Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-03-11
VOLUME %.
7 he Fall of Charleston-Policy
of Gen. Lee.

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In the midst of the general oxultatiou
which the fall of Charleston will produce,
there is one thought which should not be
forgotten. These gentlemen of tho South
are not quietly abandoning the game of
rebellion. They do not mean to throw
down the sword and run like the bedevil.
cd swine into the Gulf Of Mexico. We
must also remember that Boauregard is
marching north, and at the same timo the
rebel almrs heretofore occupying Louis.
anna, Texas and Alabama, arc now NOV
ing upwards to Richmond This is Ger.
tainIy the policy Of the new GMeyaliSam9,
Lee. lie is busy recognizing and con-
centrating the armies OF the South. We
remember that after the battle OF the Seven
Pines, when Lee was placed in command
Of The Southern Army Of Virginia, after
he wounding Of Johnston he pursued, on
a small scale precisely the policy he seems
to be pursuing with the armies Of the
whole Southern Conledcracy. He recalled
the armies from the upper Shenandoah,
Western Virginia, and the noighborhood
OF Suffolk united, di,ciplincd, nervod his
soldiers, and finally threw them upon Nc
ClelIan with fatal effect Tbia is what
Lee is attempting to do now. These scat
tered armies of the South have fought with
consummatc bravery, and Lee has GER
tainly shown himself to be a consummate
commander. If by this concentration Lee
car make successful and enterprising
march into the North ifby my desperate
resouroc-and ho i. now driven to desper
ation--hc can in any way turn tie tide of
battle, the rebellion may even yet induce
the recognition of its government by the
Europeau Powers, and thus indefinitely
prolong the war.
We'do not wish to say anything tlat in
this hour of general Joy may be regarded
as an effort to dompen the enthusiasm Of
the people. But victories are useless and
extravagant unless we profit by them
The mere shedding of blood is the least
achievement. In war evsry victory is on.
y another step towards the general con.
summation The last quarter Of an hour
and the last regiment decides tho battle
the last battle decides the campaign. The
North and South in many respects, arc
ovenl matched. 1t is evident that they
arc both determined upon war, and while
the policy looks only to the sword, lie. il
be determined by tic sword. Therefore;
we can best profit by these many victories
by making en- earnest effort to so recruit
our armies that we may carry on these
successes to the end, The time is swiftly
coming when this great struggle is to be
determined on the issue of single field,
Lee sees thiS,and is preparing for it. Let
us be ready TO receive bis blow, or, better
still, to strike the first. Then We NAV
ring bells, and repeat the laundering iov
Of cannon. But till then we must strive
with even more diligence than in the past.
From the Press of w odnesiay.l
Tho fourteen thousand rebel troops
which gnrrisoncd Charleston have, n obe-
dcncc to the rebel policy of concentration,
fallen back to the northward Those who
believed that the evacuation Of Charleston
indicates the despair OF the rebel leaders.
are in great error. This evacuation oftho
coast is "miching melecho )" ,it means mis-
chief It means that battle is to be given
to Sherman; that al the scattered forces
of the enemy are to be drawn together, to
oltr stubborn and bloody resistance to
Grant Though the capture of Charleston
will be Of incalcuablc value to us in the
future, at present it 10 more glorious than
uscful. We are but on the threshold of
great events, and il, in the coming battles,
we are not victorious these minor triumphs
will be all eclipscl, TO dccisvely con-
tend against the concentration of the rebel
armies, we must put every man into the
field. Now is the time for yoluuteers.---
Now is the moment for the draft.
From the Plal1s.