Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-18
How the YaUkses Understand 1t.

Wills the unparal,le GRAFT els slumberously on
the banks Il the Appomat.eX, Confederate force SUD
denly appears North Of the Potomac. Scattering t'Om
their path militia and hundred SAJ men, aJd hastily
RA.berSd veterans they ride gallnily over A'rylsnd
on ti6g raEAys, capturing trains destroying bridges
and advancing close up to the great cities OF Bal
tinore and Washington. While Grant ccI's and
dro.s bsore Petersburg Confederate troopers terriy
the Uaionlss Of Baltimore, and "insu the jes;y Of
t.e u,H1nh capital" Teuulous Lilooln huuts the
IOf $ aad lunbsr-rOOms OF the waits House Tor bis
Scotch cap and CLOAK aud trueuleas SAntol forge to
serve Gu bis morning supplies OF menda,ious bulletins
Fae ding certainly grows serious. cattle hunting
party, driven b. famine and despair, are at fist
toi crosses the Potomac and il two days msgnfe1
b. Y4akee Imagination Int grand army OF invasor,
asyir.Og to nothing less than tbe capture OF Baltimore
end The distraction Of Washing on Grant tslsgraPhs
from before Petersburg, thai his friends in Maryland
caa keep ca these desperate rebel, he viii sgerd
satisfactorily TO ROhnOnd-just satisfactorily,
doubt, a. As has for two nentas and half been a.
tending 70 r. Bal; in the time be seeds of two
army corps to meet these daring rSbel and TO the
"ulsiousl capital" Probably much sgsinss his oWn
consent; for he does not like to acknowledge that be
has been surprised and Re has wholesome fear Of the
Confederate army in Ii, frOas Bat the trembling Abe
insisted on drawing away these forces snd he would
have drawn GrantJ eye teeth if necessary.
Sc the lieutenant General has had to esniSss tha al
hs schemes have been brought to nOught "The finest
amy on the paCet" after being s1 times defeated in
lsas than twice as many weeks oCmnsness to OscllAss
from P-sersburs to Washington uncertain whether il
Wlnct lose is in6nitesmal chance Of taking the one
10 lie compulsory flor. 70 save the other And after
w Enn-
sS ths. The CORfedsrats forces in Maryland nevr had
Aay serious Intention o. taking Washington. Tasy
sEellsd Ia three days from . plaDderirg party
am Of invasion and in twelve hours dWlndsd again 10
tAs dimensions Of rading column. The ChrOaieIs IL
forms hat this "raiding column" has successfully
accomplished its objects Il has carried away million
bushels Of grain and al the hoss in the county 10
say nothing Of the lat kline sWep. IRON the fertile pa
Tares Of Maryland. Nor is this all. We MAJ well
imagine that these garmentsss and shoClsss Conisde,
rates, mady ambitious Of bOo;S aud bresess viii shine
respiendent in unascustomed toggery. l. will be a
grand sight TO these lately ragged rebels after their
visit to the envirOns Of Old Abes Cap5a nor would
breakfast By one Of their camp res venture say
be bad exchange for the abues Of Richmond r.s-
tAusnss. NCsalms, Lincoln orea,hes again, an tie
ssakng militia thsrK God for their escape from rAs-
oaly bel aes and Governor Cura's supposit..ious
patriots return triUmp6aniy and jse.adoudy to their
uOdeseEtSd hOnss; aud Stanton psoplgus a filming
Bulletin for the New York press, descriptive OF tee Il
rOcOus attacks and disastrous repulse o. the rsoel
hordss, COW resting quisdy tie banks Of the P5to
mac.
For Our OFu part, ntsHd to indulge 10 10 sp.cr-
lAons to The objects of this remAIkA Die movement
Of tee Confederate lerCea We think that, in lis re-
eats and It's aeeonPAninens is speaks for itself with
sufficient dsnolnsss. BuS in order 10 show how is
Understood b. impartial asd evidently cl,ar sigoiol
people g. the North, copy the fOl,uing from the
SprrespOndsose n the New York World Of tie 18Th:
ITO understand the lass rebel inoarslo1 u ~ il sue.
ca ssry for revert me series Of operations By
which General Grant leaving the bloody hsds Of $50.
sylvana Court House. his way through Virginia snd
after short bur saayuicay couh on the hanks a the
OhiOsAhominy, hnag succeeded 10 crossing the am g.
and In abhsbng him Elf strongly the soush side
Of that During this perous march across kO'
hle country it tLOught pref generally sat the
eng would impede progress sOIhHard Gnl prevent
General Grant from reaching the point be had Get down
In bis plan h8 digestive Bot 20 grea. su'prisc
no:hirg ct The AHd occurred Toe roads the james
ssre nvingy OPen ~ il be object Of ID rebes
was 70 ttrsc rs there. General Lse TAR from emerging
fou his retreat, good strategy Wou'd to md
Oate hs should keps closely within his inhenchmsnts,
nOVes giving sign Of lie except when &c came with
aEainst the rebel psptal.
SsThe cause of thas inacton which was then so SUE
prlsipg % e AZ, vas have been informed produced
by desire TO attract the Union army fAr sou
possb.s 90 ss 70 the northern frontier which
By this mean. 70 be lSt scsssble . iITOai
the rebel erces II the estimation o General Lee tie
concentration Of all tie available forces Of the NIrih
Oh the sou ct tho James far from being dangerous
70 the rebel eau-e OF the iuskest events OF the
var eomps lSi &c ,tral ant % lose in series OF
siege operations time which might have beea 0,e;uy
employed In active cEmPasn g, gAyo 20 tie exhausted
forces Of the rebels oPPo tuny for uniting be-
HID h. walls Of hsir fertgesses, and opeued &, tie
forloTn colmns Of the rebellion eonsidSrabs portiou
OF the border Staes. Such VAS the cou lencs OF Jhs
slrs egY adopted in this ia area You are now going
10 see with what rep dity Of exscu ion General Lee
avsed himself Of mistake, and With VIA incApacy
she admins rssoa which neh have 'rrsctsd it, acted
IN the premises.
"Gsn L,e ,viaz asosra'n3d that our Intention was
70 ain before Petersburg in front Of which he
keep u az months Il be chooses bis 6rss object to
feel in tbe Saenapdoah valley and to try .
psnssrats mo Maryland. This done immedissa1y
Eitsr Arss assault Petersburg attempt HAeh
had for result 70 conViocs the Uoufsderates % cue
strength Of The pos ton and Of their power employ
taeir troops upon another battlefield should the thug
deemed advisable TIE repul5e experisnesa By our
forces along the Tennessee and Virginia Csatra R.il.
roads b. already demonstrate 10 The rebsl the
facility Of suc1 an undertaking He aeon understood
shat by hDTling bsek all tie columns Ne had scalasd
along 'ha line .yOnd the Potomac Ne Eouls somnIs..
oar defeat, open e. bis sxbArs ed soldiers The tsr A.
nsias o. me border ate, rem0snt his cavalry and re
Ilsnisa his grSbArieI
"ln prIsnArea Of that plan Gen Early, sho had for
sors time oecupied the Shenandoah; Brsok snridee
shO va watching the southwestern part q VIrsin,.
R'sssI UnO had been aciI In eonjunetaa with Elrb