Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-08
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The Right Man in the Right Place.
cher the Paies have decided that the shSl
iA.e tsis year may be doubted, but mons viii deny
selecting Grant a. thu leader Of the Grand Army
POtonso, our tnem,es have uositiingly chosen
u1n Of II Others best adapted 20 TIE Wosk Of
log the ar u = speedy and dsRnne c0i' II
- q 70 cone 10 consequence OF the destruction CT
-c Tankse Aruy Grant suFOy Il she right tan IN 8
-ct place; foF 90 ai0ls hA the calty Of driving BIS
-.sl b adloog 70 ruin We are not disposed So 6Sme
-im-Oo che contrary gratitude 20 him y Unbound
sd-SF 70 mpuEu his msFitS al q soldier. He las done
al that IA him lay has displayed ah NE tk1 energy
and courage Of Shieh ne is masteri ana II lie has
failed the iaul Is not 10 bin nor his mSn but in tie
9aurs Of the obstacles which they ha to overcome.
An admit that Graat has made the Yankees 6sht a.
hey never fought before. Tine and again, shey have
'bArgsd very formidable WO.ks and on IEo oeoaaoDs
~ have carried pOftioa OF tho EOTks by soriH-
~ be sare, tho sasnIs thus carried Wsra the SeAA
5n,s Of our dsssros ba; e5mpPrsc vita ether works
- ore which the Yankees u Ice Ba,nSje Hooker and
a.asr commanders failed, they ware poverty iueeed-
Fhs stone wall at Na-ys'5 Hnl Of Waioa - Dueh was
said A. the time ct Burrsdes 5ef,at. was not much
higher than mans kaes aid the ~orSs ereo,ed BY the
cnIederAsss The uiS1 before aAt b0Ody repusa WIS
uple rife PITS thrown g Si,b SsyCne.s AID 81 PAnl
Nos oaly Las Grant Infused su5ac into bis nsn and
rlda them 6shl-rSek, SLY, tcolShJ-bui 10 has con
iaclsd Shs cAsplgn on principles derived from per-
,oeAl experiences 10 previous campaigns. Remembering
hoH be had carried D5neiso5, Lookout Mountain, Bs-
zcr Greek and sue works the east OF the BE- Back,
81 bold s4sl,s add making no aoEanee fer the dit
srsaoe ~ somnandsrF, 10 soUgh to practice on Zee
the lessons which be learned successfully in his CON-
.a.s with Floyd, PembersOn aud Bsasg. 10 had no
.1sr choice. teeaLs, al other modes Of fighting Lee
d been tried and tried n vain, Wa he 70 discard
EpsreRce and trust 70 invention aud the spur Of the
Jmsnt Tina, in The SssI ihce, would have been IN
sc; and in the mex. P.sce, Askng too much OF hun
., md not presord like NeGlsllAn, possess the Sc
a. OF NapolsOa aad he Vas not fool enough 70 rely
q sudden Inspiration Ead the suggestions o! insu-
de had plan which bad proved uniformly
:, AID that plan vas straightforward, hard tight
.'-,teotng sius sf against defeat by inIench
ql,l o lockers he aimed 10 throw his whole
- LEES NIX GET in bis Tesr aud cut b. N Cd
nond de could not iOresee, could he
lsL made 70 believe, that the Confederate aim
CURED the arr OF building powerful led works
a2ioL qaicsuess he hoped TO meet LIE
Esouaa, aud 20 hs I'D l. the 6Cs. e. htA.i The Wi
-, rsess LIE drove / 5 aArk two niles or mcre,
or ira. &c saj 70 eneoan or breastWOrks i've feet
I'D tn Get thiek. Il be rushed his me1 madiy
sa.ss works, AID drove them mercilsssy to
lter, and repeated the ou,ehsry over and
- at 49, W ieluess a. Sp2,sylVlna COuri House
drys ia succession, aud sill again a. Turkey
Il lie glOrisd IN mere carnage, the fault We
f,cHc - noG bis. A tssk had been given hin
S,Jito5 ;yraat at Washington, maly, 10 reach
-.i - @. o. The kcCs Ian route, and he had
ct, "a desperately, AID keep on fighting.
a. a..yen by dire necessity 20 the Peninsula,
L a qIssI pO session Of the VsTy positions
- N Oielial Ia lS62 and which had hen cot
nleoeiases 20 dsGr.y. There stood Lee behind
sVii4b!e bIea works which his mn appear 10 /
carried 10 their arms rom the Wldsrness 10 Spot
ia, thence 80 the North AuLa, and again 70 Cold
., AID seemingly with a. much ease as though
7Ad been heap bales, such as Price had At L
q was Grant 10 do Was be to reeroes the Pa
y, make bis way 10 the While HOUSE,, al en-
Ssshingtoa, OF Vis he to move upon 10
5u.- o. he South SIDE ard cecli1e 5S';is
as eo4J q, teGhsG la one nos tie O.-sr, Ter
~ ,yeasss Car ,si i,iui fgrshsE .Tcn Rom, nd.
y-L~a 6saL, 10 ioagh. With u5boransss. 40
. ls1 la a. Fam6rsel.s.lr ca no had dOlo in
gNAns- hePuisei LOE SIC hisA ui eiAt4 uuis via
.,.. oss h. sa,:.d tea dsys aat 6ed 10 che leiG Dc
.-l ms eBircrehneIts, go ng somswaeF3 10 10 Ee
best tolug that can DO dO4s, Wfa'oger &c may u
Al these CGJsts have been attended, with "a las 0.
lie unparalleled during tls Tao Gsd,es
vii be knOs7, bls ths sggrvssss IA SaOsH'ous
aud Approximate los. 90. l. G,aas satsi ~ Pa
sOnally, be may d ind ed prisoners ail Of soueWhs
prOiAse bus very complimentary sPeeca wiiea Grant
intends LATER 10 Rsks 10 Lss, 10 wit: The
your hssle Conf d0saey aEd 60 20 Sth iLs Gsans
may be satisfied, but his masters Zoe 4
their life; il 20 on. Grant Is NOS sle y seai
msntList be 10 st0u-hrArted AID ztrorg rived; All
il the order b that her 100 go Scul Do saeri
6csd 70 the Aoloeh OF A1ol Oais he val execute il
70 he very letter a1d al tie utmos despatch 0Le
mou.h a. most u al Ae Q q lreL Within .hAs time II
lee viii furnish the trSaaWoks (ald Lse Is a most Cb
lsing gentsnAr) no will kill up 100 900 or 10000
Yankees With az in'gasbls ease sni Pl-asaRiuesP-
His features vi Tom4n unrufa Z, will bis per dem
Of cigars aud brandy dm;ash P,ssessej, - VIZ,
By the furies. be gOas ,bs carnage and urges It
on nor VIII he d.ss, until the Yaekee armies are con-
sunsd from CT Sc earth. He is Ibe peace maker and
therein a he prs-suneLGy The right man Ia &c right
place.