The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-22
gherman's Destination Believed to be
Mobile.


There no longer remains any doubt that Sherman has
torn the Atlantis and Chattanooga Railroad boldly
himself Oft from all connection with bis base and plunged
headong into the heart OF Georgia depending entirely
upon the force he has with him and the weakness Of the
country through which he designs TO pass His aim Is
beyond all question: to secure position upon the
board, whore he may receive renforcements and
plies at leisure, and having there established his
base, to prosecute farther operations next spring
during the winter II is not knoun for ,ohat
point has course Is direced-whether he has
lected Savannah Charleston as his base, whether
he aims FIRST Selma, and afterwards at Mobile We
rather inclined TO think that he 0iH prefer the latter
being induced thereto doubt by the refusal Of The Ala
bdm0 Legislature, Uhen summoned bv Governor Watts. 10
make any provision for the public defence, refusal which
the Yankee journals have not been slow to interpret
desire the part OF that State to to tho bosom
OF Abraham" If We may be excused for adopting for
the profano expression OF Secretary Seward may
his advantage to seize Augusta the importance Of hca
has been grossly oreresimdted, and thence march
against Charleston, which, with the advantage of
a water base. would allow free communication
with all the ports OF the United States From Charleston,
he lend hand to Grapt-who he hopes will by that
time possession of Rchmond-in operations gaust
Whining ton result OF which, he supposes viii en-
tireIy shut out from the sea- The Yankee papers,
several weeks ago. announced the to trans
fer the winter campaign the cotton States this
presume is the preliminary movement Whichever
of the two movements Sherman has in view II is evident
that he calculates largely upon the weakness or the
try through which he designs to march, its dsoy
atty to the confederacy In both calculations we are
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u his army be not utterly destroyed long before shall
have reached either Mobile or Savannah.
The marches Sherman will be compelled 10 make In
order to reach the several stages hts journey,
great considering that he must carry the greater part
his supplies with him. From Atlanta TO Macon the first
stage, II is somewhat more than hundred miles, and
here there understood to be strong garrison defend
ing powerful works. From Macon to Augusta hun
dred and seventy miles further, there is railroad,
the destruction OF which will Of course be attempted
by and will be effected least the extent
OF retarding his progress until the portion broken down
can be restored. From Augusta TO Savannah the
distance is about twenty-five miles, aud at Savannah,
whatever calculations he may now make he will be
pretty certain to meet with a stubborn resistance.
Here, then, Is o march before him OF three hundred
miles, through country sparsely settled, and cotCn
growing country where he will not find the pecessares
OF life 80 abundant that he afford to dispense with
magazines. that he replenish these often to
be hble at all times to have them close in his
When he shall have reached Savannah subdued the gar
and taken possession may then think OF Charles
ton, hundred miles further north. II sherman
do all this with the force he has command " hch
disposed think does not exceed forty thousand
men then he Is a much greater commander than
him to be- and the Georgans are a much tanner people
than they have credit for being For own part, We
how the contemplated campaign to advance
the design OF suougation let II terminate as II may
may additional annoyance to the people, but
II must be destitute OF results the s des-
tuo Of power 10 wound the air through which II passes.
II leaves absolutely open the entire country in the
Chattanooga the Gulf wherever the Yankee army
Is not for the time eucamped.