The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-26

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perate ATTITUDES are accredited, and think
not incorrectly, with something more OF the
tpiylt OF romance than the colder chimes.
There was no small degree OF this sentiment
inspiring the youth OF the South. Then, the
term invasion" In we'll known TO be among
every people in whatever are weghty
appeal for resistance. The sounding
OF this CRY by The political leaders was an Of
fsctive tocsin. Even tho sons OF fathers who
had strenuously opposed the secession OF tho
States were eager 10 volunteer to resist the
invader. When James X. Randall, q strip
ling ratlvs OF Baltimore, Mt his desk In
Louisiana rural school houto, wrote MARY.
land, My Maryland he gave war sony
which was responsible for many no older
than he rushing from home never 10 rsturn.
Within thirty days alter the lines were
printed, all over the South was being sung
Tho dcspota heel IA on Thy shore.
Maryland, my Maryland"
The boys we're positively wild TO 20 10 the
front. There were many who hung about
their ta'loru, urging the speeding OF tho
needles lent the war should be over before
they could reach the front. The war was
looked forward TO ~ great trolic.. II was
asserted by some OF the enthusiast orators
that the South would achieve her independ-
ence within ninety days. II was claimed
that the Yankees would not tight; that all
the South had 90 do was TO show
fight. II was not only asserted,
but demonstrated by the speakers,
that tho Washington Government would be
compelled TO yield TO the Coniederacy It's In.
dependence. Cotton In King" was one
strong argument; the North csuld not get
along without Southern cotton. But II the
North should insist upon and undertake war,
England would Immediately recognise aud
ally herself with the Confederacy, for En.
gland was absolutely dependent on
Southern cotton. Again, Northern soldiery
could not stand Southern summer. North.
ern men, living in large cities, always con-
fined In stores or manufactures, never going
out squirrel hunting could not stand open
air exposure and would not be good marks.
men. These aud many other arguments were
convincing OF the assured success OF the South
ern side, not 10 mention the conviction OF
the right OF the cause.
But OF oil saguine peopl, think the war
correspondents and editors OF Southern
the superlatively sanguins. They lost but
two battles during the war that a franklin,
Tenn, and Appomsttox. They were, how
ever, modest. O., retiring. Their nearest
concession OF defeat was retirement OF
Southern forces from the field, but
this was always entirely voluntary.
Henry Wstterson, then rs now q
spriehtlv writer, had little daily
paper which seemed to move as a sort OF
alogm courier OF General Shermans army.
! think II started on It's travels from Louis
vile. IL refugeed from Nashville just be-
fore the Federal forces occupied that city
and resumed business nj Chattanooga. do
not remember that II stopped ut way stations
In front OF sherman, but reached Atlanta
ahead Of him, and all cheerfully set up shop
there. Before Sherman moved into Atlanta
Watterson moved out and his pen was with
In the next day or two singing hone TO the
people of Macon. From there lost sight OF
him. He may have chartered car and be-
como peripatetic daily, sldetrscking long
enough TO get out an issue, aud then moving
on Just in time 10 esoape the enemy that had
pursued him so persstently and 30 far. Bat,
~ was elsewhere at the time. lost trace OF
him and next heard OF him, after Macon, In
Louisville, where he has bean stationed and
has rounded out into the forceful editor all
acknowledge him to be.
The newspapers we're always hopeful.
When the Army Of the Tennessee captured
Nashville the press gratiiied the public with
the information that this was Just what the
Southern authorities had wanted; its base OF
supplies would soon be entirely cut oil by
General Morgan's cavalry and the whole
army Mt Nashville be taken prisoners. When
this army occupied Chattanooga the papers
had II completely hemmed in II could not
retreat back over the mountains, and Gen.
sral Bragg WA in front OF II.
Bot General Grant soon stood
upon Lookout Mountain, and then his army
started southwark. The papers began hav-
ing tough time explaining the policy Of
the Southern authorities in permitting this
further advance. But they were never
without resources Of hope TO the last. re-
member the argum ent OF one writer that
sberman's army being 80 far from the Ohio
that no supplies could reach II, and as II had
eaten about all :he provisions around It,,
necessity would soon compel Its preclp:tste
retreat to avoid starvation.
BY this time the people had concluded
+ there bad been some mistake in the supposi-
lion that Yankees would not fight / well
recall my reflections when reaching Atlanta
shortly after General Sherman had invested
+ it, aud his siege guns were playing on the
city. Thousands OF non.combattsnts had
Tsfugesd soutbward, bnt thousands were
still in their homes. Very many families
had left the rooms In the houses and taken
refuge in cellars or pits, dug beneath them.
From the elevations OF the west cannon were
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