Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-07


programme assigned to Gen. Sheridan
ia that field of operations but the time
Is not far distant when the wisdom Of
the present disposition Of force will be
recognized 10 the meanwhile, it Is no
small matter that the column in the
Valley, while covering Washington, net
tralizes aud keefs away from Petersburg
force Of fall forty thonsanDd men-a
force whicb, had il been IN front Of Gen.
Grant, would probably have rendered it
impossible FER him TO have seized the
important point be now hOlds on the
Weldon road
"
A Rebsl InUasion-Is it Probable and
& Z Would IL pey9
Bat should the rebel force in The val
ley once more attempt an invasive move
nent7
Nothing would suit Gen. Sheridan bet
ter Than that il should be SO. / think a.
would be quite willing % build bridge
across the Potomac tor It. Indeed, If
donot mistake the purport Of some late
maneuQeTs, Ehe is even now trving 10
temp, Early 70 this VERY enterprise. and
II he should be. unable TO do so and
Early should retreat, as Il is certain be
must do il be does net 20 forward. see
ing that the valley Is eaten oct, and il =
out Of the question for him to keep up
50 long line as be would have over
which 70 bring supplies, Sheridan will
even IN this eventually follow him up.
press on his rear, and By threatening
Lynchburg, compel Lee to keep the
force detached from Petersburg. Il nav
be said that he danger might be more
serious should the rebels, By secretly re
inforcing their column ia the Valley
from The army defending Richmond,
gain a prepondsrance Of force which
would enable them 10 defeat Gen. Sheri.
dan bef1re be could b. reinforced bv
Sen Grast Saet contingency is very
femots; fog . begin with, the rebels hav,.
bat barely men enough to bold their own
in front Of Gen. Grant Lee has now
under bis owu immediate command but
two corps, The strength Of which, By Off.
eial estimate, Is pat at between twenty
Eve and thirty fheusaud men A move
msnt Of this kind. could, therefore. only
be made effective By the total withdrawal
Of Lee, determined 70 hazard everything
on last desperate initiative Ia doing
this, however, hesouid necessarily abAn.
don Richmond, aud IN his advance north
ward would march attended By the pow.
ertul forcs Of Grant Oh hfs rear. and
holding biz only line Of Communication
This would certainly Be difereat kind
of enterprise from sither Of those he has
before adventured, 10 his tuo invasioas.
10 both Of which lie has bat 10 make a
Ranking movement q relieve Richmond
Of all meaace, and zIlow him 10 pursue
bis course, wfh his rear safe and his
eonamuHicasions open 1t IA fhus seen
how, BY ths Admirabls combinations in
Virginia. Lee Is boure over either 70 a
purely defensive policy or 70 enterprises
Of a rashaess that usasi insure his rain.
VI
Whas Grasf asks 10 cad ths War.
Thssa consideration all mite in the
illustratisu Of the fact that the military
status Is VERY far from being Of that dis.
eonrnginR spect which II seats, not oniv
ia The jaundieed eses Of those whose de
siFes prompt them 10 invest il ia sombre
hsas, bat which Il assumes even 70 the
apprehension Of masF who would fain
hope better things I sm persuaded
that Il our armies do no more thAa hold
their o~fs a their present positions. With
the grip they have on the rebel armies.
the rebellion must wesr itself away a~d
die out frog. sheer lack Of srsAth Bot
the dnty is laid upon Us, not less in con
sideraa6n FOR the South Itself than for
the hosoF asgl integrity of the nation.
apd the material interests Of the world
~ large, TO use swifter means for its sup
preston. We all want peace. North aud
Soaih bat the shortest cut 20 peace is
through vigorous blows at that alone
which prevents peace--the armed forces
stil under the control OF the chiefs OF
the rebellion. Even in point Of time no
ambassadors could arrange terms Of
peace 50 quickly as the mizsion of
fresh hundred thousand muskets Il il
no mere poor Judgment Of mine, but the
authoritative ntferanea Of the head Of
all our armies, ahat il is in the hands Of
the people to end the rebellion At q blow.
Lieutenant General Grant has deciared
that "if be had now bot hundred shoa-
sand fresh men be could. in fifty days.
do up all the fighting that needs to be
done during the war This is no shall
low herfsay il is the authentic deeIara-
ton Of the high nams given; and the
sentiment Is Affirmed by every military
man have lately met Half that force
added to General Grsuts own immediate
army would enable him to stretch his
line across to the Danyille road and posi-.
lively compel the abandonment OF Yir-
ginis; the other half would put Hood
army ia the hands Of General sherman.
Is there living patriotism enough left in
the cOuutrg ~ evoke the means for 50
glorions g conss n nation? II there
we're not, It might well raise the aues-
ton whether such a people deserved to
be saved
The time is fast drawing nigh when
this patriotism sIll be pat to the test
The drait is designed to give Ges. Grant
the hundred thousand and three TINES
the hundred thousand men he needs to
conclude toe war withAI That measure
that rings the death-knell Of the rebel
lion The leaders Of the rebellion in the
South know il; the abettors Of the rebel
lion at the North know It, and hence
their efforts TO thwart it The draft will
be made in spite or both. Bot il can be
made TRANQUILITY and efheaciously, or
With lame aud impotens results, as The
people shall elect Il IS = mOmentOus
issue which hangs on that eiecuOnl
VI
CsnfdsBcs and Grounds Of CoHrdge
There is to people battling in any
cause force, purely metaphysical in its
character, which IS yet strongsr than the
sinews Of war-stronger thaa the sinews
+ NJ rnsgsa arms IL Il canraga Mayer