The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-02-17
THE NEW YORK sun.
FRIDAY MORNING.. FEB. L, 1855.



FtN The present aspect Of the winter campaign
ss nay rsasonsbly infer that Richmond vii -
te only city q any consequence remaining to TIE
Con.clersoy when the Spring campaign op'ns.
not by any means certain that he retols VIII
~ able " prolong the defense Of Their cspitoi
ungl that tine; but admitting that they m,y'
Redmond will then te the oolJ important city re-
naming. Mobile. Charlssion and wilmington are
nav, rorninaIlv nod hv toe rebels but their ports
sra w,,tr arrrosches arr all in our power, and
thore Il everv m spect TIA, ve vii he In ac.uAl
Joas session helose Sprns Therefore, with single
exception. the C1n'ederaUs have no, an inlet
where even an occaslonsl blockade runn,r can
cater Galveston II the only point whore conu.-
band yessal can even hope 10 hnd ngrsa ., ,hs
.rssnt time. and even tis hetle dependence is 4
l,u. avail " the rehsllion- for the reason that tie
Wide line Of the M,ssisnpIi IL held by union
for,ss. thur preventiny the transportation Of sup
rief from TeHGs 10 the Atlantic State. r Com
tdsreey, then, Is virtually lS0lsted from oil
rhntine Connection, and the outer eireio -
NRhung tho dotscbment u The rebel STAT
'rom oxIansous connections, = ~ FtAnuNly -
oomplishei. In view Of h fAoL tho oy'uir. u
trs Spring campaign vii iuausurste me'rna
otange 10 the conduct o. she VAT Having rgt IL
rebellion m from all Ia sources Of SUPPLIES, 40
having safely confined uwi,hin Comparatively nsr.
row limits the next strike viii naturally BE- At lts
most vital point. That Richmond IL tbs, point
ust lHthcheart of N, C1nfeicrAcy loo. not 81
nit II dispute It's not only the csr,tA city q tee
rebellion. but j, Is the sa one n Importance thai
remains to tne rebels u Is Ne ToinI -hieh hey
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w! 80 tD"y employ .her ouy formidable army r
Lrt's Amy can he defeated, captured ~ i.Terse.
usisorc, chmond will Of course fsl- sud lte ~.
'"-'ng Con'eleraoy must quickly snccumb T-e
',hcis 5efanty boAs, va. even though RcA-.'rs
'1'' Their cause ~ not tc maprsy wessenei
~ ~ contrary, they viii retreat n the interi'-,
and sight the North fron contracted inss TIE
tclh-crcnt tone Of the Richmond papers IL Mt
entitled 10 much consideration, in wrEtu.
p.oh1' 3.ues regarding the present WAY. II story
md trcccfcnt are the only able criterion ~
witch to nudge n probabilities IN war The rebels
VIZ hardly clam greater sAgAciiy or more Persist
encv nj purpose than was shown hy NArulEoS IN
m us contest with n. H1y Alliance. Ye, when
Paris foil, the French Empire fell with 1t Mexico
ioueh he American army IN Ter Geuer,l SCOTT,
alter Vera Cruz and TIC whole line Of towns and
cucs between tina. place and the city Of Mexico
had teen captured; but when ther capital fell,
they were glad to sue for peace. A. the present
time the city Of Richmond and Las army are the
rebellion, de Jtcio. They s-c the head, the life,
all that ID vital Of the Con'ederscy. There rsg-
mcntB Of armies scattered about IN var ous sections
oi thc South--dotachments and prowliug bands
tut they arc Mt formidable, and dare no, meet cur
ARMIES IN All orgaLlzed capacity. his not Of oil
probable that the rebels win do any Of the dos-
Icra'c hn}s Of which heir parer' now a.
loudly boast The progress Of disaGection arlong
people who being worstod in war, il very
urt ~ keep pace with the failure ~ their
trmi,s. lie effect which the fall Of other
strong points has had upon The rebel masses Ia too
transparent ~ be conceded hy tho Examinations OF
Their radical press Like other people, when in
state Of war, the rebels are slaisd or despondent
us 10 proportion they successful or the re-
gose ~ their military operations 1hoy arc ssdly
shoartenol already, a. is shown by tho desperate
'''"upt Of teir leaders 70 gAvAnlzo them into
'cw life through the medium Of the lAts Peaco
Conference They regad Richmond As ins vial
FONT Of tho Coufederacy, and they have sense
enough 70 know NJ At when their capital aud their
main army have fallen ttero can no longer bo .
pc Of success. There undoubtedly viii Tor time
T." guerrilla bands who will prow sbou, the coun-
'ly' hui her determination will b. police ques.
'on rather than military ono. Richmond, then.
10 'he point Of Interest. Tho gradual closing in Of
"s,nts army, and the steady march Of sHRmAs
O." that ultimate destination. Allows th,i General
''A>r rcssrds the army Of LES and the rebel cart.
FL - tre very bAse Of the rehellion vhoe. destr,io-
Do "i'l oAnse the whole IRRESPONSIBLE structure 10
uutlc aud tall