The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-28

sHERmAS ANN THE REBEL PREsS.
The Richmond papers are very much exer-
cised as TO the precise whereabouts and inten-
tlons Of General SHERMAN. That he Is doing
something is "a certain as that he il some
where. The Richmond Sentinel the Rich
mond Hbiq, the Richmond Enquirer, aud the
Richmond Examiner have exercised their in
genuity as to whether his attempts are on
Macon or Augusta, and the leading papers Of
Augusta and Savannah are either wroth az 20
the secret sessions Of the Rebel Legislature,
orspeculative or as to the appearance OF 3 "phan-
tom feet on the Georgian coast
Upon The very day which we celebrated ~
Thanksgiving, the Richmond papers 30 not
appear 70 have received any dispatches where
with TO congratulate Themselves. The most
cheering news seems TO be somewhat con
irmatory' Of the report chat Macon, up 70 that
date, had not been attacked by SHrRMAH,
and that the latter has not altogether Cailed"'
20 meet with opposition at a point on his route
which the Richmond Examiner Of The Path
pronounces nameles3 for the present Tho
expectation that SHERMAN will come 20
grief before he reaches the coast is rcsolutely
cherished by the Richmond editors, and the
spectdstlons rife of his movement on Macon
are given for what they are worth" The
Richmond Sentinel of last Friday relates
that force Of cavalry entered Milledgeville
on the night Of the previous Sunday, and
burned the capitol and the peniteutiary.
Augusta is a most important point In the De-
partment Of Georgia. Says the Richmond
Enquirer OFT the oath :-'It is believed that the
large feet which has been in preparation in
81 the James river for some time past is in
tended to cooperate with SHERMAN at the
"propcr moment, and that Savannah is its
destination" II adds that last Wednesday
was the occasion Of unusually good spirits
among the military authorities, but is unable
to determine whether they we're caused by
good news or not Couid they have been
promoted by the appearance Of this phantom
aeet2
One Of the most speaking facts in regard TO
the defense Of Macon is the republication Of
the order from headquarters, for the iuiorma.
ton OF all citizens and soldiers in that city and
its vicinity. All capable OF bearing arms are
supposed to be interested in this order, and to
comply with its requirements within twelve
hours notice. BY it every man capable Of
bearing arms in Macon and its vicinity was re-
quired to join forthwith in some military orga-
nzation. Commanding officers were required
to furnish certificates of membership to their
men, that the fact might be ascertained as to
every man having complied with this order, as
the Provost Guard was instructed to cal! upon
every man for his papers. No one is excused
upon any pretense whatever, and every man
refusing to join some company was ordered
to be arrested. the cOmmandant ofPost Macon
| being charged with the strict execution of the
order
The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel on
! the other hand calls JEFF DAVIS to account
for the non-reniorcement of Northern
Georgia, and suggests that the authorities are
asleep; or supposng the Georgians to be in
thoroughly defensible condition, have left
them to take care of themselves. 1t rails at
him for his CONSUMPTION measures, and for the
attempt to gag the whole Rebel press. In
several parts of the South, the press demands
that the secret sessions of the Rebel Congress
should be broken up. The Augusta Chroni-
Gle goes so far as to say that JEFF. DAVIS is
to blame for the destitute condition of the
Georgia soldiery, and is responsible for their
being without socks and other comfortable
clothing, Perhaps DAVIS wishes to illustrate
in them another Valley Forge.
Meanwhile SHERMAN is applying those
principles of warfare which hitherto have
/ rendered him so successful. From the dark
ness which now obscures him light win
/ pmprpp LET ia hone which will male all his
former achievements. Through the long dis
tance a voice will soon ring, speaking of
success
He has taken up the gauntlet. He is moving
to the Alabama river. 1t bisects the Con-
iederacy, and, despite every opposition, he will
! hold il.