C|e Mirks' Journal, jWEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 28,1864.

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belieA'ed that the varied talent pledged to its supportwill enable it to take at least a respectable rankamong the journals of the country.

The BapidPall of Gold.The neAA's ofSheridan's operations in the Shen-

andoah Valley had the effect, on Saturday last,of bringing gold doAvn in the NeAV York market

to $1.99, a fall that is unparalleled since its com-

mencement to rise. Wheat, corn, coffee, andother necessaries are also rapidly falling under

tho pressure of the conviction that Aye are soon

to have an honorable peace, with a restoredUnion, and a complete triumph of our govern-

ment over the rebellion. The high price of gold

affects the soldier having others dependent uponhim for support, more nearly, proportionately,than any other class of people. His wages, in-dependent of his clothing and rations, are limit-ed to |4 a week, and he seldom or never has an

opportunity of honestly increasing it by his own

efforts. Having other mouths to feed and otherbacks to clothe, it is a great object with him thatlie should receive the fullvalue of his money,and, as a body, soldiers are beginning to feel theimportance and value of gold as compared withour national currency, not with the eager avar-

ice of the usurer, but with a keen sense of the

comfort or discomfort itwillcause his family.—

They have not the remotest sympathy with thosewho use it as a medium of speculation, nor withtho losses and gains that are likely to occur tosuch from this rise or that full. They are inter-

ested in its coining down, because with its fall theprices of the various articles necessary to theirfamilies are correspondingly decreased. They jhave, happily, the means in their own hands ofreducing it, and the opportunity was never sofavorable as noAV. The march of Sheridan seemsthus far one of tho grand precursors of peace —and Avhen peace comes, the A'ast resources of ourcountry Avill speedily restore the value of ourcurrency, ;and with its restoration will come

plenty of labor and plenty of food to those evenof the poor before and during the war.

Sheridan is virtually closing the summer cam-

paign;—Ave believe the fall campaign will closethe Avar. Itwill open under the grand directing

genius of Grant just as soon as the full results ofthe last call for 500,000 men are in the army.—Most of them are there now. When all arrivethere Avill be nothing to prevent the capture ofRichmond. What has transpired in Georgiawill transpire in Virginia. Force of numbers,persistency of endeavor, and the enthusiasmarising from the universal belief in a speedypeace will render the fate of Petersburg the sameas that of Atlanta. And Sheridan's victoriousmarch will continue. Early's army is alreadyvirtually destroyed. Hood's is in much the samecondition. Neither of these rebel leaders havethe power to stand a single day before their vic-torious opponents without strong aid from Lee—aid Avhieh it were suicide for him to give. Af-ter the combined movement commence-—thegrand and final fall campaign opens—the Con-federate government, Avith its disordered anddisheartened army, can at best but take tempo-rary refuge in the two Carolinas. It has noteven tho meagre Cotton States to fall back upon,for the main portion—tho only portion good forany military purpose is in our possession. Flor-ida would engulf it—Georgia, Alabama, andMississippi are isolated. The Confederation mustyield or die a confined death —hemmed in a ter-ritory too small for sustenance, and lackingeventhe virtue of any strategic military position.—The time is rapidly ajiproaching—we count it bydays and Aveeks—when the poAver of our govern-ment Avillbe manifested as it never was before.The rebellion Avill be stripped of its false andshowy strength, and we willhave a peace suchas the loyal ha" c prayed and fought for—a UnionAvorthy of its greatness and the greatness of thestruggle through which it shall have passed. Inthe meantime any rise in gold Avillbe temporary—its fall is coming as surely as our governmentis to be vindicated. Then the patriot soldiersand citizens Avill reflect Avith good humor andpride upon past trials, as a deserving people an-ticipating "the good time coming" and relishingits approach all the more because of their longand tedious Avaiting.

