The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-08
The Activity OF It's Armies . Sign OF the
Weakness OF the North.

From the Richmond Wing, Feb. Al
There are indications that the enemy intend TO take
campaigning IT, indeed they intend TO remit their efforts
all It Is not that they strong to feel them
ton Of hostities but that they so,O hesevrs 20 be
Uak to proste the with any prospect OF success n
they allow time for the people Of the conederacy to
from their transitory depression and TO bring
TO bear the immense resources both physical and
material, which yet remain in the country The
sured hopes with which Grant set out on his expe-
dition from culpepper Court House nearly year ago,
has found something q an ose. IN she successes
OF action But the capture OF Savannah and OF Fort
Fisher and the defeat Of HOOD, would soon TO
afford food for the cheap enthusiasm and Boosting pre-
nguremen OF Yankecdom II these events followed
by that OF military inactivity which has always
hitherto sufced TO develop strength and new conf
dcnce in the confcdency. Hence the nervous anxiety
with which the Northern press and the Yankee people
camor for uninterrupted prosecution Of the campaign
Hence the passionate eagerness with which they insist on
the hypothetical exhaustion of the South and pre-
sumed temperance OF that chimerical Union feeling
which was the basis Of all their hopes in the be-
them 80 propituous, notwithstanding the palpable
decay OF their military strength that they cannot avoid
sumed TO offer They know well that they are weak
pow-wcaker than they hare boon ut any time since
Mcclellan led lis magnificent army up 70 the gates OF
Richmond but they know that they will be, relatively,
far weaker In the coming spring months. Tho seeming
willingness TO negotiate, the modification OF the pro-
gramme Of absolute subjugation, the permission &C,
have reference precisely to this condition OF affairs
The Wash ngton government feels that II must fail In
reinforcing armies TO the extent required TO conduct
the war on the Of previous campaigns unless the
declining zeal Of the Yankee people can be stmu-
lated into renewed energy II knows, also, that the
conedcracy far from being exhausted Us really capa-
BILE making grcater efforts than those has yet put
forth; but counts the depression which " magines
TO have weakened the spirit OF our people and TO have
disposed them abandon that which the North so per
sently represents hopeless struggle. We suppose,
therefore, that the three Confederate gentlemen who
have gone 20 Washington viii be very politely received,
and deluded possible into the belief that there IS
hope OF success for their mission, In order that
preparation for continued may be delayed at
the South, while II Is vigorously going forward at
the North In the meantime, Sherman, the military
hero Of the hour, will relax effort 10 capture
Augusta, Branchville, Charleston, and that
being accomplished Seward will snap his diplomatic
fingers In the faces Of commissioners, and remand
them 10 Richmond 10 await the grand movement which
Grant In said 10 be preparing II Is true that Thomas
forces have reinforced Grant conclude that the
Lieutenant General intends TO active opera.
tons within very short unexpectedly enough
To &C. In concert with the movement Sherman has
dertaken In south Carolina We have 10 believe,
nevertheless that both OF these commanders will find
| themselves overmatched by the superior genius now
controlling the confederate armies Grant has done his
worst against Richmond and sincerely believe that
sherman has to the end of his career Of
Il We hope and believe that II Sherman continues his
course at present Indicated, he will meet with O
speedy ana'fatal check.