The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-14
THE SOUTH.
AN UNCRATErUL BOGUS REPUBLIC.
The Rebels Disguised with
Their Leaders.
JefY. Davis Course Not at All
COmmendable.
A BLOW AT KIRBY SMITH.
He Is Suddenly Discovered to Possess
Mono Of the Attributes Of .
Great General.
Hoods Failures In Tennessee and GeOr-
gia Attributed to the Public Dis
content In Those States.
None but Lee and Johnston Will Satisfy The
MaleOntents,
&C., &c., &c.


Surprising that the campaign has closed with the last
year We may properly consider the results In thus bear
far as The campaign Of Virginia is concerned We doubt
whether the warfare Of the world has displayed
more courage greater against the unparalleled
odds and perseverance, OF enemy The battle rolled
from the banks Of the Rappahsnnock to Rchnond Not
stream that Was not Redeemed with the blood, not a
nedth has not been stewn with the bodies Of our enc
The murderous impetus Of Grant exhausted Itself
and his shattered army rests In 'front.' OF fortincaons
which they win MOI assault This campaign, which has
santive enterprise establishes the character Of Lee
and his army IS equal 70 any smorssnsy Did tho
been placed beyond doubt UWortsnateIy, ho.cessr,
yssrs We have no intention to mpute defellcion Of
duty TO our army and people in other quarters The de-
fence Of the Confederate capital has Of course com
manded the best ability Of the government But there
other for the successful defence Of Richmond
Perhaps people have endured the worst raysgcs
Of war with moro resolution. The people Of the valley
have been stripped Of all their movable property yet
they defiant and uncon9nerabe The people OF the
70 the CommonWeath Of virginia capno be broken by
trial or temptation The people OF Virginia evsrywhere
Complaint This endurance this de.erminsiion, we con
sdcr the main reason why the campaign in Virginia has
Tho progress Of our arms elsewhere has been not 80
Georgia ard 7en~essse must Be otsiboed @ ae public
moysi Of the and udicious Johnston may not
approve Of Ne conrse Of the President IN oser reecfs,
but we 6Rtebed NAT the time and talents devOtcd 70
opposition and complaint Is much deducted from the
great duty Of resisting the enemy 1t the duty Of pub
&C mon 70 cultivate the spirit Of rssstsnce in people
os Of the enemy This spirit IL the guarantee Of
peace. II will compel the enemy TO respect people
people to expect why should the enemy make even
the conoesnon a justice 70 craven peoplef They
are already {" the mere, o, . the enemy nSy,
foot What have the Infamous seventeen In Savannah
gainsdf prosent ease perhaps and the temporary pos
BY unspeak able deeradaton-by1 submission which the
enemy win never respect They have agreed Ito bury
bysonos snd conteInporAy well asks whether this
farmers and mutiAted soldiers Of Seoss Il Is the spirit
OF doggcd and indontabc resistance which must weary
the enemy teach them the folly Of their enterprise and
secure VI just terms OF treaty.
While such IL the condition or the portions OF the
federacy referred TO- II Is gratifying TO know that the
country beyond the Mississippi hss been rescued from
hose possesson by the ndotsbo courage of the peo.
pe and army within that district The OF has
thus rolled over tho land; but has in most instances
revived and refreshed the determination of the people 10
resist
Every war must make s strategy The enemy
commenced with straicgy borrowed from other
tons. They purpossd to encrcle and crush the infant
confcderacy in the folds OF vast military and naval
force. This theory failed signaiy II mort attempted
TO iransnx the confederacy by deadly thrnsis with
heavy columns marched through the land, cutting our
communications and destroying the productive energies
of the people. These ihrusts have not been mortal
They have Injured the tracts travered but the
strength OF the States u unlnpsircd We organizing
q counter policy Our roads being rapidly repaired.
Our public stores arc not 20 much exposed to raid.
Congress has bestowed s upoR preparing
the country rusist this system of robbery.
Tn n short time shall be enabled % ad,Ir
our strategy to that ~ the enemy In the
meantime balance the situation Of this and tho last
years shall end ourselves gamers In territory. We
shall and our armies relatively az strong as before We
shall that, instead OF fgpg ntrenchcd foe,
have improved engineer corrs ana provide the
same protection FOR our men that toe enemy has hereto
fore employed for his We have thus nentralized the
cold blooded calculation OF Grant that hc would give the
lives OF Ave Yankees for that OF single Confederate and
thus terminate the by the shsustion of numbr
Thus have been enabled 10 rouneract the strategy
Of the enemy We stll trust will bs vouchs,fd
government To device OF foiiing their schemes
But nrst OF all the necessary 10 maintain our
cause and must be regarded the
spirit OF the people Let them be disniaysd by
verses discouraged by disasters LIT them determine
~ rebuke and resist aud Of posce and justice will
eYtorted from enemy exhausted Of resources and
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