The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-26

Sherman IS beyond the ChattahOochee
cut off from his main army, and Thomas
is in command at Atlanta
TIE eeacualioa 81 Astrshs ss-loeEed foT
evay DIG
The enemy have no stock With which
to haul artillery and comfnissaries, and
no railroad
TIE NORTH ELECTIONS.
The Richmond Wing, OF Oct 18th,
has an article relative to Stephens,
johnson, Boyce, and the North cleo
tons. Il says; 49,,
The Dispatch, without publishing the
late letter.o Senator Johnson, OF Gsor-
gia, assures its readers that it is Elm
striking contrast with the letters of
Messrs Stevens (Stephens) and Brown,
Of Georgia, and Mr.. Boyce of South
Carolina" and Of the latter it says
These gentlemen may diguise their in
tentions as they may; but if there be
not reconstruction, their course leads
inevitablyto it, and Senator Johnson 8
letter is the more acceptable from its
proving that the counsels of these men
are not shared by all in that section Of
country. In adUance Of other observations zee
protest against ell tDlp1ttatiors upon our plt6-
kc men calculated toprodUee among the sEe
my belief that sentiment IN fagor Of re-
construction Is beginning 10 manifest itself
Nth any class Of our people, and, most of
all, with gentlemen so influential as
leaders and so prominent as actors in
the great affairs we are witnessing, as
those named by the Dispatch We
haze notHe slightest suspicion that ether ef
tie gentlemen are 50 disposed, hOasseer tointly,
to return II he U'li0n," or that either OF
them would shrink from doing as much
or bearing as much as any functionary
or citizen of the Confederate States TO
make good our deliyeranee from the
horrible and reYolting association that
would be the consequence of such re-
turn We will add that ve knop Of no
man, public or pTigats, tshOse viesvS upon this
subject hare undergone the change implicitly
tie Di8patchS criticism.
We are unable to see the striking
contrast" between the views Of Senator
Johnson and the other gentlemen
named, which the Dispatch makes the
basis of such disparagiug reflections on
the latter. On the contrary, their
thoughts seem to us to run so closely
together as to be almost coincident, and
the conclusions st which they arrive are
not far from identical. The question
by each Is whether it is possible for the
South to do anythiay that ,oiH assist IN
bringing tie l0ar 10 a close al agree that
nothing can be done loith me Lincoln at
0liaistCgti0a; tit aHseem 10 hope that ia JEe1e
Ececpfiue, and net0 purity mere 10 come
into po1Der IN The United STATES Hgp he
prospect i00,3d be mare eqemtHh5lsg. or
course then, whether they saj 50 or not,
hsy aU concur IN thinking q Highly e1pe-
dent U.atsc shO,t3d do ,chotsver zoe can 10
assist IN tie erpill8iOn OF Lincoln and lis
party, and IN the promotion 10 p6csr 81 Nc
C2slLtn and his patH Mr. Royce says
very distinctly what he thinks can be
done to aid in bringing about these
ends,-namely let the Presidentassure
the democrats of the North that the
South is willing to meet them in con
vention, as proposed by their Chicago
resolution. Mr. Stephens Ia also
willing to give such an assurance in
advance Senator johnson and G0Oefn0r
Brain imply the game, without express
ly declaring it. 1.-THE pen, not the
sword, must SO last solve our difficulties,
and the sooner the controversy can be
transferred from the field of battle To
the forum Of rational and honorable
the better it will be for
both governments. agree with you
that the peace movement of the North
should be duly encouraged at the South.
To this end we should lose no occasion,
nor omit any proper means, to convince
the North that we are still, As we al
ways have been, willing to adjust the
Setween Us upon honorable
terms, If the people
of the United States will change their
rulers if they viii repudiate the ayow
ed policy of subjugation; if they will
return to a practical recognition OF the
true principles which underlie the
whole structure of American govern
ments, organized to secure and main
tain constitutional liberty, the door
viii soon be opened for an honorable
and lasting peace. | look
with anxiety TO the approaching Presi-
dental election. : Their success
(the Mcclellan party < \ will bring
the two contending parties face to face
in the arena Of reason and consulta-
ton. Then and there can be discuss
ed" &c. "And feel an abiding con-
fidence that an honorable peace would
spring from such delibera-
tons
Now, we can6idly declare that we see
more IN the declarations of
Messrs. Stephens, Brown and Boyce
than this, except that NJ Boycc thinks
Il ,cOald haze good effect II the President
oere IN adcanoe 10 assure the Mcclellan par
n Of the wiliinq1esS Of Ire South 10 meet
hem (if successful in such a consultation,
and he and Mr. Stephens both seem to
prefer that the commissioners for such
should be selected 6ythe States,
instead of ~ tie President and Seaatc-the
rregularity to be cured by referring
the result of their deliberations to the
President and Senate, to be ratified
and embodied in a formal and consti~
tutional treaty
In this connection, we may state that
Hoods flank movement was as much
political, as military jeff Davis, him~
self, confessed so in his speech de
ivered at Augusta on the Sd met, just
prior TO Hoods advance. lie said
We must beat Sherman; we must
march into Tennessee; there We viii
draw from 10000 to 10000 to our
standard, and SO strengthened, zee must
push tie enemy back 10 the Ohio, and Hps
pee the peace party Of tie North a., acere>
lon no puny editorial can give" The
peace party must greatly grieve over
he i'll fortune which has befallen the
army of Hood in its desperate effort to
AID them. Their newspapers and
speakers give abundant evidence Of
their disappointment