Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-09-08
This Situation.

Ii DOES rot require al TO be professional soldier to
understand the danger Of this state of things That is
apparent. At any rate SHERMAN has mar euyred
HOOP cut c! Atlanta. He has again carried his
point.
SHERMAN 5 march from Chattanooga to Atlanta is
one OF the most astonishing movements recorded il mill
tary history 1t has been steady determined, unchecked
His long lire Of communications has never once been
broken sufficiently 70 detatn him day
Why all this IS so7ge cannot say. General JOHNSON
did not cnca send any force to SHERMAN's rear,
did be Try to do 3d. When Gen. HOOP did at last send
off WHEELER it was too 4ate. Atlanta was gone. At
any rat Wheeler appears to be ef5cting nothing.
The Southwest appears TO be the opprobrium of our
arms, and this campaign IS the crowuing failure of
the Away hundreds Of miles from his nat
ural base, o1e hundred ard tbirty-eight from bis
assumed base at Chattanooga, SHERNAN's own
communications have not Only oecn preserved in
country called hostile, but he has actually been
able to IaIco u2 cut Of every position by threat
e0ng curs. We nay 3iauk5 SuERMAN's person
and c. araoer as much IS nc llessa tut it would be
folly for Us 70 a;tsngt 10 disparage bis energy ab-
t.. Tie is Lard working, hardEal dCd, strong minded
VEL posted soldier. He has over matched all our
Generals in he Yves, JOHNSTON himself not excepted,
a1d all military vh whom we have ever talked
haya TIE highest yea 2on for JoEEsToNs abilities as
a strait i5t, That GEaSIASs nature is cod ard
C90rac ie perhaps il his youg In var like that Mk;ch
he i nov carrying on.
Still thrgs may turn tut better than We think, or at
least less bad. Hoop may save bis army-WHEELFR
ua7 vet II. ak SuERmAH's COMMUNICATIONS, and the
caa0aig- may c.csc On The Tennessee Instead of the
Flint or Tic Oakuu,E4e At least we have right to
hope so. AL IS not lost that is ia danger
The 6. ton Of tic Chicago convention in nominating
MCl.LEL.AN and P5.NDLErox aud giving grand Union
platform is not very favorable circumstance, but it
1eitLcr scrpriaz IL Dor dprsse5 u.s. We hardly looked
for anv:k,rr Gle. although q course we might have
hoe.d 4 NEE civilian asJad 70 chance ia that con-
7e2t;on That was s,Eafcznt. VALLANDIGHAM, LONG,
SEYMOUR. PIERca end tier friends were nowhere, or
we're sor5o21 gAH, to-, Was significant.
As 10 LIS platform, that amounts to little. We
have work 1 "a. s,me pauts FER platforms in our da y,
and Luo; sora. lg ab at tc1n and we can truly sny
thai the Object Fl Guautly is g-ticr to conceal meaning
than 70 c5nray It. she yrna significance Of this pnt
iJ,l q, pcac8 uy,n wat Il oIita, and that includ e
al i ought 10 h-ye nc ucal il order to have met the
VI. ws Q. lie :o1t,l5sacy TGit il would recommend
co3vvu,o1 Ua3 July anticipated and that, toe, upon
basis III. would lave tie southern minority at the
rlcrcg Of The northern ro2i2rirv.
Tie US! consists Of patitoi5s Like the gentleman
Who scle tho s4p the remarks Of the platform are of
gc1-ral Id it NY he sId--of a uerq genel al
character,
MERE eli e.a r.eau verg Hta, and their use seldtm
effects ar7 nia sill i il a. tins AMUSING aud pec-
haps ius4ruc IL to marx The PHRASES in common, AID,
77e may a5d, y .:.a,ar use and adaptation.
For ias.-oc- &c Hosd " Yaako2=" We mean to 90
Ito 10 pathological! dr. qUson upon tie true meaning
and origin Of he Tor5 bu5 simply 10 make few re-
mal2s upon tic 1a.eut modes in which it is used.-
Everybody 5;l2 has Unveiled through thu Northern
States O. t-c Cd U.ioo oas. be aware that the dis
t.uc,iys apv.u .t-n Of Y,Iz,5ag " was formerly con
G2l3 10 the n Tvs q tua States Moth and East OF
New Io.k, Ln."- IS New E-gl2Dd Or the n ew
Eogland States Naszcauso1:s being the principal of
tha3a States ard Lu dome q the State House at Bos
II tie hub OF tha I,a7 Eas'3ad universe We reco!-
let very distinctly ~bea I5c7 Yorker, Per1rsyI7a-
112a. Jsraeyin,r or Western man gencralIg would
hav5 psomp.lj rsp1lil.al t1e z!oa Of being Yan-
lee and rass1ted beng -ca,d enc WHY this was SO
we ne,d Do enquire. ilota3,y tic ankees afore-
said wire ta to- Ell G-r th-f1, and few people like
al body TO set t4a batter O them N . trade at any
rate the feet US s..
WEI wAfr the Of yioo ou, Or before it. the South
en- people, gtc@euz : he lanatics that bred all he
mischief a8 plar. q NeR ENGLAND gc3wtl, and f1d-
in- Nov Earan5 NIL 7cnc2 paramount at the North,
c,assed the whole North With those vhoso Bjleg or
0ieotic7 the he'd rrhrl.tz eir Judgment and sub
ogdi5atl3 tllir e..;5a liea possibly for the first
Gins, g. No.sacr2 3se v..ra c:lIei Yapkees:" at