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The New "On to Richmond."
The Yankees have for three years endeavored to capture Richmond by conquering the Confederate army in its front, but they have now changed their tactics, and are endeavoring to conquer Gen. Lee's army by capturing Richmond.
Their present policy is based upon the repeated, prolonged, and total failures of every other means of accomplishing their purposes.
Scott, McDowell, McClellan, Pope, Hooker, Burnside, and Meade have all failed to overthrow the living bulwarks of the Confederate soldiers in open field fighting, and the Grand Northern Army of the Potomac, shorn of its original strength and glory, is only too happy if it can secure the capital at Washington from a Confederate advance.
The public men and public speakers of every grade, in and out of the Federal Congress, argue that nothing can be done towards "crushing the rebellion" till the rebel armies are crushed.
But how to do it — that's weak point, and think they have found it, in our general