Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-04
EASTERN TELEGRAPH
from the Sacramento Union.l
The Campaign of Sherman.

New YORK, Jan. 30.-The Worlds
special dispatch mentions the beginning of
a new campaign (by Sherman) which will
be brief but grand. 1t says: The attain
ment of the ultimate object of their atten-
ton win create for them more prestige and
glory than the capture Of hundred or
binary cities. Every available soldier in
Sherman's army has left Savannah, Beau
fort and Port Royal. The destination is
still mystery to the enemy, who con-
tinues to guess. No matter where they
may now be treading, eventually they
will be seen in the vicinity Of Charleston.
Sherman has not given his programme to
print, and his troops evince no curiosity
in the matter. .....
Deserters from Hardee's army report
that the enemy depend almost solely on
the resistance made beyond the city to
save it from capture.
The Port Royal NetO South of January
23d contains an account Of the occupation
of Salkatchier Is. c., thirty-fve miles
from Charleston, by our troops. 1t was
thought that the rebels would make
stand at Ashepoo.
Part of Porter's feet had joined Dahl
gren in Charleston harbor. 49,.
The Casualties mt Fort Fisher-H
q. Foote Within General SheridRn's
Lines.
NEW York, Jan. 3l.-The HeralTs
Fort Fisher correspondent says the total
casualties in Terry's army in the fight at
Fisher were SOL. Of these, II officers and
II men were killed, 80 officers and 472
men wounded, and 90 missing.
The HeraldS Washington special dis
patch says: The War Department has
been notified of the arrival of rebel Con-
gresham Henry S. Foote within the lines
Of Sheridan's army at Winchester.
Exciting Debate in tho Rebel Con-
Kress.
NEW YORK, January 3l.-In the rebel
House, last Thursday, January &c, there
was an interesting debate on the bill to
put slaves into the army. During the de-
bate Davis was severely denounced by
members.
Turner, of North Carolina, said he look
ed upon the bill as project to arm the
slaves. The President declared himself in
favor Of it. When he puts them in the
army as Transfers and cooks, he can make
them drill or perform any other duty
He would be willing to surrender the
slaves for independence. The only obJec-
ton he had to making soldiers of slaves
was that they would not fight on our side.
They would prove the enemy's best allies
to accomplish our overthrow and destruc-
ton. Turner said the country had been
too long and too often deluded and de-
ceived by the Presidents plans and pro-
jects. None of his prophesies have been
realized. None of his projects or plans
have proved successfuli yet the President
presses new and dangerous schemes with
undated confidence in his own judgment.
He must not look for unlimited support,
either from Congress or the country, in
what he proposes wild, mad scheme OF
arming the slaves. The country was be-
ginning to learn that all the Abohtionists
were not in the North. Our own Presi-
dent had proposed abolition in such way
as created suspicion, as to his soundness:
Turner said it was time Congress should
express an opinion ABOUT armlng tne
slaves and stamp upon 1t the indelhole
stigma of public sentiment.
Leach, Of North Carolina, said he was
unalterably opposed to such measure.
He believed the day on which such a
policy was adopted would sound the.
death-knell to our cause. 1t would make
another San Domingo ofour land. Others,
from South Carolina and elsewhere, ex-
pressed similar views. The question was
Rebel papers say General Kirby Smith.
commanding the rebel Trans-Mississ'ppl
Department, has repeatedly refused to
comply with orders from Richmond de
Tect;nS him to transfer his troops to the
east SIDE of the river. The hatred OF Davis
among his own people grows more bitter
daily Il is admitted that his Humiliation
was design of Congressional action IN
nlac;no another At the head Of the armies.
A Union raiding party has gone up
Chovan IN. C.), in the direction OF vel
don. said to number from SIX to ten tnou-
sand men. including cavalry and infantry.
Beauresard conuadicts the reports tnat
Union meetings have been held in the the
State of Georgia. ts s Z