Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-03
: sHEnMANs "TRIUMPHANr RAID
An Extraordinary Statement and Impor
ant Acknowledgement

An Extraordinary Statement and Import
ant ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Tho writer Of the following singular article
which we copy from the Richmond Enquirer
ofthe 10Th ult., commenced by writing lie
but forgot his true avocation and told the truth
before he got through. For instance, in the
frst part of the article he says Sherman had
"aOt been able 10 adpdaes ten n.ilss IN a ,Osek,n
Atthe close Of the same article he character.
s iIes shermsn's movement as "a Triumphant
raid through The heart or0s Costsderaey," and
announces as fact that "Sasrman q rushino
IKE Esdn engins along Tie railroad, Of
0sorgiar' We copy the article entire for the
beneat Of our readers:
= tFrom the Richmond Enquirer, Nov. as.l
The march Of sherman, which "roared 90 loud,
nnd Numbered In the index" has not 90 far been
productive OF any results whatever. Macon has
not been e,ptured, nor has Augusta BEEN threat.
ened vron Atlanta his march was unopposed,
md ~ uTst all went well with the modern Attila
He hss p undered and burned towns and dwellinEs
and farms; violated and rAv,shed women; stolen
and drveu on cattle, horses and negroes. But Jor
he laa pesk he has not been sh 10 adpanes len ileI
q Repulsed and driven back wherever he has st
tempted TO advance, his army is now harassed on
nink and rear and manfu,ly resisted In front.
The sea II still more than . hundred miles from
his army, and every hour consumes his provision,
and concentrstss our armies. Until his move
monts developed his intentions II was impossibl,
TO concentrate our forces without exposing i'm
portAnt places But, now that his destin ion II
known, the reasons that have held our force,
apart no longer forbid immediate concentrate on
We expect to hear Of important results being &C
oomplished before long; but, a. It Ii OF great i'm
portaase that the enemy nhould not know at whA
point Sherman may have been forced to seek tn
eoast, our readers must await In patience until
o will be safe to publish tho news.
n present We can only say that sherman hA
b'en forced TO hep clear o. al he Important topns Z,
oFyta, and that, however much Of damage b,
may have infected upon individuals, he has not In
the least Injured our means OF defence. Sherman
may get through TO the seseosst and embark 70,
Grant army, but as for doing the confederate
cause any serious injury, there 10 now no danger
whsteyer.
Neither Macon, nor Augusia, nor Wsa Potni no,
Coizmhus, al Of ichich near val points a
any hdt In Georgia, hape been spen attacked D,
Shsrnanj he 10 seeking TO get out OF Georgia, moi
to capture any more Of her cities, Atlanta WA
quiet enough for him. After he had captured At
lanta he was never able 10 determine why b,
wanted it, and finally has been compelled to aban
don 1t.
But, without sustaining any physical injur,
IRON shermAn's successful march TO the coast, ou
cause e1nnoi escape grsai moral dssa BY irtumph
ani raid through he heart Of The CoHfsdsraey. Whl
Hood, army 70 sraehed Of on Hde TRACK at Tuseum
bio, Shumsn u ruihfng liks q steam engins along u
TaIroddi Of Georgia, ptnerafiHg 10 The verv hsarf