Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-02
Sherman & Cos

W. srs told nv Z oontsmpOfaTy-Nho ought 10
Lnox-thst President Davis had nothing whatever 70
Al nth she movement Of General Hood upon ths rear
At sbsrman LIT him therefore stand acquitted before
ali man and In the name Of Heaven. FAr be IL irtm
"a 70 accuse any one uTjussy, or even to hlns an
uniust suspicion. The plan, il seems, vas General
Hoods owa conception, approved BY oo1n Sentra
BsaursVard and General Johnston. Il may be so-Ns
shAIl noI venture 70 deny h.
Whsu the friends Of General Johnston COMMANDED that
this plan vas hs or thst be entertained similar OLE
they meant no more suspect than that General John
s,ouaesignsd 70 get Sherman deep into The country,
and than 20 gsi into his rear cutting him On from bis
supplies, and forcing him TO Eghi on advantageous
TrOuaaA They never imagined that Gsn'ral J, msani
40 rr.vel f. AZ ms speed and Wisn he eccentric orbit
N comet 20 lar beg OLd SGtrnALs reach, ~ 70 loSS
AMI a,sucs over his movements. II Sherman instead
of azoupg 20 restore his commentaries, thought
pfs2sr 20 march mo Georgia, General Johnston, 20
h,s fs.suas th0ught, would always be 1aoEs si'
tAass No his rear vSeling every motion, eatIinS N
Snpslss capturing strsggers, Eousips me county IN
f,ont OF tee saer y, ana nSCmmoding MS nAisn 10
sysry eoacsIVAb.s manner. l. WAs u-der the oehei
th.s Hood woula DO he same, ths' they gave Die
,ysnen. 10 she rear totif uLquaLhsd sPPfooAuoA'
Fbey .nou.a. iI SAs such movement AZ Gsnef-I
J,Lns.ua hsd 6esg,sd, snG neVeF aIeAmss OF TIE
2rsrd sly-Arking expedition OF Two hundred Hiles,
aR.ins. ao.aicg AID ending N nothing Tie iEe1 d
Of Jahnstcn d. rot believe that be would ever hEVs
90 u5,soIy Stepped on. Of The way, and handed over
20 ShsrnsAa tho whole Sale With tho command Of al
the rsilroads.
If sherman las not bssn successful in this part q
his snssrpsle it does 10! that bis failure is IL
est degree attributable 90 any virtue In Gen.
Hood's plan Indeed, ws Told that the very sIo-
osss of that Plan was he principal motive that imPsi-
led him upon this e1pedLOl. 1. appears hat he was
rendered desperate ~ the sIcssssu inEercepdol and
destruction Of bis supplies and communications. and
that ia E. of desperation hs nads for the Atlantic.
We hove IL may turn out that We shall not have Gauss
~ regret ha, BIO was made desperate Ii does not
seem that our authorities had any suspicion OF the Ct
fact the movement Of Hood would hAVs-At least, W
;udgs 40 IRON the very feeble opposition which has
thus FAR been made to the advance Of Sherman. It
I, ulau that he moving to the Jas and that so far
be has been enabled to live upon the country.
We think IL probabls that Sherman will reach the A.
labtc, IN comparative safety. HIS next move, in Gu
opinion, viii be b. sea to Richmond. We do not be-
sys that he can succeed in taking either Augusta or
Savannah. Indeed, should he succeed in capturing
TIA arss NJ I'd place, it will 10 him soOd, srcs he
will End thero nothing he was seeking. At the lssi
named, Lo vii have 70 6ght and that be Is very wei
aware Of and does aot wish 70 90 before securing
haze UPON the sea. Charleston, fer the present a.
lsast. We take 10 be entirely GU. Of the question.
saOuli he determine 10 him3slf the sea-
thence issue during the winter to rvAge tie county,
or 20 ,rry a regular winter eanPAiga he must be
kept In rs We supp Use be In tho meantime, le
Abandons an immense tract Of eoultry N the interior
over NheA It is mPossibs that his army. situated
the ocean aud closely watched exercise any iLAC
sles. for coed or evil
We do not see that S4ermaus last exploits will have
Sny ef c. upon the ssus Of the BI. sfsr hSyrs
been told by Tie highest authority in The Oonfsde-
raOy, that HE retreat frcm AtlGua was TO DO mon,
disastrous than the retreat Of Napoleon from Moscow
tits litte yeIadOus to dld him sstIlag "a ChsAp
burning aud murder & as 40 goes