Another Scout. —A detachment of cavalrysent out from Falls Church on Wednesday last,says the Virginia State Journal, made a scoutthrough Fairfax and a portion of Loudon coun-

ties, but Avithout meeting any considerable bodyof Rebels. They, hoAvever, picked up a numberof horses and the following Rebel stragglers,Avho have been sent to Washington and com-mitted to the Old Capitol: Thomas Coleman,31st Georgia ; Richard Herritt, 49th Va.; AmosDiggs, Rebel quartermaster's department;Robert Keenan and George W. Amos, railroademployees.

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Itis said that there is an order out to furloughuntil after the Presidental election all men inhospitals able to travel and unfit for duty.

Spicy Letter from Sherman to Hood.iThe following letter, dated Sept. 10, from Gen.

Sherman to the rebel General Hood, vindicatesitself, and should be placed on record as one ofthe spiciest productions of the Avar:—

General :—Ihave tho honor to acknoAvledgethe receipt ofyour letter of this date, at the handsof Messrs. Ball and Crew, consenting to the ar-rangement Ihad proposed tofacilitate the remo-val south of the people of Atlanta, who prefer togo in that direction.I enclose you a copy of my orders, Avhieh will,

Iam satisfied, accomplish my purpose perfectly.You style the measures proposed " unprece-

dented," andappeal to "the dark history of warfor a parallel as an act of studied and ingeniouscruelty."

Itis unprecedented, forGeneral Johnston him-self very wisely and properly removed the fam-ilies all the way from Dalton doAvn, and Isee noreason why Atlanta should be excepted. Nor isit necessary to appeal to Hthe dark history ofwar," when recent and modern examples are sohandy. You, yourself, burned dwelling-housesalong your parapet, and I haAre seen, to-day,fiftyhouses that you have rendered uninhabita-ble because they stood in the Avay of your fortsand men. You defended Atlanta on a line soclose to town that every cannon shot, and manymnsket shots from our line of investment, thatovershot their mark, went into the habitations ofwomen and children. General Hardee did thosame thing at Jonesboro', and General Johnstondid the same last summer at Jackson, Miss.I have not accused you of heartless cruelty,

but merely instance these cases of very recentoccurrence, and could go on and enumerate hun-dreds of others, and challenge any fair man tojudge which of us has the heart of pity for thefamilies of " brave people.' Isay it is kindnessto these families of Atlanta fo remove them atonce from scenes that women and childrenshould not be exposed to ; and the " bra\'e peo-ple " should scorn to commit their wives andchildren to the rude barbarians who thus, as yousay, violate the rules of war as illustrated in thepages of its "dark history."

In the name of common sense I ask you notto "appeal to a just God" in such a sacriligiousmanner—you who, in the midst of peace andprosperity, have plunged a nation into war, darkand cruel war; who dared and badgered us intobattle; insulted our flag; seized our arsenalsand forts that were left in the honorable custodyof a peaceful ordnance sergeant; seized andmade prisoners of even the very first garrisonssent to protect your people against negroes amiIndians, long before any other act Avas commit-ted by the, to you, " hateful Lincoln govern-ment;" tried to force Missouri and Kentucky

illion, in spite of themselves ; falsified

of Louisiana ; turned loose your priva-dunder unarmed ships ; expelled Unionby the thousands, burned their houses,ared by acts of your Congress the eon-of all debts due Northern men forgoodsreceived. Talk thus to the Mormons,o me, who has seen these things, andthis day make as much sacrifice for the

id honor of the South as the bfest bornler among you. Ifwe must be enemies,men, and fight it out as we propose to-not deal in such hypocritical appeals tohumanity,illjudge us in due time, and he will pro-whether it be humane to tight Avith aI ofwomen and tho families of " a braveat our back, or to remove them in tinioof" safety among their oavii friends and

/cry respectfully your obedient servant,WM. T. SHERMAN,

Major General Commanding.i\u25a0| m 1 —

rathe 10-lth P. V., was awaiting transpor-orne at the Soldiers' Rest, in Washing-Friday last, a drunken fight commencedfeAV ofits members, and Corp. James A.in endeavoring to quell it was fatally

in the breast by one of the belligerents,s not the name of the murderer, but pro-

> Avas arrestod. This is the regimented in our "locals" as having passedthis camp last week.