Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-21
Tha War.

The War d cot 70 end in a thunder clap There viii
- no Iorktcr- aid no New Orleans, but gradual
drGEDg prd dying Ous Of the contest Such, a. least
are tho prsssa. Indications. Our untried iun General
mar sseriis tie country by assault and telling
victory bef., alma, be may rsPsl al attack IN
o,ss On TIE ral 90 Saelman and fOsE up the success
Tue UOnfs5srs,c. 10 mont Of Pssersburg may deliver
or recelys es-lral epEsgemsnt asd In eishsr event
sAsy oAa hardly a Of success. Al these arc POs=i-
buas, Sus the 7sy Of tie eAupalga up 70 this time
DIES not justify ,.l expectation Of decisive victory
Saher In Georgia or Virginia.
as very osrt- g that neiihG Grant nor Sdsrzan ca
afford 10 daWdll musb niger. Sunasr days are i9as
~ only enc msash asd few dsys . cumVes foH-i.
whiIs the fAte.l, dss OF Eovsno'. 5ulIyilS ias-
Lincoln must have bas,.5s nay be AS; hsve Uoo.i.s
within ninety dAgs, Lila dOcn Il 49, ~. the Oh d.
cations as Psts1olss and ALBANIA vuy PoT'r,l.
every day nAkAs them more &C. ys1 they mH' 90 car
Rad asd that speedily az whatever sasrhcS OF LIE
ensure The FaL s-,t.onl. There vii be llOsdl ard
sspslae battles more desperate asd bloody We doubt
not than any Whica have oO5srred. OF that We say
b very sure FOR there escape ron IL The No
lOoh Of Aboihoasm dsmands ireaA hSeStOmbs Of Y.o-
On, And irem has dsmasd liars is no SPpsAL
SILL decisive vo.sFy FOR either party hardly pos
slble. How, when the var has dsgsRsrAsed into .
question Of mud and mortarsf Ths esnbalAnH Ap-
preach vithia ara length and the arss OhSs Of each
b not 20 attack bui to Play the PN Of The tirtdAuber
and suvSlsp themselves In imPsHSEAblS walls Of mud
as speedily g. possible, Days thus wasted, and then
snSuss An assault OF tss ode the other, with the
insvlabs repulse Of lhs party AIsauldnT. The defeat
"a army returns 70 IN inlrSnshHsA.s and throws up
more dirt 'front.' Raak aai rear, while the rspelants sit
suAa1y sehiad GhSir irtenchmeRtS threw SP drI
and wait for another assault. eSIiOiHt caSaePsy Of
longer or shorter continuance follows, SaliveAed by
sasosal galvanc Eplsss u ShSAg AHa sharp SOsDg,
uhan, ali OF Sudden, the enc parry tho other (Ysn-
kees generally bor Virginia SAd GSSsgA) side-s steps
20 the ls or right the may be- the other party
puT uss or falls back, azd the dt-dASbsF game is
nsusd in aHsther position. WhEI strange spectacle
sat- 10 tie military Crits In EurOPsI IL 1891 ,hers
were sid sngsg gmeHts in 1884 there nOlAing bus
siege altef si~Se. What hSPe Of signal viStory Is
there TO ei.hsr AIDES Can Grant hops to repeal Um,
or sherman slragO=AI We thllk nOL
Us6sr sIeh circumstances, We DO not TerCsiVe how
the war y 10 terminate except BY ara aAd gssdusly
diminishing drbos. Ba. me advantages are altogether
on the SIDE OF ,as ColfsdsTEsy. They Cah AfSra 70
wait ps,iOsLy, their sdvsrsarlss cannot No Bpidly
approaching Presdeasl election urges the former on to
dspsrAts aud rsPsAsi battles no Impending alasSial
crasa Stubs ta0r CO laAimsy. Wilh steady and
susiIng llUHt, hey avail lAe foe We AXE il for
taussd ha. decision OF character nO wanting 10 lie
rev eozrla1d,F In Georgia, nAd tAAl be -, We see
10 rsO-cu 10y Hana movements St ALBANIA nay lot be
brought 20 get e.sy and certainly PSterrbu &
Bal Se Wasa tie sui4s reader against Aiga-WrUug
an iepsi0ns. SlCIa has prepared behisd him base
altar base strongly osI6sd. Defeat Ia nol AnAihlIiua
N ais case aty than Ia thai OF Banks indeed
musa, ior h. is a MAJ OF iEhaitsly ability, and
has NTH a some Of the best minds In The Haakeo
serves. TIE rep1lso Of Sherman at ALBANIA, will DO
fo.wsd By secession OF sisges A. tAs fortified points
n his r.az.
WhAi Graz vii DO or what will be done with him. "a
. natter Of conjecture. He is 60 completely incar
OsAled in rsdoub redans traVsrses and the ike, that
We very mach doubt whether be could sItrslte himself
lst entirely unmoles.ed. We thlEk it nsi uriiksly
thA be vii after one tWo more AghR, iaPereepdbiy
'drssar avaI Ike dapidAtgd barrel Of his favorits
MonongA1ss &c is under the nGosasy OF butting his
brains entirely aad ,ru5 he VII be permitted TO
dos. TAe ~ lay then hnger, .plutser, Care and
finally d. e. ,.s leisure. WA. matter, we win
e. i1depe1As1c o. Ee surely shsls