The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-03-03

The recent triumphs oil our Union
armies Indicate in unmistakablc lang
uage that the Southern rebellion Is
tottering to its fall The sturdy blows
which Gen. Sherman has dealt. TO
this hugo mopster may not have
proved fatal, but if it's life is pro
longcd awhile longer, tho 'hour@'of its
dissolution As not very remote.
The capture of Savannah. followed
by that of Columbia, the evacuation of
Charleston and the late capture Of
Wilmington, clearly show that our
arms continue to be victorious and
that the forces of the rebels about
Richmond are kept at Bay ~ =
The news OF the evacuation Of
Charleston will be received through
out the loyal STATES sifh great Joy.
We had SO long bstteted' away at it's
Notifications with our heaviest guns,
without result, it had so often. defied
the assaults from brave soldiers, that
its sudden fall, MS if at thes sound ,.'of
the footsteps Of ,Shernian,s veterans,
seems almost like. magic The old
bitterness which ! every loyal man I
felt against this fountain head Of /
treason has possibly become little
deadened by time, but still the news
that it was given up without blow
was very welcome. If there have
been times during this cruel war when
even the most loyal men had doubts
as to the RESULT there have been
times when the prospect of putting
down the rebellion seemed unpromis-
ing, recent victories must bring
courage to the most timid, and excite
hope in the minds Of the most faint
hearted.
1t is not wise, however, to indulge
in any confident expectation of an i'm
mediate peace. 1t is obvious that the
successful Termination of the war is
now placed beyond the shadow of q
doubt, rs the Advertiser remarks
We have passed through, we earnestly
hope, the darkest hours of this sad
night, but we cannot look quite yet
for the warm sunshine of restored
tranquility to the land The rebel
leaders have every thing to lose and
nothing to hope for in cessation of
hostilities, Jefferson Davis might
give up his position Mt the head of
the rebel government, if his people
wished it, nj belt with bad grace,
but he will not give up the cherished
scheme Of his life even in the last ex-
tremity; and there are many like
him in Richmond When we think OF
the Importance of the places that have
fallen, there seems to DO no city left
them worth defending except their
capital, but they look at the military
situation from another standpoint
1t rs thought by many that Richmond
viii be evacuated, and considering
that tho rebels must now have giver
mp all hope of foreign Intervention
and that the effect which the remova
of ehcar seat Of government would
have abroad is no longer to bt
weighed against the need OF strength
enipg their position, this movement
does mot seem improbable But j
their capital and their maritime citie
are abandoned, it may only DO t,
stubbornly intrench themselves fur
'ther inland, and even when nominalr re
aistance' has ended, we may look TO
the appearance of prowling bands o
guerillns, half rebels and half robbers
skulking and plundering wherever tn
prospect Of booty rs best'
Still, rs We have said, the signs O
the times are bright. Peace may b
nearer at hand than the most san
guine dare to hope. Let us use ever
means in our power to strengthen tn
army and hasten if possible the wei
come day. We now see our way clea
to victory!:
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