Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-11-29
NUMBER 1870.

from those who lead them.v For this end
Mr. Lincoln is to put into his coming meg
sage some words of diplomacy which are
expected to make fools of us, or, II more OK
pedient, he will address his proclamation
brim-full of love, terror and cunning,
which must, without fail, bringus rejoicing
and trembling at his feet. AS The Tribune
proceeds on this silly assumption, it Is SUI
perfluous to say that Lincoln will get de-
rision for his reward. Those leaders Of ours,
who SO disturb his sleep, are but our SER
wants, and do our commands; valuable as
they are to us, and formidable as they are
to the enemy, the work is independent of
them.
If they fall or fail, we will find others
Mr.. Lincoln is about to try to separate the
mass of people, not from their leaders, but
themselves. This is too stupid an UNDER
taking for creditable, much less sue
cessful, diplomatic trick. These trocla-
nations he has tried before; they did NOT
yield him enough to pay for the printing.
If the Confederates were far duller than
they are, Mr.. Lincoln would himself sup
ply sufficient warnings against his wiles.
Fitzpatrick and Dahlgrcn came with great
packages of amnesty proclamations, So
called, which they scattered like the leaves
of autumn; but they came also with orders
in their pockets for sacking, burning and
destroying Richmond, Tor killing the Pres
ident and Cabinet for turning loose ten
thousand men without officers, to do their
will upon disarmed people of all ages, and
both sexes. A lover that shows the teeth
and claws OF a lion can not expect to be
successful in his wooing, and how is Mr..
Lincoln now preparing us for the forth
coming epistle that is to detach us from our
government? He is soon to spread out his
affectionate arms, and we are expected to
hurry in. Read the boasting record, which
we publish to-day, from his officers in the
valley: hear them tell how many mills they
have destroyed, how many barns, how many
corn-fields, how many bushels of wheat and
pounds of meal. Ali this under the orders
of Sheridan, who, with indecent haste, has
been promoted to McClellan's honors.-
Sheridan himself was acting under orders
from Lieutenant General Grant. Read the
account, too, of the burning of Rome. Hear
the boast that Sherman is marking his path
in utter desolation.
| After this preparation, after these polite
courtesies, these winning attentions, these
| seducing favors, Mr.. A. Lincoln's message
or proclamation will find us in poor humor
to appreciate his affectionate sentiments to-
ward us. We fear he has made too free an
exhibition of his inner parlor, and of the
stair which leads to it, for us to play the
part of the fly In the fable. We SHALL of
course, be very much Obliged to him for
any kind words he may speak to us, and we
are waiting to hear them; but, as we do not
ask pardon when we have committed no
offense, and are scarcely disposed to accept
forgiveness from him for numerous wrongs
he has done us we shall probably disap-
point him in the return we may make for
his extraordinary grace and goodness.
We shall doubtless be unreasonable
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ted new impertinence, and as having added
new insult to the long catalogue of intol-
cradle injuries; but still let Abraham speak;
Greeley says this is the time. -.
The Sentinel of the 25th says Of affairs in
Georgia: a
The intelligence from Georgia, yester-
day, was agreeable, and the hope grows
more bnoyant that Sherman will suffer
severely for his audacity. Aportion ofhis
forces is understood to have been very heavi-
ly repulsed in an attempt to cross stream,
We forbear giving particulars, names and
localities. Let our troops opposed to Sher-
man adopt sleepless activity for their motto.
Let them harass him by day and harass
him by night. Let them destroy the sup
plies before him. Let them block his road
and resist his march at every practicable
point. All this may be done, independent
of heavier operations, which we shall
doubtless, be able to direct against him
Break in upon, his array, and there viii
soon be grand hunt, free for every body
and in which we hope every body will
join. 4G
There is no confirmation of the report o
the burning of Milledgeville.
We have pleasing news, says The Bristo
Register, received from below last night
that breckenridge and Vaughn again hay
the Yankees surrounded at Strawberr
Plains. There was an engagement on Fri
day, in which the negro regiments are sal
) to have suffered severely, 300 being report
ed killed.