, 1864-04-27
MI,ledaG Wr1bnne,
WEDNESDAY APRIL q, 1894.


81 ring Tnao6 Hc1t Iole11p!@ euEISsaIat GePe-
cially shermau's, which inflicted dauage
upon the rebellion that 1t may feel all the
season. No very serious disaster attended
any OF them.
The later attempts hsre been OF more
promising character for the Confedcracy;
and a. far as they 20, leave little for them to
desirc, The capture Of Fort Pillow, the IT.
misc Of Banks, and the capture Of Plymouth,
nre all dIsaaters for us, and successes not to
be dcspiscd, to the rebellion The only con-
ISOLATION Of I positive character wc can get
out of them is, that they were not gained by
any cowardico On the part Of our men; but
that in each instance all that wss gained by
the rebels WAS dearly bought
But VIC beg our readers not to lose sight Of
the great fect which underlies them all, that
n,;ss.n work In hand, they amount to Mt thing.
They of contEe- encourage the rebels prodl-
eious1y, and each success Of this sort will
cost us the lives Of some 1uudreds of men,
by the superior rlgor it will impaFt 10 nc
rebel fighting in the great contests yet to come
of. 1t also operates ~ discouragang inilu-
cncc upon our ownpeople- 1t KNOCKS down
the hope in the popular thermometer several
dcgrecs-it rcpreeses the pulse number Of
beats to the minute. But NC arc not sure
that in this regard it will do any harm. It
will nerve us up little; and that WAS 4
thing YVES needed. Congress- had got as caro-
less Re parcel Of school boys when school IL
nearly over In tho warm days Of sping, The
newspapers were beginning to talk as If the
work were about done; and the people felt,
that oil NO had to do Vas to make one grand
ttulge" into Dixie, to sec the last gasps Of
the rebellion.
VIC sec our error. Tho rebels will fight
like dcmons-more like demons than men, ~
Pillow and Plymouth have shown We have
got to fight, too. These rebel successes send
up the gold, also, and thus embarrsas trade
and living,
So far-and With tho drawback mentioned
they nrc gain to the Confede.acy- But
that is all. They no more touch the main
work Of this SEASON. than lew gnats In
spring affect the question Of the crops. The
work on hand IL at other points. Virginia
and Gcorgia, as has been before said, arc
where the real drama is about being enacted.
Grant, Meade, Burnside, Sherman, Thomas,
Hooker. arc the names which suggest the
KEYS about to open the doors into Dixie, If
auv are to be opened at Ill. Look on the
map, and see where these names are located,
and you will see where the real thunder and
lightning are stored up
1t must be remembered that the policy OF
this campaign is concentration. 1t has been
clamorcd for by the Press; it Is understood
to be the old idea Of the commanding Gen
eral, Consequently our troops have been
callcd in from all quarters, and must be At
present mainly concentrated ut the points
where the work is to be done, and VIC ere
now feeling the incouvcnicnces OF the policy.
Virginia now contains large army-we do
not know HOW large aud could not say II NC
did; but It may he believed, that Ii her soil
does not shake rs the troops move over it, 1t
is not moveablc to the tramp Of an army
There arc s.n'e troops abont anl beyond
Chattanooga, though precisely what ia to be
done there no man htre2bouta IL authorized
10 coy.
Now tie rebels know al1 this as well as We
do, and arc probably not neglectlng these
great strategic ccuters. But By way Of get
ting up their courage for one thing; and tc
from the centcrs for another, they have lallet
upon these Kentucky and North Carolin'
enterprises, in which they have had am.l
but decided success. Their hope has beer
that afcW Thousand men might keep two o
three times as many Of our soldiers in chas
ing them. This is the reason they have bee
so tar let alone. Sherman knew better thai
to go on hunt after Forrest in Wester
Kentucky. IfMemphis could not take car
Of him lie might hare his run till the 1oca
forces should feel the need of being rid Q
llm. And. probably, Memphis could har
attended to. him If it had had nothing else t,
do. Though concerning Gsicrson's com
mand, We understand, that part Of It is o,
foot for want Of horses, and a part arc Oft OF
furlongh; so that it is but weak
A eomewLat deeper meaning may atsacl
to the North Carolina att-mpt The rebel
have been anxious to transfer the fighting, i
possible, tn that State, for TWO reasons: ous
is their wish to relieve Virginia; another Il
punish Carolina for her semi.U Unionism
and another still MY be, the feeling tha
Richmond mar possibly be approached from
that quarter.
In the mean time, no important divarsio,
of our forces will be secured BY any en-
dcayors Of no greater magnitude than these
Forrest has already got out Of wind ant
takeu himself of. As to Nerth Carollua, !
Gen Lee transfers bis army there, he ca
perhaps secure Ill the attention Of GeneEs
Grant lie requires. Eut a few Thousand me
sent down to the region Of the Sound vi
not clange the base Of the Potomac army =
rrescnt~ Tie. will be glad enough to Ct
rlc..: back rs soon rs the storm comes In VI
Einia
Then as to the occupation Of the Sounds
-the rebel rnms our navy ought to be able
look after them, and We are inclined to thin
Il il, though for year We have heard SO lit
OF its doiugs Us scarcely to be nware whetn
the United Suites has any navy more than
few cunboats on the Mississippi; but If OF
i.pu.cluds cannot sce TO these solitary sAes
Of the aquatic and u>alc PERSUASION III Alb
marie Sound, it is certain thai the army CO
uo1 lock after tae1n. And remcsnb btrlng t
history OF the rebellion in regard to its nav
cuocavors, we cannot feel any great CONGO
that upything more than temporary \
partial SUCCESS Is in store for these new 4
dfrtak{ups of the *tSouthcrn Nar.-"
Brt the time is rapidly nearing when 9th
events than these performances Of the bord
tttolYatcheryr are to be looked for. Iae
ccsaph may flash 10 us at any moment t
news. that the great armies are in motfe
We believe they are ready, and hare be
substantially 81 for q week or two, had t
elements allowed t!Hm action. The wealth
THE c1ud, or somc srch cause msy secure
prveyut quiet few duys or q week or two
them longer, but noti.iug clae will be likt
10 do it. Let us hope for the best, but Ee
STEADY forutude for auy event.