Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-09

the buildings OF all CH;el men.rithin his reach
inresallstion for the destruction ~ <sel property
ia The valley.
The goTeFDrseas sa4.sraa fridge across lhs
Potomac above lie fAiifuad bridge a huper'.
Ferry fell this afternoon While three government
teams were crossing IL. The piers In the center
gave wAy, percipiistins the bridge and tesns Ia
TO the river.
The Tines Washington SPECIAL saws: The
testimony in ihecase OF Hamilton EastOn. in The
Doubleisv court marital WAS closed to day. q
The trial OF North will not be resumed Until
Monday next. A large number Of Witnesses
have been subpenaed
The Navy Department are about 10 pufchs e
the new steamer New York. baih for commo
dore Vanderbilt. She j splendid vessel, an
probably very fast
Ia the rebel Senate on Friday there a
sharp discussions on resolutions proposing the
appointment Of committee 20 memOfialize
Governors aud Legislatures of the States. IL
reference 10 the exemption Of able bodied men
for State service, IL MAS generally conceded that
more men were needed Tor The army. and il gss
necessary to know hew many hal been, er
emp,ed-
Several Senator though, an appeal TO the
Governors would do moro hHm than good
The resolution was referred 10 tho committse
on military affairs
done
The Richmond Examiner contains synopsis
of Governor Brown. message 20 the Georgia
Legislature The message i most emphatic
protest against the extraordinary recommends
ton Of President DAvis 10 Congress 10 repeal
the exemptions of all CLASSES and give him dis
erection TO detail such as he NAV think proper
Governor Brown argues that 10 give the Presi-
dent such power would be to annhlaie the last
vestigeos State sovereignty and 70 subvert the
great constitutional rights OF the people He
says when Congress cnacts such \ Law il converts
the rcpublcauism OF the Confederate States into
the despotism OF Turkey, makes the President
dictator, aud proStrates districts OF county. in
dependence of the press. and the religious piyil.
eyes of the people at his feet. Even Lincolns
government despOtc a. il Is, has not dared 10
attempt any such encroachmenis upon the Fiber
ties OF the people OF the United States.
The Savannah Republican, Of the LIST, has the
following:
The Central Railroad Company have gone to
work in earnest with a large force 10 repair their
railroad. which il now in running order from
Macon TO Gordon.
We learn that il is the purpose of the Comps
NJ to go 10 work Immediately and repair West
Poist Railroad. which IL is thought can be com
pleted in a months time.
Elowak iron works win also I've established at
oBce
correspondent of the Memphis Appeal,
writing from Atlanta under date of November
~, describes the extent of the destruction by
the Yankee army. According to bis statement
all buildings Of Importance TO the rebels were
destroyed The former inhabitants are slowly
returning
The Wing of the oh says-a telegram from
Macon SAYS:
The Yankee force which had been operating
10 the vicinity of that city has been Withdrawn.
and the general indications of the main body are
that Sherman will direct his course towards Da-
rion or Brunswick.
The Augusta Constitutonalist ssys: General
sherman. with his artillery and infantry, went to-
Sandersville. His cavalry arrived there Monday
the goth, at noon, being on the road two days
and halt from Milledgvile. A! this rate il
will take about : days TO reach Millen from
Sandersviile. and IL DAYS to reach Savannah.
From the best authority it Is known that Gen.
fitzpatrick covered the left wing of the enemy
which passed along the country road from Mil
ledgeville 10 the shoals OF 0geechee. where they
camped Friday night
They burned the gin houses aud bales of cot
ton. They burned no cribs or dwelling houses,
and we have no reliable information OF the dc
struc,on of a single mill OF factory 10 the coun-
try. though they passed several.
They took nearly sll the horses sud mules ia
the country
They left THURSDAY incoming. and General
Ferguson's cavalry drove ont the rear guard of
cavalry 90 Friday morning
The State House not burned 5ui much
mutilated.
The penitentiiry, arsenal. &c were burned
sBi the magazine WAS blown up bs the
guard az they left on Friday
The Richmond Sentinel in long article on
Shermans campaign SAYS
Instead OF that famous dash into the State
which was expected TO prove disastrous by its i'm
petnOslty and dispense opposition before il should
gather, We have continuous reconnaissance sni
slow movements. The trouble has been not so
much to resist or avoid Sherman as ta find him.
lie left Atlanta on the 18th Of October: Oh the
25th he evacuated MilIeigevle; OH the 9th he
was supposed TO be at Ssndersville; distance Of
l25 miles in two weeks time. Siuce leaving
Atlanta his course and caution has given US time
10 concentrate our means Of resistance and oh
struct his path with daily Increasing obstacles
sherman had no purpose when he started. nor
has he now, Of abandoning his military depart
ment. IL was not his object 10 make his way ia
the Atlantic We do not share in the idea eI.
pressed by some, that Shermsn's pui rOse t.
make a Judgement on the Atlantic for co Oners
ton with Grant
The Augusta Register OF the 30fh ult. says:
Wheeler has been fighting the eneuiys cavalry
for thrty-six hours He commenced fighting
them in Johnson county, aud has been pursuing
them continually. Wheeler was in close pursuit
OF them when they entered Wsynesboro, 40
close indeed, that lie enabled TO extinguish
the fire before the town was much damaged