Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-30
shsrman's Movements.

While We are strictly restrained here from puoliah-
ing not to say forbidden 10 publish, any thug 'nst may
interest the public relative 10 sherman, the 1Enkee
papsfs through means OF the Georgia papers, bring Us
naws 10 advance OF anything We have Oh hand. VIDAL
osD b, the ssuss Of all thi are unable 10 PsIosiVs
II the objso. be 70 keep GRAFT in the dark, L. not
answered, because No cannot keep the New YORK pa
psrs from him, and they eOntAid intelligence selected
from the GsOIg papers later than any We have We
are a much opposed TO Publishing anything which may
communicate intelligence TO The enemy, which he eoals
nos otherwise Obtain 81 it E possible 70 BE- But Hs
can see no wisdom IN supprsssng intelligence Of HhcA
be s already in POSSESSION
From al Ne can see, either in the New iofK papers
or in our oup are clearly OF the CP nOn that Sler
mn Is making, as fast DO can move, for Beaufort
and that bis al srior desga IS 50 unite his ioleSS VIII
that OF Grant in the enterprises against tnls CITY
vybstbsr cur forces will DO able 70 sep him or no1,
Sspsnds upon 60 many contingencies, that Ii1 lmPoS-
AHA TO form An opinion upon she subject. That he
nil, take either Savannah or Charleston or Augusta,
=. do no, fear in the least. II be bo-Able 70 take
,ysn Macon, it is more than We believe Nor do Vi
,hipk ne can DO s1y permanent jury 20 our oOmmul
,ions or that his pfeseaT obi Co - 70 attempt It. We
H., sslis Va that he will Strain every nerve 20 reach
a.. ga ,o.st a. pJiat where he y Il not have ~ hSl,
"a tbst mint ia BEAUFORT Before reaching il he viii
-. ,bs railroad from sIvan1Aa to Charleston,
"a all. no dtuSt, Destroy tie connection ~
=. ,trsIly a. DO oAc. Ba. il cAa soon be restored,
and unless ne SIT down upon It with his Whole army,
bica be is not Hkely DO, it eau b. permanently held
byCu' oWn troops.
Ia the meat ne, while Ws do not sf,oi to be
iuiv, Of military mater NJ oAanO; bu; regret The
,hssuc, II Hood. When be cue III SaermAas cju-
,unic,tions above Atlanta, We supposed he intended
70 iorufy himself uPon the railroad, and 6gdt him
vhsn be cane GU 20 restore them. De should choose
a holder gAme--ths game he Is nov pursairg-Ge
thought Of course OF VAS 70 tOoS In hs rear Eno
ont Cd all communication Ia that dir, c lon, while
all Georgia was % rise in bis front In that view vi Il
CASA ss could ding betjsr iOF SIeFmau's army
han .bsouts snuiaisdOn BIZ &c seems chat our cal
ouIstiOns ~sle VIC g. HItd PllJs no part IN THE
intsfss,ioR drams His army has bsal sent eatIreJ
Of sEsy across tie Tennessee river, and at che last
seeaunts 1as dOr nothiag most vigorously We do lot
L,,, -ho ul.nusa t5is campaign, noT ara 90 ooups-
,snt 10 pronounce Judgment on military matter'i b.
Z, oss appear &c Us taa the policy pursued in this case
,rveously Tsssmtles that Iuisusd in seVesi others
NJ
o Rags forces 10 V,eks6aig just bsors be Uss at
t.,ksdb b. ssoTsns aud shiel despatched LongsIree'
10 Tennessee a, .hs c;i.eL m1ment, when q ant had
.,s.mblsd oil his ioTess, from ali quarters, snd va
sh,n, 10 make his a,tAok ~ Missionary jge. l. ma,
n, policy strictly military, but il is very much in 0P
h0iian 20 common sense WAel tells US thA-esss'is
orr,b,.s-two men arc stronger than one, and that il
"A bs an objse. to defeat oaemy, It ID certainly best
40 have 90 large force possible to do it "itb,-
Hood. MAJ have bean Zoe weeks Sithous an enemy be
fora them. In lbA. time hsy might have been 81
Macon in sheFuanJ rear aGd S,rs they tie e, shsr-
man. destruction would be inevitable. SO At least II
seems 70 us.
LIE. u, however, hope iOF the best, and, smorg
oher god things that lbs President Hl stay at home
.bsn the Southern armies meet with any more bAc
Ink Let the man Who has 20 fight the campaign Plar
4 Egsn Napoleon declined 10 make General uldc
his orders follow pan he hsd sketShed OF him when
IA fund no had one Of his own. "Bno is The best :"
Ia said sba. il is better to lot him iOOs bis Osa." Let
oar Generals follow their plans II they are not
d. 20 be trusted thus far they not d. TO command