Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-16
Tbs United States

| Ths United States.
We make up the following budget from our latest
sources Of intelligence:
| THE ENEMY'5 OPERATIONS IN EASTERN
| . - KENTUCKY.
In the general and signal failure Of the Lncolnes to
make hesdvay against the pitro,s Of the South their
campaign in Eastern Kentucky stands conspicunusly in
glorious. The Chicago Tribune is fearfuy rate with
General Thomas Who he be the renegade Vrgiuian of
that and title, to have more than compensI-
ted for bis treason to his coultrymcn by the IL jury
be has brought upon their enemies. Hear bow the Tn
6use hoss at him:
II stupidity and nccmpatsncy in our military COM
msndsrs in Kentucky not just nov bearing an abun-
dsni crop of evils then must these abuses, whose ex
istence not TO b, dIputed be accredited to causes
even dishOnorsble to these officers II the history
Of this or any other produce parallels TO the dim
ming evidence rolled up against Generals Smith and
Thomas, vc have yet TO learn OF thtm. Il Is well
enough argue, in the abstract some OF our coem
porars do, that campaigns cannot be conducted In
editorial sanctums remote from the scene OF action, bu
| se submit that even such remoteness would form
reasonable excuse for the cruel and wick ID bunders 10
cal th,m by worse term, which, emAnaung from
ea1qIarrs in Kentucky, wearing Out the strength
and spiri, of forces, rcng upon them every pos
sible evil os bad geuerashp disgusting and dsmsying
Union in that section, aud making worse than
thoroughly unprofabls job Of the entire campsgo.
A 10 General fhoms' he vas sith Patterson, aud -
Paterson intensified for whereas the latter did not act
At al the wrong heided bunderiog Of fhomes s worse
than any possbl, eject OF ilettnes. The e,iieDce g.
giinst him from various sources aud already
ofcdgnation ID raging throughout Oaio a. his
cruel derelictiOns. cts OF omission in negsct Of her
troops snd Of commission In such Instances a. the
shan etcl rerogate from London. Let US group
together u few fscs.
Cen Thomas army was, week before last, moving to-
f,,l ~ tn nf ali knnA
~ere more jubl.nt in that force all OF whom eager
for fght than the tso loyal Tennessee regiments who
~ere burning TO ayenge the wrongs the rebel hories
had inflicted on their homes lnex pcsbly, and for
oatha. sppeared. the march ended at London aud
rstroprade was ordered SO disgusted and outraged
the Tennessee troops, that an opcn demonstration
only prevented by counermsndns the order as re-
gardel them, but this not un.il halt Of them al
deserted
Tae sld forced march OF these Ohio troops f Thomas
from London to Crab 0char beggars Of all description.
and the result Of Il hls been the death Of many Of the
men. They dropped oil along the road from sheer ex.
| hsuston. Says one account:
The o.der was promul gated at o'clock In the after
noon, and the time for moving Was o'clock a.night. The
order sd that the sick must s.o be brought along ald
sith Insult :ient transportation roads that cannot
DC described that horrible night march took place. The
sick In the ambulancesthe worst possible vehicle for
sick man over bad road-bcggej to be taken out aud
put on the top Of the baggage a1d well
lied 70 drop by the way. Tost this forced march
tery useless proved by the fact that tho troops,
after arriving at Crab Orchard, remained there three
days.
But this ia not the worst Of It. rhes, troops sorn
out and many Of them on the sick s received orders
for Lsbinou which they reached after tosome march
Of forty miles through mud and snow, Sunday che 2ih
inst ONLY be again rerogrHdsd TO SnerSe9 TO repe
demo s:rson Of Zllcofrer," that tie close OF last
week saw them again within twenty five miles Of L,rdoD
the r,ce Of their halt in the movement. toward Gambler
land Gap. Let this statement be compared with distan
ces on the map, and il will be seen that our Federal
troops in General Thomas army, after crossing and
crossing eight counties, and hundred and eighty
miles Of heavy winter roads near their Old pace
their intermediate tells and stfrugs wholly wasted.
Nov do not these things contribute evidence enough
against Gen. ThomGsg Neglect Of the troops and mat.
tenon TO the wants Of the SICK has been the rule in his
command and the most shameful feature in the Kenuc-
Ky campaign At Crab Orchard in the hasy winter biv
ousc the first order issued not to provide fro wood
bu ha. under severe pensltes no one should touch he
ne; rails. loyal Ohio "a justly enragcd AZ this shsne
III waste of the vigor and loyalty Of her soldiers. How
much longer is il to continue2
The folowing letter from Tennessee renegade gives
still further insight into the glores of the Lrceln
campaign in Eastern Kentucky. IL is addressed 10 the
Cincinnati C.mmreial:
OAMr CALvEkr, LoSDoS, KY.,
November IL.
Arc We 10 stay here always? must wo forever stay
and guard Kentucky? VIII we never be allowed to 20
b,, 10 East Tennessee homes and our destitute
unprotected iamissg God grant that the day may not
n, far ds ant for wo all tired aud weary, and SICK
Of the everlasting cry, that arc not ready, wait
litl, Iopoar Yea waleh and pray and wait, TO what
nnrno.eY For he Secession soldiers To devsstae
6Id-slaughter our live stock thlt ought to be
fssdng Union ermy-burn our houses, insult wivea
and dsurhters asd rain them forever and all time =:
What wait for disciplined wait TO b, 6rilled with that
eternal Internal le that has been cried until every old
breed SOW in Kentucky s granting leiti How can II
ever BE- expected that men, smar,ng under every Insult
and ipury that can be besped upon them, q1iety
submit aud learn b, disciplined and drilled? Wait
Why-jcs. because some enc, or two, three men,
.tter than many other men, who happen to have Bgs-
der General hitehed 10 their Names aud consequently
get big pay declare that We have rot th. necessary
equip ge means OF transportation or perhaps come
l,e brooks the rosdsare sweed by the rains
Some of these men getting money Bou,
Generals tha1 they ever saw before, and they afraid
st this may be ended too and the stream that
owirg penieousy ints tbeir pockets will be cut
of This u altogether too much OF pcliticsnf ans
contractors war Il Il 70 not for their especial benth
smells very strong that way shsn ve have night un-
der our nose the immense syindng beef and mule con
tracts given to the big beied blue grass ssocracy OF
Kenteky who have sent volunteers TO light out tie
battle for the Union " y 80 ~ '-' 4--..l q
How have the Tenntssans been treated since their
exodus from their native State in the month Of August
TO the hospitable ~ State of Kentucky What has be-
Of the 100000 appropriated by Congress for the
benefit Of East Tennesseansp Where arc the pur
chased by the Government and sent 10 Kentucky 10 arm
Eis. Tennesseans? In Augnst the Tenueeseans csme
{, Barbouvie aud were mustered into service BY Sam
usl p Nelson, then Lsutenent Melon, Of the Navy,