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[From Our Special Co,respondent-1
NASHVILLE, June8, 1854
sHERMAN''s POSITION.
Gen. sherman has finally given ~ brief
telegram relating to the situation ut the
frpst, which has doubtless reached Jon long
ere this; but 1t will b seen that 1t does not
materially vary frem the information cor
veycd to you in my letter Of Inst week He
holds the railroad asfely, In she vicinity OF
Aafiette, aad1~ suppose will not advance
beyond that town tor some days. There arc
certain movements In progress, which are
designed to entrap Johnston's army, aud
these viii consume considerable time. Be
sides, reinfor cements ara passing through
here to Join our army 1t the frsas; and Gen.
Sherman y III almost certainly await these,
nk he Ia determined to c714sA tho rebel forces
in Georgia; nothing short Of decisive vic
tory viii satisfy him. He has seen the folly OF
fighting Tor territorJ-of giving battle when
the army, sit er the carn age, will stand re1s-
lively SIS before the firing Of the first shot
SHERMAN WANTS TIE RRDELs TO MAKE A
STAND.
H is aworc that the capture, OF cran
rout OF the rebel army nenr Atlanta,
will lead to tAe submission OF the Cotton
States; sad know he is fully Convinced
that Johnston will give battle before re-
treating much further, Is = continued retro
grade movement will certainly beges uttsr
demoralizatfon. He therefore Ia desirous
that the rebcls shall make 4 stand, and he
will do nil Ia his pow Or to make the spot The
"lsst ditch"
nENFoRcRABNTs.
There are regiments passed through here
to The front, almost daily; whence thsy
come, It Is unnecessary, and won1d be i'm
proper to state. Among those hare Oh.
served, within the lat TWO days, ara sereral
frsm Illinois, md without exception, ! nud
TIE bays confident, aud in the best Of splrits,
feeling certain that they are shout to admin
lister the death blow to the rebellion,
! TIE KE9eroN BRIDGE,
The bridge aeross the river ut Kingston,
Georgis, Is now nearly completed, and cars
Will soon be running to ths trent. Telegra-
.phic communication il already open to sher-
mans headquarters Large shipments OF
supplies are constantly being sent from this
point to Kingston, BY both the Decatur aud
the Chattanooga railroad.
HxN1NIsCHsCH OF TEE sZcEsH
saw + gentleman q few days since direct
from Atlanta, and who informed mo thst
John Eel was there, surely, and disappoint-
ed. DC Is severe On everybody-on man
kind in general He states that ho woula
never have Joined the rebels, had not partiea
having the reputation Of being Union mep,
called on him, and urged him 10 70 into tAe
current, that be might control it. III. Bell says
he yielced to these ar:uments, and soliei-
self with the traitors, than 1e lost the conf.
dence ofreal Unisn men, without gaining that
Of the dra eata1s. No1, he says, he il sIi.
exftsd, and dcspised, aad must 70 dswR to
n unhoRorcd grave, far troH hia home and
irienda "Csts," said my tnforuaut,
"aca1cely suffered moro than does this ones
honorea stAtesDan''
OTHER LIKE sBrTHh6Rs,
But Mr.. Ben is not aloae; there are a host
Of others vol known hare, but who have
Hst national reputation, in similar coadi-
ttoa. They Wsrld give all they pesseas In
The wsrld, to be a. they wera fonr yea1s
since; but tls past II beye recalling, The
way Of tho ttaBsgrestsr is indeed hard.
TEE ATLANTA ArrsAL.
