, 1864-11-28

Government, and cause the lukewarm auG
halting to Immediately take up arms and be
came lis most uncompromising defenders, and
tl'at The State afler passing through thi:
/ ordeal oil fire will COME forth purified and
purged of Its lore for the old Union.
| The Richmond Wing though is not 80 hope,
I fIl us its contemporary, and says: We cnnnot
| say that we feel al absolute conviction, al.
though. indeed, our hopes are strong that
Sherman will fail in achieving his Hnal Oh.
iset: II says that sherman Is "a mas Of W
doubted ability md nstuteness, and be would
ncfer have commenced his march from At
fsnta had lle not believed he could finally
rcach the coast in safety.
The papers show the division Of sentiment,
distraction and panic which Sherman's opera.
tions have created in the South, and authorize
us in anticipating the most decisive and s;lo.
rlous results from them.
Late rebel papers are filled with artid
illustrating the bitterness Of the different fac
md their intestine divisions, denouncinE JEFF:
Davis, the rebel Congress and the whole mush-
room Government at Richmond.
Jef.' 8 wholesale conscription has stirred up
q storm Of fnd{gnation.t He Is accused Of q
design to make himself an unrestraincd die
tatoF, and 1t Is propllesied that he will ere
long reap the whirlwind.
convention Of editors is called for to pro-
test against his ut tempt to muzzle tue press.
The Wig Of Thursday, while admitting the
fall Of Ailllcdgesii1c, says the var office has
no news.
The Enquirer of the o4tt saYs that repctl-
tion Of the rumor concerning the occupation
Of Millcdgcyille by Sherman, occurred ycstcr-
day, and as the rnmor, whether correct or
not, was accepted as a mater OF course, We
1nny suppose for the sake Of hypothesis as to
the situation in Gcorgia, that the city has
determined resistance. This supposltion gives
color to the runor that strong force Of the
enemy made a demonstration on Auuusta.
wnhin twenty miles Of which placc, it Is re-
ported, they were encountered by our troops;
that their left was driven back In confusion,
and an assault By their right repulsed with se-
we're loss. Savannah being their objective
point, the movement Gun only be called afeint,
with the view Of raiding On Augusta and de-,
st1oying It. It Is believed that the large feet
which has been in preparation ii the James
river for some time past Is intended to co-ope-
Tho .Fhig Of the 9th says: There scemsto
be nothing definite from Georgia. The pre-
yailiug impression, based upon all the infor-
nation thus far received, Is, that Sherman has
passed Macon, and that he will move towards
the coast without hazarding an attack on the
detenses Of Augusta: He will, Of course, des-
olate the country through which he passes.
wild a mammoth raid, unless We are greatly
deficient In tDrces in that quarter, his expcdi.
ton will come to early grief. We look hope
fully to Georgia, and confidently expect great
results.
The HAig editoria1ly says: Wedo not un-
dcr=tand precisely why it Is that the Yankees
60 into ecstacies Of delight lnd admiration
over sherman's movements, upleRs It be that
they are bound to consider themselves the
greatest and s7nartest people, id. all creation,
ard It is, therefore, amatter Of principle with
them to declare that Slerman's movement is
44,a NIL Cor ,A L.
or any other war. Bat We must confess we
do not see it as the Yankees sec it. We do
not for moment understand its Importance,
or the audacfty by which it Is characterized,
In this respect It certainly does not differ
from any previous movement Of any other
Yankee General. 81
lhe Wig then reviews Grants and Sher-
mans previous movements, and says: "Thc
fact is, indeed, that Shcrnan's march looks
more like retreat than an advance; more
IKE defensive than an aggressive movement.
It Is clear that Hoods march upon lid com.
munications rendered bis s.st ttii5 at Atlanta
extremely untenab1e; that he found 1t impos- !
eible to anticipate his adversary, or to bSHe |
his design; and that az abandonment Of At- |
!anta thence became absolutely necessary;
but to simply retire. upon Chattanooga, Or,
IS 1t was probable, Upon Nashville, wofld be-
to give up all that he and his predecessors
ought for since the capture Of Foft Donelson |
10 acknowledge himself out generated and tn
confess that his advance into Georgia was
mistake and a failure Political motives pre-
.lrded this course: AL that was left for him
% do is just what he has done, to tempt the
,erils Of q marth through Georgia to the coast,
o establish new base Of movements; to Off
ct O successful movement, Of this kind, with |
is consequent destruction Of Confederate de:
,ots and stores, against the Inevitable sur
cndcr Of all the country between Atlanta and
he Ohio. ~:
We think he is mistaken in his'ca1culation
nd his expectations, but We aTe not insensi- I
lie to the fact that SheT1nan's, undoubted
bflfty and astuteness must have had such
xpectationsand made such calculations. he
VGou1d never hare commenced his march
rom Atlanta lad he not believcd be could
nally reach the coast in safety. He would
ave flagrantly violated the rules and princi-
les Of military science had he not thought he
ould do 60 with impunity. He would never
ave exposed lis army to destruction had he
ct been convinced that there were more +
bances for him than against him. We can
OF eay, therefore, that We feel IN absolute
onyiction, although indeed our hopes are
tropg, that Sherman will fail in achieving his
ctuaI object; but no one knows better than |
herman knows that even success in this un-
ertaking will decide absolutely nothingas to
,e military aspects Of the war; indeed, his
cry successes would be just such IN aban-
u /
, # be had retrcated from the front Of Hood. |
Sherman succeeds, he can make itappear
1at he has gained. o grand triumph and,
Though fen weeks viii dissipate this in
rcssion, it may meantime enable Lincoln to
,cr,,it his armies and open the spring cam
eisn with n vastly increased force.
The. Sentinel Of: the 9th says: Not wishing
, give information to the enemy, we feel re.
,rved in fully disclosing the situation Of af.
irs in Georgia We would say to our readers
1at there is good reason to hope TINT Sher- !
an may be overwhelmed. Up to yesterday {
6 Ind made no attack on Macon. It is re- :
Drted that force of cavalry entered Nil :
dgeyillc. mud burned the, capitol and peni-
.nfiasy." ';. y. -.
The ;sentnd, alluding to the statements of {
nrthern papers Of the reticence Of Richmond |
urnalE, Says: Richmond papers will. have
uch to say at the proper time, that Wi1 cre:'
lie Panic in the lincoln States
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