, 1864-11-28
'glb1fagG.. Tr1bmne.

THE NEWS.

A'4o4~Ah l I'M El1BER Z6, 1S03.
THE NEWS.
lhe wholesale inccndiaris,n, only narrowl
7hwartod in New York city, it cannot
doubtcd, Is part Of the great plot to bur
Northern cities, so long and not dark
threatened iy the rebel press and leaders,
little further progress toward SUCCESS
pnd 'he consequences in the great cxcitabl
mctropcns might have been appalling. Th
1imeiy aiscovery Of these wrctchcs md tn
h'gnal late that will oEcrtake them may dctc
4ne1 coaborcFB set for similar missions il
o1oer hclds; but it will be the height Of mad
ness 1or aN our cities to omit any safeguard Of
p1eeautl"n, and Chicago las had abundant
warning that she is not likely to be overlooked
N any such rebel scheme. Forcwarncd i.
5oscar1ned.
Our telegraph columns present a chaotif
nhse OF dispatches from the relcl press.
st1kmg1y tndicattyc of the status of the
rebel mind relative to shernan's expedition
TO the sea board. Scarcely any two Of them
agree; either in general or in detail. Judc-
Ing from the tone Of them, he is omnipresent
:1nd omnipotent If not omniscient. He is
located here. there, and everywhere. Hc is
advancing IN any number Of columns from
1Wo to fifty. H. is laying waste with fire
and sword at one place, advancing duM Mph.
antly from another, cut to pieces at another.
whipping Wheeler ut another; in front Of
Macon, o1nlcdgeriuc, Augusta, Gordon, and
Griffin, all ut the same time. Sitting out
this muddled farrago, we may be sure Of five
points ut least: -.
!. That he has advanced titus far without
any serious, opposition, and is leaving a track
4pf desolatfon behind him. .:f
2. That he has captured Millcdgcyille the
capitol of Georgia, and came near bacgfns
q Methodist Conference and the rebel Lceis~
7aturc.
8. Thai one of his columns ia near Augusta,
4. That another has cut the Georgia Cen.
1ral road at two points; one Of them ut Cor
don, the junction Of the Millcdgeyille Branch.
S. That he has not attacked Macon, but
simply made feint in that direction, and
swiftly swing his columns to the eastward
along the line of the Georgia Central.
Judging from the tener Of these p .,sao..,a
Sherman, at the present time must h.
rapidly nearing Aua'.sta viii tho rens,s
he able to concentrate a force to !. in.
1er1up% :4s marche This is q query
1t fs worth while to consider, The
Sehels might not be able 10 send auy por-
slon OF their army from Virginia In time to
4hrnnc1, GEORGIA. D.. ~ esN euctaaan
41;;,ntoo ~ ~, G1'"., ', eucn polnts as
.bo roee1 .,..~:.1... ~, 1uu ,'1'aanan' from
No-th - So. %aa!,," ~! uaons Luz seaooard OF
4ron+,, 4ho,,sa.s ~ lotsS " perhaps
cred on the line Of the Savannah before Sher-
man could rcach it.. Add TO these the militia
OF Georgia, WHO are already in the field under
-const;t,tino casno ~a..-.-,DS ~. s's e.a'es
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1nix1,f ,,onc ~ a,>stsa.. 49, suoaAaao men
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