Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-31
Grans'a Pia4s.

From the Richmond W MRis.l
Our fair and goodlY house of Richmond is
much beses. For three long years huge bsod
Of eEgsnzsd burglars have been attempting =
violent entrance, and 50 far al their Efforts have
failed Il were idle TO recount al these efforts.
By every entrance, front, side and rear, the bur
glars have made their vziz assaults. Say that
the front door opens towards Manassas; that was
tried to no purpose By Mcdowell. In turn, the
side aud back doors have been ssssiied and all
for whgti 70 no other eud tbSn the Tepulse Of
the zssalsgts.
Grant, sdvsaeiug towards the front door, has
tried hard 70 pfsclice Fuss By which the side
door via FFedslicksburg, might be gained Sim
ulssnsously Butler placed bis bulky but feeble
croWbar against the back door. both have, up
20 tbs Sine, bsen fOilsd ignominiously. Tne
shAu6 Of their defeated efforts might essily be
borne, L the hiatus in their exhausted ranks
could be 6lled and the less of iheir bGTglRrious
instruments could be replaced. Bat neithsr the
one thing nor she ether can be done. Ia despair
the tao burglars have decided 20 join tbsir for
ees and make Joint assault probably BY way
OF the Peninsula. Mcclellan has already tried
that appTosch; with what results the world Is
well aware.
Il is not certain that Grant will continus tia
side-iSng movement antil hs reaches tbs head
waters Of the York. Nor Is Il certain that he
hss mA5e Port R1yal snd Tsppaksnaock the
new hssis i5g dis EeGswe5 sffoTg. This IS but {
iaetnTa Of the correspondent Of The press IS
socIstion, VINO of7sTz Z. oo1y Ss a ruf1Or. q ~
days wiz Develop Giants plan.
Ihare sra reasons why the hatcher 0i the
Wilderness would o6iscs 10 f5rming juGcii9E
with Butler al the Wniss House or West Point
In the asst plsee, be would be indispesed to st
tempt the beaten track on which Mcclellan was
toilsd. Again, be would prefer 70 attempt ths
capture Of Hanover Junction, which would
give him possession of the greater part of VH'
Rinia north Of the James river, 70 baltiDg his
bull-head Immediately against the deiensss Ol
Richmond on the side which locks toward the
peninsula. Nevertheless, if his army be 70.
ducsd as our accounts, ceTroboTAssd By those Of
the Northern papers, would lead rs TO infer, be
viii be compelled to call Butler 10 bis aid. 10
that event bis left wing would have 10 be extend
cd low down the MAtsapeBy to facilitate But
leT's junction. Yet If his aim be Hanover Jarc
ton, rs We must srn~aase is to bs, il is nos easy
to perceive what A. -,sge he you'd gain by
making Port Royal base inprefeEenes TO the
White House. Tappshsanoek would be still
moro out Of tbs question, since il would sab sci
him to needless trouble IN transportation
A very few days, perhaps a few hours, viii
disclose the whole game. It matters hstle what
door the burglars may select ia thsif nezt ss-
sault SO long s5 uF'faithfal sentinel, Lee, 70
mains At his poss His cavalry may fail 70 give
him timely notice OF the movements Of The foe,
aud ten1borszy advantage may seem to be
gained by them, but s night or two Of easrgy
and rapid msrChss places him IN the right posi-
ton. The indications are thst he has slre2dY
placed himssf slhWart the path Of the robheT,
and is prepared to foil him il Hanover As be did
in .Speitsylvanis. If, under cover Of fsTi0us
shelling Of the woods below Chafia's bluff
Batter pushes his infantry scross to the Whiis
House, we may be sufs shai Buffers sgiis Oppo
nent viii not bsslow to follow. JOIN Bssure-
gard to Lss-unite The grossesE military genius
70 the most solid military ts.eas in The Coated
erncy-aud the issus caR hardly he dousttal
Butler will ksep garrison NE Bermuda Han
dreds, and viii probably send SlaTids8 30 cui
the Petersburg aud Weldon Toa6i 5as 81 such
diversions, however troublesome Il us, serve
o1iy 10 weaken tbs elssmY, white iaey % moi
At all prevent ns from pTosecv ting tho aAi0 pur
pose Of lie eampsign. Iha enemy VIII dc wei
Is reject that il hiss not beea for ths want o.
nssssrlg combinations ftas Els de3igns % Rich
nond hsys iAiisd. His plans have not been liz
conceived, nsz have bis armies been sdsquate
50 far % numbers aFs e9ucerusc, 70 tAe task o
exseasing thsse conceptions. The difficulty
las e3nsisted ii 4hs presence Of = Gnnfedsrass
Amy, which blocked up ne path to Richmond
and refused to be driven from It
That difficulty sui exists. Aany attempts t
elode his amy By means Of eaRninEly dey.se'
raids and eoncerted movement Of largo forcs
have alike failed, The manly mode Of beatini