The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-09
LATEST RtBBL VIEW OF THE
CAPTURE OF ATLANTA.
What the Rebels Think Of the Coming
Presidential Election,
THE WAR TO END IN SIXTY DAYS.
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.
Etc. Etc, Etc, Etc. Etc,


| Gin line of battle" at LovejOy's station, on the
| Macon road, twenty-niue miles south of Atlanta.
/ It's being in line of battle is no novelty. If we
are not mistaken, it has been in this condition
| night and day for the past two months, except
| when abandoning" Atlanta, last Thursday
/ night; then il was making what is known as
good time
TIE ARMY or TENNESSEE NOT DISCOURAGED.
An official despatch from General Hood, dated
! Lovejoys, September 4 states that the officers
| and men of the army of Tennessee feel that every
| effort was made TO hold Atlanta TO the last, and
that the army is not discouraged.
There was a report last night that fighting was
| going on at Loyejoy's.
| PROM PETERSBURG.
The enemy shced Petersburg violently and
| vigorously during nearly the whole of Sunday
| night. There are no military movements of inn
| portance in progress. Grant still holds about
| four miles of the Weldon railroad, and some
! people think he has designs on the SOuthsde
railroad. We should be delighted TO see him
make demonstration in force against the latter
| road.
wHEELER's MOVEMENTS.
1t is reported that Wheeler has captured Muir
! frcCsbCTO We hope this may turn out to be
| true; but if it is VIC hardly think the news could
/ have reached us so soon.
MuriTeesboro is in Rutherford county, Ten
| nessee, thirty miles southeast OF Nashville.
GENERAL MORGAN.
General John H. Morgan has been relieved of
| the command of the Department of Southwest
ern Virginia, and he is to be court-martialed for
| going into Kentucky last Spring without orders
! of General Bragg.
All soldiers are subject to the orders of their
! supCriors, and may be cOurt.marulled for acting
without orders OF disObeying them. Against this
we have nothing TO say. But we do say, without
fear of contradiction, that in invading Kentucky
Morgan did the only thing that could have been
done nc that time 70 save southwestern Virginia
from rayagc by Burbridge and his six thousand
raiders.
Hnror,1 T,I,r Ucbols euc,oo1. Cto,,or,l AT,,,,,,,
in the command Of southwestern Virginia.
=. S.-SinCe the above was written, we learn
that authentic information was received in this
city last night that the enemy attacked Green
vile ON Sunday, killing General Morgan and
capturing all of his staff
General Morgan's body was expected to arrive
at Bristol last night. From this fact we infer
that the enemy do not now hold Greenville.
GTeenville is fifty miles southwest of Bristol,
on the East Tennessee and Virginia railroad, and
about seventy miles from Knoxville.
THE CAPTURE OF ATLANTA.
From, the Richmond Examiner, SepLG
The capture of Atlanta marks an epoch in the
campaign of 1864. The enemy promised himself
much by this achievement. He seemed to think
that the possession of Atlanta would sun Ter the
South into two additional parts, as completely
distinct as the divisions east and west of the Mis-
| sissippi. He will soon realize his mistake.
Atlanta bad peculiar value derived from the
| railroads which COnverged there. But its chief
| value was lost when the road leading into East
| ern and Western Tennessee was Cut of az Cha.-
tanooga and Knoxville, thing that was done as
| long as December last. The only special import
anCe which then attached to the place was its
| being ON the most direct line Of roads from Rich
mond TO Montgomery.
| These roads are now blOckaded at that point
| by the enemy; but other roads remain open and
| the way is not shut even by railroad commune
| cation. The truth is, no particular inland town
| in Georgia or the interior country, if it embrace
| 10 collection of foundries and factories, pos
| Cs n Df
| view.
