, 1862-08-30
WHAT BUELL. HAS DONE.
Summary Of the Do1ngs Of Don Carlos
Buell.

lEfGm tht n. I Poet1 27th inst.
The latest accounts from Gen. Buel1's army
the line Of the Memphis and Charleston rail-
road, which Mitchell captured and held for
months with less than q quarter of Buells
force; and that his army nov holds north
and south line through middle Tennessee, the
Chief advantage Of which seems to be the se-
curing Of line Of retreat into Kentucky.
This means that Buell. has lost the solid fruits
Of The splendid series Of victories from Fort
Henry to Shiloh; and now permits the enemy
to come in and repossess the territory from
which be was then expelled The rebels have
already retaken Clarksvile Oh the Tennessee,
are marching on Fort Donelson, threaten
Nashville and Fort Henry, and even cast their
eyes towards Columbus.
This is the result Of three months of Gen.
Buelrs do-norhing policy in Tennessee.
There, as il tie East the attempt to stand stu
has proved failure. Our armies cannot stand
still they must advance, or else they wilt be
driven back, 10 matter how formidable their
entertainments, or how numerous or brave the
soldiers who are held lmmo vable. The whole
wsr has proved this to be fatally true;
wherever either side has attempted to lie still
on the dete nriye it has been defeated. The
rebels we're forced to fall back from Bowling
Green, from Columbus, from Manassas, from
New Orleans, from CoFinth, from YorktoT Tn;
all which points they attempted to hold BY
lying still and opposing an inactive army to an
actlTe enemy. III like manner Ge1. Mcclellan
| was forced to eyacuate the CLiekahominy aud
| the James, where he attempted to remain in
| active, Just as Bnel1 has now been obliged to
| give up most important acquisition from the
! same mistake.
The case CT General Buell. is q great mystery
| to all who have watched his career, and who
| Rave the interests Of the Union at heart. He
| is the commander Of the largest and most i'm
| po1tant amy Of the West and Yet he is thus
fur guil:less of a single success against the
enemy He kent harE {1fnfrH1 Mitchell WIN
had the advance of his army, till Sidney John
sion had time to eaacudte Bonding ETee7s NTH
egtry dollar aeofth Of stores he Add dccuuaatsd
| there; be moved so slowly in pursuit. th1t his
test at Donelson, had General Grants bravery
! lett 1T doubtful; Re vas not even in Nash
| vile till after the enemy had ran away from it
weth nearly everything of value his expli-
cable delays afterwards nearly caused 1ls de-
feat at Shiloh, and in fact prevented that VIC
! tory from being positively fruitful one. he
| has spent nearly three months IN guarding the
houses and property OF rebels along 4 line
| which he extended to such great 1enght that
| finally even his great army eould not protect
it; be has. used our soldiers to guard grain,
hay and other valuable military stores belong
ing to the rebels, which surely be sold to the
rebel army now, while at the same TIME the
government was forced to transport to him.
at immense cost. the very same kind Of sup,
plies which he has been guarding, and which
( ltE LEU every l4E III ~ lShS Ab = 1tn fh4uht4ou
for his use.
| He WAS sent to reseue East Tennessee from
the rshe1s ana he fa;tad nnce rnnra Hru
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ti .egata ;outhao p ,f9 a; sngm .iI reesnt3
printed IN Lae LOUISVILLE SoaTndt WILL SHOW
They say there:
The rehels II A East . Tennessee M = are now NOR
,hhs,s a. Tnnraar Thair rnnar;,[ian Jn ~
enects In nol;ticai oninons Tnjon men ara ~ f'rce;
~ pyttiai opuue. o0aon - e 80 aot1e'
eeTTe thrnsf intn nrison nr shot RE new a.
Of wheat. but lalely harvested, 1s being thrcshe
by men preeeed into the service for that purpose
hauled 10 the railroad or to the mills by pressed
teams ard carried out Of the country as last q
poss1ne, and tae owners. II LOYAL men. are 3, 1ef