made a call on lll persons holding
aC arms, aceOuu9mcu.7, Nt., aud NOT using
them as members OF some regularly organized
military body, TO return the Same as speedily as
o stble 90 the officer in command OF she state
Atmury, Captain Z, q C1Chlau. Itis 10 be- hlpsd
rbot this order will be- promptly obcyed. ,is I'M
porlani ibat t should be. Persons holding such
arms after this order for their return viii be held
riDtly responsible for them.
heNiew "f the situation.
From g. Err,tH.r ,gfH5rirg.
By diut # immense cNertlon and half a years
preparation in creating an army, OF an untrng
can uaign OF more than four mouths Of COunan-
tralng ull the force available in great region
OF country upon single object, and Of giving up
al the subOrdma Districts Of tina. rcgilu, tho
enemy has succeeded n penetrating deep into
GCOtgia, and rapturiugl valuable strategic point
M the north OF that state.
The effort has cost him sixty thousand men. q
heavy expenditure of material and money, aud
thrice the length of time he had estimated flr
it az the beginning. Up TO the middle OF JuIv
] "a ma .l#srhF NJ
opposing bIm Of only unc thousand men, aud
%, since The change of It's commanders, the loss
| ut that army has been double us Hrelt the tD'al
loss OF the COntedcTacy I'm men has been less than
| halt that sustained by Jhc invading force.
To maintain himself IN his present position.
! ShCmGn will require all the ryintorccmeDts which
| the Federal Government can furnish him white
he remains there, and the capture Of Atlanta will
| prove the most expensive ana oXhausting tri-
| umph OF the war.
! II is the fate Of country Outnumbcred by It's
| adversary 10 be invaded, and to suffer the IA WOa
| and destruction incident 10 invasion; but when
| the mOIC numerous power has penetrated O. a
| certain distance, an equilibrium Of forces takes
! place hetwtCn the COntCudng parties, aud the
weaker one tnds itself Compensated in some sort
| Tor insufficient numbers by the embarTas, meuts
| which bCset the invader in his iOldtiOn-embar-
| easements which increase in geOmetricll pro-
| grcSsiOn with the distance he advances.
! The Northern press leave out OF account two
| very potential Confederate facts in their pucrIc
! tNUNhlOUh tNtI the capture OF AtlNNfl. lupsp
taCs are, iirSt, that there is 3tll CDntgd ra q
amy in front ut the captured town, watching the
! Federal force with an eagle eye which iJ would
| he ruin for Sherman TO despise; the second fact
Is, That II will cost twice as many troops 10 hold
! All nta as would BE- required 10 operate on a
| sDOrt,r line against any other point in the Con.
| tOdgracy OF equal importance.
! Nor does the value of this prize bear any pro-
! por ion TO the eNpcnduc by which IL wa-
! secured. IL is general truth, indeed that
| except Richmond, there is no single point ia the
| C,niedcracy 20 orated as 10 require a cOncen
ultd Hort OF the enemy 10 take II, that is worth
| taking ~ such cost. Disappointment is certain
to Ov, TtaEe the CaptOr in every instance when h.
comes O. rtal Le the advantages anticipated IRON
! great campaigns against small towns.
IT the outside world could ut this moment
! inspect tie village, and the posit IN In North
! Georgia, which has ENGAGED irs attention and
! filled It's Imagination for % year p st, it would b..
! as much disappointed az the value of the COnQuGs
! as us present pO,sCssOrs doubtless were on tAt
! morning thar they marched into the lOng-sOugh
city, The value of the prize Is very question lul,
" compared with the cost as which it vas secure
| sixty thousand men and hHt the annual Cls
| OF the Federal war, say three 10 five hunlrr,
| miIII' us Of dollars. II the lOwn aud surrOuulin
| country .ur ten miles were mOugtg, ID for the COS
| Oi Its capture, sale Of ;he fee simple wOul NJ
pay the interest one on rhnJ cost for six months
The chief element Of southern inNluiDrllt,
| consists ln the Circumstance thai 10 uOyuer, hp
| my concentration Of value ur capital, the sCiIur
/ hI W Nhu NDllb impair lhS t'tIltI hLFtl-Ill
| There was no such accumulation Of ClpitIl q
| Atlanta, nor is there in any city Dr a. any ppiu
IN the south, except 10 a partial extent az Rich
| mOud.
Mr.. Stewards simi'c of the egg Is absurd. l
Richmond is one end Of the egg the other end i
10 ne found on the farther side OF Che Nj sssiDpi
II was 10 crack that o her end thJr General Bank
undertook his esp litton up the Red river, iron
which he returned in srief, very much Crushc,
himself.
Not only does the capture of 1nfelerate town
| farmland cost an CNpeuditurelot men, means aut
time wholly beyond their value, hut the continues
occupation OF them entails an expense create
than any cumpcnsating aiYAnr5 90 which the
Afford. A. l,ng us Sherman holds Atlanta thCr
will be drain upon he Fedora, resources Whic
Will forbid further operations un q grand sea
throughout the Wpsf. As the anus OF con Iues,
the task Of aggression Is up n the enemy hg vii
find the possession Of this town heavy clio auu
insuperahe impedimCut upon his future opera
tinnS in that great region and il he be not co n
PEELED to cYhcuate the position before man
months, be will voluntarily do SO, spouer or later
win a view to more probable md less costl
enterprises.
The c,Rs of making good thcir hold upon At
lama will materially affect The .lemys design
upon Richmond. They boast Of numberless vol
untecrs hOcking 10 their rccrui ing standards
Out these boasts are q trick o.. the reCruttin
IHEcus them elves; ana even ID they were wei
founded, still the volunteers are nuY troops, whic
will poorly supply the places Of he veterans Sh
ar -o.he DNI OF NNINlt' or NthI 'Nen killed. /
will require great accession OF Veterans 70 cua
Ole Grant 10 operate Hgaiust Richmond with
shadow OF sIcCes, and these Veterans can b.
found nowhere bat 90 ~hgTmaus army.
To strip Sherman OF ms yc.pr IS aud 10 sup
ply lin with volunteers % lIl position a
hazardous aud dihiGlI. as a llu. - may be ueCes
sary, but not prudenri aud 10 doubtful IL it ca
ne done 10 a0y 2 ear eEtant. Il Dre all Is over
iud probably nor Iong HouHn, o.. Yankees ~
""g ruar tho fan Of Al'aa III. ,lsuumon.al il
saving HrlmDnt