The great necessity in Georgia is the preserva-
| tiOn of an army capable Of making head against
| Sherman, and prepared to strike decisive blow
if ever he attempt TO detaCh his forces in different
directions for the purpose of general occupation
and subugatiOn. The business of Confederate
! army there is TO watch Sherman, and compel him
| TO a cautious concentration Of his troops. The
chief source Of anxiety is in regard TO the morale
, OF Hoods soldiers
No man ever left an army more confident in
him, professionally, or attached TO him, person
ally, than General Johnston. In that point of
view his removal was deplorable measure. But
it was noble army when that general left it,
and it IS scarcely possible that il should have
entirely lost its spirit since. Nothing is needed
to completely renstate our fortunes in Georgia
but the assignment to that army of such a COM
mander as will at once secure its confidence. If
the country could only see that done it would
gladly dismiss all regret for the loss Of Atlanta.
| For the situation even in Georgia, the only
. hcld in which il presents an untaYoraOle aspect,
| Is by no means discouraging. By dint of heavy
| expenditure of means, energy, aud men, the
/ enemy have reached the centre of North Georgia
but il We compare the cost of this expedition with
the results realized, we find nothing TO warrant
dependency. lie has had TO give up East Ten
uessCe and leave nearly all of West Tennessee
| open to Confederate incursons. lie has had
almost to abandon Mississippi and Alabama.
! Even Kentucky has been left unprotected, and
the north bank OF The Ohio has been threatened
To maintain his long line of communication and
tl.sal hoo fINNn in IA.l ha hnah had
ale immense distlits of country already overruni
which would have yielded him n thOus md times
more value than tn region of Georgia which he
has desOaied. Like tue dogicrOssing the stream
he has let 50 what was substantial 10 plunge attel
II shadow.
p II viii cost him more men and money to main.
tam himself az atlanta than IL would to subiugat(
and possess any two states which he had occu.
| pied and has now abandoned. Ii the Confede-
lucy had the election of his policy, it would
5 gladly choose that he should continue his cam,
$ paien in Georgia rat !cr than employ the same
amy in many enterprises which she would have
infinitely more dieulty in thwarting. If we
maintain our army tact we have but to bid(
! our tine and thr Isut will take care of itself
+ If The season OF winter and bad roads sets in
d finding sherman In Georgia and our own arm.
y confronting rim in i,rce, we should soon have n
It rCasn to roget the loss of Atlanta.
n On the far side OF tue Mississippi the stu tito
If is pecu iarly favorable. Texas is free mon
C Federal hOOps the greater part OF Louisiana
IS delivered OF their presence Arkansas is no longe
If In thraldon, and General Price is marching wit
e q considerable force into Missouri.
IS In virtue Of the concentrated efforts of tn
,r enemy In Virginia and Georgia we have gaine
> much lost territory on this side Of the great river
s. but we have won back much more territory o
'e the other side by actual conquest Except th
IS channel Of the Mississippi, and the land borde
ID ing the rear communications of Grant and Shel
4 man, the ConfederaCy now holds most OF tl
N RrOund it lost in 1862 and 1868.
N The situation in Georgia presents no feature
serious discouragement. Everywhere else IN Il
is West it has vastly improved since winter: Ho
ID stands the case in Virginia Sheridan is ava
=, off on the border of the Potomac, on line ht
% 10 hundred miles farther back than the enenl
~ held at the opening of the campaign, aud Gran
IL having abandoned Richmond and the north sid
at at least for time is desperately threatening 81
ht southern communications.
Of He has reduced us to the necessity OF Wago
r ing such supplies as we may desire from u
Ye Weldon railroad, distance of twenty-five mile
g, and he is seeking TO swing still further arouL
ly on our right TO cut the SOuthside railroad.
IL other words, he is attempting TO besiege ltic
s. mond from a distance of twenty-five or thir
IS, miles, athoughIshe has all the country east OF q
e, Blue Ridge 10 subsist upon, and possesses an u
nc touched railroad communication with Wests
s. North Carolina, which II would cost him ahoIh
i'd army TO take. 4,
IN rs plain that the situation has greatly II
" proved Tor the South since the campaign opene
and il is perfectly certain that neither urAnl n