The New York herald., 1865-02-17

naasnt possession n Dsa.sAvHls would undoubtedly
lead to movement upon Charleston
As the situation stands Al prescas Sherman in en-
teal conjonctnre HIS base 10 now On the savannah
river a SISTERS ferry. He hos . long limo sf conmuni-
cation 70 guard. He may send ost rading party 70
destroy Columbia poible and lay waste the surround
Ing country; but he will scarcely venture 70 advance
further into the interior until he shall have taken ~
burned Branchvillc.
And shesld he be successful a Branch vine, d
hardly 70 be expected that no would advance further
Into The interior IN Nhat direction In the sveat pf such
snscesa his next moyepsnt would. almost neossarly,
se upon Charleston secure there hss " speratons
and, II successful there, no might attemA : nAsSA
through Carolina towards wilmtnsten. His route y
Richmond Lies naturally thsosgh BranehvIe Charisston
and wlmiagton-a hong and dif1cun snewhtsk depends
upoa sasosss = each q Y stages n
The March Through the Carolinas.
From the Raleigh Progress, JAN 2ll
Sherman Is in motion, and, according 70 refugees from
Savannah, has force Of eighty thousand mon. Nor N
his army loose mob prowling tho country 70 ep-
prOss friend well foe II army sf discipline,
vigor, acuon. With Savannah and Beaufort, G., -
sase be moves north with the sum- and already Charles
ton and Columbia begin 70 feel the oppression But viii
Yes 4 he wants 70 DO 50 he w and svsn fssshsr sss
the bowels Of the land
Terry = on our own coess-has Fort Fisher ~ the
mIngton. He probably has twenty 70 forty thousand
men. Suppose they combine their forces, Terry and
Sherman; must set them down A not less than about
one hundred and twenty thousand men, And they win
move on with the sum- and before the sr that hshs hs
s .ss al. s. ,,sss saS % ssss a. 10 e: c M
Charleston, Wilmis0ton, CoIussbia asd RzlH0N
Yes, Raleigh tool Grant viii stay where he -
for tAs iaa In .soi1s, and sherman and Terry viii
n0ve We nosAises shp tA<ss w prevent Aeis ~
NswSern 6y rail- distance about one hundred and eight
miles, and then demonstrate or raid towards Greens
borough Or psnvil's q pleasure E:wssn would es
with Grant on the James and Sherman Il Raleigh,
bothin command Of large arniesa transportation cut
N hsat place And unless Sherman can bs met and
whipped he win probably come, II not with the April
rpd me had an hat might
checked sherman; but since the President took It's
commander from Il and put II under second rate
blue banks Of the Ohio, is well nigh done for Hood
marched nte Tennessee and marched out again; 6sk
his 9osi That Is the morale Of the great army
Of the West existed under Albert Sidney Johnston,
under Beauregard and Johnston, gone, and Hood
small mass Of demoralized Fragments There i but HAe
more fight IN that aymy-what there was In for good
has been FILTERED away where good could be accom-
ton 10 All it's ranks; y think the has lasted abosk
Ing enough especially II they to be called Co.
These sad reflections but we have 70 things
Sherman will press forward No one can give M good
reason for believing he will be hurled back, and empty
braggadecio Is no longer correct
What then2 SAeTnan Yiu II al Au~san probability b
here .cah tie pring and q stay The Governor now 10
70 fly 70 some obscure village as refuge; while
the Lssslasurs The peoples chosen representatives.
S,- ~ S.s,,ro ts onr,.s r.. ,n. s
From his obscure .headquarersi in some wayside VII
his he n s them " %s in
that neutral territory beyond tho Chowan but Aaee
not he shadov f doubt but M< present oody Has s -
anything TO the people OF their State from the ruin
that s TO follow the events that have foreshadowed
his dear poopeG the Legislature parting blessing
suffering constituents Are we 70 look on these angus
dgnitares oday knowing that tomorrow they depar
Ss sean and Known no aS mS,s y srsvs re psc
aSossso.i a.e ek ssss,aHy ey s;l DO as A aass o."
- SapaInan ~saEs ne osse 0<y can ~ o"dVo" y n'~o
* gas s'DS =" .. ssr saos ~ arma. . meet ar~.a
those in Legislature who believe there II
no salvation for the people Of North Carolina but 10
speaR out for the tine has come e discuss these
tons And II there be those who believe that the only
way to save us from abolition negro equality. serve in
surrections and general upheavng Of society, but
restoration Of the old under the constitution
Of fathers let them present their plansthe people
reneCt
best for them and for posteriiy Vye are ssuoaed
% mar that a prctraaion n ne unequal oorte.
ran end :, "sns s s y continue @ ne a,, "
answer 70 the people Of North Carolina The people Of
the country, mot only here In North Carolina, but
condition TO which the has brought them In its true
Light and TO speak out Bastles star chambers and In
QUESTIONS have lost their power 70 awe the people, and
the great public heart begins 70 throb aloud and the
popular voice is loud and constant for peace
We say canddly to friends In the Legislature that
hcIaa. Vr I.tpc
now you may never have another opportunity And
take the bull by the horns and do something practical
thought that Sherman O svs y@ more ha1 .iny or ms,
days D uork IN The people want peace regardless Of
Jer Davis and Abe Lincoln Give them peace and pro
about boundary lines or who may be President
The Gloom I'm south Carolina.
[From the Raleigh Progress, Jan. n.
A gentleman Of intelligence and position, man who
would not be likely 10 exaggerte state that which
not true has just arrived In this city from Florida
coming through Georgia and South Carolina and he
that the people Of the last named State
he could and hear in working his way through
ors ~aippsd at aat he has eye1 ,sm or aeardoC They
look al gone, believe Sherman will meet serious
obstacles and in fact oanf ne bes pace they can 0e
and oaW Such, he says, Us the feeling in South
Carolina, and we know the man well, and know that he
believes what he says to be so.
lima papers leads To the concluson2 We think So
The following wall Of despair and btcr irony from the
editorial columns OF the Mercury:
GENIUS, PLUCK, ENERGY.
II Is a conceded fact that South Carolina k the
Botany Bay OF the Confederate army We enjoy here
leisure and In the greatest prouson the ablest and
bodest leaders from every part Of the broad land this
side Of the Mississippi river. BY tho blessing OF God
Kirby Smith finds too much trouble 10 shin any of his
great and sober officers quite far We only sub
ect TO such men other generals this side Of the Mis-
sissipp most highly appreciate We congratulate every
man, woman and child in this State that sin.
gular circumstance. We desire 70 express, In be.
half Of all the grateful and appreciativs
people here proposed thankfulness for this spc