, 1864-05-12
Gbica9o Grtb1r1f.
THURSDAY, NAY II, 1864.



The light breaks in. The clouds Lift. The
doubt ia lcssencd. Through pcrila which have
thick1y- strewn their glorious path with
their fallen --comrades, the Army Of the Po~
tomac hos gone forward. The fighting has
been terrific. Brigades and divisions have
been poured in and wasted like water spilled
upon the. ground 4 stubborn foe has
wrought pIodgies Of desperate valor. Tho
tactics Of the enemy TO strike hard blows at
the outset, have been practtsed, never before
more vigorously. And yet steadily, un6inch.
ingly onward have pressed the boys in blue,
Still tho sword Of Grant has pointed. to
Richmond, and his devoted corps leaders
hare beckonod onward Wounded, bleed
1ng, with shattered regiments, and IN ap-
pal1ing list OF casualties, bearing the names
Of many Of our bravest officers, still ths cry
IL, "on to Richmond"
Read it-aud the starting tear viii not
shsme your manhood the shatterod but
not defeated Army OF the. Potomac, bewil~
dered in the horrible m.zes OF the Wilder
ness, wist not where they were led, and their
hearts chilled with dread that the3 were be-
ing vi hd1awn from before the foe. Mark
Whit cheers went up-what huzzas, sitting
the eroans Of the wounded-at the discovery
that they wore sti1l going toward the rebel
capital. Let no one despair Of the Republic
whi1e1t can oppose soldiers 80 inspired, to
the schemes Of her enemi:a in arms. They
forgot their wounds, forgot perils past and
to come, and stirred the sullon smoke,
wreaths Of that doubtful battle field. with .
cheer that will bc historic. "on 70 Rich'
mond."~'
The uews of last night is not decisive.
Let us, with al tho warnings we have had
build no fond hopes that the worst Is past.
Trust u We may, let the readers Of the TR1
BuHK accept the situation as It is, and recog
naze that no light task remains for on,
armieS in Virginia But NE have ths
right to rejoice in tokens Of progress 81
we'll earned. Our army was beyond Spotsyl
v&nia. Gen. Haneoek's advance had crossei
the Po, the second tributary Of the Matt8po
ny River. We h1ve struck Lee on his ten
derest side by capturing large amount o
his commissary stores, (which, thank Picvi
.dence, our boys are not Obliged to eat). vi
have taken S, 900 prisoners. We have new
base Of supplies, and ahort land conmunica
4iors to Belle Plain, On the Potomac
We have passed the dense mazes Of tn
huahy suamp called Wilderness, and are il
m open country where our magnificent ar
4il1ery trains can for the first time come Inte
play. The dia Of battle, from the sharI
rattle Of musketry, has become the deep d.
apason of the cannonade. Our army is IN
conquered In spirit and still large In mum.
bers.
We know not how We may better close our
comments upon the news to our readers
than In the language Of the Presidents Pro,
elkmation easewhere given: "Enough i.
<tknown Of army operations within the las'
as i've days to claim our especial gratitude tt
~*God, while what remains undone dc
=" mands our most sinccre prayers to and re
-~s lance upon Him {without whom all huma,
s'eflort ts vain)-"
" Our Georgia letters gtve interesting detail
ftom the advance Of Gen. Sherman. but Q
course anticipated BY the wires.