The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-09-15

e. his len lie msy probably ccntcmrla,c an At.
tack on our r,.'hi, or may lie further extension u
his lines around tho city. In ei,her case, though
be hsf the sdd,uon u the hundred thousand mon
he calls lor, predict his fdlurv. Tho enemies
batteries wcrc nlnn cISucd ON tive city yesterday
morning, and for m hour or two u'.hi before last
One ucgru WA injured. and enc or two h'us'
struck. From elevated positou' around the CITY
i. mt Railroad To- siiuctiv srcn, ant thc raft
linz oi the and Whisilins OF thc engine heard
Tie Rchm,nd rSQt nTR takes tie following
ln gent view u General McC.olian's uonna-
ton;
C;coryc ~ Mcclellan, with his w,il.tr,ncd mind.
iis high-h. ed manners and Tcniriu'ull iusun. u
T. Tie very opposite H. President Llucoln. Rus
" C'cllar has only this negative power Il repre-
scatiuc all q 1t is dcor'crtNl, dIsicqs'i and lis
rttsicd with Lincoln. lie has no powerful ho'i ot
hia own over the mind Oi the nation. Hs name IL
not ass 'ciatcd with any great trumphs q. their
arms nor with any brilliant success AZ states
man. without influence AM without I'wct ~ Ne
H. NJ Clollan must, however, In 'ricr 70 have cen
chosen ~ the still mighty yariv e Northern De-
mocrpy a. their stnndatd-hc,rct t,p-cscnt some
great i1c1 su.c Ing principle, which they
hope may tad An echo n Tho hearts u
thc uuutudo. THIS ts not peace. IL is
| evident, from hts src,t1n, ,hat upon counting
| thor strength at Chicayu, TIC pcAc party Z und
Themselves in m uncNpcct'i minority. They
discovered, no doubt that individual men
uf weight aud character were nnN'ouslS dcsirous ui
| II speedy termination q hu-tilitcs. Nut they dis
covered a'so that Il" masses were hv no menus
| ready vet TOR an open svo"h ot defeat ltcS
I wanted brighter light hN which to read their
! cominy tate u.lu that u CNerhcrshur-, and the
fo0t uf caution had not vet thundcrcd into the go
! of he mcrchant princes ot their great cities. -
/ l.s proud bcWorrl,Y, once in its uniuh WIN
southern men, the pride OF the r'pulhC and the
1 lorc of the wotl', forgot second time IT, no, lo
ypcsti on, and s,oopel g. p,iul compromise. S.
lrci nrs man who had so.crnly Tl"drcd hin 'of n
favor Of war, and who WAS yet weak enough TO
Ir'uisc u hc w aicycr the p'rty might dcar- hin
to he ihey coupci this plppct ot theirs with al
| ayowcd pca'e ~ u, hop.nE nus {" 'ioni none ana
! couc.ii AZ. | kr al huN measures, this pf'cv
"a sure t. TAI, an Nill only play into the halds oi
L'ncoln. fr Us there lcs il u.csc cons.icrntions
solemn warn NJ not b. luivlsc IN w pes y re nee
from ANY quarter Tut our own inyiuDh,e ann GO.
1t wall hc infinitely more u riouH ior VS. &C. o"i-
qucr peace hy tie strength ui our hrus, g o"v
nobody thauss, aui g. clam a place ~ ong i'e
great nations Of ne earth, nos 10y favor or hy per
slas.ou. Ia, simplg by NH, ard ui.ht combined.
IN Tete1rdph9
| Washinr'on, sept. ii-R.chmond papers Of
| NJ nday contain the following itoms
| Macon. Sept Tie Yankees con. 'ctey destroy
| cd the railroad ctwcen Juncaboro and Ewt Point,
| Ia their rCtr's, burning every i'c, srC break ms
every rnil. our plckets extend ak miles beyond
| Joueshoru.
Macon, Sept lo.-A fag Of truce wss receive
by Ten U,1I yestor,lay n, IN Gen. sherman, 1t
which tic lattor sa,,s that hc Lai ordered Mau,i
cleared of all white ifhulIttutH. Those taking thi
oath would ho sent North Of tie Tennessee RIVER
and thO7o WHO d.I Mt would lc tcnt SCUM. ~
= uru'sii.r ~ ton days propls0l ly The man b
carry out The order. Gen. II lod accepted the 81
, in.s,icc hu, denounced tuo order as baruarous.
1 hot,ie, sept. ln,-Nothing of interest has trans
pirod below to-day. Gen. II "a tclosrapLs Gen
ilragg that wheeler doatruycd the railroad an
= hr dgcs GA the Nashville railroad and then ~urke
down ON the 1c1rcssoc AMI ALBANIA railroad, an
destroyed 90, miles Of the T'uncs-cc Railroad; ais
i several trains and much property. lilo claims thu
e. "a every n.,ht he has hecn successful.
I The Augusta CoNsrITr RIOS Aiisr Says tho fsl n
Atltnt, IL hittcr T. u to swallow; hut u thing d
% duuc, ami down il must g. however Lupatlllc,