The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-15
The Advance ON Atlanta.

s9ise We'll deiibclated and careiaiiy calculated
programme Of that ccterie Of warriors, siais sueG,
and rebellion crushe,s- Grant, Lincoln, aud se-
ward, ct ID Cmne genus-was 10 seize Atlanta and
Richmond at OncC, and thus make simultaneous
crush Of thr whole Affair." aud settle the business
Of President making aker II was al over. IN an
editorial on this subject, the Atlanta Confederaey
Of June 7.h, says:
county, Virginia, when sherman, having got All in
readiness, pat his gigantic naehintI ~ in motion =
the 'Oa t. Atlanta was 10 be accomplished nv a
series Of flank movements. Tie "On 10 Aiiahia''
has hot bien consiimInaed, but AS much OF Il az
we have been PrriNi Ted TO has hetn cone esr,l
insehinIsiy and fAeeMed hot without some dis
play of stsategic bIiianey. &c some enterpIisimg
Confederate IpsVoial had shot bullet
~ Fhcison's head, and kn, ckcd 6l.t shermaSs
bfatbs, The Yabkee raid might have been handled
with less sIl and with MOre damaging result to The
enemy. ASA was. il will not is denied that S::er-
man has accoMpi he'd much hs0fc Than some OF us
could have dt sith. The possession of II lilOn " us
but the work Df trW days 3Pfd march By flank
which cuiliDafcd III Il s:siTtGA cncouGlCr at Krsl-
Ca. AuOthrr II INK movement and he possesses
Rome and Kingston, crosses the Et0wah, and Is
ssiMGwhai abruptly checked at New Hone and
Dallas. any tu,her attempt TO II INK I'll taemv
who shows hi, claws SD p!uckiiy aud deiaatiy as
did Johnston IN al of these little pasSGg Ut arms
would be attended with im.nineni danger 10 an e.,
peditinn ''ts lar Into the bowels OF the enemy,s
teuitusy. TO make an0lher right hanx would Dc
dangerous; 10 advance direct, with a veteran ana
disciplined eneGy and sagaciJus General con
roatiDg him, equally so; to rc,reat across the EO
wah disastrous. Sherman Immediately seixes ,he
Altoona Hills by movement tO the left, aud no
will there entIench himself ptaHt his p0nl10ns be-
hind him, reconstruct the Etowah bridge, aud ga
thcr his strength TOR another hug. Except ,hc ac
qa.siliun OF great deal OF valuable territory aud
s,vriai ia. villages, he has gained nOthinu
but closer proximity To Atiiaia and 4 Io3ycr and
p.uf.
supply dcpOts.
i.noklng upon the Southern shade of the picture.
while we have gaiued TO material advantage over
tie enemy, we have tost nOhD. In regard L., STRAIT
egieal advantage or lO5itiJH.
sherman advanced ia the outset with Il Dyiyds
"f Que hundred thuuaand nien Ru, kyfIced ;iitye
kesIca, and Pat Ciehurae, have cost him dearly In
The l0Ss ct many good Rs.,titg men, which, with a
GeiEOnLbit detueit0n ior sra. scfs anh dcs,iiers
have soiiou3iy diminished his siupeniloui fidinr
party. His men are more Of less diapinted aRi
d'niofaiiAe', while ours were never in better trm
or slOinach for The fight We do not believe he
will attempt a"y further advance for sumc Tins
YET, aud when he doe =, il will b. aIenetii.u oi
his orig na, advance by hlnk. Wnrn that Is At
tempicd II VIII pttc,piate battle, as ~ generally
anticipated, hct.gcen tisr Etowah and Tn. Chaita
hoochee. Win The latter river, We'll bildged y ith
pontOOns in his rear. aud his aas and su ppps on
The EOuthtrn side Of II, JusHslOn will have his ad
vctsaTy at un advantage, Whenever the Prov
of the Two armies mas be bought to
The test His satan: and pa lent 2rny, much in
trrOr numcicia.iy u hrruan's force IN the begin
ming, has Increased considerably III The ieuogIade,
and is now mote than match 10, the enemy in
Gan open field aud fair Ii ,ht" Ten. Johnston " III
hardly attack Sherman In his present position,
and the latter will not be likely 10 continue the
aggressive until his losses are made good and his
raid is strrng ngtlicGed by reintoreeimeLts.
Atlanta was not - not, and will not be In dan
gef We sinctty believe that the echo OF 4 Yam
kee gun v i'll never ba heard except fiOn, point
0ntsiie of its peaceful y entrrnched limits. II
kichMOnd is held as well we shall be satisfied,
In HE meantime we are constantly Furnishing
Grant in that quarter. Ii Johnston ''hOd here,
while Lee >k there We doug sell enough,
aud the Yankees viii abandon IDlti MagntAce ent
failures LetOIc another Fourth OF July celebration
il held in New Eas.and