The New York herald., 1864-11-26

Wink ntm swo NaiueVto uuVantAceu, Vcst"S Wv
prestige Of eccupyiUg the towa aud destroying waaseves
my DO valuable ;s.e 70 geveromeo1 do ooua 'uu'
obtain command q the railroads which lead IRON hAcoa
eastward 10 Augusta and tho seal OF g--v,-.0''' -.
wes.-srd 70 The Mississippi thus eoc,uaIy destroying
our oOmmuuc.ioas with the sts.Mississip2 Depart
ment Hs would, moreover, cut or H"cN 80 NJ. army
from nM p.se 2 operations, Ms sappi,s1 @'S
.neans OF conIetrius with the sess Of govern
mont, In these aspects the move formida
BILE ons and Ii Ia nc use 90 shut our eyes wiI.uiy
70 tho daolcr; far better to ook Il n the face
and prepare for resistance with vgor and dispatch
not unlikely that sherman raay hope even more from
tne neral eject CT such sucoess the minds Of the
people OF Georgia In tbis We are assured he will be
bitterly disappointed, and discover how far he bss
bess sed by well meant, bus ncaulosa expressions OF
| certain high ssaiCals.
We arc equally sure that ~ 5000 az shsrmans true IN.
tentols become sufficiently knJwr prepare for oCinter
movements Georgia Will RISE from tbs Governor to tho
humbest citizen, in self defence and manly reaIstane
She will show the same Incompatible energy and viSvr
with which the psopls OF vlrgias have risen 10 srmsi
the ssms concord which here prevails between tbs
authorities and the people and tho dsnterosted
with which separate interests have sacrificed
TO the grea. and sacred purpose sherman msy do
great harm He may emulate the destruction or Sheri
order to carry OF au ths CATTLE burn the woods asd
destroy the fruit trees. for and s horrors
Georgia will have 10 taste the bitter cup that has long
been at our lips. Her country may be ravaged, her
fields may be wasted the tears Of tho thersss and the
widow 10 her midst may mourn over cold blooded
bus her revenge 10 s hand, and the opp0r
sunity TO show ber loyalty, her sailansry and an
her highest virtues ia at hand. For Sherman Will
will place himself n the most periIous position
tenn OF pushing forward and making sustain
the utmost lie has cut himself on rsvoosby from his
limo Of Communications; very tew weeks warfare must
exhaust all IBIS resources and the very magnitude of his
forces will parayze them from che failure Of ihe mun
ments OF war The farther his army uoveabs column
oil unusual sze from his base the creator the
d'culty Of support, supplies st in the
try. The necessity Of providing TOR their wants,
IL s we'll known from military experiences, is ineyt
tably fatal to military discipline and subordiRaticn
leads 70 tndiv dual psge, and that TO disorgaDza
tiUn aud GENERALIZATION Tile simplest arms put into the
hands reserves miltsmsn ana boys will enable the
people Of Georgia OF tho eueys forssipg parss.
intercept his communications with tae dnsren. parts
Of the column, TO hArssa him the flank and IN the
rear and thus 70 do him injury than ne would
tain iu pitched battle
Ths situation resembles In isS military features,
st. xingIy that Of Napoleon aud the aes before the
battle of Ietps!c Each mad passed the other and
lying great streug.h upon tbs enemy osp,mani
cations, disrsgarding their Bucaer aud Brrns.
dot,e between NSpolson snd the Rhine.
Napoleon was hetween tho Prussaus and the
Elite. Both thought that BY threatening their adyersa
ry's communications, they coad draw him hack
duce him 10 the detensve aud both acted on hs prnci
pie. Napoleon hoped reach Berlin, leaving the allies
behind him. Sherman hopes 80 reach kscos, and
tetans the project Of carrying che into the very
Of the cotton slates and establishing his winter
quarters IN the hitherto untouched deds Of ssGth.
II Georgia be but true herself the resemblance Will
end hors. VS. trust he will yet have 10 ssy Ma
poieon did alter the hattie CIisi WeiI this
High in the morning. low enough at night, Fsom iyi
umpb 10 . tall 10 often but stepi'
sHKxxAN SAVING THx REMNANTS or HIS AMY.
from the Augusta ccns.itutionaiist. Nov. Ip.j
Aftsr careful survey Of the topography OF The
try lying bsiore Sneruau the distance ns mns travel
before can any v,tat part and the difficulties
thst naturally incursive Of the kind,
spprshend no serious result from tho movomens."
Tue editor does belevs ia Shornan's purpose g.
visit Macou, Augusta or Savannah but sh6t ha
has beec driven 70 his present movement by
che force OF circumstances: that he does not
anticipate rasrxcing his steps; hence he pro.
claims the devastation and deyoxs;ou o. country
over which pssses Tue destructicn Of Rome, Atlanta
and Marietta been announced sad he hss taken
up hs lire Of march with the vew os saving the
rea Of his army than OF capturing euy fortified
ciiies firm, unfaterng Heart and deserA'ned resoin
ttcu are all waut present, aud few weeks VIII
perhaps suffice 10 drive the last vRndA from tue soil os
Georgia. I, Is true return 20 tAe place where
with snculer,oS arhcs Yc better that rseneo than
under the hstsd rule Of She Invading FOE.