The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-11-21
MORNING EDITION.
MONDAY MORNING, xo7. u. Issa.
sherman's March southward.

Next to the movement Of Hoods army in,
TO Tennessee, Sherman is now making the
beldest and most desperate movement which
this anomalous war has produced. He is
moYing an army Of twenty-five or thirty.
ziaousand men through the heart of the Con-
federacy, to the seacoast, andis probably ere
this before the defenees OF Macon, or as
some suppose.in the aet.pf hanking that for
tilted city and making hie;way to Savannah.s
IF he should take the former alternative.
he viii find Macon fortified with strong
earth-works and an abundance of artillery,
and defenders, If we are cerrectls, informed
The thanking operation viii therefore prob
ably be adopted by him, inasmach as It is
>-sAis policy to avoid fight and 10 save. time.
In that event our cavalry, viii be under the
necessity of following him up. harrassing
his movements destroying the subsistence
which would otherwise fall into his hands
and throwing every possible obstacle in his
line of march. IL.
/ TO defeat or capture Ahis layling raiderl
should now, stimulate /every energy Of tM
people and Government. This moyeDent
lsouthvar,L undoubtedly leaves Hgpd free to
Spursus his splansfn Middle Tenuessee with
an opposition rendered less foFpidahlc byL
the subtraction Of the force which eoalposes
sherman = raiding party Il opens1up to-
us the nearly certain prospect Of occupying
Middle Tennessee AMI Kentucky andsdraw;
ing thence tens Of thousands of fresh recruits
I, Ifbyresource, strategy. energy and.couragg
sufficient force can be concentrated to dA-,
stroy the bold invader. or checkmatc his
movements, the brightest chaItersof the war
will open up to our people. 1t cannot be de.
MED that he has placed hitfiselfin great peril.
if we act with vigor and decision lie has
cnt loose from lis communications. The
weather is unfaSorahle Il .therapid move
men. which is neeessafy. to .his success. We
should not be dazAed or pafIIic-stricken by.
the boIdness Of his movcmentl It is simple
audacity and has only ito BE nift with equal
audacity, selfsaerifee ana rf.F.id cembina-
tions. to assure hisslefeat. and dlsfeat To hi m
now = annih ilaticn. Such an opportunity
has never been presented to completely
destroy our most formidable foeman.-
] And We have nevar yet had it in our
power TO gain such important results as his
defeat would compass. 1t would place us
in undisPutcd possession of all the territory
we have hitherto lost on the east of the Mist
I sissippE It would raise the seige Of Rich
mond and send Grant hastily back to the
Notifications of Washington. tits with our
military leaders 70 devise the plans by which
that great object can be effected. We are
content to leave the whole matter in their
hands with confidence. But they require
the cooperation of the whole POPULATION in
this great emergency, that they may be sue
cessfu. This should be given with unani-
nifty, vigor and enthusiasm, without muir
mer and without question.
Patriotism, honor, safety, seif.prescrya-
ton and the glorious prospects ofthe future
..-,e- 49, uemana It We cannot. if 'Ee zzaald.
duty Let our nrosto then be 'one strong,
steady and united blow, and our freedom and
independence" We shall then chastise th'
most insolent and cruel of our foes and dis
enthral our land from the yoke of the inEa
der.