The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1864-05-20
Abins1on Dugilliarl.
The. News.

The ierrs comes in tardily, but gloriously. Il
no brilliant victory has been yet achieved ths
Rapidan By. our arms, the mere repulse Of. On
!. assilant 10 defeat to him and 9 victory to the
assailed. Our enemy is the invader, and where.
ever he is repulsed be Is defeated for the time.
{ being. Our failnre ito whip him in . pitched
tattie is net d 'defeatto us while we hold cur
!. ground. Every attempt he makes to gain 3
paint and fails is a disaster to him and succeed
TO u.s. We state these facts, too aptsto be oset
looked ct a time when hopes and expectations
are inordinately high. and, each failure on the
part Of our brave men, TO achieve = brilliant
raccess. casts . gloom over tbs anticipatiohs ,ot
the oserssaugnine. Thus far, nader All the cir
camstalcss, the results Of the great batties on
The Eapidan have hAen glorious and cheering.
AS far ass~e have intelligence, every fonset Of
the enemy has been handsomely repulsed. and
tha'greau Utilised. the Rappahannock have been
! made red with Yankee blood. !.
It wiki 30 seen from our telegrams that the
enemy, in the pride and by the power Of his
Numbers, environ the metropolis on every side,
yet On each and every occasion where be has
dared approach, he has been met and fooled. =
With the immense numbers st his disposal,
Grant seems 10 have built bis hopes upon the
occupation Of Richmand by his raidipg parties
in strong force. While the main body ,of his ar
inY ooufronts Gen. Lee in the Wilderness, sixty
odd mites away from, the covated capital. In
tie midst Of these impense and numerous hosts.
with ell stha resources the Ingenuity Of Grant
ata the wealth and energy of the Yankee nation
,scau furnish. the gallant Lee and his noble army
Naad qndisniyed and hopeful, end thsrepeased
assaults Of the enemy have thus far resulted ia
repeated aaeceses to our arms.
!. With both railread and telegraphic comaani-
cation severed. the news comes in but slowly
audis 4nny be inaccurately, and to some IN.
satisfactorily, but we feel just IS sure a. We can
feel Of any. unrsvealed event, that the Army Of
Northern Virginia win pass through the terrible
ordeal tfiunphantly, and. the AGrand Army Of
sthg Potomac" be driven back to- the land Of
goldfish and wooden ndtmegs, disgracsd. discon-
fitted, dishonoted and peeled. -. L
! Tie maaErs news we have from Gen. John
ston IN the Southwest i quite as cheering as
thatsfgom the. Eaet, but the difficulty Of COM
munication At present leaves qe without definite
inteiligsnqe. All accounts represent them AZ
sucoesstal in every collision, and as highly
buoyans and anxioas for general engagement
,Ws have reasons to believe the engagement has
t.r
already occurred, and that the gallant Johnston
has added laurels to the chaplets won at Manas
eas and Seven Pines, and his noble men new
hopors 10 those won upon the bloody fields %
Shiloh and ChickAuaanga.
From the Trans Mississippi Department. tn
news is better authenticated than any We have
apd not less glorious. We learn that PHce'sd
feat Of Steele has been confirmed, and tina
Taylor holds Banks at his disposal.
Indeed the news from every direction, 70
fcludirg.t the brave handful Of men in pursuit 9
.AsesilL comes up cheeringiy and ilnspirins'y
Z: True, Aae news that reachedsus from Dublin 70
.ssveral Successive days, proves not % hare hee
aseheerias a. represented NJ the wires, bs'. o
the whole II Is premising, md sjastihss y y
looking sSr~ard vim nunbassd hspe. and e1peo
tAsion: The oprstpy gsvs . sucn rtnors 2
eaps - hin y lissi aad ibO' exaggerated
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