, 1864-12-20
Ul)ifaly(9 Mribt111e.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER Va
-, 1861.


Gates precisely the reverse Of snug and QUIET
winter quarters for oar boys in blue, save In
northernmost tilt atcrs Of war, Elsewhere
all is activity, md students Of military history
in coming time will marvel ut aud adm,re
1hcse winter marches Of the troops Of the
Union. whom even December could NOT drter
from following the foe. Thomas sends hact
thcertul news from The hunt for rebels. fnto
Which h. has turned the late Imminent 6itna-
1ton. dood's entire losses III Ills i1l-tatcd
campaign are set down at fifteen thousand.
Thomas did indeed get Hood where he want-
cd him, and long will the rebels rue the day
until MI tlelrrcsrets lapse into ruin, that Hood
set out to cross the Cumberland and carrv
1he war into Tennessee.
4 most important truth as to the rebel sit
uation is Furnished In the rebel orders issued
in bEeckfnridge'e department ofEast Tenncs-
sec, which stress Of circumstances has driven
5nto Western V1tg1nia. These vcry pointcdly
confess scarcity Of lead and forage, and en-
1orcc stringent measures to mtet and lessen
the deficiency.
With the failure of Hood all the little ficts
10 his campaign must also come down. The
rebels Lyons raid into Kentucky Will be but
small affair, local in its effects, and more
likely to engcnder a healthier loyal sentiment
and deeper hostility to the rebellion in the
nctshborhoods it visits.
From Sherman there is no considerable ID
dition to previous news, and none at all In
the of1lcin} bulletin. Another source Of in
formation, however, reports that the rebels
at Richmond give up Sayannah. As VIC much
prefer to hear that this is done By the rebels
at the latter city, our cxultauon may as well
wait OIL their action. The great fleet is Ger
talnly milking for Wilmington, If. We may
trust the detailed dispatches published else
where. We are prepared to lnd the reducti n
OF that place, from known natural difficulties
t'f its approach. no casy or sudden achieve
mcnt.
The Senate yesterday was occupied with q
most important debate touching our foreign
relations, especially in relation to recent
events ut Canadian origin. The general tenn
per and tone Of the discussion Will do good
on both sides Of the line. The greatest de-
defeat the rebels could sustain next to q re-
verse in the field would be a total failure
Of all their schemes, having Canada
for tlcir base, including not only
direct assaults upon our border, but
also the greater project ofcmbroiiing Canada
and the United States IN war. We look to
Sec this, their intention, wholly fan. The
measures being taken in Canada, the resigna-
lion Of Lanoile, and perhaps Conrso1, us else
's1cre noticed, all suggest that the remedy
we seek s'all be Of their own application. In
I'll such cates, however, 1t is well not to be
1tc weaker arty, and Canada will meet our
wishes none the less thoroughly from The dis
covcry tint We have the spirit and the power
TO help ourselves.
Ca. pana at Memphis has issued ordersfor
securing complete enrolment and muster
Of a1l men capable OF bearing arms. He is
putting West Tennessee on q complete war
footing.
The great Northwestern Fair for the benefit
uf tue freedmen, under the auspices Of the
Frcedmen's Aid Society will open in this city
to.dry, to remain open during the week. The
inaugural address was delivered last c:cniag
by Theodore Tilton, Esq, the able and clio.
4uent editor Of the New York Lnd1pc'd<rst,
whereof full report is given elsewhere. The
Fairdcser,es veil oFall loyal md Christian men
and women. The poor victims Of slavery stand
before cur nation, as stood the victims Of the !
Bas1ilc when its walls fell before the blows Of
the people. The elevation, the humane care
OF these Lacks, is q duty God has placed In
our hands. Already :he work has weN be-
.r,n. and the chunntls already opened mast
be kept full. All Gun help in this work, and
none mott pleasantly and yet effectively than
in this svason Of gifl-buying, when tue rur-
<Loscs can be made from the well luaded t.
b1es Of the Freedmep's Fair.
MoHE aITiV.
More men arc wanted. Never before, since
the war hcgnn, were our army lines more cx'
tened, morr 1ncn In motion, OF more prom
isc In their pending operations, Take down
tho war map, and it will be the wide atlas OF
the whole country, and everywhere
the rebellion is being pinned with
bayonc:s, and reciinS for its fall.
But the drain on our armies
is immense. A failure now to reinforce our
troops would be the basest neglect Of our
holy cause and the noble men who are at the
front. Their sacrifices and their blood will
he wasted, II, while We delay, the desperate
foe recover any, advantage which our activity
now can secure. The needed measures Of
the hour are two-lold. To call in the
men VIC have, the idlers, the s9ulkers
The absentees on miAor business, the recruit
ing officers who get their man month, and
sent them oil without delay to their posts.
THE order for this has been issued and Is
given elsewhere. The next and most impoz~
tant step is the call for THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND NonE, issued yesterday by the
President. The people will second the ap-
peal and loyalty will cheenully honor the
draft. These men, from both sources inli-
x.n to1 shnt,1d MIR tn the fin1i in a Sfe1iy
stream. The call Is imminent, let the an