The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-06
TIE NEW YORK sun.
THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL s, 1865.


1iorul Elect OF the Isnfe Ntctories.
.az material los, to the r.bei, resulting from the
,,, , atilss, may be computed by estimating The
.H "a. value II tho positions taken, calculating
~ort4 " captured munitions Of var and other
,f!s-i~. ald hs7innE up the hunter OF s""o'
,,..nGc , rrisa-ars All .L.oondeis. The moral
..t.... ihtse battles however, 10 far more po.sn'
B" IS consequences, aud will be moro detrimental
' tHc cause Of rebellion han The material losA
- 'lo tine Of Its oarsire, Richmond "" no' SIM
a.. t.s only city len TO the rebels; II was not
..,-aly tie capital OF the 'Con'ednrscy" buih~ss
-.-,aaHy the iebe lion itself In The earlier stages
ODD. t'e var, phen suompu were made 70 capture
Z. troui, tho case Vas very different. The city
q. q, e. uxh tho capital Of the "Confodersey,"
s-s ~ an ute. raj par, thereof, and iu import
,e,e ~. measured mainly by ~ siSs-bcins The
,.,.aI .iy In tho South. The rebels then held
t'i ,ue., s..board twns . numtsr Of sirons
''rior positions and lsd armies scattered over
She rretter tsrt = their terrhory But the last
cp...a ~. -selAltin Gen al GsAsr 10, only
c.traue * onfederaoy" With sursxAs's column,
'iru.. te' Ito the very centre ,ucessvo'y esp
fu7.. p, feeel s,ronGholis sou,i and south west
.. = hmoud, scattering the forces nIopro ID him
~ leaving h. rebel capital v To hn"hsd I" the
,rovning blow. ~ ihia means III ,he vitality OF
rcrtte.I.on that was savcl from other points be-
cemc coucc4trat,d IA Il. htloua I'e wcsihier
u sscA who, asa rule hav. been Ne most per-
s'cut rtte., almost invAr sbii made Riohmend
o. ,,r ..lI.ug star on beng driven rom her
l-acs Al tho A'rlrants Tor military and evil
t,l. GO 'o,Ecd uerc. Radical leaders and lobbyists
.erc.'iti md ~. DAVIS and his Congress- aud
.. H..s way Richmond uecame the msgne, that
rfl ual. al." toward It oil the vitality Of tho re-
l'tor, Until 1 became, DE- 'dcto the rebellion H.
81. L. prof Of Mis- We have tho bes, evidence In
Of O. rob ,rca, OF thai ,ity. II reflected tho rsdi-
90, utHcru y.cv uccnuseit VAS under the shadow
,fl.ctcpd ovornmcnt aud tho political slmos-
.cie 49,. .ud i Vas tho united secession sei.ti.
H,.t of tac whole south. II was def
la, Co.. uso II represented tho very class
WHO hal ststtl everything on var and
SD, Eel. that they had everything TO loSo by
O.. MISE u. A-I further Redmond WAS tho
lo.at .eh the chic army Of the CJn'oderacy had
i- our ems successfully defended. N that army,
u0d 90 ability q General liza 10 hold the city.
rested nn tie DO. GO Of sho r,t' They stAEed
everything upon TIE toassoi .wpr"srsh.nty Of Mai,
srur-aud have LOST.
Tie eacci Of thls with.ing blow uTon the al
ready ,oterng rebel .abrlc can Latdly b. esurnst-
a. TLeir capital sn1 last city, their powerful de.
ieuSivc works, nearly half their AIRY, and the
iuyirc 6ih,y Of Lvr AL gwept ,w,y st oue swoop
tni the remnant o. their arr =, JEfS DAVIS and hs
Cihiue, all tho Nc,rso' their tioycrnLicnt, Heeing
In dsmay before the vet t.ous hosts Il GRANT. II
,uch siect.cle tlia % 20, cacuiA,el 70 decide
the souihern masses l.. favor 81 peace, then they
IRE obdurate N an extent not human. Resistance
Is now no longer folly, II 10 madness; and the oder
az smother battle can Re looked upon In no other
light itau that Of q Grim ma flee Of life, for the
nost persistent rete' cau now have nothing TO
hlpo fr his cause. Whit '-c may now look for IL
ttis; srgPHESs, Johnson, CIMFBELt- and the other
conservative southern men, who have been favor
slo " sub1iss on, WI now make themselves
beard HIherto they lave - restrained by
JEW DAVIS and bis ml0'o7s G, Richmond, but tho
ume has como when ,he 'sy AVON their princ-
pies sni cal upon the Southern masses 10 unite
with them We now e1pec, to zee Georgia tax e
tie initiative in measures Tor bringing iha, State
oace more under the tsaaer Of ;se Union. and IN
setting an example that vA b. quickly followed
~ her sister States 1ns Rchn oni papers an.
bounced two or three -eeG. aco that "ylce-Presi.
dent Stephen" had = ne hone to Georgia aud
ean'ies;eI oonaiic-see Asru regarding the pur.
lose oil hs pro.rtc sad unc-p'A ned absence from
ttecsr'tal. q " nEnSN 81 = .esne safe, and H,R
scHKL V IonNsoS CnDy0t '1"-.gus on the Pre-
s.irutial ticket in 1860 o.. known 10 DO IL
h'or o! ro.u niHs georgia 70 ~. Union; and Il
would not he stElugC ,he movement IA even nov
e.asy ripe Tor develop ent L. my case, 1t vii
.-i irotsty, DO l,us delayed, h. view Of III,
tas9'"s blow giVca to n, rebellion Al rstersbur