The gentleman sthtes th,t these pecanlari-
II x1d otherwise Interested In that ttIaeraut
journal, the Memphis Grenada. j ackson-At-
lantn AsPedl, recsntly held ues.iag to coz
slider what should be done, in case tho Fede-
rel army advanced ON 4nd captured Atlanta
Oac gentleman, after having I'm nbihed prstty
freely IRON half q eozoa kst1les Of " Rohsrt
son County" which Ind beeu suu-rled
through the lines, argued that the paper had
better stop. If 1t continued, IT would 1uia
the ccateoeracJ. SIT VIA 1rat pa ablishod 1t
MsnpAis," said he, "ana ths Yaakees took
tho plaza; 1t was removed to Grenada, and
ths blue coats followed 1t: it's publication
wss reaume4 at jackson, when, n tho needle
psints to the pole, TIE Foderals ca uae right to
the place; now It Is here lin Atlaata) and
they are coming; and II VIC move 1t 70 ST.
yaAnah, or Charleston, It wsuld b. bat
foreFnnner ~f tAs fall Of those places; indeed
thcre is fatality about 1t, and it had better
dry up, Without mere ceremony"
Ny informant did not learn the cohc1u4Ipn
reached, bat he Is Of ths opinion At tae o.p-
tuxe sf Atlsasa thsrs will b no s'Arpce1."
The people Of Georgia arc discouraged be-
youd uueasurs. They fscl that Ill Is lost;
and with the exception II tbs more violent,
Troubles shall end BY the triumph Of the
Federal arms.
DEFKAT or RopDY.
can scarcely giro him any other titlo-at-
tempted to create diversion By ATTACKING
our coHN10icatisns, bat he was severely
beaten BY Loug'a cavalry. Oar forces cap
turcd nearly 100 prisoners. aud killed and
wounded twice thht nnmbcr- Our losses
were uncomfortable / have No feArs Of any
further annoyance in that direction.
POLITICAL
Imagine the revolution which has taken
place in this Stats, and particularly in East
Tennessee, within the last four yeata n
1860, to have voted for Mr. Lincoln would
have been passport to the rallows; yet, on
the I'd list, large meeting assembled In
Knoxville, whom ". G. BroW.low sffarad
tho following preamble and resolution, &C.
conpanying them with few rtuarks. which
were adopted With a good deal Of feeling.
and without one dissenting vsIce:
WHEz1As, This Convention kaa bsen called for
the pufpoec of appointing da3es1tns to Tbs BahI-
more confcneon, which conrenea on the 1th OF
and Vice President: and, whereas. tha present
emergency Is such, In ,1ew Of Mr.. Lncoln's past
sd1nlniedstiou the wttdom and fImnesa hi hns
he gr+et and jnss eoadease wsica T ,hs hp p.op1a s
put In hln-she danger II he were act aside thst
It would be regarded as a rebuko Of his policy.
Ress.std, That IL no bellere the trlomphaat
election Of Ar. Ltueoln to the Presidency, for a
second term, would be the seyerest blow to rebel
nGpe3 OF 04F1e1c4 OF Inc Norm, th1t could Dos
aibiy be inflicted, we dcc}a ~ him to be our pref
errnce, and instruct our delegates, whoever they
mas be, to adSocats his nomination.
Hon. Horace Maynard Was called upon to
address, the Convention, and did so during
the absence of the delegation from the 1st
Congressional district, who had gone into
caucus to agree upsu delegate for thsir
district. Mr. Maynard spoke more than ons
hour, and spoke with bis usual clearness,
point, and effect, defending tbs policy OF Mr..
Lincoln, aud dealing out some heavy blows
upon the leaders Of the rebellion. Tbs
speaker was repeatedly cheered, and all
seemed to regret, when lie closed, that he
did net speak longer.
Who will say now that the world does not
move? II this State is sufficiently raorgan-
lied to take part In the next Presidential
election, Mr.. Lincoln will get 50, COO votes.
BLAZE.
Tho Battle OF CoaI-Harbor.
TIE battle OF CoalHarbor, which w1s
fought between the armies Of Generals Grant
and Lea, on the 4th Of June, was more hot
II contested and important engagement than
the public ecem to suppose. It's resnlt will
materially change the plan Of operations.
cu1ious1y enough, 1t was fought On almost
the same ground which, two years ago,
proved the turning point in MeClellan's CAM