The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-21

" OSSssCUSSaV4 AAANV. AOs
~ Speculations about the movements
J! tof the Army Of the Potomac, it's progress
!. and its victories, although most people deem
on necessary to indulge ia them, are alto
gether useless. EvsntA move more rapidly
: than We can writs them. We, ct this dis
tanoe. see nothing very olsarly-particalars
y ere utterly Lost W merely gather up .
. portion Of the results. Thus far, at least,
We know that Grant has gone forward.-
. His progress has besn resisted BY al tho
bskiil, numbers and desperation the rebels
could bring agsinst him; still they have
;, been beaten backwards. Their asssulls
snade at terrible 0csiAcss OF life and mate
rial, have al, besn ffaitless Of eyerythins
but disaster. They have been costly 70 ",
too, - the efforts ndstrueglesof mad men
,ars aPs 70 b to thoss who reeain their sani-
~. But they have not cost more than IVES
70 Be anticipated. TO defeat . great army
IL 10 1scessary thAt there be severe Aghttng.
IN great battles 10th sides must suffer. It
often happens that tho winner suffers most
.--he wins, perhaps, because he has tho Will
10 endure more than his snenaysl n~o rto
7 Button thss6 great battles IN Virginia the
,tebels have really staked their existence.
Nhey, evidently 6eel that this II the fact.
Thsy know that retreat without fighting Il
.ASath to their hopes, and that nothing
Mogsensn result from persistence. Besides,
they imagine % long a. they continue the
Sentest, there II : chance. perhaps but =
Him one. but still possiblechance, ofsome
mistake, or failure, which may delay, II not
overt entirely, the overthrow Of their last
feeources. They 0ill therefore make bar
tls,as long and - efesa - they canin front
of Richmond. Until the army under Lee
Iftsotutely destroyed, either ~ death or
wounds or captare. there i no doubt that |
twill deht 4 3oast % much - to make |
0rlnrs advance 4 slov, one. IN fact, ws |
jtdgs that Grant looks for nothing else.
Psrhapa We should put e stronger, and say
that be wishes for nothing else. There il |
10 way Of uprooting the rebellion but by
destroying the armies which give il
strength and power. That beiu9 the fact.
q y Of small consequence where the fight
Ing i done which y requisite to aocomplish !
II, except that the nearer the rebel army Isl
to our base Of supplies, tho moro easy it
will be to reinforce and supply our own.
+ We must not therefore be too impatient,
An army confronting IN energetic foe.
through difncult country, Of necessity
noyss slowly. Human ability and endu-
rance mnst be Consulted. New positions
% the enemy neosssitats new modes of as
sault, and ne~ routes Of approaching him
at all events such caution -, will avoid
I'll unnecessary danger and ensure success.
a great army IL not destroyed by single
.rpverse when its retreat Is towards it's own
base. when the country admits Of series
iof defensive battles, and when It's COM
.znander has theadvantage Of long prepare
ton Tor just such retreat We must wait
patiently. Grant must have his own time.
We guess he VII take at al events. He|
WI press on - rapidly - the resistancs
and necessary caution will 2llow. We
0uss not look for impossibilities. What
Ne gains viii b BY hard fighting. So be
Keeps moving onward, succeeds constantly
IN driving LssffeO go position to anoth-
Of until hin ranks are % fAr depleted a. to
make bis capture sure, We must mahage to
ssserain or anxiety for imnediate and
overwhelming successeA LEES armv in I'd
- destroyed orcaptured. That is the work
q Be done. Il Il ''big job and takes
f&1me. Grant haa bsgun well aad We think
~ win Anish Il IN due season.
- What the Copperhead villains have
hoped for above all things, may b. inssrred
from The Interpretation they eive to naas.
ang events. The Chicago 1yssss Of Friday.
sof instance. prstsnds 70 have a dispatch
Aon Philadslphia OF two O'Clock that
mosning, b the effect that .sCarant had bean
cnecked in his advance towards Rich.
mond." that ''his efforts are now directed
- opening and psotectiug HE COMMUNE
oalions with Washington, > snd that .<t3eu.
efai Butler was stih = City Point, and had |
accomplished little or nothing"
Such II the character Of the dispatches
Which are manufactured BY tho infamous !
Scampss % deluds their readers, we don't
wonder that An indignant Union mau Ia
Chicago shouid knock down the chiieftof Tie |
gang onsight 4 man Who maniSaste such
Aseires for the success Of tfalsors.r ID too
et,,dently = traitor himself to 30 psdfrmittsd
. show his face among loyal men with !
ampsnity.. There u no hell hot enough for !
him. Such deliberate malice challenges.
yhe tscorn Of al the loyal. It ID not very
AnEpRising that some should find It impcs-
Aable . restrain their outraged seelinss.
- = shoald WHIT their wrath on TIE uasils
nenf an 1a1Ak - ri 80 .fitd VE1'7t lsI0
'~Ths PshnsyIy Coai Company
seems 70 b noupg making corporation.
In February Last Il declared and paid to|
- seockholdetJ ! 9ai9idsnd Of flfeSsn per
Cent II has jdst dscslarsd An additional
dividend Of sevsn sasA one hall per cent,
1neking twsaty-tw6 and dne half pr Dent
= a e. business siSSp January! ItS also
seid 70 have . caSh surplus, after paying
! ~ ~ dividsadky Il o77s, go. That Conn
peay T. AourishinE bn't itf Nee1 We b.