Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-23
DAILY LEADER
TIE DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF
SIBERIAN.
Hood Beauregard, HRrdee, Bragg,
SWamps and south Carolina ChtTaI-
Fy.TO BE at Him.

The braggsrt tone which distinguishes
the rebel press during shermsn's marcl
through Georgia, has at last found voict
once more in Columbia, South Carolina
The CarOlinaa thus foretells disaster tc
Sherman:
As in accordance with the orders of the
Governor and the spirit Of our planters
everything that can be of service 10 the
invaders will be removed or burned. Gen
eral Sherman wall soon discover that with
out perfectly assured line ofTetrest, and
Of easy communication with his base st
Savannah, he can venture upon nothing
very brilliant. he has at present only one
the Savannah river-and It, if our MILL
tary authorities and the people Of Georgia
are not asleep, will soon be doubtful one.
He viii then be compelled to move with
great circumspection, and in every direc-
ton we turn we see difficulties in tho way
of the Federal commander which should
raise or hearts and courage. 1t AHollztG
he mill meet the returning veterans of Hood,
as ageU as Co56s and Smiths reserves at
Bra1ehvilLs,s he tOitL be tOeleon1ed BY BsaV-
regard and Rardes and at Florence he l0iI
By Teeeirsd By Bragg. IfGeneral Sherman
should occupy any one of the four railroad
points In this State-Hsmburg, Branch
vile, Columbia, or FloTence-it will be
only until our troops can ba concentrated
TO dislodge him. He cannot aim at all
not even at any two of them. If
Hamburg or Augusta, he sewers US
temporarily from country from which we
at present receive no strength whatever;
if he takes Brsnchville, he will be merely
q little nesrerto US, and the communication
with the far South ought not even to be
interrupted If the Hamburg and Columbia
Railroad Company is possessed Of but or
dinsry energy. To effect, therefore, any
thing at all, he must hold Columbia or
Florence. If he takes Columbia he will
have no more strategicslly speaking,
than had he remained at Augusta; and,
politically, he will have an empty town,
with defenseless women and children, and
perhaps few croRkers, left behind. And,
finally, if he takes Florence, he must have
BranchTille also to hurt Charleston. This
would necessitste the occupation of line
one hundred miles in extent, which would
be out Of the question, because Of Its i'm
General Sherman, foiIed for the first time
By the failure of Butler before Fort Fisher,
IS now determined to push General Hsrdee
10 the wall before Teinforcements, now
fastening to the scene of conflict can 81
rive. His grand combination being post
poned or miscsrried, we do not desire to
udge him nor any other general before sll
Of his movements are developed: we wish,
however, to say that we will consider him
5 great captain if he ever resches Weldon
with an army intact; If he does not, his
successes in the State of South Carolina |
ssn only be temporary, and his march |
through Georgia will have proven what |
We now strongly suspect it in reality to
1Rve been, an absolute necessity move
nent which, while we cannot help admir-
ng its audscity, We would not wish to cite
Is an example to be followed by military
Students.