Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1862-03-26

they would become exhausted and dispirited'
and unable to stand the fitigue of such a
lingering investment. Besides, be said, the
overflow of the bottom lands above the enc
my's intrenchments prevented him from
posting the right wing of his forces nearer
than three fourths Of mile 10 the river so
that it was impossible for him to prevent
tn, N from receiving reinforcements or eScap-
ing. as thty might think advisable, in that
| directions; that he was furnished With sufi-
cieut force OF the very best materials that
| he had come To take the fort, and he must
move Immediately on The works. This de-
cisi0n was carried cat with the result known
- the world.
The same EnscrupulUus writers have para
! dad the fact that Gen. Smith had been Or
| dered to the field by Gen. Halleck, leaving
| Gr.ut in command at Fort Henry, and in
| feTTing therefrom thai the latter had fallen
| into Rsfavor at headquarters, and no longer
enioyed the confidence of The Commander of
! TIE .. partment. Now. we have seen pri-
vate letter from Gen. Grant, dated at Fort
| Henry, March 10Th, in which be says he has
received orders to Immediately assume COM
! mand OF 4 very important expedition. Mel
| Their does n speak of having been superse-
/ dpd. o. Of having any intention TO resign his
command. Does this order to take the field
| indicate Il want OF conf1euce in him on the
part Of Gen HaiICCkr
These attempts to excite rivalries and
! iaslousies between commanding officers are
/ exceedingly reprehepsible. We have the best
/ reasons Tor stating that no misunderstood
I iHgs exist between Gems. Grant, Smith or
| McCleIRaud: ON the contrary, that confidence
! Is mutual, ard thrir r, latiOns are OF that
Harmonious and friendly nature that should
| exist between brave men, exposed TO a COM
mon Danger ard animated By a common
| impulse Il is well known that when Gen
Smiths Loyalty was questioned, aud the
suundUess of which we were led 10 doubt by
! I, presentations OF residents and others at
Paducs h, and when his nomination was
r-jecteG in the Senate upon that very point.
Gen. Grant telsgraphed to Washington that
he was not only patriot. but competent
officer. whose abilities could not be spared
in the service, and upon this recommends
lion the Senate Teconsidered its action, and
confirmed his appointment as Brigadier Gen
eral. Between Gems. Grant and McClernand
there exist the mos; Intimate re,atiOus. and
il will take more ingenuity than the news
letter writers pO-sess 10 disturb them, or
weaken the confidence OF the latter 10 he
former. What the officers under G n. Grant
think Of him IVES shown in the recent pre-
aeutation Of a splendid sword and sash,
full account Of which we have already pub
Wished.
G5n. Grant, though hardly forty years Of
age. has been in seventeen battles, ia three
OF which he commanded, and we have yet to
hear that he disgvaCed himself in any capa-
cigy as a military man, ct failed 70 meet the
sXNGe.atiOns Of those who believe him com
peteut to command an army and lead it to
victory. He l. now in the fsld--TEere, it s
not proper to iudcate--but many days will
not elapSe before we shall hear that he has
gain moved upon the cnemy's works, and
We confidently expect with the same success
hat crowned the siege q Fort DoneIsou.