The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-06

Raymond may be q 'iittle viliain"-those
who ought TO know say he is-but he is
big soldier. He studied at Solferino. and
took the degree Of "Master" ut the White
House. Ii Richmond has not yet been
taken It Ia no fault of Raymond's.> He gave
the best possible advice, bnt those who had
the ordering OF the campaign would not
follow it. He recommended the simuita
neous advance OF fiYe columns upon five
different routes. One direct from Frede-
ricksburg, one from Stanton. one by
Lynchburg, one from Norfolk, ON the South
aide, aud one from Old Point, up the PENN
sula. Each Of these wss to be able to whip
the army Of Gen. Lee without any assist-
ance from the others. There can be no
doubt that II his plan had been carried out,
Richmond must have fallen.
At present Raymond is in trouble. lie
told his readers few weeks ago that Batter
had taken Deewry's Bluff aud Petersburg
Doubtless he knew it was not SO, and now,
to divert attention from Limseli, he falls foul
Of Butler, aud calls him names. This is very
wrong OF Raymond. TO be sure Batter is \
Beast, and moat cxecrable Beast. But
Raymond ought not to make scapegoat Of
him for all that. Though Beast, he ia not
n Beast Of burden. He is of too filthy
nature for that. He belongs rather to the
genus wolf, or hyena Besides, he ought
not to be made responsible for Rlymonds
lies. He has eaough OF his own to answer
for. Raymond, however, like most other
great tacticians, makes NO allowance for
failures. He feels how diff .rent would have
been the result had he been there instead OF
Batter. Great men like Raymond cannot
conceive how small men should stnmblr at
obstacles which they themselves would
scarcely notice. BsaHsegard and his army
were snch an obstacle In Ratic,'s way. Ray.
,aond would have brushed them out Of his
path, q the lion brushes of swarm OF
mosquitoes. and he cannot pardon Hitler for
not being Is brave and - energetic as him
self It u one Of the wonders Of this won.
derfnl war that Llncoln has never thought
Of appolnting Raymond commander Of some
n those arnies for which he has mapped OF
campalgus. He b another example Of ne
elected mAsjk h Moald, no doubt, make
= great 81 e1l = Mack, who, ike him
sell VA > 1eet1SDkDa military tactics.
Ragmsn1 AeNevss. In the midst OF his
ceacern for the failure Of Butler, u not with
cut consolAtion. He telh a what 1t is.-
0sanA y ssems, has possession Of All Me-
C1Allanb positions, has . much larger and
better army, and Is himsAH far greater
0eassaL Nov, We are we'll aware That Ray.
mond y QUE Of th0ss happily conatitutsd
pe1Aoss who can aluays hear agreeable news.
An1 yet ue have erAt cnrIosily 30 know
10 the front not tuo hOars ago tell W. that
az NcCaellAnss p0aitions ara In oar poeses-
stoa, not 0r1nisS. Hs Grant gotten pos
seaefon a MechaAiessiue, Or Cold Harbor.
az 0ainess Mn, e The Grape Vine Bridge,
! n the nnfthlsn si1e 81 the Chick Ahosniny.
a.. q The south side, McCleilan's enor-
1Does vesks = the rAsr 81 Seven Pines,
6 ooSaee 6tattos, OF Ftazier's farm, o.
eMhiEe Ok HFamA Or MAlvesa HIM.
AAlheAs wese II psnseasion q Mcclellan,
ga ~ 6eaeht : battie aad Was whipped II
80 eneof thsR Has Grant got them III.
- ~ oaeof thsn II a. Gsn. Lei cer-
fAtaly does nj taow 4, nor Dos Nh
sagey, esasy ooees or soldier thereoE Nay,
slees NJ ahrsN11y ssspect Gen. 9rast y
ktn11f Agnessnt - htsEsod iortAae, and
~ ~ uhsae seny pastaks ~ his igno.
nancA R91Ape thsse my be - exception
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