The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-23

m0nd.
Not that he has his choice Of these three
things, but can force that choice upon us.
In Grants moving upon the South 81
\ Richmond and threatening James river
near the city, Gen. Lee has choice Of two
evils. II he keeps ahead Of Grant and
holds the Petersburg line inviolate, that
tanker necessarily gets between him and
Richmond, ard walks into the city, at his
leisure. II Lee keeps. between Richmond
him and the Southern States communica-
ton, and cuts of the only source Of supply
now left, as the valley Of Virginia is now
in the hands Of the enemy. II Lee wants
to save Petersburg and Richmond both, he
will have to attack Grant in one Of his
craw-fish movements, and will have to At
tack the positions and intrenchments
never exists an hour without. fs-.s s
In our judgment the plan of the CAM
paign is at last developed. Western Vir-
| ginia, the Valley and It's resources, il, by
the movement on Staunt0n and Lexington,
to be rendered unavailable for provisions.
Grant II to throw his army into fortifica-
tons across the railroads from Richmond
south, and 20 cut Oh our army supplies
Thus the starvation Of siege Will be a.
effectuAlly secured % if m army could be
found large enough to surround the legious
OF Lee, ~ Grant did Gen. Pemberton:
provided, Of course, that the Danville road
shares the fate that The Weldon road prob
i Gen. Lee chooses 70 stop the game by
pery Grant and stop his nee-iike flankines;
and having found him and stopped him lor
. light, win have to charge the hills Grant
VIII occupy and the trenches Grant will
dig. II President Davis concludes to swan
capitals, and giving Grant Richmond starts
on ahead Of him for Warrington, We win
have the army 70 subsist in the desert waste
time on foot that win heat the transports
on the Potomac and The Chesapeake have
the Notifications Of Waahington to otoetn:'
and . siege 70 stand there 1hould We ret
INSIDE. ID 81 8.
We lose Richmond II ~ hold the well.
don and Danville railroads; We lose the
railroads II We save Richmond, or We at-
tack Grant in his nightly trenches II We
Try to save both. It 70 true that General
and prevent raids into Carolina; but could
not keep him from stopping the roads
south. unless he has enough men to attack
Grant in reverse, and place him between
two fires. We hope Grant thinks be has.
This 10 game with no possible hindrance,
perfectly plain to even such unmilitary
comprchensions - our own, and We re-
II u.
me writer Is aware from personal obDer.
walton, that there il personal popularity
and enthusiastic devotion to Grant among
his soldiers; not eQualled by any thing
ever seen in that army before-nor eur.
passed In the army Of Lee; and very much
like the love Of the Old Guard for Napo-
leon. Therefore he can flank and fight for
These are facts. and risin q they are = it
y not in good sense to talk Of the trap that
sherman occupies, or Of the bull-headed
Grant, butting his brains out against the
ramparts Of Richmond!
When the supplies Of Sherman are cut
on, - we trust they will be, and the great
raider Of Mississippi broken in battle or
the country himself has devastated; when
Johnston has Numbered on his flying rear
and Forrest stops his flight; when the fords|
OF the Tennessee are in peril, and Chatta-
nooga again besieged; when Western Ten.
neesee looks mp in hope, and Johnson, the
traitor, trembles In the Qualifications OIL
Nashville, then let US all flap cur wings
and crow, and not till then.
When Grant changes base in the McClel.
Ian style, and Malvern Hill il again an
altar Of sacrifice, and our horses drink At
the Potomac and pasture in MARYLAND.
then let us laugh at Bull Headed Grant y
ana examine the embrasures around Rich.
mond for the brains he left aboutloose.
But when We got to enjoying so greatly
the joke OF which the Yankees retain the
point, and grow happy on paper over half
. State lost, and . Capital NOT vet saved-
Let % look through the windows Of the
blockade and gee with European eyes-Aoso
DO We lO0ks We do not mean to form our
hopes upon what the paid journals Of Eng
lan0 ano france write Tor pecuniary rec
ompense, but to look ct the acene g i'm.
partial eyes must 00A IL $50
secretary stanton recommends to the |
Federal Congress that the law which per-
mits tho drafted man to pay three hundred
dollars and stay ont Of the army. Be re- |
Pecled. That shows that Lincoln is afraid
eraey just now. Il also shows M, Ia n.
tends to try and get them. Ergo, ALLURE
now does not stop the war!
Let us, then, earnestly beseech our peo-
pie to faithfully and steadily work ma |
hope for results, but let rs not hone to I'M. /
tate the enemy in vain and premature |
Let us not make ourselves ! l.u.h;rc
stock Of Europe, by winning victories IS, |
paper not yet won on the field. Let ~ not
quicken the popular pulse at home. which
dreams and prophecies Of glorious victnrv.1
TOR no expected evil harms half 90. much'
as the blood that leaps forth in the Acstacv
Of triumph, ebbing back in sick convni.
sion upon the disappointed heart.
Humility 10 as worthy virtue in q peo-
pie Is in. 9 person; and quiet faith, q 1hr |
removed from boastful arrogance q from
through. 49, ~ ~
~ Abasement precedes promotion, in the
DIVINE DEGREES and it is not alone the Ma
sSn VINO teaches, Whose humbleth himself
shall be exalted.,' .s - - --'--'7AA
.resldent Davis 10 never 80 near the
a.:naaru o. greatness, as when he franklv
Owns our evil state and feeling Chat there
Isl - m NC cause to doubt our own strength,