Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-29
FfOz yesterdays EBsaiT'g bSs''o
Sheruans Movements

Sherman has Consented to crafty General Lss.-
n, .p,oupess In hi, own nm,sble manner, that 'the
,p,vOss North on the 2I5t, and by that time shall
90 S,rth too Ta.s Is playing Joshua, With eight
variation The sun s.ood s,in at the Hebrew chief
tain, btd.ng, bat the Yankee warrior, more COM
plais,ns aud perhaps ess pctenh consents to follow
the sua. Well, let hin come. he Is she very genius
we desire to sec, and be brings with him some thOu-
sAada of those Western braves whose metue Wo desire
10 es for GRAFT has with him only some seven thou
sAad veterans, ald the rest the FIf-tH OF efea-
tion 10 defeat whom Is honor. Lss Sherman, theD
coma in With his boat OF Occidental IaVnei6lea; We
viii soon have him in the position ho, claimed Hood
vas, lust where he Nv want him.
He does not tell Ills progTamme, or Hhsecities he
intends 10 conquer before be winds Up With Lse as
5oz 6gtebs Doubtless be will tot leave OhaFlestol
behind Lin. The gOSY of oorqaeFEg the birthplace
Of Secession is an incentive TOO oSeriol to oe Win
STOOD ty this cough'y Wsr.ior. Aa for VIM Ag'on'
he Vii, leave tbai 50 General asst Batter, reseFVinS
ia ha OwN mind the right OF conquest provided Tie
B ,ast ind BrssS too hard a nut TO crack. his msA
column, therefore, viii arch along tbs eea't, eeaI-
ing away impsdlmenls aId k,sph within oe-oPe'a-
t,on Ill lance OF the a,5t. NOshh more cay than
abs 20 the ON iPsisnt Sherman.
But be Is too polite man to neglect the uAPl'ai o.
tbs Soasiau I1,l5 ) 40 OF soush Oarolms' he VIII
dsRoh column TO pay bic respects 70 GO mia Just
As 10 did 20 h,nsdgsvle. hules aud negroes lu
Disuty and pefLsps ,ntss prs n7fs lac moi e. 10 na'
and Gsg 10 IN embrace OF the Z lion Aa sasI J,o'
rtis 70 master OF Aar, a. is hr Shsr1an, nor VII
3, slipbt leigh and Ls friend Holden. 10 tiot, it
nj ia Dol = bln great il justice to suppose hat 10
vii 10 wanting 10 courtesy TO Ay cons dsIaols 'oTn
Il. The interior Of Moth Carolina. Far 1co pobte
gsot,spsn for tLat is General Slsrnan, While -
hid 10, 10 sil a]!uro al the to"as between BE
v,ra.h snd .nOad Why not: Nothing is more
tssy TO hs sedou9lsble Sherman.
H.pfoml ed to ds,asags snd desolate IS he sd
vsoss-. s,d 70 leave bahiud him ao!aesGeed waste
s,,spdIoR .rlu o. altauooga to tbs Capital OF The
soahsfa OoaieisfAey proof OF this lie dali ~ ts
dspsruFs ffon S-ylnnah fer few days in order that
IA NAV destroy The Albany RdlsOAd-a piecs Of Pu E
,,,,tculssJ sad vandalism. All ths wilt tho rsnski-
bs General Sherman do and that within triei space
al .;rns for what can rSs.s the iFsea.sibls sIe an
ana that is he ace Of oloug,Gg The Ssr Into at
cher e,mplisl?s Wy TOT olosa il up By tbs All CT
4sxt Msfeh-lhs blessed anniversary Of tie asuguTa
tisu Of Abb shsns
Sloh, il all probability, aTs ihe schemes OF Ills
ambitious efsaurs, who is perhapsP even roE, on bis
march In this direction. UnfOFtlnaIely-fOr NO are
e4cssdingy impatient 10 celebrate in the good city OF
Richmond she advent OF the oOrqueripg heFO--there
ara many mlas and many streams OF wafer between
thl goal OF bis ambition aud thspont OF lis d'pir-
.tu,s. Aso there Is & soldier OF tbs Lame OF HlEeea,
and smother Of ne IGms Of B-asregarj, both Of whom
ara disposed 70 dispu.s Mr. shOrnsLs Iriamphal PFC
cr,s.. Last Of all, Ehsn be reaches ohm9nd. he
-Gl fad a, It's portal man WHO has ns5eF been run
szsr. well kuIwa % Gen. Ro. L. Lee. E'sn if he
Lsing With him bis army, u1h jGred b. & aur gard
sri Hardse. ali add the my OF Thomas 10 his oSR
arny sui th6R add both armies 40 tue army OF Grant,
the combination will not be formidable in uuU"
esrJthan that which vas srraJsd against 4 chaOnd
lat Sp.iuE. Lee vas sts to resist the Ouo combns-
ton; VIA. reason Is thsgo 10 d5ubs that he will be
sbs 10 rssis. the other We very mtOh iSa' that The
res p.on OF Sherman at the ga,ss OF R.SLroGd viii
bate ssy the lsa5', nfoivi Nay, sc are sppIehen-
sys that Ile's tssam,nt Of tiE will b. 60 rough as
20 coasal him 10 c3nsGR the soldtal moJIm 'nIs 80
70 the best method Of eontiaairs his iIuraey still
further NjrthWard aud Of leaving RiohGoEd in 'hs
lursh. Who would be 5 disappointment 10 rs and
a eAagrin 10 tbs Woli oriul Sherman.