, 1864-03-03
Q)iea9o Qrtb1rne.


THURSDAY MARCH 3, 1864,
THE NEWS.
It Is impossible not to feel an anxicty in
6chaif Of Gen. Sherman, whose force occu-
pies most exposed and dangerous position.
. to degree equal1cd by no other Federal
communal since tho WET began. Grierson. in
decd, marched sheer across tue rebel domain.
bnt the 1eat was accomplished with cayalry.
whose movements were rapid, whose resting
places We're wide apart, whose mo-
"l1ity was source of safety.
ana one easily repaired by the seizure Of
1'esn norsee. Sherman, on the contrary, has
u hnau army, made up of proportiouatc
5nafes ol the different arms of the service CT.
cept that we must believe him to be light In
casn1ry.n having been expected that this lack
would De supplied By the expedition Of Gen,
somlth from Memphis. That has failed, and
at cannot be otherwise than serious hmpcr-
1lan8 Of Sherman. He will be ENDANGERED
oy hght moving bodies Of the enemy. His
1oraetng parties will lack the strength and
eaac1ency the needed cavalry would have SUD-
Piled. 1t will be one Of the miracles Of the war
nc hive not disaster OF moment rs
1he result Of Gen Sherman's movement, orc
capltatcd V failures and delays at other
points, These hare given the enemy The
time and opportunity to mass their
1ofces and perfect their combinations
against Sherman, and, though he may escape
Tue position is full Of peril. We might in
dulge In special pleading, and fight Sherman
brilliantly out Of his troubles, on pancr: but
we prefer to prepare the minds of our
readers for tho realization Of the
TACT that the hardest work of this
war Ia still before us. There Is NO
decd more pcrilous than that Of the
hunter when he goes In to administer tho
corp dc grace to wounded wild beast, and
1hat duty belongs to the present campaign.
Sherman has venturcd within dangerous
reach OF the concentrated force Of the rebel
Aon, and VIC can only brcath1essly nwait the
result. 1t may be glorious, and We shall not
be the less ready to chronicle it from having
stated our apprchcnsiona
The news from Arkansas Is encouraging.
both negatively as to the failure Of the rebels,
and positively in respect to Union tokens.
Daddy Price has left tho rebel military ser
vice. The rebel General Frost of Camp Jack
son notoricty has gone to Mexico. Union
mass meetings were being held daily, and the
loyal vote at the coming election will be
large. Nearly 1000 voters hare already been
registered ut Little Rock. The Same dis
patch says TINT the abandoned firms arc BE-
ing rapidly leased, and the prospects forlarge
crops are good. The light OF better day is
breaking in Arkansas.
Lie FMladclphia merchants evidently be-
i1cvc in the national banking system. On
Friday they sent in memorial to Congress
praying that the issnes Of State panEs might
be taxed 80 heavily as to compel them to call
in their issues and wind up their business,
1caving the field clear for the National banks.
Their argument is that the issues of the To-
cal banks haye slready deprcciated In value ]
and are liable to still further depreciation
Gen Grants nomination as Lieutenant |
General was confirmed By the Senate ycstcr-
day. The following Is the shining record Of |
tho officer thus worthily rewarded:
Ressta ss1s Ats e ! " Fsia. 6 IL a. ,.a
Gcrro Go1do, Apr1 Is, ISL. '' %'
Sun Antonia, Aug: M 1877.
Chu1ubusco. Aug. 20, 16{Z
as'1aS esspaeeca, ssa Rfgy; g:;p seg: + + isas H.
Gttyoi Ms1tso' ;s segt; ID, 1871.
ri Poasi:Pn: r.: - i, Is md IL, 1862
fnEa1 sent' II. 1sBa shsA - " '"as o. 1e01'
lIatchic, Oct. + 1862.
Tallahatchie, Dec. !, 1862.
Fo1t Gibson. May j, 1855
Raymond: May u 1862.
C%,1n0,an SSS150n, %aX i9}i II NsT too1 "a 1ass
Black Rtver Midgc My II, 1861
I!ckeburg. July 4, 1859
naat,a ss,ss nia - -. .'aas1t', nuI ~ - r
,,oea,-so, e., tf,na ~ ~ haca,,:e ". o-n"-i
.,.oa - III co,n,,ona.rs snd al s-n,ea a..
c1ored the excced;nv danccr tn d;sc,n,ire
~ e,,c1, of1ancee A. +h,e fnnctnre ~ nm
~. sna.o 49, n,o,,a,,t - s+rora+,, ~ ~
,rv,;ns ~ NV 1aseon +hc 3o-,ore ~
the crime Of desertion is to multi
ply offenders. Executive clcmcncy, which |
snares conv;cted DISORDERS br communication |
viii vo,a- harm To hc sen+ +o the DwT
tugns fort few months is what skulEing
knaVes VIII little dread The vision OF file
Of soldiers drawn out for military execution
is none too powerful support to the morale
OF IN army. We are sory the President has
FELT called upon thus to Interfere
A most damaging disclosure has come to
light, with retereIce to the reputation OF
Gen. Meade. ntEue, Gettysburg only escaped
being the theatcr Of our shame, by the tact
that the rebels attacked before our army
could retreat 1t Is shameful page Of inc
secret conduct OF fhc war, VIII 1u11aet oe'
vclopements to come
Our Cairo dispatch or'ngs 1ns 1es1t. ~ =. tas
loyal State election IN Aouls.anA' .ne ueh
Ct which tsaumpns ny to s,nn os, ~. s1a,.ns W.
put in the neao os eonsenuon a.at auoptsa
the right soft o1 feso1uuohs' l4auo'm apon
which every lover oi sooo sose1nmen. musl
stand. The Success Of inc c1ecuon u otagnt
1ugurS Tor tile permanent cn'eolie..'asnt u
freedom and the o19ef eat1ac4on ~, ela.sts
N Louisiana, mtef Inc @-'au Guy % =. E so' 10'.
The new State oineere art as toao"e
Gsesn0r ;ss @fc9as. se,ra1y @ If ssic 6. WFonow
Ii member o} whoec lamily. aid to Gen. Meitza,
sealed viii. his blood n fne eT 9. ros ~ Rei
den X,to1ncy General, G. W. HoEne1; supcrin-
tenaen Of Pnblie Education tTol' JOIN ales'aD'
1AuoNos, 'atE Taa1. Isa,acr end Atocha werc
,u-asse 1sao.o. ',saat.a ,,v +he ho1tcrs, conyen.
IN, 4Ne 4es o,ncos .s 4, +be rern1ar one.
>A1a .sa. ~ ~ 49,. ~.a- aona .1rth,ne liz halves
-,.,..ea ,a,,1.,1 a1d +be cansc ot the couutry |
20 eonee' Ss ~. 100 ns-r.o,,+ ~ a ca,, from
%Ae e".s ~ '0of' go. c,.,., !
her hoole 1oFctnoE, AolGon, \ etaIe 1s.uA'S