, 1864-09-01

before Petersburg, the TRIBUNE predicted
that Tor IL outl or two to come little In the
way Of aclIve or asgr. ssive movement need
be expected of that army. The prediction
wns founded on the Curious rcason that the
army vas worn down ~ith tbs fas5eues OF
long tusrchts and bard fighting, continued
for two months without my intcrmissson;
or6 that the sesson Ut hrat in V,rZ,fia as
vetywhcre else, was The. seasnn Of lassitude
nd lLsctioe. The prediction has proeed
rue. But the country has strangely misin.
i :rprtted the fact, a. d has drawn the couclu.
ion that the War Was goiog badly, brcanse
Twas mot trivcn under high pressure IN
July and Auguet- But the stason Of laac-
ton Is TOW craving to close. Cooler days
are beginning to come Oh. The army has
hud comparative rest; nlsaough In the
trc1cbee ana before The enemy, rest il only
comparative. Indeed the Po.uma ac army has
slr ady c: m1nercrd it, tsIl work aud secured
Important advantages. :.
At the presebt moment the aepects of the
camrs,gr In Vtrg'nis are full OF hope. Gen
Grants erasp OF the Weldon road ID bat the
carrying out of bis Original intention, which
Lee wne able for a time to prrveLt, but which
the bull dog ,trnac,ty Of Graut n.s At asst
secured: It cus the great aorta OF
Richmond, by whlch its life was kept
up. The truth is that Lee's sttat.
eey has ovrrscted. His endeAsor
Lee been, ny show of torce down the She
usndosb Valley, tbreatenipg the invasion Of
Penns, lyauia. in addition to getting sup,
piles, and keeplog our raiders away from his
railroads, by giyi.E then employ elsewhere.
to force Grant TO relax bis hold on Peters
burg. He has not only failed in tair, but
the withdrawing of troops to effect It has
le{t his ara.y 60 weak at Petersburg that he
has lost the Weldon road beyond recovery.
That this is point Of immense Importance
to onr cause, and likely to even1uate In
other euecesses. is evident 1t Is g. proof to
the country of the determination OF our
military lcate1s, and of the ability Of the
IWy.
At the same time SheridAn's magnificent
,1,ny has held In check Eur1s's force in tne
Mepapdcah. aud convinced that General
ibgt his getting into Pennsylvania was
,rotlematical undertaking.; and that If Lei
could afford Early to the mere Occupation
of The Shcuaudoah Valley, Grant could af
ford 6heriaan, and still be strong en- ough X
tske care OF him Ut Petersburg. That Soeri
dap has not III. he'd inte battle ought not II
surprise the country. It answered Grant!
purpose very wrn If he cdrid afford o.cnpa
t,on to 40 1aree rebel army 3 -ay from r.
tertbur,. and still holu it In check. Snezl
dan, would hive been rtady to fight doubt
less had he s: en- a sure cuaLcc Of crushing
him hut undtr the tei1cumstauces did no
care TO rur grare risss-
hs 10 eoermsns a,us ~ At.ao'a no ~
paa iittie o. 'a'e- 1"e,e '1 eno,su nno"n
however 10 aseo1e u sna' " .,a n'4Ns w y" -
ano VIC afc aseo'eo .na' ,,' po.'an '1n'
movements are 'oti.eoo''s' no es'aa,
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no doubt, tha, With proper cxsrtions on th
part of the friencs of the Government, me
will be fouud Tor the af"S, ana 1aat 1o
gloom which has been telt on account OF tt
~ n,s. av.x ~ The dew rises from Il
,1h IN snmmer,s noroipp. As the ar1r
.a,,aa aod hacomea act;ve confidence
- eaam,n,stra,,on wil,.pa strengthened. II
-, f.r .1.,re fnrca xf,} he seen to ha,
been the wisrst movement lbat could
made; and the public feeling win rtss IN tt
rat1o Of its late deprt ssion.
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