Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-30
FROM THE SOUTH.

SHERMAN on HIS RETREAT THROUGH GEoEGIA-HIs
HOUR HAS COME IF GEORGIA ACTS PROMPTLY
AND BRAvRRY
From the Augusta (Ga) ConstitutionaIist of
November l9:
Our gloomy faces gradually assuming the
cheerful hue as the real situation begus 10 be
thoroughly understood. As we write % O'Clock
p. NJ Friday it is fully believed that General
Sherman, hnding his way north entirely closed
and bold and defiant army confronting him,
has determined upon making bold retreat to the
rear, where no army OF consequence could i'm.
pede his movement
In our Judgment il is the Anabasis of Sherman.
Ii is plain bis only object can be the making of a
certain and secure base. He must move fast and
obtain his object speedily, or he is lost, unless
the whole State Of Georgia are towards and pol
troons. In state of war we must not all ex-
pect TO escape unscathed Where the enemy
marches he will leave his work ofdestruction
Sherman has cut loose from his base-Geor-
glans must see that be makes no other.
Forrest having destroyed his stores at John
sonvile, and cut his communication North, this
movement has been forced upon him; and if our
local and reserve force can hold him in check
impede his progress. burn and destroy in advance
OF his columns, long ere he reaches his objective
will be exhausted, his horses starved, and his
army easy prey to fresh and veteran troops
Sherman has many weary miles to march in
obtaining his object. Ii is absuroty to talk
about his making winter campaign with no
communication with his government How
long will the ammunition he carries last him
He is retreating. simply retreatlng. he will de-
stroy as be goes, but that makes il none the
less So
This movement is the modern Anabasis, and
like the Greek of old. be has only one object at
heart. and ths =, to reach the sea and as
Aenophon wea and long suffering ten thous-
and sent up shout after shout, . Thalatta .
Thalatts p so Sherman will gladly cry, The
sea The sea
YANKEE DEIUsIoy.
From the Richmond Wing of Nov %, We
have the following:
The hfm hold which the impression that Lin
coins reelection would be the signal for the
whole Southern COn!ederacy TO ground arms and
submit without conditions has taken OF the Yam
kee fancy, Is one of the strongest phenomena il
hae ever been our fortune TO hear off The idea
vas first promulgated By such papers o. the
Herald anu Tribune. 70 enlist tor Lincoln,
aud II was 30 fitierng to flnkeedOn that il
spread like contsgion. The fathers OF il did
not originally believe word of II, bot they
de'N iCPteNtA ~ ~ OtbCit tildt HiFt kutIu-
selves become converts
Even Seward seems to have been carried away
by the deluslon; aud il is certain that the Ian
kee army are TO great extent still victims of it,
TOR their deserters and the prisoners We take
from them. all express their surprise a. seeing Us
as much bent on resistance ever. How they
could have allowed themselves to be so cheated
Is strange. Perhaps they are quite as tired Of
the war We are. aud with the disposition of
men, a, all times, 10 believe Whist thew wish 70
be true yield their credence. without examina-
ton or criticism That few. nav. even large
body. should be thu. deceived is natural That
the self deception should become universal Is
The astonishing part of the story.
Seward goes before Others 10 his creiUl;iy. he
thinks We will not only knock under. but will
give up the principal rebels, the ringlesders in
this "unnatural war" as the defense Of our
homes 10 styled By certain politicians. The army