, 1862-10-06

OUR EAsraIuC ON LErrE.,.
Drtips Mn. r1'~-A Aton4 ~: !: wtian jg t1r 1I->t-
]iHitftr o. H00itr 10 bf h. ftss3,a md .nc-
tion-]Th" isto UlaMx p l}Ha. tae Navy sM
d&1aSe g !: = 4},S3 4GaS9f o' 8s'-' h'* ion" 1'F'
Especial Correspondence Of Tho Chicago Tsi1nao.l
WAslI1SaroN, October 2. 1862.
The report, asserted and then denied IN dts
patches from Louityil1o, that Gen. Buell. has
been re1sired, II premature, anticipates Inc
fact by only a fow dnys. Tinre Is 1ttle or no
doubt that The administration haa determined
to remove him, and that Il only delaSs the
order TO that effect that 1t may first determine
tho military Organization Of the West, the an-
swer to the ffst question beiag dependent
upon the answer to the second. l have ret
con TO believe that tho government, as we'll a.
tic public, is satisfied that oil the Union
armfes between the Allcghanies and tho Rocky
Mountains, or at least betwcon the Allegha.
nles and the Mississippi, should bo under one
head; that tho troops of Gems. Grant, Buell.
and Wright, If not that of Gen. Curtis, also,
blVulu luhQlEA W ku-Vp9lAtV III AA tnE1t
movements, which they cannot effectively do
while commanding separate departments, and
responsible only 10 tho authorities here.
Should matters he put back In a similar con.
dltion to that in, which they were du-
ring tho reign Of Gen. Halleck Of st.
Louis, the choice Of general will lie
between Hunter and Hooker. Probably tho
former will be selected, In which caso the lat
ter will be appointed to very important COM
mand in tho East, Should Gen. Hooker DO
sent TO The Vest, Gen. Hunter will lave tho
Eastern command alluded to. Alter the lo-
rartments Of the West have been thus consoli.
dated, Gen. Buell's position will lose mubh OF
It's importance, hla army becoming little more
than large corps Of a larger army. But he
will not Probably be retained even 10 this
subordinate place.
1t looks noW very much as II our armies aro
to rest on lines Of defense, until the rebels
have had time to put their new conseription
law into operation, so as to recuperate their
Losses and be in better condition than, per-
hops, eyer before, go far rs tho number Of lnen
in The ucld Ia concerned. Defending Missouri,
covering CINCINNATI, Louisville, Nashville,
Memphis aud Wheeling, iutrcnchiug on the
upper Potomac, picking up stragglers mud
ApHuuOACA kE1alAH ~ AOoFkNs4o Ill wv l4oti1Et
about Washington, performing enlalt things
Bnd promising lnrgo ones, waiting, waiting,
waiting, while the rebels I'LL their ranks and
tier bprns, we ore doiog very much as we did
last yeal. In lcas than two months more,
winter will be upon us, and tho mud will form
us. or, what is the same thing, barrier con.
sidt red lmpassatle by the geutrals.
do not blame dny one single person or cllsa
Of persons for the state Of things which Jude
niatly exist. an unwilling to take any parss
in the crlmtnation and recrt1nfnatlon which
etals here wasted thcirBt1cngth, and still waste
tltir time and n,eaus; the generals grulnb.
ling that the govcrEoTs Ito not forward troops
tast enough; tho governors relOriing that eUl-
diels a1c ready jas'cr than their arms aud
cquipn,tn nts are furnished; the generals reply
itg that the troops have been held hack for
rehtical r.nso.s; the governors rejoinlng
that 1t is political reasons Which keep our At
njts o1, tie defensive. But, without tAktng
sides in discussion which my form Of etate.
n2tnt represents as it lits in the minds OF the
two parties, ratller than as it thud5 expression,
gty, rnors have, from whatever reaiuns, DIT
lt1ent ones probab'y In different easss, been
sluggiEh fn iurwurdipg troops, and that the
gr1ivfals have be.n sluggish, tr.ln whatever
rtaton, in using what have beea ssnt thuul.
But although the war" for space
NQH6 I'LL / GHUHUl1 NIL HUI tHut tI3
autumn Is to Yass without forward move
u1cnt from SEW rul points. Ii tho generals in
| command OF our lnrger armies will 10: mako
I ore, their pl,ces CAL be il'led by those w1io
| will. The navy, now necessarily iuert, will be
J at work, If tho builders OF the itJn-clai yes
T 6tIs finish them &itfain 4 tuOnth Of tho title
! they NE promised, bLfore Hiu:er. WE have
| q! present but ono iron-caa yc:ses--thc Nsw
l,ous' s'dts- that can go to sea with two more,
the principal Southern pnrt6 can be clp .urcd
aid d tuotli0ld made Tor tile army, If not bs'
fu,c Congress meets, certainly before tue 1st
/ of January, wilt II II can march With the pro
c}ana,ion ol freedom ia one hand.
No disposition las yet beon made, SO far az
| ecu ltpin, of Ten, St5eps Litter to tho prs:i-
dot, sskire That he may or relieved OF HE
ct1IIrprd and he still continues a: the hcal u
tlIc h.ndiul Il NTH Lit him. Gen II slieek is
tfi,ndly to lim. Ills reasons for Tic coursc
he has tcll bound to take and which, es iudi
catfd in former letter, somc tine ago
rrtuglt him to the point of fresiynfug appa&!
favorable, but ytt AN bound to SAY, wi:
hardly justify him In thu eyes ul tho people
III Philadelphia laet night. which applallst
an cillce1't assertion That the etatemtnt thu
he lad asked to bc relieved was q ''n ,ltclou;
ft:sehcUd'' on the glouud that "Si5>l Is i
soltltr and would not lc.vo his country ii
the hour Of net H." l. Ii unfortunately, tru,'
| us huOH Hun OAHEElH VI A4o 6i,1ll stutt 1Ibi
rectly ttom thr war department, also, but 1t /
not Impossible some mt least OF his wtshe
1nay be grartcd aud 1u induced to wt:htraa
his Ic,tcr. Ijudge that Gen. Sgel Il desjrou
ofyon!ipuinE jn tit eeryice, ard tlllt his let
Ter is only u mGnls by which hD hopes, haV
ing lr:td Ill other devices, to obtain com
mard suitable to his rank aIld capacity.
AZ for The refusal uf the war department t.
allpw Gen. Sibcl 10 organize a corps vi &c, 10
n,tn, 1t is to bu eaid that tlln plan which h
submitted was ineon istent with our wlol
military eyetem and would haYo forn,.,i
dangerous precedent. liz dcsieed to rAise
ollictr and make regulations for the Who'll
corps, without the iut.rpesition Of either
Safe or tic general government.
L. is loped that wllcn the military court {
witch Gen. liuL1cr Is president lne linisbe
the Investigation Of tho H.rpei'a Ferry SUI
render, 1t will take Eo'l Of the case oil Ger
: lfi'z John Porter ugaiust whom charges iIay
beer. filed BY Gen. Burnside fur his failure I
support him in the battle of the Anti=tln,, q
wifi as by Gen Pope for his d.sobedence .
: til. llaips If Manassas. BY the by, tits br
justice tn say that have ueeu hhown VIII.
1,u1ported to br a dispatch frofu Gen. McCte
jun, at Al.Xandiia, to Gen. Porter, near II
nassas, III which he begged bitn for he sake
his country aud for bis sake to do bis urmos
| S1IRrKa.z,1I:f,DE DE<,lsEI:SlsOND CT