The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-09-21
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The Victory at Atlanta
THR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
VmE CHICAGO cpNvEN ZION !


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MY.DEAR PKIKSDs 1t Is so that /
like 20 soe you come, marching 10 the
time Of national airs, under the folds OF
tae old national dag / thank You FOR
this patriotic and hospitable welcome. II
proves that though you deal vigorously
with your public servants, exacting rea-
sons for their policy. energy IN their con-
duet of affairs, and explations for failure,
and disappointmsnts In their administra-
ton, yet you are nevertheless just, because
you willingly allow them 20 rejoice with
You. when you have success, victories and
triuIophs 20 celebrate. The news that
brings us together Is authentic. A voice.
DO You think Il j. reliaplell 1es. Here
Is a telegram which received this morn
ing from the Secretary Of War
Van Duzer reports that sherman adj
vance entered Atlanta about noon to-day.
Particulars not yet received.
- -......- 4. N. STANTON.
Three cheers were given for Atlanta.
Now, this comes "a good shape. Il Is
pleasant 10 have a grand result AZ the
first. and IL protracts the interest Of the
th % have particulars coming IN after
par lculars This pictory comes IN he
right connection. II falls II with the
e. Of the capture u Forts Gaines and
NJ m. which ! understand 10 be the
particulars Of Fafraguts glorious naval
battle in the bay Of Mobile battle
equal % no other IN American history bat
the naval achievements 81 the same vet
eran Admiral OF New Orleans aud Port
Hudson, and all these have no parallel in
naval warfare hut the battles Of the Nile
and Trafalgar A Voice. II wish We were
all Farrsguts. Well. my friend, ! know
the Admiral we'll, and l confess that We
all cant be Farraguts- Indeed, very few
ofus can. But we may take this comfort
ourselves, that, As n whole people. We can
appreciate the veterans. We can also
appreciate Sherman, who has performed
the most successful and splendid march
through n mountainous and hostile coun-
try recorded in modern history. and in
doing this we show ourselves inferior in
virtue 60 no other nation By the WAY,
everybody admired Fsrraguts heroism IN
climbing the topmast 10 direct tho battle
But Tiers was another particular Of that
contest that no less forcibly illustrates his
heroic character Admiral said one IF
his officers the day before the hattie
"wont you consent to give Jack glass Of
grog in the morning--not enough - make
him drunk, but Just enough % make him
Eight cheerfallyi Wei replied the
Admiral, II have been - sea considerable
and have seen battle or two but new
er found that | wanted rum - enable me
10 10 my duty. l viii orier two cups of
good coffee % each man ~ two o'clock
and eight o'clock will pipe all hands
10 breakfast in Mobile Bay. lHurrah for
Farragut.l And he did give Jack tho
coffee. and then he went up e. the mast
head aud did IL
The victory % Atlantis CONES NJ tho
right place. The rebelliOns district i in
the shape Of an egg. Il presents equal re-
sistancs on It's whole surface. Buff ycu
could break the shell AZ either # the two
ends Richmond and Ailantal the whole
must crumble 70 pieces. While sherman
under Grant has been striking the hig end
Meade under Grant has been striking
Just A. hard blows upcu the lesser end
The whole she'll vii now b. easily crush
81. Cor Il has grown brittle with tho e.
hsnston Of vitality within.
This glorious victory comes ia r.o.i
time, for smother reason. just now. As Ne
are calling upon yea tor 500. 600 more
volunteers, Il you wiii--drAflcd men. II
We must-to end The war. You were
getting tired q long delays aud disap-
pointed expectations. II Indians. pr.
ton q the people inri<atcd hv ,cbel
plotters ~ he Clinton Housc Ia Canada
were importing bvit.sk revoisers N hoxes.
which passed he custom house - station
sry. under prstease II arnlug - defend
themselves. 81 geAliy - rosiss the 3ran
and bring the Government down t. ruin.
through = saborain g Z auxiliary evil
va True TO arms have hcer imported
here. Yet delegates ~ent o.t .roui among
you, sud sNt dow IN ccuacil - Chlcz<o
with these Indiana conspirkiefs. md
agreed with them not only thst impoTta-
ten Of arms should - defended IN the
election canvass, bat zsn 70 desasnd he
cessation Of tie ~sr uron The grourd thu
saccss ia restoring the Union !, unsi
ainahIe AlseAdy, under the inaaence 81
he cheering news frsfn Atlantis. a.. tbs
iscontent and this copondensy have
disappeared. We sEa.l have no draft, -
cause the army y bS,ag reinforced A. TIE
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