The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-19

Such is the confession of the pioneer journal
of the rebellion such is the picture Of the
present condition of things in South Carolina,
and such the fulflment Of her dreams and
schemes of thirty odd years for Southern con-
fedoracy. No wonder the people of Savannah
rejoiced at the departure of Hardee's mob Of
ragamufdns," and welcomed the army of Sher-
man as happy exchange. Another effective
blow On two from Grant and Sherman wiil
surely bring this widespread and all-pervading
disorder and generalization of the rebel ohiv-
airy to q general collapse. This thing may
happen now any day in the week
THOSE FORS AND PIAcEs-Whe0 summoned
to this war against the rebellion, with the bonn
bardment OF Fort Sumter In April, 1864, Presi-
dent Lincoln issued his first call for volunteers
for the Union, he said that tho first service in
which they would be employed would be "to
repossess the forts, places and property seized
from the Union" Among the regular forts
thus seized and then held. By the rebels were
Fort Macon and Fort Caswell, N. c.; Fort Sum-
ter. s. O.; Fort Pulaski, Ga; Fort Oinch, and
some secondary works to Fort Pickens, Fla;
Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines, Ala, and Forts
ST. Philip and Jackson, on the Mississippi, be-
low New Orleans. All these regular and costly
works, built by the government Of the United
States, have been "repossessed," except two
Sumter, which has been destroyed, and Fort
Caswell, which, if not yet taken, is now fairly
within the grasp Of Terry and Porter. This is
the last of the schedule; and with the rcposses-
sion of Fort Caswell, from present appearances,
there will be not much more fighting required
to repossess all the remaining "places" seized
from the Unon from Richmond to Texas.
GENERAL FooTn DIsCHARGED.-The famous
General II. S. Foote, formerly Senator at
Washington, from Mississippi, it wilkbe remem-
bered, did, recently, as a disguised member
liver farewell blast against the Davis
despotism, and announce his intention of
seeking "some sequestered spot, where, free
from oppressive taxations he could also escape
from the other embarrassments of the times"
In pursuance Of this notice, he set out from
Richmond, with Mrs. Foote, upon his travels |;
but was intercepted by some rebel bushwhack-
ers at that "sequestered spot, /" near the Potomac
river, known as Occoquan, and held under ar
rest, subject TO orders from Richmond. The
rebel House Of Representatives, not caring to
encourage these rebel guerilla arrests ofis omn
zncmbers, voted General Foote'S release and
the " seqaestercd spot" in The city Of Washing
ton where Mrs. Foote has found . resting place.
will doubtless be the house of refuge where
the General will next "turn up" Next We
would advise him to take the oath Of allegiance,
and proceed to lecture round the country on
JEFF. Davis and his desp0tism. Thus the wan
dering philosopher may speedily repair bis
shattered fortunes, and contribute not little
to the speedy downfall Of his inveterate enemy.
THOROUGHLY DIsdUsTED WITH Poor JEFF.-
Gle devoted to parallel between Old Abe
and Poor JEFF, says Of the former that "force,
energy, brains, earnestness, he has collected
around him in every Department." that "black-
guard and buffoon as he is, he has pursued his
end with an energy as untiring as an Indian,
and singleness of purpose that might almost
be called patriotic" What next awe turn
our eyes to Richmond" says this rebel critic,
"and the contrast is appalling, sickening to the
heart" The meaning of this is that the con-
spirators, striking for Southern confederacy,
have failed, and that Poor JEFF, who has done
the best for them that he could. is TO be made
the scapegoat of all the crimes, follies and
blunders Of his equally guilty confederates.
To this complexion has Southern chivalry
come at last.
GENERAL Buffers MISUNDERSTANDING
to the New York Tribune, General Butler has
been making some wonderful disclosures before
the Committee Of Congress on the Conduct OF
the War; What these disclosures are may,
perhaps, be inferred from the hint thrown out
that General Grant is to be summoned before
the committee. II is to be hoped, however,
that the radical friends Of Butler will not insist