The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-06
THE NEWS IN ESSLASo.

From the London lines. April y.
The first act of the American war has
closed with q tremendous Trals For
three days together the great Confeda
rate General mainiaind himaif.n fierce
and even doubtful battle aEaiuag the
combined forces Of his adve-saE.gs, bu.
at last he =uccumbed TO uumbeFs auC
resigned to the enemy the slropEh0ids
which be has defended 50 long Rich
mond and Petersburgh sra in the
hands OF the North, and though Lee,
/ even IN these desperate stra.ys, mas re-
| tired in good order with the remnant
ofhis army, it is impossible 20 auticipats
/ that his resistance can be eIectua4T
prolonged. The South retained b-.
! one great army, and that bas now been
half destroyed. The loss Of Richmond
might in itself have been, perhaps, sus-
tanned, but, coupled with the defeat o.
Lee, il represents q Verigadls casstro
! phe.
The event has been auticpa. ted not
only in America, but in tbs country
for some time past, and yot't did NOT
occur in conformity with the prevail
| lent speculationz FaauGt lad nopar,
ii II, nor sherman eIl4eC. -ueg5 was
10 Aotilla, no commandment no conf
bined attack by land and wstsr 10 is
| Fue 20 Teu Gr1r, r5l. has altit-rrr at! .,-c-
should be recognized ala his l'tc--ss nc
! krorle57sd IL was his army lu tls end
which captured Richmond he did
"fghtit out on that Hue, as BE had
pledged himself TO do, NOT only Gll
through the Summer, but through the
Winter, and through tEe following
| Spring. Og5eu and often wGs be yes
pulsed with dreadful losss7- bat 81.
/ chung with unCon9UerG1le t-uacly 10
/ his work, ana never once 1s.E.1 Oh.
grip which he had obtained Ho forced
! his adversary into R.chworc. and sa-
down before its rauparls With .'1 res
olusion, which he h-s vel m-l-t i-s-t
tnat sooner or later the c,Fy sU-ua ue
MS lis true that he Aa6 ibs .s-
anca Of She idan, and that houl shat
cooperation tie final azssg'5 wou4
probably not have been attempted
| rne hardest o, the fighting, indeed
fell 70 Sheridan's share, and he Sc m
to have displayed much oil that genius
which won him so rsmarEal.e victory
in the Shenandoah Nai T. Bat The
whole work, substantially, was che
work Of Grant-apd 1t was the Wura
for which he had waited IN Pauanc
and confidence through nearly t"esv-
months of encouragement n was
the frat G y 6 .al Of the Nor "a who u.
fused 10 recognize defect, scd Gao r-
ward OF forti.ude bis at ast
/ If the Federals really hare g1,re9 ths
vicsory over Lees army, Fuco CD.
| Northern telegrsus represent ~ --Fs
been gained, they must nov De a7a-
to enter upon the real diGcUtos OF tn
task which they h2ys undertaken &.
accomplish. It hes taken .rem lCu
years to do what, ct Jhs commence
ment Of the var, they expected 10 .
in as many months We assume, ic
arguments sake, inst the armies uu
der Johnston and Lee viii be Uuaou
to make any further decisive stan.
Against the hosts which are CLOSING j.
upon them from ell qua-ters-GIaa
from the East, Sherman from Ja
Southeast, Thomas and S-ouemau t-o1
the Southwest
Of course if the Southern armies, O
what remains OF them. should uisp
and prove unable 10 Lold any OF ta
important strategic points or Offer au
further efiectuai resistance, to OveIEJ
2 the country and occupy IL viii be- easi
ly accomplished by the armies uu-s
Grant and sherman and Thomas Eu
when it Is thus occupied, wlsr VIII, -r
Federals do with it2 H9.g lgiH ns,
able 10 deal Nth tHe lg5.gs' H5g u.
! tisy be aJls 70 deal w.htts57rks7 s.av.
ry, as we know, mas been abolished
e upon paper What is 80 be oole vi.
e four millions Of n5g-Oas, whose hob.
ual occupation Will be gone and who's
whole life has incapscltated them -roI
following tbe pursuits ana a.llrg -.
the system Of free white !ao05s-l