Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-31
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~ mo tomPon0 400 touno itheu overaken by
d.rkness q, an unknown .sea.s I'VE csst
snid he events Of The ssr, which for nearly
four yssrs has svept over our land, has our
eourss been amid similar perfls and perplexi-
ties. We haye bad seasons OF such impene-
trAble elooul, that our faith has been tried as
By Ara. and hope hss bean able 70 do no
nors than te oppose lie courage p the present
shoek, and apIlously 70 anticipate the return
ofprospsEify; 70 cant anchor and yIsh for the
dey. Add however long ne night and violent
the tempest, ths day has never failed 70 dawn
.. isst and 70 gid our skies With brighiness
u shall bs 90 again. The thing which has
bscn y the thing which shall be, For some
d.ys We have had : sueeession of unpleasant
ttdings. The shouis Of orr enemies have
broken HnQn eur esrs like Tho bowl OF ezulting
dsmopes kjciclrg ~ Tho, prospect Of running
down their prey But thsak Heaven, our faith
hss had NO very prolonged season OF trial.
Our hope has not bean long in eclipse. Al
rssdy he East y stresksd sifh the light or the
ssyP. nd he day WIN soon ssad ssrasd iis
IN Tssses.ss, ~e pr,sSns ~, sS soorst i, now
orr. Hood M probably continue his retreat
70 fayorable point, and take up;a dsfsnsive
popttioW We Will have lost the men who
hsse fallsn. Or been captnred; aud besides
them Ne Win have Lost large part OF what
ve had gained, aud hoped to hold. We
hnpe, however, We hsvs secured q consid-
rshis number Of recruits, and that, altogether,
hnos 20 well OF - we might have betn, We
are bester OF than II We attempted nothing.
In GsotgiA, We presume, We have evacuated
Savannah, or Will nnd II necessary TO do SO.
ahsrman 50 out from Atlanta to capture every
hing. He vas going 10 seise Macon and An
Es.f.i % wa Eoing . .ei,s our prison camps
apd set untold thousands OF Federal prisoners
&C liberty. in, truth, however, he has merely
sSehanGed Ahsnts,a city In, iths Interior OF
our territory, for Savannah, city on the edge.
MS just. sueh d ehAnge a. no military man
woRld dream Of making, unless driven BY ne.
ceseiiys Ipstsad Of eonqnests it 10 evacuation.
h hss ban Gspn tho beginnlng tho opinion oi
vieete abandon snch epast tovns a. Savannah,
spd evan Mehmopd, and retire 70 The interior.
nhsrmnn. who had got Into the interior, makes
an exchange for Savannah We have moi
lesfnfd what number Of chickens and tnIkeyi
b boasts 70 have taken from the hen-roosts
along his track but the advantage ofihe trade
g gs.ay on orr sldsl that we can well af-
"A number of minor enterprises were set on
fpot cotemporaneoualy with the shove leading
op<rakions- Warren set out 70 take Weldon,
but vas whipped d Meherrin. and after losIng
snumbsr Of killed and captured, returned %
camp With many Of The srest frost bitten. A
eeops: .S Y $.s pIss
Sos,s ,ssrs bIovn up by iespedoss. and The
ssfHpriss failed. Anotherf party moved from
Neubern upon Kinston, bnt WA whipped and
driven back Burbddge moved into south,
yset Virginia and got lpon our railroads, and
~ Y some inconyenisncei bat the news \
tAst Brsckinridge has salted him sgain-, An
W. nst and soupdiy dsiesssd there ON yestsr,
dsy, and y probably at an end An, advance
NJ ~ valley has been Whipped back. In thes,
lsasef movements Of the great Yankee spasm
q h sssa that there b nothing for them "
boast Of and nothing 70 depr sss M. There Il
anops Important spterpriss yst In progress o.
Sttsnpt and Of which the fesnlt e yet 70 b
Wilmington. The high gales which has,
seonrged the seas sIncs that expeditlon xai
s4oaf, hsye At least retarded tho delivery OF thu
blow and have given ne time TO prepare Tor IL
rosistanco., We truAt ,they, have done more
for ths waves of Carolina are extremely irrita
bis and shsfs and rsgs under the lash Of %.
.iads. which sfe there peculiarly syiolsAl. n,
msn, and II sueh sss ~e may veil hope thaI
tbey have not been able 70 live si ali. 'Unles.
uapG, Haa, Indeed, born to be hanged, there L
cone hope that he may be drowned. = N -rg,
IA PsEpen yho tskes thls general view vii
md himself hke the child whose lamentations
Aoa of something that pleased him, and who
bsfore hs could recover his anguish, had 70 In
gnifs vhst hs wass crying about Just noy.'
Trply, ne hare, beoa depressed greatly ,beyoni
ths occsaiop- We have forgotten the number
1sss dsfests and dldlsappointments We have In
4ietsd .. the enemy. The taitsmpts We hav,
haAisd and tho advantages We have gained, ii
oar dissppoiptmspt at miAsing the larger sd
ysntages No had hoped. Lei us BE- thsnkf,;
thst The year eloses ~ fayorAbly a. h Ia, p.ol
doing. Let the season " fesilyity which a I
hAnd be allowed its iBnocsnt Joys. Our AsmIs
have done gloriously in the, yssr uhisa 10 no,
ssehlsg Ont y. isst sandai ths balance Of it
canss and iis prospects hays advApoed. N
hsdsvoutly thank God and tAke courage. ! "A