Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-12-20
We Hope So.

The Ohio State Journal of yesterday morn
ing, in speaking of Gen. THOMAS splendid
victory over Gen. Hoop, says:
"A few more weeks operations like those
Of the past week, and the shell will be
crushed-the rebellion effectually squelch-
ed, and our Republican Government. en-
throned In the hearts of our countrymen,
firmly established, and peace restored
throughout our borders"
We hope The Journals not mistaken; but
we are free to confess that we believe it
will require considerable more than "a few
more weeks operations like those of the
past week" before "the Rebellion" will be
'efectually squelched, and our Republican
Government enthroned in the hearts Of
our countrymen, firmly established, and
peace restored throughout our borders"
THOMAS victory was q splendid affair; but
up to Friday night it was not as complete,
by considerable, as the dispatches received
at this city justified us in believing.
The Nashville special to The Louisville
Journal, giving an account OF the battle on
Friday, expressed the opinion that our loss
on that day would not exceed one thousand
in killed and wounded, and not over one
hundred in prisoners. The number of
prisoners we had taken he put at over six
teen hundred, and the number of guns as
at least eighteen. OF Fridays fight the
same correspondent says:
ITO briefly sum up, we have driven them
(the rebels) three miles, taken more than
two thousand prisoners, sixteen cannon,
and any quantity of small armS When
LETT the front tonight, seven miles out on
the franklin pike, our troops had chased
the rebels entirely away from the Granny
White Hills, and, although it was dark,
were still In close pursuit of them. Our
own loss to-day viii probably amount to
one thousand killed, wounded and missing"
The Associated Press dispatch, under
date Of Nashville, Dec. 16, as published in
The Louisville Journal on Saturday, gives
us this information:
ave have gained to-day another decided
victory over the rebel forces, and have adj
vanced our whole army about four miles,
capturing in the two days fight over five
thousand prisoners, among them two rebel
Generals, killing and wounding 900 or ZOO
men, and securing thirty pieces of artil-
Sour loss in to-day'sflght will not exceed
1000 killed and wounded.
1.-THE rebelloss In killed and wounded will
probably not exceed ours, as they fought
behind formidable intrenchments, but their
loss In prisoners, must reach at least five
thousand.n ~ 6a1
In Saturdays operations our troops, ac-
cordlng tC CGeneraf' THOMAS dispatch, drove
the enemy through Franklin, captured
1900 prisoners and five battle-fags, with
very little loss. While this victory is
brilliant one, it is by no means IA decisive or
consoling one. HOOP has been enabled to
get. of with the greater portion Of his
army. Our armies have won victories that
appeared more conclusive, and yet JEyF.
Davis a Co. had not for moment faltered
In their determination to prosecute the war
In the hope that they shall achieve theirin-
dependence; and we fear that this defeat Of
Hoop's VIII not weaken that determination.
We are assured that the restoration Of the
Union aud Peace are contingent upon the
dispersion ard destruction Of the Rebel
armiess 4f this Is the case, Hoop should
not be allowed any time in which to rest,
reorganize and recruit this army. Heshould
BE- followed up and 50 crushed Is to render
it impossible for bis army to be used for
our annoyance IN the future and X this
shah not now be done, when, according to
our Allowing, be Is completely at our mer-