Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-27
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Nothing is more uncertain than the
result of a great battle. The fortunes OF
war turn With those who can ponnd the
longest. Providence may direct the
minds OF men, but artillery is not a bad
thingt to have whenth he enemy's position
is discovered. Napoleon entertained ii
high appreciation of this grea> bFaZen
arm OF The military service, ano our
ULYSSES bv no means undertakes its et-
fectivcue>s. His veneration for hlg
guns has been developed in his ire
uuent and liberal acquisitions upon the
enemy. From the Eapidan, south,
Ulysses has losS but three OF his guns,
while his acquisitions upon the enemy
have been honored with full forty. Our
latest dispatches at the hour OF writing
inform Us that fifteen more full batteries
were en- roUtt to the front. When these
terrihleeng of destruction shall open
their laws and add their terrible music
10 that of their four hundred comrades,
there will be doleful sounds TO the ears
of rebels. Five hundred pieces of artl!-
lery, supported by such an army as
Grant directs. can make music for the
Union TO which any patriot can keep
step. Theirwel!- !-directed fire must carry
,iesolation to many home in rebeldom,
Tor such is the penalty Of treason. It's
support will make many widows ando
phans around loyal fire sides, for such Is
80; >f f.naGGt, nation W1S
baptized in blood and in the great work
of its regeneration, blood will flow.
That Grant will retreat until the object
Of his campaign is fully accomplished,
,vp do not believe. Such is not the man ;;
metal. He may betemporarilly checked
or repulsed, but will rs certainly gather
strength and renew the contest ils that
night succeeds day. The man, VINO,
when the right wing of his army was
repulsed, and the enemy were advanc-
inc. flushed with apparent success
swung that right back upon his center
and LETT wing and received the enemy
in full force. is not to be Out-strategised
by Lee. All day long the enemy on
Wednesday had watched with IlgIlant
ewes . great gap between the 9TH ana
stl corDs, and at night had massed i'll
its front. preparatory TO an advance at
early morn, for the purpose OF dividing
our forces. But the watchfulness OF
Grant found no sleep until Hancock
with his fighting Second moved
noiselessly from the left TO fill up the
paD. Before the mornings light Han
cock moved upon the'eneny and reaped
the splendid fruits Of Thursday. such
Generalship cannot be excelled by the
rebel strategist. Grant must be, will be,
victorious in the end. Do not let us,
however, be too cXpectant. Let US pre-
pare our minds for any temporary re-
vesrse that may occur, but remain hope
ful unto the end The enemy is threat
ened at every point. Sherman pur-
sues Johnston towards Kingston,
well advanced toward Atlanta Sigei
occupies the attention OF BreckinridSe'
who would prefer TO reinforce Lea
Crook advances upon and defeats
in three battles, large force that Lee
most ievoutly prays may reach nm IN
time. Slowly but surely Butler ad'
vances to within distance Of eight miles
of Richmond. Threatened at 50 many
points, Lee cannot beheavily reinforced.
The signs of the times are hopeful. Let
the people meet the demands OF the houl
in a liberal manner, and victory will
shortly bring us peace.