Smyrna times., 1862-07-17

The spirited address Ot Gen. Pops to his
army. has the RAG OF the genuine metal. and IN
thrse days Of gathering gloom aud mSlnPIy'g
DISASTER will soOnd like elarioa blast Is the
hearts Of the brave. Ths author OF Ihatad'
dress leaves no Impression Of doubt as 10 his
purposes in the present. OF his exPec'ali' ns 10
the future. Embarking for the war. he teHs
his men TO take no thought Of retreat. for disas.
sr and shame Turk il the rear; TO seOEn the
hOldiOg Of defensive positions. and to move on.
ward against the enemy, where success and
glory await them. Such words as ,hess are
hsrbingers Of victory. The scattered and dis.
jointed army which before lay weary and worA
with marching for nothing and fghsisg with
out plans, now assumes the aspect OF mighty
host advancing upon a flying foe.
The North American says: Lately our
army in the West seems TO have forgotten en-,
tirely this great policy of offensive operations.
and we already perceive the results 10 the loss
Of MurfteesbOTo' and other places; the TaIds
of MOrgsn's rebel guerillas. and the rapid ad.
vance of the enemy through Tennessee aud
Kentucky. We feared this when we heard
that GeaeTal Hulleck had scattered his army in
various directions. The advance Of Buell's
corps into East Tennessee, we do not find auiI
with. as the relief of that region has long been
impeIatively demanded. But what has become
OF the rest Of HslIeck's great amy! II Beau
regards main force we're attacked and pressed
closely by sufficient numbers, all the rebel de
Inchmenls which have been sent int Kentucky.
Tennessee aud Arkansas would be recalled 10
strengthen him. II is true that the govern
meat has stripped him Of nearly ali his best
generals. SIgel. Pope. Lew. Wallace and
Mnchell are gone. and Buell. has carried of
into East Tennessee with him Thomas. Nelson
and CTittenden, while Curtis is 10 Arkansas
Port ROysl Sherman had to be removed tor
inability to agree with his men; c. F. Smith is
dead and Grant out Of favor. We do not won
der that, 10 this state of things, HaIleek We.
qures study TO prepare his plane and time to
hnd suitable leaders.
II is undeniablo that the whole Of our war.
like operations have now come TO stand, al
that which we are occupied 10 holding what
have gained, the enemy have everywhere a,
sUmed the offeLsive. POpe's movement PROM
ses to change this, and Buell's c0Fps NIGH
have done Sc in Eas. Tennessee. Burnside
operations in North Carolina have been endtC
by the transfer ofhs division TO York own. II
South Carolina Hunters operations have beer
brought to an erd BY the disaster on Jame'
Island. Thus n will be seen The war is ma K
ing no progress whsteveV. The complain
lately has been that we are short of men, ant
4 that we cannot expect our generals to assum,
the offensive until more are furnished 10 on
judgement the fault lies mainly 10 the plans o
campaign, which scatter our force over to
wide field. Rosecrsns had 10000 men lynn
idle in Western Virginia Tor six months, en-
they were only brought into service when Ere
mont took the field. The whole OF Mcdowell
corps was idle. when il might have been sciiv'
As things now stand the true policy obvlousI
would be to macs our troops everywhere. an
advances sgainsI the main bodice Of Ihs enemy
fighting in attachments having clearly prove
: . failure.