The New York herald., 1865-02-21

tutes as fast as possible; to aid the committee
in every way, and to insure the fulflment OF
Mr.. Stanton's declaration that the rebellion
must receive final blow in this springs cam
paign. .-------. - -
The Capture OF Charlcston-The Block
.HU ado Runners.
II is not yet four years since the war against
the Union began in Charleston, and once more
the Stars and Stripes wave over that city, OF
over the ruined remains of it. And that city
the head and heart Of the rebellion-that uttered
go vehemently through all those four years Its
lofty scorn Of the "Northern scum" has at the
last fallen with wonderful alacrity. 1t has
made haste to be conquered. 1t rushes not
into our arms, but under our feet Its fall In
this very way is the greatest moral triumph OF
our cause; and all principle that the enemy
stood by in the struggle falls with the fali OF
that city. It is morally the end Of the war.
Secession dies mserably where it was born;
aud though some Of the men that 1t arrayed in
arms against us still hold out at other points,
they hold out only to make terms. Their cause
is gone, and they feel and know it.
But, besides being great moral triumph, the
capture Of Charleston is a very practical ad-
vantage to our cause. II is another sockdoiQSer
for the blockade runners The capture OF Fort
Fisher and the consequent closure OF
Wilm ngton-severe blow as it was
to the blockade running business-did
not quite finish it. There is still considerable
activity at Nassau Of vessels going In and out
with cotton and assorted cargoes." Between
January % and February 10 nine steamers
ssreturned to port" at that place, unable, OF
course, to get into Wilmington. But the first
that returned cleared three days later for "SL
John, N. B." The second that returned cleared
on the day after her return also for "St. JOHN
N. B." And the other ships will follow in due
time, with their heads turned in the same direc-
ton. Now, 1t must be understood that "St-
John, N. b." means any port on our Southern
seaboard at which the ships find 1t possible to
enter; and Charleston has, until now been one
of those points Good evidence Of that fact
appears in the Nassau shipping list, which
chronicles the arrival from Charleston, between
January "a and February o., of four ships laden
with cotton. All trade at that particular point
Is now however, pretty well stopped.
yet Every now and then we hear through the
Southern papers that . ship has landed her
cargo; but the point at which she did 30 Is
kept secret The correspondent Of the London
Times gives us some light on this subject He
tells us that "fhe nunberless creeks and rivers
that intersect the coast" are becoming
known to the blockade running captains,
and come what may, whether Wilmington
or Charleston fall or not, it Is absurd
to think that the coast Of Secossia can ever be
Theoretically sealed" 1t is up these streams,
then, that we are in future to look for the ad-
venturous navigators whom we have shut out
of Wilmington aud Charleston and the number
Of streams that we need watch is becoming rap
idly small for we need watch none from which
there is not easy and expeditions intercourse
with the rebel capital.
The railroads are now important elements in
the business. The correspondent of The London
Times thought that "if the abundant Internal
resources OF the confederacy we're available
wherever they are wanted-in other words, if
the railroad transportation between Georgia
and Virginia was as ample and ss well regu-
lated al between Illinois and Washington"--
then the closure Of Wilmington would do no
great harm to the rebel cause. But the
"if'' is very important for these railroads that
were to enable the rebels to do without Will
mington are in our hands. The confederacy
was to depend on foreign trade only for 'Inus-
keis and nitre,, which were 10 be sucked in
by the rivers and creeks. But, as we have the
railroads, everything else must be sucked in
in the same way: and that will be
very heavy and troublesome piece Of suction.
Moreover, when once landed, there must be rail-
| roads within easy reach to carry the materid
to the army, and, therefore, the coast line on
which such operations can be effective Is q
very short one. II can be watched, and the
government should see that IL ID.
We assume by the above that blockade
goods are no longer Of any use TO the enemy
except for Lees army 1t Is possible, however,
that such goods might be used against us to
some purpose In the Southwest Therefore the
government ought to take some measures to
make the blockade more effective on the Rio
Grande. Blockade runners clear from Nassau
for Matamoros all the time, and many get there
Of those that clear for st. John, N B. That
IA a place, then, that should be looked after
sharply, NJ the shutting out OF arms and muni-
tons Of war will be the cheapest and easiest
way to put down any demonstration that the
enemy may make in that quarter.
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wooD's HorE. Feb. 70, 1895
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fore reported sshcre on Squash Meadow shoa got on