New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-18
Governor 5ohnson'- Opinion of General
Igucli'- Course.

Special Cofrs,r ondeace Of Ia, Phiiadelpi.a Pres
NAsHyuIE, Tenn, &ov. 9, 1867.
I herewith traunlit 70 son cE'r1cfs from Coy.
Ar9iew Iohnsous lo''er to President lincoln, crit
cdng the courre puraued by Geu. bucil while ~
command 81 the Army oi the ono. This ictiei
would nave been sent 90 The President inme,lt;s!
after it vas written I'D not tue guerrilla NorEHii
rut Oh N communication with the North. but
mere tie. ...
"NAsH,uLE, Tcun.. sept. !, 1872.
" 10 kh r.-I.r." aA- NN LINCOLN, u f'1mg,r tnP
" On tyD occasions laye stated 60 the President
that q en. Buell. would never enter and redeem TIE
eastern rortisn o. this State. do not believe he
ever intended to, Notwithstanding his ar promises
10 the PFC i1eai and others that ne would.
a. portion OF the Rebel troops % Is stated. under
the command OF BwgF, have cr0s'ed he tennessee
River above tha'taro a, ana are marching I'D tle
dire ion of Nashville. Ills force il yarourl! eail-
r4'cua i..u -u.Ot) t0 .l,OJl. Ny own opinion IL
That 10 c.nuot exceed 2lOJJ.
.Gon. Buell. and h.a forces are in lis front,
far~n. from Dcchert, On the railroad, 20 DC Mimi
willie and Suarta aud, in my opinion, with such
general, - he tas under ~ command, could meet
BIaQg ari whip bin with the greatest easei enter
INC lower last Tennessee, aud turn the rear OF the
force sa,d 10 be now before Gen. Morgan 10 Cum
terlmd Gap, leaving Morgan to march into East
IDl,.- See and take possession OF the railroad, a.
enc, sexflgafius aud destroying the unity OF their
territory and ,hat too, in the midst Of population
taqt ioy:l and VII Stand by the Government.
The Ion, which have passed Cumberland Gas
on Morgan ri III, under command of KIRBY smith,
cutoung Kentucky ~ MOrgin's rear, can and WI
be met by forces coming in the direction u Loung-
too AID NohoAsville. Hud whipped ami driven back.
a.n now compelled 70 state, thouel, with deep
regret, what know and believe Gen. Buell. policy
90 be. Instead Of meeting and whipping Bragg
where he H. 10 in his int uiiOn 10 occupy defensive
position and H. now ace )riin. 20 The best evidence
can obtain concentrating all hie forces upon Nash
VILE, giving up all tho corutry which We have hG1
possession OF .oIth and cast 81 thu place, leaving
The Union sentiment and Union men who took =
stend or the Government 70 be crushed odt and NJ
terry ruined by he Rebels, who Will all be in arms
upon tie retreat Of ourarmy.
>" II seems TO me that Gen. Ble,l fears hi oWn
rersOnal safety, and has concluded TO Sa.Lel tne
whole army this point as siud OF BODY guard 10
protect ard dcicnd hin. without Itlorcnce 10 the
Union men who nave been induced 10 speak ooI,
believing that tie Government would defend thotn.
1ira. BHsH rs tcry p0putqr wH, NE H.6sls, md
fe preston IS net hs IS more partial 20 Ten
dian ~ Lfi0p men, and that w. J0r1rs The establish
uegf ~ a Sopftern Confectionery.
d" will NO. asUme that Gen. Buell desires the
estGl lishncul Of a Southern C0niedcrscy aud sur
render OF Tennessee TO the Rebels, but VIII give 1.
could not have laid down or pursGed = policy that
would have been more successful in the accomplish
nent Of both these objects.
Notwitt standing the untoward events winch
have trarspred since came 10 Nashville, ieei and
believe thst much good hrs been done in preparing
lie public mind N being reconciled TO the severn
uicut: but II Che policy which have indicated Is
csliiqd cut By Gen. Buell., all will DE thrown away
without t1e most distant Iooo, II ever, when we
shall recover cur lost ground. East Tennessee
seems doomed. There 10 scarcely hope Left OF her
rcdeluptiOn; IL ever, no one now can tell May
God save nav country from some OK the generals that
hive been conducting this war;"