Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-21
CITY NEWS.
TIE NEWS


From General Sherman is sxhileratlng.
The political and commercial capital of
South Carolina have passed into his
possession, apparently without a strug-
gle. The fruit vas fully ripe, and Gen.
Sherman had but 70 iostle the tree 10
have it fall into his hands. He may
have had small fight before entering
Columbia, bnt we doubt it Toussisnt
Beauregard proclaims too loudly 10 he
much Of a fighter, and We presume he
fell back on the approach Of our army.
The Columbia papers talked saucily bat
they we're under the impression that
Sherman was aiming at Charleston
alone, and cared nothing for Columbia.
They seemed to have overlooked the
fact that he was a "Hail Columbia" Gen.
eraL Weare told that the Home Guards
Of Columbia, and the militia went ont to
die in the last ditch--to defead their
fresides from the poluting hand Of the
invader; bat we guess they concluded
that military strategy and science die
tated further reneat for the purpose
Of concentration. The rebels are grea,
on concentrating, just nov, and IL they
keep or, as they have been operating
for some months back, they will concen.
trate somewhere outside the boundaries
Of their Confsderacy
We presume the forces under Gen.
Foster and Gilmore occupy Charleston
and the evacuation Of that sity viii lib
crate large fleet and army for further
offensive operators The rebels mag
fall back for lhe purpose Of concentrate
ing their forces, but in doing so they
are enabling Gen. sherman to swell bis
army, BY the different corps and divis.
ions which have been operating upon
various parts Of the coast. Adding
Fosters, Gilmores, Schoiislds and
Tetry's armies to his own, Gen. shsr
man will have an army with which be
can defy the entire armies Of the Con-
federaoy, let them concentrate as they
may
Having spent the winter months in
the Sunny South, like bird Of passage,
Gen. Sherman now turns his fight north.
ward, Soon be will be in the vicinity
Of Raleigh, North Carolina. Next We
will hear OF him at Richmond, and then
we will hear-but we will not anticipate.
We are willing to possess our souls in
patience. Whore everything goes we'll
We are content to have them 10 little
slow War meetings are very necessary
now TO keep APP the spirits of the rebel.
10 Richmond. "Gen Lee feels no anxi,
ely about the result, If the people viii
oaly give the proper support to tbs
army" But therein is the rub The
people are discouraged and will not fill
up the ranks Of the enemy. Besides,
how can the soldiers fight, when they
have not tasted meat for a long time.
Grahamites never we're, never win be,
never can be, belligerents. Deprive a
man of his meat and you rob him Of
bic pluck. His blood flows feebly-ii
has none Of The martial fire. worss
than. All, how can soldier iighs whea
be is tormentsd By the reflection that
his loved ones at home are suffering for
something to eat No, tbs days of the
Couiederaey are numbered. Its end
drawath nigh. "A re predicted The
other day, there win soon De general
soatFeration Of the rebel officials u
Richmond. "SaHre qBi peus, the de.
spairing cry Of the French army al
Waterloo, win soon be heard ringing
through the Spottswood House and
Legislative Halls Of Richmond God
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