Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-12-11
andF knomit is full of.errurs.
I am, sir,
Very respectfully,
Your obdt servt,
S. E. III, DANCE.


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Andy Johnson and Buell..
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Press.
! NASHVILLE, Nov. 81 herewith
transmit you extracts from Gov.
Andrew Johnson's letter to Presi-
dent Lincoln, criticising the course
pursued by Gen. Buell. while in
command Of the army Of the Ohio.
This letter would have been sent
to the President Immediately af-
ter it was written, had not, the
guerrilla Morgan cut off all COM
munication with the North. But
here it is:
4 i9' NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. /.
10 his Ercelieacy Abraham lincoln,
| Washington City:
On two occasions / have stated
to the President that Gen. Buell.
! would never enter and redeem the
eastern portion of this State. l
lido not believe he intended to, not
withstanding his late promises to
the President and others that he
would. 1855
"A portion Of the rebel troops it is
stated, under the command of
Bragg, have crossed the Tennessee
river, above Chattanooga, and are
marching in the direction of Nash
vile. His force is variously esti-
mated at from 10000 to 50,000.-
My own opinion is that it cannot
) exceed 10000. -
Gen. Buell. and his forces are in
front, ranging from Dechard on the
railroad, tonic Minnville and Sparta,
and, in my opinion, with such gen
erals as he has under his command,
could meet Bragg and whip him
| with great ease; entering lower East
Tennessee, and turn the rear of
the force said to be now before Gen
Morgan, at Cumberland Gap, leav-
ing Morgan to march into East
+. Tennessee and take possession of
the railroad, at once segregatine
$ and destroying the unity of theil
territory, and that, too, in the
, midst of population that is loyal
| ard will stand by the Government
/; 1 am now compelled to state.
r though with deep regret, what
= know and believe General Buell's
policy to be. Instead of meeting
and whipping Bragg where lie is.
, it is his intention to occupy a de
5 fensive position, and is now, accord
ing TO the best evidence | can oh
: tain, concentrating all his forces
: upon Nashville, giving up all Tx
+, country which we have had pos
session of south and east of thi.
place, leaving the Union sentiment
r and the Union men who took F;
stand for the Government, to b.
e crushed out and utterly ruined by
the rebels, who will be in arm.
upon the retreat of the army.
1t seems to me that Gen. Ruel
!, fears his own personal safety, ant
has concluded to gather the Who'll,
army at this point as a kind of
e bodyguard to protect and defend
him without reference to the Tn
ion men who have been induced
to speak cut, believing that thu
Government. would protects them
e General Buell. is very popular
' with the rebels, and the impress
ion Is that he is more partial t.
them than the Union men
and that he favors the establish
! ment of a Southern Confederacy
4 Notwithstanding the untoward
: events which have transpirsd since
] ! came to Nashville, l feel and
believe that much good has beer
done in preparing the public mind
for being reconciled to the Govern.
ment; but if the policy which !
| have indicated is carried Gu. by
t General Buell., all will be thrown
r away, without the most distant
idea, if ever, when we shall recov-
er our lost ground. East Tennessee
: seems doomed. There is scarcely
$ a hope left of her redemption; if
y ever, no one now can tell. May
:. God save my country from some
: of the generals that have been
| conducting this war.
; A report from Corinth states
!, that a Federal regiment of the new
y Il e i i