Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-12-27
DAVENPORT, IOWA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER n, 1ss41


A 0l0nnoU0 vGCro8H.
A vietoey second 70 noss In Importance
Dince he eomnsncsnent sf ths present
fearful stsuegls Sor ths psrpstuity Il ~
Usion, has just besa achieved by the sal-
laat Shssnan ano bsavs asuy, in he cap-
turs Of the city Of Savannah, Georgia In
bic late campaign, Gen. Sherman has svine-
ed more Of the true Nspeleonic dash and
nanagsnsat than any other 0enssal whe
has been engaged in the field. The eaptars
Of Atlanta wss . most noble achievement,
and placed Shsrman's name IN high position
among the military spirits ofthe world but
that was done whils Jet b. held commune
cation with the base ofsupplies. That va
merely pushing forward the Federal lines,
important though the movement was, end
highly satisfactory in its results. But the
man who was competent 70 carry out 30
successfully the movement upon Atlanta
was capable Of still greater acts. After
gaining that position, and having The desirs
to make still greater efforts to put down the
he conceived the plan Of makinga
movement that would again split the Con-
federacy in twain in direction not yet at-
cut loose from I'll communica-
.ion with his base Of supply and reinforce
ment, strike out into Rebellion in south
easterly direction, look to the country
through which be planned to force his way
for his subsistence, and fight his way to the
Atlantic seaboard. No sooner planned than
entered upon-no sooner entered upon than
done. His march was triumphant. Every
obstacle that arose to contest his onward
march Was brushed aside At . blow, and on
he went with even step-for while lost to
view, and only heard from through reports
from the enemy-on and still onward till in
due time We heard from him in front Of Sa-
vannah, his army investing that city, and as
was confidently expected, now comes the
news that Savannah is in his possession =
True, Hardee's army, which held that point,
has escaped, and the gunboats and cannon
are destroyed, but the point is gained, new
and important base Of operations is gained,
from which the strength Of the Federal arm
will be felt through Georgia, Alabama and
South Carolina. From this base our veter.
An troops can opegate in winter As well IS
in summer, and there is no telling how soon
Mobile, WILMINGTON, and even
Richmond may meet the fate that has fall
en- to Savannah, through this mastery
movement Of General Shcrman's indomita-
bic forces. Though it may not be con-
sidered . decisive blow to the rebel cause,
It is one that will cause JEFF. Davis
schemes to reel and stagger as though op-
Grated upon by an earthquake. It is =
blow which proves how weak is the re.
bellion becoming, and how immense is the
power Of the Federal arms. It is . blow.
which, If followed up, win, ere many
months, cause the bottle holders Of the
OOucueTaCy " SuTOW up Tue sponge.
We might add that the Sherman expe-
dition has made expenses, and something
over, out Of this trip, if the report - to
the quantity Of cotton he had taken in
Savannah is correct. It is = good =.
to make an enterprise pay. ting
The news contained in another column
will make millions Of glad hearts in the land.
It is ray Of hope--a gleam Of dawning
peace.