The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-10
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ent in an entrenched position bctweei
the Etowah river and Dallas, from which
we cannot hopo 70 move him Without
great sacrifice Of our men. Shermat
will no doubt use the spade on tho AL
toona hills to protect him in case Of an at
tack or aid in another of those Ranking
movements that have SO harrasscd oui
troops. Our left now rests near Los
Mountain, ten miles from Marietta, will
the present line Of battls stretching oul
in an oblique direction across the railroad
near Ackworth, the right resting nearly
on Big Shanty AS TO what Sherman con
templates doing,no one can surmise. lie
occupies strong position, and one from
whichwe cannot aiford to attempt to dis
lodge him. Our hope, then, lies in reai
operations, and Forrest and Wheeler are
just the men to conduct them. The sub
sistence stolen from the people Of North
ern Georgia must soon be exhausted, and
the vast stores at Chattanooga will be
called upon to supply the demands Of
Sherman's men. Here then Is our hope
Cut off his supplies and destroy the rail
roads. Destroy everything that we can
reach and Sherman will soon be com,
PEELED to move towards the Tennessee,
With Chattanooga, Nashville and Bow,
ling Green menaced, and all the ralroads
leading to these points torn up,iSherman
could not long sustain himself about the
Etowah. He could not afford to detach
a portion Of his army TO keep commune
cation open, for Johnston would pounce
upon him at once. Retreat would be
the only alternative. If it be true that
Chalmers has burned the bridges near
Calhoun, together with three trains OF
subsistence, and Vaughn, the Tennessee
bridge, at Bridgeport, we may look for
a change in the tactics Of Sherman at an
early day. From Virginia we gather
nothingo of Importance. Grant is gradu-
ally working into McCIellan's old chan
mel, while Hunter Averill and others are
moving through the valley around Staun.
tom. The Richmond Wing thinks Grant
will attempt the game he played so sue
cessfully at Vicksburg. His aim is not
only to capture Richmond, but Lee and
his army. He now runs on tile thanking
game and seeks for water. His move
ments are those Of crab on dry land.
1t once backward and sideways, making
for water. This element is needed for his
transports. With the White House rs
his base, and calling Butler to his aid, he
might assail Lee in front. This might
drive Lee into Richmond, but would not
bag his army. No victory on the Chicka-
lominy would secure this end for Lee
,ould indefinitely, within the fortified
iors Of Richmond, hold Grant in check,
md as a last resort, retreat into North
Carolina. Butler will therefore hold his
own lat Bermuda Hundreds, and move
nent may be expected in the rear Of
Petersburg. If Lee were not so watch
III, he might wake up some fine morning
md find few pickets in his front; while
irant and his army had in the night via
he White House, across the James and
he entrenchcd camp at Charles city,
,otten to Petersburg, and the siege guns
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rants aim is to make Lee surrender or
rive him 70 Lynchburg Lee and Beau
egard are both watchful, and upon CON
ultation they have doubtless devised
measures to thwart such schemes,