Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-12-01

awaken the people to full of their duty and Of wha
/ their honor requires.
erested for it 10 Georgia that has chiefly to bear tn
shock Alas for Georgia. she has been distracted by ba
| politicians. The letter before US says: The eours
pursued by Gov Brown aud others doing great deal
mischief" For what sin of our people was ii that IN
time like this should be afflicted and distracted, anC
weakened BY such mad inconsderste aud fatal rulers
Gov Brown, in the government of his State pays little
regard to law He seiEes the salt Of the ctizens ht
sezes the dteries without particle of authority 10
law, but merely because he judges it expedisnt The
Confederate authorities however he mpedes at every step
of their legitimate duty He weakens the public defence
by an tmed and unfounded clamor about State rights
He assas the Confederate Administration at all points
diligently the seeds of dissatisfaction and dstrust
Did it need prophet to tell that such would do
great deal Of mischief" Does it need sage to tell
that it would do 8 great deal more?
As consequence of such proceedings Georgia is not
ready, we fear, for the shock that upon her. In
stead OF that united cheerful enthusiastic band Of pa
tots which we might expect OF her people they are d
vded about State rights and Peace Conventions and the
like Heaven forgive Gov Brown and Mr.. Stephens and
such they for the mischief they have DONE Heaven
put 1T into their minds to retrieve their steps
Georgia will suffer- and the common cause will suffer- we
fear from the they have pursued but surely they
will suspend their copious camors at least till the present
trial is over and past.
adjacent statesof South Carolina and Alabama the more
especalyto in Georgas their own, and to
intorce her with their utmost assistance. II all will do
their duty they ought Sherman will be utterly destroy
ed If, from any timorous jealous, selfish calculation
they neglect it, retrbuton, swift and sure, cannot but
overtake them.
From the Richmond Sentinel OF November 22d.
We were unable to obtain any later intelligence from
Georgia this forenoon, except report seemingly reable
that Sherman was only eighteen miles from Macon yester
day. We did not receive any exchanges to day from or
beyond mail having failed to connect at
that point
If the rains which have been descending copously
here for several days extend to Georgia Sherman will have
heavy travelling The popular tradition in the country
hnh haoh {hafp
the bottoms Of the roads fail out If Sherman shall
find himself thus bemred it must operate greatly to his
disadvantage and to benefit 1t will retard his move
meDts and make foragng extremely difficult Our con
centraton of troops to operate against him being by rail-
road will not experience the like interruption We trust
that the black jack will hold him till our Generals gather
all around him for his destruction.
The Confederate has been favored by many special
providences during the Thus encouraged and made
earnest by sense OF the necessities and dstesses Of the
country is not this time when the faith of people
should ascend in united and mportunate prayer to God
specially for the destruction Of Shermaus army,
gagged in bold enterprise aganst sister State9 1t may
be that He already sending down the foods that to
be the Of his ruin But if not in that way in hun
dred others efforts may be blessed and favored to
Shermans overthrow.
From the Richmond Dispatch of November 23d
We have official Information from Georgia. From
such intelligence reaches through what we deem
trustworthy sources, conclude that Shermans main
army is operating in the counry embraced between the
Iahrocus running Auhnta 10 Augusta Auhuth
to acon and the Georgia Central railroad. He is in the
very heart and centre Of the State his infantry columns
advancing MIIedgeviIle While this the direction Of
his main column body Of his cavalry has advanced to
within short distance Of Augusta and the other has struck
the Georgia Central road leading from Macon to Savannah
at two points, within few miles of Macon and at Cor
don the junction of the Georgia Central and Gordon and
Mledgevie branch railroads. On Sunday body of our
cavalry under Wheeler attacked his cavalry at Gordon but
with what result have not been able to- ascertain
Sherman is every where laying waste the country with
FIRE and sword showing clearly that it his determination
to take step backward His force cavalry included
not believed to exceed thirty thousand and it
certain that if vigorous taken by Gene.
rails he must be checked and destroyed IT 10 impossible
he should be able to support his army the countrya
fact which alone must very embsrrass him sorey.
Most persons to have very little idea Of the stua
ton Of the railroads n the country n which Sherman 10
now operating. We will endeavor to make ii clear
Two railroads, besides the Chattanooga, which
runs NORTH have their rise in Atlanta The Georgia rail-
road nearly due east strikes the South Carolina
boundary at Hamburg becomes thence the South Caro-.
lima railroad, and terminates in Charleston The Macon
railroad from Atlsnta due south to Barneye thence
at right angles to former in easery direction
to Macon Thence to Savannah, pursuing nearly south
eastern course the Central railroad At Gordon
the Central railroad about fifteen miles east oil Macon,
branch railroad through Miledgevil!e to place
called Estonton. This place is about fifteen miles from
Madison the Geooga railroad 1t said that portion
Of Shernans army went out far Madison, on the
Georgia railroad and leaving it, struck to Eaton
ton the immediate object being Medgeyills the capital
Of the State 1t s believed that Sherman himself pursued
the Macon railroad until he TO Griffin several miles
above Bsrnevie, and thence struck TO Gordon,
avoiding Macon altogether and by this movement placing
his whole force in the Of it, The Georgia railroad
terminates at Augulta Hamburg, the South Carolina
towr, is on the opposite side Of the river.
From the Richmond Enquirer Of November 23d
What may be the ultimate end Of this hazardous but
brilliant enterprise is Of not known to the public
it is most likely, think, not finally determined upon BY
Sherman himself This much only is certain that he will
try to possess hmsef frst Of Macon Success 10 this
would bring him two valuable advantages be-
sides the prestige Of occupying the town and de.
stroyng whatever may be valuable there to Govern
meut. He could thus obtain command of the railroads
which lead from Macon eastward to Augusta and the seat
of government and westward to the Mississippi thus
eectuay destroying communications with the Trans
Mississippi department. He would, moreover, cut of
Hood and bis army from his base of operations his sup
plies and his Of comforting with the seat of govern
ment In these aspects the is formidable one and
it s no to shut eyes wilfuy to the danger; far
better to look it in the face and prepare for resistance
With ycor and dspatch II not unlikely that Sherma