The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-07-13

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~ THF CAMPAIGN AND IRIS CHANCES
To have the national capital threatened by
an enemy, and yet 30 cut on from con nuni-
cation with us that we can gain no GER
tain and direct knowledge Of its fa.e, is un-
questionably a most annoying and painful
situation. But It Is even worse to have the
avenues Of travel connecting us With Wash
ington so interrupted rs TO delay seriously the
access 20 that city of the military reinforce
ments which are ready 10 proceed TO its de-
fsnse. One week ago, hardly any person in
id. the North would have thought Il possible that
such q state OF affairs as now exists could take
Iiace. fo
The theory, indeed, on which Goneral
CHANTS campaign against Richmond was
or rginAlly planned and undertaken was. thai
the Retels were chiefly concerned to protect
Richmond ;aud if that point was meDa1od with
a sufficiently formidable assault from any
direction, the forces defending it could no,
u. and would not, be Withdrawn. Hence @ .nerI
GRANT, In opposition to the preyiO isly settled
policy OF the Admin stration, thought that
Warrington might not only be safely un-
covered by moving bis army to the south siio
Of the James river, but that in case his neces-
sitios should require it, he might call to his
assistance the whole force reserved for the Sc
curity Of the capital In tle event of posi-
bic mo, ement against 1t.
On ortunately, recent events have shown
that the prognosis Of GRANT, in this respect,
was fallacious, and that the apprehensions o.
the President were but too we'd fou1led. We
rr are not, certainly, disposed to c1alsnI Gsne-
b RAJ GRANT, simply because it has been SHOWN
that his calculation of the chances OF the
o. campaign were, In single particular, wrong.
The ablest military leaders may make mis-
takes, and IL Is tile duty OF the people they
represent to eHdeavor to repair their blunders,
rather than TO sacrifice their cause By induly-
Ing In vain lamentations over the disasters
that have been suffered.
~ But while we would say nothing whatever
to diminish public faith in the skill and in
q. tegrity OF the brave and resolute man wins
commands the Potomac army, we are unwili'
ing that the President aud Ids Cabinet should
Is snjustly incur any part OF the responsibility
for military reverses which have resulted
apparently from a reluctant relinqushment o.
their own preconceIved views, in dsierence to
the man to whom they had committed the for
4 tunes OF the war. ~
In leading editorial OF the North Aneri-
n Gun Va nAohu1I A@otJ hA"e P"PSA osHN'
,sw 1.-The Nationsl Government, In its earnest
sss defie to leave no hing undo o thar could
insure the success OF General GRANTS cam
"p, Ign in Virginia. has cent him every IA he
En tcasked for, aud even ne reserves under BURN
81 stsIDB, int nded the defense of Wdshn ytOn,
are with him. II has thus yielded up its own
idt as III, retOre. only 10 md them correct 10
it's cost"
This statement Is entirely true, and 1t is
only lust TO the Administration that the sub
BtantiAl fact should be published. Whatever
may DO the final issue Of General GRANTS
W. plans, be only Is answerable for them. We
1r have already seen that his demonstrations
against Richmond have not prevented LEE
nom making a movement on Washington
But we are not yet satisfied that GRANTS
o. programme will not ultimately be yindicatet
by the last result. He may possibly taxi
Petersburg and Lichmond while LEE Is en-
gagged with the major part of his forces in th
present invasion and then. leaving suficien
number OF men 10 hold his conquests, marcl
at once upon LEES rear and effect the ute
demolition Of bis army by catching it between
so two opposing 6res. This is precisely wha
might be done, and what we hope to see
CHANT do