The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-30
What Foreign and Home Eucniies Think
Of the War.

What Foreign and Home Enemies Think
Of the War.
Tar tone Of the pro-souIhcrn press in Eng and
upon the military situation in the United STATES is
almort exact counterpart IT tie comments OF tho
rebel press in N " York and Richmond. They all
take the same view VI General snrEsAKs march,
and concur In prophosyn2 ruin ami disastcr 10
the Union cause. According to tie lAtca Engliah
papers, snKENAs was forced to abandon Atlanta
and Lad no alternative except to walk into the trap
prepared for HIM by the cunning rebel leaders.
His progress through Georgia was ~ lie hsrrassed
al every step by foes who were W start up IN bis
'front.' tanks and rear, aud At last his army was
" be cut OF, snd its shattered remains forced "
surrender az prisoners OF war. Then A. cOmpen-
satiOu 10 the rcbels for any possible loss VI Lum,l
alton from General SHKrAASs movements towards
the South, pointed to the victorious army Of
General nOOp carrying tie tide Of Invasion
korthward. These Eng, sh views tear evident
traces Of the notorious rcrrs'on organ In tins city
end the newspapers published in Ricl mond under
tie more Immediate inspiration oi JAZZ. DAVIS.
The London TINES has TOO much caution and sood
sense 10 commit itself upon the question, but holds
thrt even II the snERsAS sword should p1ss through
1he body Of the Confcderscy the rebellion woull
not he very much hurt after all. When the
sword Ina passed clear through the body and
come out at the other side, leaving an ugly, hide
wound which might not necessarily prove
fatal II II could be dclicatoly cared for by Eng
hsh sympsthzers. A. matters now stand, how
ever, The not only beyond their AID, but the
SHERMAN sword has again entered tho body, this
time little the heart than before. AZ for
the invasion Of the North by HOOPS army, upon
which the English sympa1hizcrs aud American
traitors counted 81 lsrey, that business has hceu
pretty ei'cctually settled by this time. The rebel
nrmy did not advance beyond tho Cumberland
River, and now there is fair prospect that the
t>lsncu Of HooD's forccj Will never ro-cross the
Tennessee, sayc as exchanged prisoners Tho VIC
tories u General Thomas win No doubt create great
CONSERVATION in England, whore a very different
result was so confidently anticipated. At any rate,
the extent Of tho calamity to tho bogus Conieicr-
acy will 10 fully sdmittod- In ulis respect there
is marked discrepancy between the honest con-
fcrNOns N Un'on victories by the pro-slAvcry rebel
Journals published In England And the Conicier-
.cy, and the snsAking conduct of tho JaFT. DAVIS
organ in New York, which constantly undertakes
and deprcciaies every achievement Of our soldiers.
The New Free state Movement In Missouri.
GOVERNOR HALL's message to the Legislature OF
Missouri, urging the adoption Of measures for the
immediate abolition Of slavery, affords another IL
lustrahon OF the rspidity with which We make
history. Two years ago. when the Constitutional
Convention decrced the gradual emancipation Of
slaves born after January ist 1894, and providing
only for the education Of those uudcr twenty one
dcvolving the care Of those over forty upon N,
masters for whom they had lubOred during theii
prime, 1t was supposed shat immense progress ha,
aeen gained, and the movement was regarded a
one OF the most significant events Of the war
But It now appears that the gradual cnAncipa
ton principle adopted under the auspices Of u,
late Governor GAMBLE was altogether too slow, an,
thc recent election was carried GU the basis OF the
Immediate and radical abolition Of slavery. Gov
srnor HANS message IL in accordance with th
ides, and the new Legislature Will no doubt sdop
immediate steps to call new convention to Grad
cate the last ycsuse OF slavery. Tnis new move
msnt by no means implies that the work periorme,
by the ate convention wss a failure. Il only show
that its enietments were preparatory to the fle
ANA more complete change that now seems ne
cessity OF the Iimcs. The cautious conseryauy
policy hithert' adopted ia Missouri WAS comparI
lively speak NJ. as radical ior the times the stcl
now proposed. 1t at least had the merit of avoid
ing any violent disruption of existing iLterestl
and helped 10 condrm tho loyalty of tho people
Missouri But in periods Of political eSciiemeI
Ike tho present. the extreme party always win
aud the counse's Of moderation are Of little avail
Under existing circumstances il may he better al
EsieI 10 cut the Gordisn knot Of slavery tina
Il he the process in Missouri, and there
every reason to anticipate tLst this course will
adopted IN the other border States. The duestiC
is nov pressing upon the poople Of Kentucky al
Tennessee, aud the emancipation movement
those States is progressing with rapidity that W
probably reslls in the speedy repeal OF the organ
laws protecting slavery. 1t now looks as II tie We
"hah is Just opening upon US viii witne
the abolition Of slavery in Tennessee and Ke
lucky by the action of the people, who,
hold afe more competent to deal with this quest
than Congress. 1t is manfsstly the destiny OF
war TO crust out slavery everywhere, and cons
tuuCnsl amendments can neither hasten nor rcta
this apparently inevitable result. We have AREA
Progressed SO last ~ this line, thst the stirri
events connected with the gradual eInancipati
policy in Missouri now seem Ike tue ryeords u
fsst gsnsrsnon.