The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-11-22
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sep
To has Erceilency abraham Lincoln,
Washington City:

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. |.
To his Ercetlency Abraham Lincoln,
Washington City:
On two occasions have stated to the |
President that General Buell. would new
er enter and redeem the eastern portion
of this State. | do not believe he ever
intended to, Notwithstanding his fair
promises to the President and others
that hse wen E998hl9d 9dr rne reoel troops, II Is
ted, under the command of Bragg, have
crossed the Tennessee River, above Chat
tanoopa. and are marching in the direc-
tion Of Nashville. His force is various
lv estimated at from 10000 to $4,000.
| Mvopinion is that it cannot exceed 90
O00
General Buell. and his forces are in his
front, ranging from Decherd, on the rail-
road, to McMinnville and Sparta, and in
my opinion, with such Generals as he
has under his command, could meet
Bragg and whip him with the greatest
ease, entering lower East Tennessee, and
turn the rear of the force said to be now
before General Morgan, at Cumberland
Gap, leaving Morgan to march into East
Tennessee, and take possession of the
railroad, at once segregating and des-
troying the unity of their territory, and
that, too, in the midst of population
that is loyal, and will stand by the Gov
, ernment.
The forces which have passed Cumber-
| land Gap on Morgan's right, under com
r mand Of Kirby Smith, entering Ken
. lucky in Morgan's rear, can and will be
Y met by forces coming in the direction Of
e Lexington and Nieholasville, and whip
e ped and driven back.
O | am now compelled to state, though
:. with deep regret, what / know and be
! lieve General Buells policy to be. In
# stead of meeting and whipping Bragg
a where he is, it is his intention to occup,
i a defensive position and is now, accord
,f ing to the best evidence | can obtain
st concentrating all his forces upon Nash
h vile, giving up all the country which W
,r have had possession of South and Eas
,e of this place, leaving the Union sent
ment and Union men, who took a stan
as for the Government, to be crushed ou
40 and utterly ruined by the rebels, VIII
es will be in arms upon the retreat of ou
a army.
ne Il. seems to me that General Bue
ali fears his own personal safety, and hs
concluded to gather the whole army
en- this point as kind of body-guard
rtv protect and defend him, without refe
in ence to the Union men who have bee
ice induced to speak out, believing the Go
in ernment would defend them.
the Gen BUELL. is Ue1,y popular acith t
ee- rebels, and the impression as that he
no more partial to them than to Uni
er men, and that he .faUors the estabhs
,ay aaent Of a Southern COnfederGcy
at / will not assume that Gen. Buell. {
ads sires the establishment of Southe
the Confederacy and surrender of Tenn
in see to the rebels, but will give it as
the oninion that, if he had designed to do
and he could not have laid down or pursu
a policy that would have been more s.
red cessful in the accomplishment of b,
ven those objects.
can Notwithstanding the untoward eve
/ of which have transpired since / came
veet Nashville, feel and believe that mt
GOOD has been done in preparing
She 6ubIic mind in being reconciled to
IA" Goyernment; but if the policy whicl
YES have indicated is carried out by G
ven Buell., all will be thrown sway, with
vere the most distant idea, if ever, when
Ned shall recover our lost ground. Z
not tennessee seems doomed nere
that scarcely hope left of her redempti
if ever, no one can tell Nay God $
ask my country from some Of the Gencr
N of that hQvs been conducting this udr!