, 1864-12-24


Gen. Hood. It is said, masscd abont one hundred
pieces Of artillery during the night to open on the
~ 4 dsyie s5Rs:tnE tss 5s1Ss, e. Of +
~an in progress the discounted Yankees stole OF
towsa.d Nashville, and so the cannon vas not used
The Examiner tn the followin. significant edl-
toria, hewails the 1nisfcrtunes OF Hood IN Tennes
sce md 81 the rebel N army & generally; |The news M
n s on1
sa1ed haS na1 eSs3 'f5k bat t aot cs nd
ny ths Be- ssns sss9rs1 hand whsh @ ssass@ss ssas
change the fortunes Of the country, the Executive
and he Legislature must change % tht1r character,
cally pursued by both. The opening Of this cam
raicn found our best men In real command. and
T. the o s aqd I'd
midsummer, for. these two men had 50
dSne :E To5 III fhst It was then eoIi mo
failed, it is impossible no douht that this year
would have been the last year Of the war. The IN
and the removal OF Johnston. permitted In 81 l,cnce
by the country, has produced fru1e nuch as incon-
eeqnent y and ' niye1 @ BE- BE-
% much Surpassed expectation that they assumed
stop the courses wllieA caused them. Let The ex-
ecutiye eease to interfere with the armies; send
rendered 10 Hood In such magnificent condition,
give him carte blanche TO- do Whist he thinks
proper for is salvation and The defense Of the
sion nor his plans will be any more meddled with.
@ on she eosst gee 10 Lee lis Whee army n and
s ffns T assn b1R pae as 81 e.
~ a Taeh das liz the % eeaas PiS o at
fse ee vii ut nd fsfa sefa, seni Sc fSdsVs 1Ra
Congress-. abdicate tts functions and public
opinion its Ilghts: TIE nation w1ll suffer Just
eions OF the rulers by fnlsome nattery and silent
submission. We hare done so. The follies Of the
Government are manifest to At; but If any one
monetrnnce. the alniable majority CRY ''II1sh!
II "a Il ss NOE e Z epPsssa
We must have concord aud unanlu,ity and there
must he no opposition TO the government There
fore the only voice which .1s heard ut all is the
neither head nor heart. neither knowledge nor
principle. Hence the Executive t. encouraged to
pnreue bis fanc!es, and although ercr5 military
fesEedly due 20 the personal interference Of alr.
DAVIS. the Legislature continues at each session to
be hts subserV1ent tool and urnish new incentives
not Be srtiici:nt TIC Tor he E1eeudya to have iucid
interval, Congress and the Southern public
must change their attitude and adopt more dis
fuirs viii 1nore rcsojnfion md Errn fhe execn.
I've in thc nath Of iuty. and curb hin with oer.
emptory resolution when he tnterferes with things
upon us. but tie resources OF The Southern States
are not broken Their reeoarccs arc enormous, and
n no 'e1Es u the sce one VI az a
canno, ~ sneecsero,IP met bnt
gIca1ett, o3nges WH Ta91o 1o,.5 acaeo notsseaea
e,1 t9e 1,t ncensS 1sstc s 10 ga;oqEE = e; 3ta,
,oy p t % Eica t nSs t.t 4 H. u c oa
sTnnsnt should 50 q e Do an9 coatinae to do DO
~ ramaa ~ ast - VIC
f. 1nors y and he more concord and
me no!e eeAdpne9aaon We eV1nce 1adef sucn
circumstances. the more rapid is our progress to
the shtg ehall be alte5cd With that determine: n
non VIII pc 1ounu tne means 10 conpel me
ch4nseni s n,. v,,r ., .s a,s+ :na..,.. A..
following ints!l5ecnsc, aaicf DIE q Meridian,
Miss, Dec gth - Authentic i1formadon nag
been received that the ADVANCE Of Gen. Daxtdsons
Anenzta, Berry Co., Hiss. yes{e7day. {or Mobile.
oeoH ano otneis are n tne I1gn1 place. Ma1n
"9rk 1s e1pected On Monday Or Inesday M E...o next
Of de feet 81 New inlst, Il. C., says, %This
w4suNe7oS, Friday, Dec. s3ZThe 1Torldhas
uRets from the Richmond papers OF the 21st:
The Richmond Senftn'l SAVE: Ut ts ramoted
that the Yankees have removed all their guns
from Plymouth and evacuated the place. They
have not occupied w Wash1ngtcn-"
Adsicee from Charleston yesterday state that
all was well at Savannah. The same paper SAYS:
Since the laundering Yankee salute On Sunday
morning, quiet h1s prevailed along the lines OF
Grants nzny-
1he. E5dzntntr eays: There i no o:dci9l eo1itr-
nation OF the defcat OF burbr1ose hy brsekn-
ridge. at saltXile, hut many persons profess to
know % y t r. Msi 1onnaSa: IT,. H. ,%.,r IN h ao
pendent upon tns iansee prsss@ @ tor nS"1 ir9a len
thaf fhev anI
q sn nke o nGoa 70 n saG u o e
tSesc @ e4n 4tate%cnte It IS noceab1e thst Tionas
ssnns 70 "n hS ~ hmn VA , ,e s
does moi til tle where Hood Is. It rot imposzi-
nccad !1' and nnn1e"sant to Tbonaas ~ who m the
XII an,fta n.nu - IL n,r arnnne' ~" .,.;n
10ta Aesot1lng nis ~ o"n ncepnn,, 9' w ~ LYLE
"! 1s at GuMn E" r+aet ~ i ~. s15;d u
r,,a!rr h,s tnrncd ~ n fhc rinht ,oicce end .as