The New York herald., 1862-04-09
The "situation" I'm Tennessss.

The public mind Is beginning 70 be somewhat 81 cas-
- 70 the situation OF affairs In Tennessee Time al
we wanted after the disaster ~ porelson and this The
enemy have committed the unpardonaoe bundsr of al
lowing 10 US Now let them repair their blunder r they
can 10 Is TOO late. The South has rallied 10 the field o.
danger our new lines Of operation established and
force which l; will be dhcult II not impossible
quer, now holds the road TO Dixie, along which they
should have pressed quickly the heels OF retiring
armies. They have displayed wretchsd generslship
they could have easily had the hand from their
vast cantonmsnts 10 have poured fresh and powerful
army into our c0Aatry through the road opened the
fall OF Fort Donspn hold t 10 be good ev isncs
Of the discretion and ssgacty Of General A. g. Johnst
that hs retreaei ~ ho did from Carksvs and Nashville
for he could not suspect that the enemy would have ths
stupidity not TO be prepared 10 at press forward
avail themselves TO the utmost u tho advantages OF tn r
success on h, Cumberland. Had good generaship bsen
opposed 70 him events would have vindicated General
Johnson's retrogade policy.
lie took for granted that he was opposed by smart
men, and TO avoid the almost cs-aia chances Of deeat
by the presumed overwhelming force which he could
not Ia reason doubt would be upon him, hs thought
save the remnant OF the army OF his department. rather
than expose ii 10 destruction He had but ten thousand
men and 1t only tbs inference OF common sol
der sense but il distinctly stated to him repeatedly
that tho enemy in great strength advancing upon
Nashville. General Johnston made the object OF the
most abusive and vtupsratve denuncistions OF por
top OF the press, because with ten thousand men he
could not at frs: do tho work Of thrice that number and
because the stupidity OF the enemy placed him In false
position At last This csitioD that or retreat when
ne was not actually pursued, but which was only ci
p,tns the retreat he would have been obliged to make
fow days later The voluntary falling back certainly
bettor than retreat in tina OF the enemy, which
tho nexi thing TO defeat by the euemy What looked
like panic was only sound discretion.
We do not charge the enemy with stupidity for not
pushing ahead with the troops who fought At Doneson
or thar army only less badly whirped than
That ARMY placed hOrs du cbat by its groat losses
and by the dsorganzation consequent thereupon Sell
dom has victorious forcs been SO badly whipped. u
impossible toadvance it, and it will be long its
mutated companies, regiments and brigades again
IN lighting trim The great strategy Of tho onemy was
to break through our lines and enter Tennessee by tho
Dad they did, and, therefore. their stupidity in
ther not having fresh invading TO send right
when the liin force had opened the by cap
turing ponelson.
Thsy have given US time in Tennessee while they
havu been binding up the wounds suffered at Doneson,
accomplishing reorganization and bringing up rein
forcemenis. Now tho oonfederacy will be ready for
them on the plains Of Tennessee before they lead
column against OF the strength which will be essential
TO any prospect OF making . successful fgnt. Moan
while the Lincoln government is spending upwards Of
s., 900 900 per day.
Suspected Battle in East Tennessee.
(trom the Mobile Advel tiser, March Is.
MEMPHIS, March II, 1862.
A special despatch to the Aralanehe says the enemy
have crossed She mountains Big Creek Gap In large
numbers. General Ledbetter has gone forward with