, 1864-12-17
QhifdQG 0ribnne.


SATURDAY, DECEMBER II, 1864.
THE NEWS.
There arc coming pca1s Of loyal thunder
from all round the war horizon, and there
will needs be much taking down Of maps and
brushing MP of geography to match The news
<,fthe dispatches elsewhere, with knowl-
edge Of oflscations. The military situation is
active, and shines tright with promise in eve.
~ quarter. At all points there is stir, save
where, before Richmond, Grant staunchly
holds Lee, opposed to his threatening lines;
holds the rebellion By the head while loya1
weapons, like the lanccs Of the matadorcs,
draw blood from every point On tanks and rear.
Never before in the annals Of the war hare
7hcrc como such peals On peals Of war news,
everywhere cheering, though not at all
1:oints cAronicling concluded advantages.
First. Nashville, where Thomas has sal
lied out and fallen with his gal
1antasmy on the lines Of Hood, and beaten
21im in two days battle. When we remem.
bcr that hIilroy and Rousseau are in Hoods
,car, md yet to bear part In the affair, the
result, though undecided, promises little
comfort for rebel hopes, and it looks rs if
Hood had rot too far away from Dixie. A
competent Union force has already been dis.
patched to oyertale and punish the rc1cl
Lyon. Our g1lnboats nrc on the river.
VIC learn from letter written by a Mill
1ary gentleman high In authority, and in q
situation TO know whereof he writes, some
important facts. The battle at franklin was
y success, although Hood largely outnum-
7,ercd us, rs it served to repnlsc him and to
save our trains. At the present time Hood
outnumbrrs the Union forces but very slight
", and not enough to induce any apprelcn-
tions for the safety Of Nashville. Thomas
3'as strict orders to attack Hood, and keen
attacking. until he is defeated or destroyed,
1t is III pursuance Of these orders that tile
present uttack is being made The record Of
Thomas Ut MIL Springs and the battle of
Chicamaug,a is sufficient guaranty that the
work will be thorough.
Second. Sherman has been heard ~. he
las taken Fort McAlllster on the Ocecbec
1t its mouth On 0ssabaw Sound, ten miles
from Savannah, made memorable in the stout
5ron-clad engagement IN March, 1853, when
7he pirate Nashville was destroyed under its
:ssuns, the fort itself escaping capture. In
our hands it robs Savannah Of its principal
southern defense, gives Sherman communica.
lion with Our Union flces'in the Sonnd, and
prepares good foundation for the rcport.
which We prefer 10 hold Us a rumor, that nc
lave captured Savannah with ELEVEN THOU
:ASD PRISONERS. It will not be long now to
wait, and We may walt hopefully.
1rfnn
Of IN important Union expedition up the
Neuse, and tue capture Of Kingston, an i'm
pbrtant position, the destruction of q mil
lion dollars worth Of rebel supplies, opening
the way to the taking Of Goldsboro, and the
severance Of the rebel line Of communication
at that point.
Fourth. The sailing of the great naval ex-
rcdition, months in preparing, and destined,
We believe to render the blockade Of VIII
anington only little longer necessary, BIZ
the captuEe Of that place.
FiCM. Gen. Canhy's budget Of news, off,
tially confirming the pleasant tldings Of the
gallant deeds Of our Chicago officer, Col. |
Md Osband, in tile Big Black expedition |
against Hoods line of supplies, and the Sue
ccss Of Gen. Davidson III penetrating into |
Northeastern Louisiana, where he dispersed a |
rebel conscript camp, gathered an immense |
number Of black recruits and at last ac-
counts, like "John Browns soul" was
8. marching on" with MobiIians looking b,l- |
ious ut the prospect.
Sirth. Further and fuller adviccs, going to
thow that East Tennessee is in good condi-
ton, with full defense, and trile to spare,
1n The shape Of Federal raid under Stone
man, who has proved himself brick, even
Bristol brick, By leaving Breckenridge at bay
before Knoxville. and playing havoc with
rebel affairs and places in Southeastern Vir-
=inia, capturing Bristol and destroying the
1ailroad, up which Hood was not long ago
thinking to lead help to Lee, through Lynch
burg.
The whole war aspect is ono we'll calculated
TO strike dread to rebel hearts. 4 little
moro, and in tue success Of these present
nperntions the fate Of the rebellion is sealed.
It will be well to remember amid all this
bright promise Of solid advantages to orr
holy cause, what the past should have tausht
us, not to begin too carly with our zejo1cings.
1t will not be long to wait. II no disaster
result to the now pending issues in the field,
the chroniclcrs of the war for the Union who
have waited to know the end from the begin
ming, may shortly begin to write permanent
history.
Our Canada advlccs by dispatch, announce
that the rrbe1s were ready to mike instant
rsc Of Justice Coursol's promise Of immunity
for deeds OF outrage on oursol. They establish
The wisdom Of Dix's order, putting our from
tiers In 4 state Of instant readiness. At the
same time, it Is gratifying to discover tiat the
Canadians themselves, and from their own
standpoint, afc taking precautions to check
by force, infractions Of international law, by
the establishment Of q strong police force
along the frontier, These, II they do their
duty, will hold back rebel war schemes, and
They will assuredly be helped to do SO, II they
conc short Of success, from this side of the
1ine.
The people Of Philadelphia have collected
the sum Of s30, ,00Q, with which they propose
TO purchase residence for General Grant
Including this, the presents this fdrorite has
received during the war hare cost not less
Than $4,000, which fact, perhaps as we'll as |
any other, shows the estimation in which he
is held by lhe American people.
The New Chief Justice.
Five years ago, had any one suggested Sal. |
mon P. Chase rs the probable successor Of Rog-
CT B. Tuncy in the most responsible and emi |
nent position OF Chief Justice Of the United |,
States, he would have been regarded rs In
need OF straight Jacket The chasm that
separated the late from the present incum-
bent Of that station is wider than That spauncd |
by the twenty years sleep Of Rip Van Wrinkle, |
10 which hc lay down q loyal subject Of King !
George and awoke q tellow-citizen Of Pres{- |
dent Washington. The death Of Judge Ta-
ncy during the night following the popular !
vote whereby Mnryland was made 4 Free |
State, marked the close Of IN era the acccs- |
sion Of Judcr Chase marks the c0mmeuce-