The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-24

70 one State, but % all the States OF the con-
federacy. Wo hope may be the pleasure Of the
House TO act promptly upon In view Of the
threatened mocee@ Of SAerman iSs The nerior Of Gsor-
ga, becomes matter Of Importance that the reserves
Of South Carolina, Florida Georgia aud Aid6ama BE- con-
esntyated in his from.
Never was there presented an opportunity promising
for the ruin OF an army Sherman Offers in cor
gia He has abandoned Atlanta, not by retrcatng
backwards. towards his former base, but by
forward movement to . base on the coast
II 10, nevertheless, . confession that Atlanta could
not be retained but must DO given up that he could not
hold u and occupy as q conquered, subugated, re-
claimed part Of his country; but that, after all
sacrifices for It's capture il must be abandoned and
restored to It's lawful And thus II slides back
into the 'rsbeion." Rather than make the oren
sesson OF failure by retreat into Tennessee, the
enemy have determined to keep up Appearances and to
march on not TO subugaton and conquest but TO de-
vas,aton and ruin as far possible and to base
on the coast.
The bill just passed by tho Senate viii enable the
thores to concentrate auxiliary force IN front Of
Sherman and bring reinorcements to the army that
win dispute his march to the The people OF Geor-
ga hare the opportunity OF rivaing tho people Of
Old Virginia. The enemy is in earnest marching through
their State. If they will oppose him In front,
hara69 MS nanks, nanR upon ms rear, rctafu
his advance, capture and destroy his foragers,
burn all storesl In the line OF his march that
be removed the disgrace OF the march through
the confederacy the Gulf Atlantic win be saved
country and Georgia and Georgans will reap the reward
OF unfadiug glory, we'll their national into
rest Sherman has taught them how he makes war; he
has Civ them understand that what he leaves be-
hind him will be OF very little use TO them; cinders
and ashes alone mark the site OF Atlanta and
her sxled people wandering among their friends.
The fate awaits every other city and the inhabi-
tans that may fall into his hands, Since then there
prospect OF regainng moro than the ruins he
may pass over what would forbid making ruin
OF every town that could be defended against mimi
Sherman will burn Why shold not the people anticipate
him and deprive him OF the supplies he viii be certain to
And In every town he captures We know that IL s thank
less advice to counsel man to destroy his property
but whom every assurance 10 given that the enemy viii
first seize supplies OF the family and then burn the
house, may not advise the best policy the really
humane course send or the people from his way and
burn destroy all provisions that cannot be removed
beyond his reach9 Sherman must depend, in . great
measure upon his captured supplies. he knows that
the corntelds Of Georgia ecnin0 With already
gathered and relies these supplies to support his
army. Tho owner will enjoy these crops the gov
ernment will draw forage ration from them but
unless destroyed, Sherman VIII march from ned 10 neld
from barn to barn. from house TO house. from city TO city
from county to county, consuming supplies, burning as
no leaves and will reach the coast leaving Georgia do
vasta,ed Ike the Palatinnte>
Is IL not the duty Of the m&ary authorities to take
this matter destroying provisions into their hands
and not trust TO ira man duty necessary TO the
country, yet ruinous 10 HIMSELF legislation 10 70
qured, hope the Congress will promptly act in th'
matter Unless deprive Sherman Of supplies he vii
march to the coast and return again in the spring to
tinue further his march Of ruin and devastation.