, 1864-05-30
MhtfQgG Grrbnne.
MONDAY, MAY 80, M



We have already indicated the nature Of
the grand strategic movement Of the army
of the Potomac, which occupied the larger
share Of last week, and is NOW completed,
being no less than the turning Of Lees right
funk: thus rendering wholly useless his de-
fcnsfvc position on the South Anna River.
1t has brought our forces within If
teen miles Of Richmond, With nothing Ike
general engagement since leaving spotts,l-
vanilla Grant is now within striking dis
tarce Of the rehcl capitol, and has his new
hasc @; supplies ut y1Iest Point, on the York
Liver, ct tic mouth Ct t!,t Pamunkcy leaving
6 very short line o* land communications.
Our dispatches Of Sunday night give
very full dctuils Of this mastery stroke Of
1A:;i,a'y eE:l>. T..crc is every reason for
Encouragement in the present aspect. Not
tlet 1t avoide tile great task Of opening the
satss 10 TIC Capital, bat It brings 1t 10 or
:rn.y on be..cr terms, end 1in3s IT. stronger
:,.d more Eager than teioEe to scccpt the
4Ege Of tattlc, and trust to consequences.
Ice must now fight before the works Of
Richmond. pr enter them to meet the fate oi
Ten'bcrton and Ills ar1ny, paroles excepted,
Never before has Richmond been in equal
dunecr. Doubtless ere this, the chief con-
spitators and their archives Of treason have
been hurried away to escape its fate. Grant
laa done well. His armies have shown that
they haye heretofore lacked only leaders.
The end Of the campaign in Virginia cannot
lie far distant, if we may trust the tokens
that arc now so promisiag.
The arrival Of large force Of Danks' re-
cent army ut Viclsburg, on nineteen trans.
ports, on their way up the river, means just
this, that the scattcr4tion policy Is gone By.
We arc nov to strike strong deadly blows at
the vitAls of the rebellion, and the extremi-
tics arc to be let alone. When the heart Is
dead, the limbs will perish without further
agency Of ours. Gen. a. j. Smith md Ills
command are wanted elsewhere, and are on
their WY tlithcr.
from Georgia, nothing decisive. 6her-
mans faux movements hare compelled
Johnston to gather himself up Tor battle,
tte t1ilut AlEH IUl Lite LII tuE ~ al1ETuE5St AQu
he is consequently throwing up works near
Dallas where the roads to Atlanta fork.
Sherman will give him little time to perfect
works, and VIC have no fcars for the result
when GIr Western boys move upon them.
From Dutler VIC hear nothing. Hefs prob
ably still fn Lis den, l.urling back the rebels,
bleeding and crippled in their vain attempt
TO cislotgc him aud carrying cut his part ot
IL. programme.
Tic GeEa.c Lave adopted the amendment
striking out The clause from the Revenue
4'ill 3axing stocks Of liquors On hind.
The European steamer which left New
York cn Saturday took out over ao99 900 In
srtcit 10 ,ny.tor European nonsense. Is it
Iii: wonder :l:at the ncrcury iu the Wall
street thermometer runs up to 1857.
Some Delaware friends Of Gen. Grant have
purchased thu celebrated gold medal present
ed 10 Washington by Congress, and known
in numiEmatfc lists US Il the Washington be-
fore Boston, tor presentation to the Lien-
terant General. The adverse bears IN excel
lent head of thc Hatsr E1t,ie, and the reverse,
Washington md lis Etatf before Boston, with
the Epglik!. Acct leaving the harbor. Tho
medal, He believe, 1Sss struck iu France
iHc1e II 1attcIiut ploslccl 1ol sptch
OF war with the sayagcs OF the Minnesota
county, ard that Gems. sibley and sul1y will
have their liuaas full during the summer
campaign among the countSymen Of Hla.
Vathn.
1t is IN eloquent testimonial Of the faith o'
The PEOPLE iu the Government and its securi
tice, that the receipts from the ten-fortles are
announced to be sufficient TO meet the requi
sitions Of the Treasury, and this, in spite o.
rebel and copperhead p'ottings, to overthrow
ii. The pornlar confidence is unshaken. Like
Grant, the people will fight it out OF this line
# It take all summer.