The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-18

ny 1aal, 1n0 the mu0s MAKES 1t 1mpoAS1OIo
s % 50 ia any other way.s He cannot feach
Roa0oke. In tine, the last stand OF the
rebel Government IS 70 be In Virginia. 1t
matters not whether the moral and politi.
cal reasons against ievAcueting Richmond
have prevailed, or, not. IN fact, Lee has,
with q true virginia instinct, decided that
RicAmond il the sConfederacy. and that j.
must stand or fallin Richmond. This does
not imply, however, that there may not be
battle outside o: il. II thai battle be In
Virginia. Lee may be willing TO light i on
she Roanoke, or q. Lynchburg, hut be will
not leave Virgima. Then the question may
arise, what doee vhe mean? What is hss
policy? Does he actually mean to remain
In Richmond? In our opinion, the rebel
Commander has had no policy Aince the
deiext 1t Nsshvile, and cannot have for
sheer want OF power. We have several in
scontfovertiblel evidences OF the extreme
weakness OF the rebel cause at this time
Lees orders and conduct is convincing
proof Of this He,has called on the people
1or their arms; for supplies from dist&n.
States, and has failed 70 send any eonsid3
efAbie body 0fmen 20 help Johnston against
Hhesnan. The rebels have in Q few months
9 loss q slsoasG.d pieces Of artillery, and yet
I the Tredegar Works at Richm ond, the bn-
s N place where they cast cannon, has stop
1ted operations. Lee calls for negro s0l-
Mers because be cannot get white ones. -
Gov. Brown OF. Georgia, gives the most
spointed and decsive evidence that no more
white soldiers can b got. he says Geor-
III was cverrnnl by Sherman because Ds-
VAresained The Georgia soldiers, and thare
.wos nobody but very old men and boys 20
defend the State. He sayA explicitly, there
were not two thousand exempts in the
STATE! II this was the case in the great
state Of Georgia, il = certainly the case in
49, kASr vxVSt tkan
most direct and credible evidence, that the
Centederdcy IL cr&axsted at vitoHty. In
deed We needue other evidence than Lees
appeal Tor black soldiers. It was only,
silnade from dire necessity. Il is evident,
Therefore, thas Lee shas no policy except
tina: of the stag asS bay->to stand stiI. '1au
the last hour comee, there is room for.
ter Of accideuts may contain some strange
piece Of good fortune. This may be- but
ID not in the least probable. 4cgg e.ss ss34s
y sLe. rs tfy1 consider what Lee may hope
for. There 10, no doubt, . lingering hope
tk1t Sherman may he stOpped. Let W look
at i. stopped BY bat&le he viii not be. If
eheis turneiffom direct line it will be for
hot met With most ample supplies on
his route we should have heard Of him on
the coast before this. The inference III :n,
l1yitable that he bad supplies enough. He
lcin make Charleston, or Georgetown, or
Wilmington whsnever he pleases, but he
~ not chosen 20 do It. He cannot be
stopped By Jobnst0n unless Leecomes with
1hie army. II Sherman finds i necessary
q yeefu1t his pyoviatons, Ihe win do i by
some connection with Wilmington. Hence
hs win make Fayetteville. or some point
reached BY water, . base Of supplies In a
t,hsw departure for Danville. It y said the
rebels are lossify ing 9Fesnsboro. What i