, 1864-12-02
qb1fa90 Wr1bnne.
THE NEWS.

FRIDAY. DECEMBER .. 1864.
THE NEWS.
The crisis Of the campaign long looked for,
and months in preparing, has come at last,
and it will presently thunder nll round the
WAR horizon. Already the dispatches BEGIN
to be laden viii, details Of the actual: ':tol-
lislon between: the opposing forces Id Ten
nessee, The rebels under hood being the
attacking party, and bringing on heavy Gu
sagemcnt On Wednesday afternoon at Frank
lin, twcnty-four miles below Nashville, to
which place our force under General
schoaeld had fallen back from Shelby
vile and Columbia Tie position
occupied by our troops was on the nortl,
bank of tile Harpeth river, Il tributary to the
Tennessee, behind only partially completed
dcfcnses. The onset Of the enemy is repre-
Ecnted as one Of the most determined Of the
war, and the engagement throughout
~as' fierce and tremendous. The 1oss
fell most heavily on the rebels, our
men dealing their blows from behind shelter,
whence tue rebels sought In numerous terrific
charges to dislodge them. Our dispatches
nrc voluntnous, md give rery clear md
graphic account of Wednesdays operations.
The evidences, however, are abundant that
only tic first round has been fought, with
first blood and The victory for our gallant
troops. The enemy has been heavily pun
1shcd, but not yet defeated. Our troops have
been Withdrawn to tue tmmcdiatc vicinity Of
Nashrillc, where they are now strength.
ened abupdantiy by Gen. l. J. Smiths
corpe, transferred from the Missouri field
Corporations. The great battle has yet to be
1onght, unless, indeed, Hood shall decline It
=snd make his main purpose movement into
East Tennessee, to recover, If possible, the
Iynchburg line Of communications, and per.
baps join Lee in Virginia. The situation
is full Of thrilling interest, aud though
il would bc cay to heap mp representations,
It will bc better to wait on the nctu1l dcrcl-
distant. The situation indicator our army
dctcnsivcly strong and able to check the rebel
schemes in Tennessee and form the fitting
eoro1lary to shcrman's grcst march.
Grants army is quiet rs get. It is ONLY q
matter Of Virginia. netcorology whether q
great battle occurs in the vicinity Of Eich.
mond. Old Dominion mud is complete
stopper on military operations.
And Of Shcr7nnn's march VIC publish else
where in our dispatches Toluminous and
highly important adsiccs compiled from late
rebel papers, which will be found Of unusual
interest, though IN nothing conclusive rs to
lis ultimate plan. AL the Indications, how
eyer, 60 to chow that he~is nearing the sea-
board, having made only fcints al iutcrmedl-
ate points. Yet few days and, we shall
know all.
4 private dispatch received. from gallant
Chicago officer, Gen. L. P. Bradley, who Is
with Gen. Thomas army in Tennessee, an
atounces to his friends here that he was
wounded in the baltic with Hood, in the left
nrm, but not seriously. This is the third
time that Gen. Bradley has been wounded in
BATTLE Lieut.. Col Stockt ton and Maj. james,
both Of this city, are a1so reported among
the wounded.
The Washington dispatches say that Hon.
Jose,la Holt declines the Attorney General
ship. We do not choose, however. to unsay
the oppression Of our opinion Of him else
where.
New York city is wide awake in the guest Of
lhc coas,'irntors engaged in the late great
coreoc' I'd rebel plot Of arson. The danger In
New York is over. Arc other cities, and Chi
caro among them, exercising all the vigilance
The occasion requires: The robels may not
rclinquish their long-chcrissletl purpose With
the failurc at New York. Wc shall assurcdly
1i.:al more Of this matter.
Banks goes back to the Louisiana region
where tho dispatches say he will labor harmo
. ..aionsly with Gen. Candy in the rehabllita
ton Of that section. Let US hope 80. Event.
have shown that Gen. Banks has superiors il
field movements, but as much cannot be sail
of Gen. Candy. The civil ind the uilitay.
administration will be thus in respectivel,
good hcnds.
Gold yesterday was not much of anywhere
and the markets attempting to follow its mo
tions might Us we'll have been led By bum
bic bee " as the boys-call it. 1t simply. indl
Gated everything uncertain, and higher flight
:, or decided fall speedily inevitable on tn
result Of fpending events
The members Of Congress are assembling
Mt the capitol, and will go promptly into SCI
sion on Monday. Our dispatches contain fc'
hints ss get as to the precise nature Of tn
Presidents Message, from which we suspec
the President has taken none Of tho Wast
ington correspondents into his confidence
The message will probably be among Oh
Monday nights dispatches.
Stand up, our little friend; that stoop i
your shoulders may cnst the Governmcn
you1 services in cruahing the rebellion; fol
to say nothing Of the scriptural cubit, an