, 1864-05-28
N[1ieago Gr1bn1te~
THE NEWS,

SATURDAY, MAY Is, 1851
THE NEWS.
We once used the expression that G3ans
was rearing his 1ndder asainst htehnond-
We uke the allusion better than at first He
is on the 1addcr and making good headway.
HIVE vou ever seen in the gymnasium the as-
ccnsion process known as **hsnd over ham,"
Tint is Grants. He is doing just that, mark |
it. Hc makes strong grasp Of the round
ca which he is to swing forward, then Leaves
j: completely to swing boldly upon the ne1t. |
No brcathless dangling between, but d stesdy,
strong, resistless sweep toward the end. BE
left Washington and clutched his first rounds
20 stoutly that Lee did not essay to check
lin until midway the ladder. How be sue.
cccdcd is recorded in the week Of battles that
Brought our army ont Of the Wilderness.
There Grant graspcd at the next round Of
the lnddcr, leaving al behind him to tho
lay Of lcescr gymnasts. He fastened him
t If on the shortened land communications |
ty fredericksburg, utterly abandoning the
1ailroad route by Nanassas. a little lun in
arme and by this new line our 1nany thon-
sand wounded were all cent up to hospitals
snd we'll cared for, our prisoners sent to safe
tusrtc1e, our 1ations repienished, and cart
,idse boxes filed, and then the strong
Lthletc gathered himself for another awirg:
Hc las done 1t grandly. He has now car
r:ed himself to u new point ot progress,
where ac c1inss with fstcr hold than before.
Goin, :Moscby. Burn, kill and destroy, rough
riders in buttcrnut. You cnn harm the yiE-
sin'a scheme DO more bJ raids on our late
: Fredericksburg and Aqua Creek line. than
could you on tbe far of Indian border. Grant
has fast hold Of the new round ct Port Royal
m the Rappalaunock. Thither flock the
.nnboats and the transports, and swinging
trcm this new point, the ARMY III soon get
fast hold further on, when ia It's turn Port
Royal and the Rappahannock will be left to
wtom It 1nny concern. The next round to
DC grcspcd will be West Point, at the mouth
OF the Pamunkey, unless no " comes the final,
rGs:etlces swi1s clear iuto Richmond. This
is Grants "hand over hand" process.
Eut mark how sp1endidly IL is being done.
We're il 10 end now in defeat oh the South
Anna, not the eripe and stain Of battle
lost could emcor out the glorious achieve
mcnts already reached. There is point
where, though the strong gymnast drops
speut aud brcathless, applause goes up from
the lockers on. The 1aurels are deathless,
won ut sTilderne.ss, spottsylvsnss, and
N the mastery opening Of new
base OF supplies from Port Royal
on tho Rappahannock- But We have
compared great things with the 4lknmcasurA-
ably less. These operations have been in
the highest range Of intellect md strategy.
They will become part Of the future text
books Of tie art Of xar. There have been
sburp magnificent collisions, as the lists of
casualties attest, bnt the g1andest spectacle
Of a11 hns been the struggle Of intellect
against intellect By these two great mnsters
In the art Of war, Lee thus tar losing heavily
in the game, both in men and positions.
Our dispatches prepare us to bcaeye that
- N.9' ofe'1"A W 'uo yam
o' 1ne eooh Anna. Lee KNOWS ne IS 1ost
once enclosed within the dcfences Of Rich
mond, and the gagc OF battle is offered and
taken without 1ese7ve. while The nation
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"noss 1ssne u4us "4e''' :eAN' wv
sGfahtr sactoft 1e ea1ouce p'ases aho "aseo-
word for the momentous hour.
What Of Butler and his army. Nothing
now. Lce spared what be believed was eufi.
cient of his force to crush out the army on
James River. He did not do It, Tue staunch
hn1a cannot be shaken Of. inst now Lee
hss abundant call for his powers and attca
lion fn front Of Grant IfLee is beaten there,
Butler is well placed for future operations.
We chose to believe that Tue other contin-
Ecney need not be considered.
The new Tariff Bill is given elsewhere
as reported on by the Joint Committee. It.
will become a lss in very nearly its present
shape.
4 bad state Of afEairs is reported In Texas.
caused by the withdrawal Of our forces, after
having encouraged The CDiopises into acts
Of Loyalty that have betrayed them late tsoa-
1fe The White CAMPAIGN in the Southwest