Show A HINT TO jerr jarr DAVIS gen grant appears to have been acting aiom the begin beginning ni g of his fust campaign upon a fixed principle to take tahe away from the rebels whatever they declare them selves least able to spare it in I 1 ly y 1862 it was vas rumored that tilt I 1 iab ob el capital would presently bo i 1 moved to nashville general giant dolci do t 1 mined to bo be beforehand with davar dav lr moved upon the works of fort donelson and after very handsomely cap turing the gaii ganison ison avith gen buck bucic nei ncr took tool posses possession of nashville next davis announced to all the world that the fate of the confederacy depended upon tho fate of vicksburg il hereupon grant moved down and captured that place east tennessee was next declared to be absolutely necessary to tile safety of the lobel cause tile the un tiling grant no sooner headd tin this s than lie sent sherman to knoxville Knox villo to drive off lon and leisurely drove br bragg a away flom chattanooga it is now davis will lie he kindly mentia mention im another point the possession of which is necessary to his peace of mind and to the s success of his plot against the union general grant waits N zv y evening post february m |