The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-21

REBEL ACCOUNTS.
0peculations Respccting sherman's Po


Spec eeulations RcspcctfnG sherman's Po-
sitton.
HIRBY SMITH TO OPERATE ON TIE REAR--CoETI-
DErcA IN JoHNsroN's PLANS, Bro., Ere.
From the Macon Confederate
surored some days ago and which received
fom the NEW YORK HKRALD of the 4tb which says that
s.uson tor had D1 that RSy = smith w:s
aore hazardous every hour. II may be that General
Jennsscn has been for some time aware o. this intended
AeT as delay Sherman until Smith could strike his rear
esstroy hn communications, ana place his army at the
ncere under Johnston not made aoquaintcd
With his Plans and is not improbable that this willy
master 81 the art Of has been nsng for some time
ts whole Of combination and strategy so 70
place lis anagenkt in such position that should the
tor Of battle against him, he would not only be
Should Kirby Smith reach the rear OF Sherman the
Army Of the Cumberland will bo in decidedly bad way.
n that event Sherman will be compelled to do Of two
thgs-attack Johnston At once D bis fort:ncaons or
capt Smith. snd preserve intact his long line Of conma
0ications, In the former event sherman will beyond
lind lis iostioaons, and free from All canger Of being
%anked, VIII be nviAcibe Should tho Yankee Cersral
result VIII Be equally seSeGeis 10 tho coniedcra.sa. His
sccs III be 80 weakened ~ 20 enable General Johnston
= rally from his works Md drive them, routed and in
AcnfuEi1n, from tho soil OF Georgia.
The prospect brIghens. Street corner generelship
ab,e 70 sound With s short rummet tho depths Of
A remembering that faith soften a. essential ~ NATIONAL
spiritual ss.vsson Above AL let sSsm cherish 70
oaton that, como what WILL they viii aid aud uphold 20
sAs very utmost q their power tho army aud
sut, t the cruel and insolent invader driven from
4ssthsrn SOIL and the Independence OF the Uonfsdsee
Saaass be hrmly established
Sherman's Position.
The Atlanta appeal confident Of the success OF our
m lis work on military science, General Haeck lays
down az principle that "dcep lines are dangerous" "
ssrman's 10 just such limo tho author must have
ed ~ his minds eye. 1t may be said TO extend from
susvle TO the Cha.sahoocnee river, though Nashville
ssrsor of conedsracy nceriaIny Ihs bodess
~ .he NOS. reckless on record not excepting even the
pssh an opportunity Tor destroying or annih
ts'ng an army has been offered to an
apposing Too, and something Is mol now done In the
sepbbling up nus1ess, much talked OF during the
yar.ws shall thnk there sad want OF combination
aoW, 40 wcro, In net suI dc sac, md IL he ard
- whole army not brough, grief It wl certainly
hos ~ Tor the want oftemerity on hts part.
3 inviting ned for military enterprise was novcu
.sxposcd 70 IN opposng enemy, and We cannot dives
eerssM 0i tho conviction that advantage will YET be er
efn With shermcr's army destroyed, not only Atlanta
.hnt Richmond and Petersburg are At once relieved In
uch an event Grant would necessarily bs compelled u
tAiee the siege OF the two s.terciiios and move
4sfenco of Tennessee and Kentucky, both OF which
pestes would be put In hazard of rcoccnpancy by
Srmy Such stroke would Ike tho war party Of the
rcrto with gloom snd despondcncy, whle the bands 9
Cad would go hasten the term nation OF hosItcs
0s az mo- believe It would bc within the power OF Ian
as aud he wo"s ncoev rgi ls se "a rsa
Hs psseo on the basis Of separation and ndepen
S0o2oG
vithhis commune ltions cut for few DAYS or weeks
GherMan-would be forced TO retreat. which, in view
- imi orished condton OF tho country behind him
Euiu provo 40 DISASTROUS further advance
vsoro ne could reach Nashville his army
, Novid % mcssurably destroyed, and no Nigh
02inu itrifc W remain even This side or tho Ohio
peopio are surely bravo and as patriotic AZ wcr
- N&efts and Y ssncks of Russia byswhom the napuiu
osa Nsfmy Napoleon well nigh nnn nhllated OF Its
tes Nsf from their burning capital. We sincerely hon
that 40 nc an opportunity for master stroke will no
- ., vnnittod ~ pass by unimproved by our mtar,
chief Nna. This ID certainly time abeve all other
Nhen ealouses OF every kind should be laid aside AM
whom Wro should exist jealous and cordial co.opsra
urn anna yg oil leaders, both in the Cabinet and in,
eeld, for Vie common good and general welfare
R.sws fw0sM ghcrma ans Rear.
gentleh >wn, says the Appeal, who lett Cartersvlll
oesrRa, on Sunday last reports that the fedcras wor
6hippina on sick wounded and hospitals from ba
noinI towards Chattanooga, and all who had afrate
Nm IN connsoth " with the burning OF factories an,
StI,s indicated n 0vemeut either forward or rearwar
~ shormao army The geptemap also ststes that hs,
jn sherman would ha, - rsrsased. Tbe lsdcrsis admi
ANt Lhsy have lost nvet '9ur one. M
Repc,t@A Eeo 'eral Fatiore.
opgfo,AL aspoRr NON JOHNSTON.
tFrom The Rionmond NJ 'un'rer, Jnly lo1
ArfaN. "a, va, july ~, 1861.
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