The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-05
THE NEW YORK. Sun.
MONDAY MORNING Dice. ., 1864.


Generals Thomas and sshcrman.
Tns military news continues hopc'ul. Lite
Southern pspJrs % FAR from bong 'ao.e 70 record
.ay ohet upon General snEssA,'s expedition.
COMICS. that he he. far fsei W enoounisr seri-
ous Ops ,on. and sdni, tina, no can probably
roach tho soa-coaa n he chooses. Il docs no, yet
exactly sppo.r At what point 10 Is aiming, bu, the
rvoont accounts indicate that he was tcndipg to-
wards Savannah. Il wss no, inIprobabiO-howevsr-
tho, ho would ginucs sade from tbs, place
and strike for Charleston. General snyRxAr .. ho
las, slvicor hsd succeeded In completely mysfyinB
he enemy, and has carried the ,errors Of war In "
tho mos, vital points u The Conioderacy. The hn-
portsnoe q his movement may b. infcrTcd from
the bitter complaints Of tho Richmond press, 81
what Is oTcnIy terrnci .bo act Of fily that Vh'u-
ally threw their second hest army outpf the con-
lct by sending II hundreds n miles n'the rear OF
Atlanta into Tennessee. with rood 9rnerAship
upon our par, this blunder may DO rendered
decisive Of tho fate 81 tue rebellion. HOODS
army should never la Icfni11d 20 os-
CAPE from Tennessee. lia posinonfn the neigh
toyhood OF Naah vlllo Is such, th,t q, forces can
fan upon "a nom Chatham Dga and ther points
and ehectualy cr, of all reuest. G,noral Scno-
rTELp's gallant defence II Franklin on Wednesday
last, probably saved Nashville, by anabhng re-
endorsements " come up that will soon,cbangc tho
entire aspect q agars in nat r,sou. The rebol
army cannot sustain iuelf north Of the
Tennessee. II mus; hshL aud tho deeper.
alton with which liocD precipstei his
bea troops upon our columns, shows tina, no fully
oomrrchs1ds this necessity. We posses' tho prin--
cipal sira,escsl points, All Con remain upon tho,
dofendivc, throwing the ouus of attack upon tho
enemy. This offensive defensive policy will ensure
Ill the results q tbe boidcsl FORWARD movement.
II ia certainly more advantageous 60 us that the
rtboln should b. reduced 10 the necessity Of throw
Ing tho.r heaviest columns sgsins, our cntronehedS
forces in Tennessee, than thht II sho, "a dcvolves
upon rs U Storm the same forces at new Allsntas
hundreds 81 miles from our base, in the heart
Of Georgia and Alabama. No ono compre-'
hendcd this better than General SnIzlzAH, aud
mis- sooounts for his erultsdon at tho movo-
mcnt Of tho rebel army into Tennessee He
NO shrewd TO los3 his tine ehaEng the enemy
srouud sircc, and finding tho country South
ward eft open, he TO possess It. This strategy
accomplished double purpose. II threatened tho
most important points In the cotton States, and cut
of General Moons army from the resources Of sup.
phch' "hAe ShAhhAN - creating panic lot tno
safety Of Macon, Augusta, Savannah and
Charleston. the last thing that will 10
thought Of is the forwarding Of supplies
and roinforOemeuS TO General Hood. This opens
golden chance torSs. While tho enemy Is ncces-
sarly growing weaker day by day, new surpns
ofuen aud munitions are being forwarded to Gen.
erl Thomas. Our army hgh's with the eNhaus,less
resources 81 the North at Its back, while the enemy
has the ruined and bIssted theater Of war bohiud
him. from which but scanI supplies Cor man OF
beest can be extracted. A painful feature
however Of the situation is the ru.
morod order for the evacuation Of Fast.
ern Tennessee This news II true Isl hsny
to b regretted abandoning the long suffer ins
uniouis,s " tina, section to the cruelties Of the
rebos. But II presents tho advantage Of further
concentrating car forces FOR the victory thavwill
vim everything back again with compound inter
esi, in the shape Of ,be ruin Of II ops army. One
source Of siprvho on Do this seJtson, e the posi-.
billy, moe ibsl o. ots" ~, of u junction between
HOOPS AMI b.GUS!NDiuuA'e forces Fat III dan.
ger siii no ....ut ~ Nv .ct by Gercrl Tia MAS
whore u.yca.L, " SITS the h Ia trust re.
posed IN han b. ... ..... '.ANr sn SHERMAN.