Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-10
EXTRA.
Gen.ShernlanV
Johnston Whipped d
c h Q q t b a m Crush h o d
DEE NOT Up.

Major General Thomas telegrsphs the
Government, from the Southwest, that one
Of his scouts has come in with informa-
ton that the rebel Generals Lee and Cheat
ham, with their forces, had been sent from
Alabama against Sherman, but that Lee
wSs subsequently recalled to defend Selma,
Ala, which II wns supposed would be at
tackled by the Union forces.
Cheatham was ordered 70 proceed on,
and after forming a junction with HArdee,
who came up from Charleston, to attack
Sherman. The scouts report that the
rebels have information that before the
junction was formed Sherman hurled a
few OF his veteran brigades back upon
Cheathsm's column and completely crushed
4.
Hardee was not up In time, and report
does not say that he gave battle at all, but
that Johnston was supposed to have at
tackled Sherman in front and got HVfully
whipped. ..'
There Is every reason TO believe the re-
port TO be true, Notwithstanding the
round -about-wny through which II comes {.
The name OF the place where the reported
battle occurred Ia not mentioned, but 1t
was probably somewhere on the line Of the
States Of South and North Carolina.
Governor Brown, OF Georgia, upon
Jsn. Davis.
We clip the following from Governor
Browns late message TO the Georgia Legis-
lature;
IN RE DAVIS.
II q planter who has one hundred faith
full, trust worthy hands on his farm, should
employ an overseer to manage It, anc
should visit II at n critical period OF the
crops and ind that two-thirds Of his handh
are, and for a considerable time have been,
absent, and that the crop Is being lost on
that account, he would doubtless decide
that the policy Of the overseer was rnlnous
to his interests and dismiss him without
hesitation.
The people Of the confederscy have en-
ployed an agent to conduct for them " Ar
FOR the dearest rights Of freemen, and have
placed at his command, subject 10 the re-
straints thrown around him by the consti-
tutional charter and the great principles Of
personal liberty, which lie at the fOundh-
ton OF u free government, hundreds OF
thousands OF a. gallant, selt-sacrlhcing
cit'zen-suldiers as ever took up arms In
righteous cause. He has adopted policy
which has ignored personal liberty, aud
the right of citiZen-soldiers 10 20 70 the
field In organizations, and under officers
Of their own choice, who have their respect
and confidence.
The result has bcen, As our agent tells
US, that two thirds OF these soldiers are
absent, tho larger portion without leave,
at . time when their absence endanRors
our existence as people. What then 10
the duty of the people of these states I
The answer is plain. They should compel
their agent TO change his policy, which
treats free citizen soldiers, fighting for
liberty, as serfs, and 10 observe the great
principles for which we took up arms, or
| they should resume the military powers
with which they have clothed MIN, and
place them In other hands where Ihey will
be used as we'll for.the protection OF the
lives and liberties OF the citizen as for the
achievement of the Independence OF the
Confederacy. Without this change OF
policy the armies cannot be recruited TO
the necessary number, and both liberty and
Independence are lost together.