Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-02
The Tribune's Opinions.

If RAYMOND great military critic, so is Greeley,
,hs ference being rather in favor of she latter, who
does no. pretend to have visited sOrinO, and thereby
acquired al the essentials Of profound military edues-
EOn Raymond is srseular, but Greeley is merely sln-
gune, and determined to place matters ia their best
light In his paper of the 2sh, Greeley complains Of
antOns Delphie utteranOes" in regard to Grant and
Lee, aud relying upon the statements Of hSOWn CORE
sp1ndent makes very br h. picture for bis Abolition
readers.
Grants straegy-vo, thas is TOO common place q
srm-"ths irresistible pressure Of Gen. Grants uOre-
lsnlirg advance" has forced Lee to fall back upon
Richmond; to abandon ell the country between the
RlPldAn and the nth ANA; 10 give up the Censral
Orange aad Alexandra and Ffedsucssburg rOads-in q
word, to yell the better part Of Northern Virgins.
"TnAt" says Greeley, sis the present result of cam
pAign, every battle of which tho Rebel commando
claimed as svietOry."
Tbs Is v,ry pleasant way Of putting unpleasant
thing II the Irresistible pressure Wal ire isiSle
Why did Grant stop shor the Wilderness, Spo.syl
vania Court House. at tho North Anna, aud slids or
ersb.rashi0n, to the Pamnnkeys The rsason though
ne Tr1Baas does nOs give it, Is very plain. When a
body, which is nearly but no quite irresistible, es
10 contact with another which ID really iupeuelrabls
she former Rlanees. So, Grant has gllnced bis way
down 70 the White House after twenty-five days OF hS
sighting ard marching. Again, if Grants advance is
anrelentngH hOs does it happen that he gives Lee
many rsspitesi Why nos run over him At ones, take
Richmond and end the campaign Perhaps the dramatic
triumph Of Lass year induces him to postpone his entry
into the Rebel capital until the Of July. If he s
ooring unSer any such sentimental inpelse almost
pi y him. Vicksourg, under PembertOn. or rat er
Bowen, held ont two months Bus one month and four
days efs for Grant aash up Le and BeauregSrd,
with army several iues large. than Pemberton's,
and dsfsncSs many tines stronger. Grant viii not
his fourth Of July dinner in Richmond.
Ia another article in the same issue Of his pspsr,
Gse,lsy lssh himself called upon to rebuks Vast
iag,on Correspondent VINO says that " Lee has get
Cant ilst where be wants him" and to froWn down
the "Sscsssionsts Of this city" NeW York; Who sp-
pear be very knowing in rsgsrdtO General Lees nten
dcns, and very saDguns OF his success. 1.-THE public
says Greeley "W % abs to these Secession
sis in tas oy Of New York many Of the which
alarm The mid and which may very ealily grow Ous o.
spsaulAions with WHICH those Who sympathzs With ihe
e4uss Of the Rbos eadeaVos to keep up their in.ing
Ooarags"
g3sss IS som, alarm, then, in New York, in spite
OF Gaa.s srets gain OF territory, Asd this alarm
is rae. abb 10 Nss Yo:k ssiOuists and rebel sym
p. And yet Grants 'uarsIansiog advance" hss
soushI him slmOs, as uear 70 Redmond as Mcclellan
vas. aud Ia nearly tia precise position from Wbca
A-Cl a. vas driven two years sgo. II this be the
irresistible pressure" which Grant can bring 10
bear on ~, and if the country which Lee has b. n
forced to a,andoa" DO never in the POSSESSION
Of the enemy than is now t. TIE Tribune Wsle 10
tl OIiniors which, alter ell sppear 10 be Sin
Sere as eesigted 10 keep up the lantI oourag" Of
loyal men Who behold gold rising in obstinate defiance
Of "irrssstble prsssues and 'unFelentiug advances"