The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-06-02

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HA0S, 10 he4e ~ snah qasnnlles.
4uuescAg noeatrss. srSs 1854
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aenwSh L. an4 Dsauregasd asa Their
AsMlsA
Ne - i1cliasd 70 believe that no city.
wseb oAs hoetilA army on one eide Of II and
asother - The Other--both within days
psreh = leeD-vs ever 90 calm, % qaiet.
- Atam Agits&sA By idle flars or vague RI.
WaTs. - tAis city Of Richmond Il II this
1saa0k IA thia respect. u even sarpasses
i1nlli - Tire occasios Of McClellan's visit
to penn ego At that time the ueighhor-
hoo1 Ga great hostile force was novelty,
~ - coanA - long ~ II contisaed TO be
10 - eAesA IN much excitement. which.
Aey3HG. eooA suhsided Bat the people
As1A cog bseane Used to the situation, and
- prQsats nothing wonderful to their
t0agl1s&taAA They have seen 50 many st'
teaFn 70 capture the city made and hAffied;
tAy bsxs become % much accustomed to
1pslkas tnvsdo. and Yankee demonstra-
ttQag thy nave sssn their best men, and
lAsis largest srmie. 90 often beaten aud
.1orcs4 to rslirs before the stubborn yalor OF
fhs Confederate troops, that they have al
aost forgotten how to fear, ana scarcely re-
taia the stpscisy TO doubt.
Tbtn aA1ur3>v ho.a MT a~:.. r.ox~ 49, v,.,,
cosadsncs in the good fortune of this city,
o. a1y balisf that because IL has not been
3k0 ANstofore it ansy not be less incky
ID Tho future. 1t 10 founded upon the well
kAo~n character Of the two great Generals
Who have the defence Of the city in their
Aoo63. end Of the two armies which they
aaSssaily command. No matter how unin-
taliisiSls the movement Of tho enemy may
oe~ao olaftSv how seriously some Of them
nay appear to threaten us-no matter how
1ess they approach, or how strong may be
ahas force-ths citizens Of Richmond feel
aAsared that Lee and Beanregsrd, with the
Aruiss they commend, are between them and
hafDs sa6 that they viii be sure to do every.
ching that the moot urgent emergency can
damssd. "0so Lee knows all about it," or
s!G0 Bsaurs1Erd viii he sure to see that
sxssythias b done properly" or ~ leave
Al'atasy natssrs and the defence Of the city
q ons QsnsEAls," or .this SCENE strange to
AsA bit orr Generals know what they are
2honk" This 70 the language almoat uniyer- /;
sally held whenever military topics are
hronSht under diacHhaion, which is, indeed,
eNsH hour al the day. Nobody believes |
that the enemy will ever enter Richmond rs
2pag = Lee and Baauregard. with such armies
as&hsy command, are interpOsef between
them and Grant and Bntler, for they know
that tAsss armies must first be annihilated.
end they do not think Grant and Butler the
nsu 70 do that job. More excitement was
GRATED By the raid Of Fitzpatrick, three
0anihs ago. than hss been created ty the
approach Of 0rant's huge army. beaten and
6splsted ~ il has alresAy been, sud bearing
il 10 train nothing of the prestige Of vic
tory. !
Thxt our Genersia are worthy Of all Sac
which . thus grstnitopsls nsstow.
"a upop liam, none know better than the
IeDkaSs. Gen Bsanregsrd has been SO sue
c6sa1al wherevar be has commanded that he
~ heen styled the "fortunste General" yet
9ls good fortune has been due no. to blind
fhsacs. or l,~& - It il generally termed, but
% ais osp genius and bis thorough mastery
ef hie propulsion. From Manassas 10 Ches-
lsr 10 has ueyAr drawn HE sword but 10
eonaa1E His name alone 10 worth q large
lr1Dy On tho oeld Of battle, such confidence
l&xe the men IN bis skiil and experience.
tia troops have even more confidence Ii
hat hs passible. 10 General Lee than ia Cen
Baenssgard, and the people have Al abiding | I;
hifA In the entity Of any cause entrusted to | {
aiS hanas. Never did tbs senatation Of asy
mn grow more rspidia than his. 1t may
itsully 'bs sai1 70 nave sprung up ia
.lg@t, end IN hAXe oxershadowed the cont.
1DA q ne cedau Of Lebanon oyesshadowed
he earth. slmest hefees We were awsrs of '
p Miatsnce, Ii
xpov2 70 The Old Army al an officer OF great h
md TIED ability. HE reputation vas some- !.
saat damaged By bis cAmpSign Of 1861, over :
10 AolntAiDA. The public never has Ne |
lsgatap4 the tine history Of that cars2a,,ga, Il.
nd nrohAbly never will until th:s war saall +!
laGs Terminated Whateves il may. be, 10 !;
nf Sbsnes Of the rec u,alte information. We
hauia hesitate .eng before We ascr;be its
,stuaa fA;lyAs 70 tAs lkplt Of an ofassr who
q aiacS proved ,himssif. such = consua-
assA asatera s The art os var. With regard
. IN Smnaigp Of inca there canpnt be swo
,rlaiess It anght, In fact, to bs consaisred J
u 1Rt eamsaagp- the eanacaisn of 1861
xaA1 uars eRlseds in. his military iife--snd
gle2lA - this light Il xaa certainly. vel
eiilk. The psnst brilliant jirst campaign bu
record, that a. Apaararte in Italy, ia 17ys
6aasp ncsRteA -
! ia Hcosd campaign. Notwithstanding
az Aiiaas q 0ettysburg, which the Yan-
kea have Aagnined into an overwhelming
picte9J. ytucraased rather than diminished
III rlpntation. IN spite Of hoastipg and IL.
Mr. y n 4Ipwn that they were fhemsslves
a. n point Of rstreatn1 Ind not the ex-
hanst3on d bib smmnnition compelled Lee
- taks that step srst; that they did not
dere ~ phlsna bin. shonxh his retreat xas
seaR - dsnsut; that he carried hin men
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