, 1862-11-19
THE WAR In TBE wEsr
governor Io1ln1onss Opinion OF Cen.
Buenss Course.

The Nashville correspondent Of tho Phils.
dclphia Press says:
r. herewith transmit to you extracts from,
1",t ia 1hnolew Johnhon'H letlcs h rrs.l-
by Gen. Buell. while in Command - IT,. 49,. =.
OF the Ohio. This letter wuuid hss1 H. tt.-d
sent TO the president imsucdian-ly ,ftt, -
Was written had not tho guerilla M.,rrs,, ri
gu ali communication With tI4s kntI, Du,
.-. NAs1iv,'1.E, T.:ss t;rnt. /.
Cny: wa
IN two occasions Lnv: stated L. ihs pr+st.
cent fiht Gen. Buell. WfIuld ueyir t,,t.r nj ~
nFf1a The cas'ern pt'r:I1u Of ,lJle St4lx. [ tr
h'l i'e'1eve h. ever intended to, nalwllt,et1u
l.. Hat he would. '~'-1
p'rI1"n of th': rchel troops. it Is STATED.
uHo.r lie cotiinand of EtsyE, hayc crysa. d
lLc Tenneaxte Isirer, abu;: Cial.au,,f.., ..,,a
ars IAstcllinK fn the dIrsctIsn sf S:sby;li..
li'r torr IL raroH>'Y cs.!iua:ets at from N I'M
eActed ~, UCU.
dfs'. Euell ard Lis forces arc in his front
rshgirK From Dccacrd, OH the rail-oaa. 10
NC eaf.sh9iil.7 AID Sparta, and, in uy op{t.lon.
VIII! hhch E.urrais is ie la7 under his ecu
MhHd, ctr!d u.eel E:a::g and whi.' him with
Ing greatest e:'s:--t nt.-!Eg ,o1cr Eat Ten.
bc Anw h.fcr: Gen. !Ayrga:1 at Cumb- -r|aut
zap, it;-flnI Nluf5:n to ln4ieh ,2to E AsE Ten.
hessess, a:d ta4e possession Of tie rAiiro ID, 1t
oECs s.E" eating aaG destroying tile unity O;
tAeis jcst'':iy, a2t that, TOO, ID III. midst .!
ap:!u's'!"n sEai = loyal, cnd will s.aud By
IL: EuyrrEnaenE.
ltc foleeh whi:h have passed Cumberland
.,H!', on -Horgan's right, nIder command ot
hut= SE1ilh, entering Kentucky in N,-racrs
iss'' G'a SAD VIII 81 Eies by farccs cosnlnE in
tbe cir Jvction OF Laxin"tor and N.ctoi.sytlle.
and whipped and driven back
am noT compelled to state, though wiri,
GtsP regret, What know acd bc:ie7e 2en,
EatA Folity tu te- Instead Of niset;cx aael
Eilplli.:5 Bs<Eg wAEr: be il, it IS his ictes-
11oa 70 vecis!.y q t:e1sn:lEe po1;.!5n, ani II
hc", according to the best eS!deac= en- es,-
1aln, cccc.n'raIirg all his forces Epan Sz,l,-
vile, giving up all tie co1a1rv 1hi:n " haT.,
gao possession q south and east ct this place.
leaving the Union sentiment and Gnioe 7ne,,
"lc iook stA2i fer the goveeu1uaut 70 IL,
crashed out and utterly rt:i1s:i By .ae rebels.
NNo VIII AL be Ii arms upon tee ratryat. q;
cur amy.
II =asl.s to rne that Ge,. Buell. fs .rs bis own
Personal safety, end 'le= coucslde.: u, gu;:es
be Wh91.: acn,y ~ this point as kind Of hp3r
:carG 10 pru;etsS aud defend ilin:. githont
izasreace 10 the Uaioa zasa who 6sya baa::.
sTr 90 spssE cur, hslie7i1G thai f!le go;-
GsE baeil Is Eery repu'ay siia The rebels.
and 1hc impression is .Gas h. is move :,a-;ia;
70 tsem Itan 80 Uri2n men, aud that ne fAy.:r:
ire t5iahtish1lent OF Snu:2ef1 Come ?c-ac{.
~ NJ: Iio1 sssucie that General Buell. i4air2s
1lt establishment I,f Sssuther1 con::=s;.re,,y.
and a suirendtr ct Te6nsssee to :::e re5si:''
5u5 Ill sire it IS My opinion ta2r, ii be 1ai
oss!gHtli u: dc 60, be could cot hase Lid town
CT pursued z poii=J tat wasil5 nave oas1
iao;= sueeess;nE N The a:c:n,r :;aGn,c:a5 of
at:h fhess Objects
notwithstanding the u2tcFard events which;
.is,e tsanspired si1ce I came 20 Nashyitie, /
:tei aHd nsaleEe 1l1at 1ouch goos; h.; been dane
u r-esaz!ng :he public nlsn0 in Deiue r.e.,;,-
el::d e 1ha government; but it the z,.i:r
litA Eav. iIGica!e1 is carries: .9us h{ i.en.
Gus il, el viii te thrown aw.;, without nc
most distant idea, it ever. @llrn re sha!l re-
cove cur i'.b gf:suId. East Tennessee s:.ei,ls
doo1n.d-. Tit re is scarceiy q hope lstr Ct her
fe1tl,p:lon; II es.r, Ed one noW csn tell,
MAY Gt'd saya my couns1T from eau1e Of tue
gene trais thai have bcun cunduc:ic::. this 5.S.