The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-30
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The Confedesacy must have arrived
It the conclusion that IN the history OF
7 their great rebellion they have reached
tie beginning Of the end Scarcslya
week but the news flashes over tie
wires announcing the defeat or aixb1
Of one pertien Of their army, their eTs6-
/ uaticn Of some important point and
/ their loss Of valuable stores The New
York Commercial hiss compiled tables
showing that during the last two months
we have taken 204 pieces Of artillery,
captured over % 900 prisoners, destroy
ed nearly 300 miles Of railway. and
perpetrated other great injury to the
rebellion. This list Of reVerses does
not comprise the spoils Of the last
week.
Last nights telegraph brings rs the
tidings of the fall Of Savannah. One
hundred and fifty more pieces of artil-
lery, large number Of prisoners, q
great amount Of cotton have fallen into
our hands. Thus falls another Of the
rebel strongholis. To be sure We may
regret that Hardee was allowed to es-
cape, but we have such confidence in
Shernlans ability as 3 military COM
mander chat ne are satisfied he was
willing TO allow him to take the open
field instead Of fighting him behind in
trenchmeBts, which it would have re-
quired great loss Of life 10 carry. We
donbt much if Hardee vii reach
Charleston without battle Foster
may give him trouble in his retreat and
sherman viii doubtless throw a force
upon his rear.
Next comes Wilmington The feet
before il has ere this most probably
rained shot and shell upon il, and we
skaIl not be surprised TO hear at any
hour that It has shared the fate Of Sa-
yannah
Ali these things point US TO the be-
ginning of the end Of the COnfederacy,
and we are satisfied thst they see the
hand writing on the wall In their
Congress some CT the members plainly
proclaim the Confederacy lost FoOte
openly proelaims that the Confeder-
acy is lost, and in disgust he retires to
private life. His brief farewell is de-
voted to truth-telling Plainly he de- /
clares the Rebel pretence of strength /
and confidence to be arrant hypocrisy, /
and that the actual feeling of the peo-
pie is kept down by the sword He
tells the Rebel chieftains that they are
despots, and that the apparent support
of them by the people is apparent only
In the military situation he clearly
reads inevitable ruin 70 the Rebel
cause.
Peace resolutions, which six months
ago would not have been listened to,
are now debated IN secret session. In
with this it Is plain 20 be
seen that the rebel army is disheart-
ened.a The vigor with which they con-
tested the advance Of the Federal arms
on rebel territory but a short time
since has departed, and assertions are
more numerous, while captures of large
numbers of rebel prisoners are more
easily made. And thus the cause of
he great instruction tumbles. 70 the
ground. It's Northern allies failed TO
support it. Its hopes of foreign recog-
milton have withered like autumn
caves. A little more driving in of
heir forces, a little more occupation Of
.hsir territory, and the grand army Of
he Confederacy will be reduced to the
necessity of capitulation, or else that
t hunt up that "last ditch Of which
t now seems to be in seareh.-CD'ein
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