Daily Davenport Democrat

GRANT IN STEPS OF MCLELLAN.

On the 27th day May a portion of McClellan's force, under Gen. John Porter, attacked the rebels at Hanover C. H., a few miles north of Richmond, and routed them with severe loss. The 27th day of May, 1864, Capt. Grant's brigade of Federal troops attacked the rebels at the same point, and routed them, killing and capturing many. Thus the main Federal force lay nearly east of Richmond, its wings extending both north and south of Richmond and York River Railroad; now the Federal forces occupy a position almost identical, save that it is moved a little further to the north, approaching Richmond from the northeast, instead of menacing it directly from the east. There the Federal army, under McClellan, received its supplies via the White House, on the Pamunkey river; to day the Federal army, under Grant, is getting its supplies by precisely the same route. In all respects the positions of McClellan and Grant are substantially alike. Then, a fleet of gunboats lay on the James river, in statu quo, to meet contingencies that might arise; to-day the same fleet lies in the same waters, and remains for a like purpose. The only difference between then and now is McClellan's army at that time had not felt the throb of the Chickahominy: today the die and front of his entire army are thrust towards the rebel capital.

In other words, McClellan was 3 miles nearer Richmond than Grant now is; a river, a swamp, a powerful rebel army, are between them and Richmond.

But be all this as it may, the adoption of McClellan's plan by General Grant is a striking triumphant attestation of McClellan's correctness, comprehension and sagacity. No more unhesitating triumph can be asked for than the fact that Grant, after two years in which to investigate the merits and demerits of McClellan's plan, adopts it without the alteration of a single detail? At present, Grant stands in McClellan's footsteps: but whether the former will follow the path of the latter to Malvern Hill, or pursue an onward march until his route terminates in Richmond, is yet to be known. The former was harassed by Washington; the latter is supreme in his command.

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