The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-27

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The work OF Ninety Days.
ia, grave prophecies regarding the duration oi
We rebellion. which were 90 common IN tho early
DIR, n the war. have had their day. The .r'nd
,,V.oso which Governor ASDnrw prodictei would
h,low tho emancipation proclamation tho sum
mary disposal Of the Confcdcracy IN "sHiy days
b. the oraculM TEIBUSL and the "nine'y Gays
pronibe Of Mr.. sESARp, have oil passed rom INC
pal Tic mind, and the Northern people have "a"
CONE to tie bic conclusion hst The hnis Of VIC
rebellion depends upon the voice of cannon ra'het
than n prophecy. II Mr.. sEw.rn' however hsn
made the las ninety days the soason Tor We 'uh'
uoni a his nrediction. hs nigh, have achieved
,,uothipe in The way Of proph',ical reputation
tr although dc end has no, yet teon reschcd'
gigantic s,riles have bccn made toward IL and tho
b,ish, beacon of peace boe,ins TO glimmor through
the ,uok. Of battle Tho history Of our military
operations during the last ninety days viii forn
,Er Of Tho hrisbtes, pages in the future history Of
cur country perhaps the most remarkable page IN
teaunlls Of military science. Three months ago
tho re.o armies presented defiant 'front.' the
r,tc journals tccmed with ridicule regarding
or rnHt4ry operations and their people seem
81 o,uhden, tina, tho ignis Jafnus Of southern
Independence WAS almost within their grasp Tho
I,iomsc Army and the Army Of the Janos were
Lppirently bahlc,l IN their progress toward R'eh-
riond. ani seemed satisfied with defensive opera
tors sHrrsAs was qusr,ered at Atlantis. having,
ts tho rebels thought, reached the end Of bis
,rihor whle large dstachrnens u rebels were over
cumming paris Of Tcnnessce and Kentuoky demon
s.ritlng upon his lines Of communication. and
N. to- asfa yff
thosc State, which II has cost W much blood snd
treasure to wrcs, fom tho rebel grasp In he
irnns-s sd ssppi department the situation wsS
o. u moro critical. and tho Union prospect looked
darker than IL hal any time since the hrs' year OF
tbe rebellion. The rebels under PRIoE aud other
lcaGe's had ovcrrun tho greater part Of Arksnsas
Louisnns and Missouri formidable Confederate
,rmy had forced its way almost 70 the Northern
boundary Of the latter State, and 81. Louis the
greet Western metropolis, was psnic-sricken with
fear FOR It's own safety. While tho ituanon looked
thus gloomy IN the interior, the border presented
TO moro encouragement The rebel scsports-
Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington and the rest
Knocked tho secrninsy futile efforts OF our
ntvy n capture thon, while the last named was
virtually an open port, from which tho rebels not
ouly forth pirates at will 10 prey upon aud de-
s'roy our commerce, bu, through which they
ocvcd an inccrssnt stream Of supplies from Europe,
rendering Wilmington IN fact the artery that SUP
7 lied tic life blood OF the rebellion. And along
northern border reign OF existed, fer with
inc apparent endorsement Of the Canadian authorl
,cs, yapl,s OF rebels wcro constantly Inediiabng
bur ,cros riids- and where they were 10 fall no
DC knew. hut what a change has been wrought
} ,lcsc ninety days snEnxAs has drawn . line
desolaion through tho heart Of reboidom end.
6lg With the capture Of ono Of the loading cites
O. tho South, with spells enough To moro than pay
lie expsnsef o. his expedition. The boastful HooD
ind his "Army Of tho Tennessee have been
thrashol 10y TnoNAs until there Is nothing leh but
,hHf. FouHrsr wnmLrR and the other rebel
,h.otans. Who were TO "drvs the vsndals from
Tcnnesse~" b 70 disappeared. And PnioE-boas,-
I'll PRcE-v no 10 he shorn Of his IIumsge
rrcd Of Lis .once, he has been kicked out " Me.
,ouri, throurh Kansas, into the Indian Tcrncry,
anil whero he Is now nobJdy knows. Mobile
CemheA for the brave CASBY IL said
To lie marching towards it: Charleston
qiakes for II hears the thunders Of saEBNAs's
hosts only a hundred miles distant Wilmington
Is terror stricken. 20. PORTER aud BUTLm have
eo.nc' and tho day Of rotrilunon for piracy is a,
hand AID white all This is trauspring, the main
rebel army, under General LIE, is powerless to
render aid, Tor GTASr holds Is with vise.hkc ten
sctr whils HIS lioutensuts closl around !, the
Gordon Of Peicral hsyoneis. But tho rebels have
list still more for icy have Lost prcstg. in Cana.
dr. and they have no longer an asylum for muir
Gerors there. Tie tone Of their papers has changed
la. a. IL
heArtoned, their Government is execrated, Their
Congress Is full Of dissonSop, and all these things
'nGcn,e N tho plainest manner that tho f1unda-
ion Of rebellion has been slapped, aud tina, few
more vlFor us blows viii cause the superstructure
I" 'cpplo. fell aud lie among tho things tia, we re-
lncrrn In Tho sala riaa Of Cla.L.