The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-19
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FEDERALs


FEDERALs
From the 10 don Times Dec 20 #-
In the American contest the fortune
Of war has again favored the cause Of
the Federals The year is likely to end
with one o. those successes which keep
up the gpirits Of the Northern people
and urge them 10 persist in the task
they have undertaken. Where Sher-
nan will come out is no longer a matter
OF doubt With no little skill and
daring he has pushed across the State
Of Georgia, and made his way to its chief
CITY.
Fort n Allister stands on the South,
and its possession was, no doubt, aimed
at by Sherman through belief that il
would enable him to isolate the city az
he Pleases The capture Of this place IS
the last piece Of authentic news which
We have received, but there is a rumor
more important still-namely, that af-
ter battle which lasted eight hours
Sherman had captured Savannah itself.
with ll,OO0 prisoners. If this be true
It is undoubtedly serious blow TO the
Contederates, not only depriving them
Of one OF their remaining coast cities,
but as opening the way for the most
cherished enterprise of the North, the
capture Of Charleston. The resistance
Of the GeOrgians to this invasion has not
been sufficient 10 prevent its success. =
IL may not be possible 10 hold down so
vast tract, for Georgia in itself is as
large as England and Wales, and this
immense extent OF the territory to be
occupied s the standing difficulty of the
Federal plan Of conquest but the North
viii at least have shown to the world
that lts armies are able to traverse at
their viii the most populous and long
settled regions of the Confederacy, and
this conviction must have powerful
elect II inducing a Jealous prosecution
Of the war. ii Savannah be not yet Ia
ken, it will be besieged, and the opera
tons before it will probably give rise to
the most important military incidents
Of the Winter h*
From Tennessee, also, there is news
unfavorable 70 the Confederate cause.
though we cannot think It equal in
importance 70 that from Georgia. Gen.
Hood, who in spite of his late defeat
had pressed upon the Federals and
shut up their army in Nashville, has,
according 70 Northern accounts, been
defeated with great loss by his Oppo-
nent, Ten. Thomas. That commander
reports that he attacked the Confede-
rates, and drove them a considerable
distance, capturing from 900 70 5000
prisoners and from so 10 40 cannon
hoods army, It Is said, was routed.
We must wait some days longer before
We can judge Of the true value OF this
victory. 1t will be remembered that
the battle Of Franklin, which was also
described as a Federal victory. did not
prevent Gen Hood pressing on his op-
Ponent ill he took refuge behind his
works at Nashville. The last battle
may be more effective against the Con
federates. but for this to be the case il
must sc least drive them from the
neigh borhOod Of the chief town of Ten
nessee. As long as Hood IS strong
enough 70 maintain q position there,
the region, which is strongly Southern
IN feeling, cannot be looked upon as
gained 70 the Northern cause But on
the whole the events OF the last month
show that though the North is woiully
short Of men 70 occupy and hold down
the South, the COniederates Ia. some
parts are scarcely able 10 oppose even
these diminished levies. We shall hear
OF new expeditions and new marches
through the Southern country. but
whether these will have such pcrma-
nent military consequences IS to over
come tie obsIInscy Of Southern resis
tence Is a matter which time must
show.
What concerns Us most nearly in the
news just received is the tone watch the
Americans have assumed toward Cana
da, and the acts of their Government
with respect 70 the late disorders on
the frontier. With respect 70 these
mischieVous and fruitless expeditions
there can be but one opinion In Epg.
land It is the duty of the Canadian
Government 70 prevent any such ont
RACES, ana - bring the offenders n ma
tice; and We rejoice 70 learn thai he
Attorney General had ordered the ~.
arrest Of the St Adams raiders" on
the ground that the decision Of the
Montreal Court was wrong But 9 fall
IRE OF Justice on technical grounds does