The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-04-17

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A. The excitement. occasioaed by de ba'
lie At Pittsbarg Landing. grad.@AvsAh-'ssa-
and q calculating reaectcs sske- ~ place
he discussion Of matters c.noeetci ~ith NE
,snsrslship Displayed oa 'br rteutinl ned
naturally follo~s. Il IS IA easy mstsss ior
10 c~riticiae The action OF General
q ~oeztxin sc<iocs. aeoes nhich thes neees-
s,r;ly know nothing And ruch IS frequently
.he case II + one lhinr 81 tel how 2
shsag may be done. bu, quite a hnrren'
matter 70 accomplish he result. Bat irom
III rke facss which have beca developed.
concerning ,he hauie At fittharg Laioins.
sae common observer Of silsirs espnot Til
% sec thai sn utter nesieet Of dur char
cable somewhere. and ten. GSsSs vi TX
], come in Tor a large A4re Of q That
conflict. and the great l~a,erests d~ePendns
apon "a. -srs regarded Ja~aiy l., the country
- The most impoftait matters eonnecssd
Nth the whole rebellion Island No ~ pa
cssn captured with Al ~ iosces asI nuni
.ions, ana our approach 70 Aemqbs ~
me rsrsr. vas considered rather Al easy nat
sss. Forts Dorslson and Henry had hlieu
soaS before. ana tie Capital Of ne State
wss i1 possession OF TIE Federal lorces also
Tie cause Of the rsbeIl.ol L the = go had
tsea almost hsokan TIE Co'ssoerste
So-s-szea: fully s=sTs "a tie great dsas
;s-s !, had scs..:aed aiosg tie MISSISSIPPI
s-d kao-ias also that unless t.ey we're soon
.s..s-sd. lie irts Of tier co~eraEent
-,sii &c sealed fo- --i-. Z ~ forth ali -
s5osss 70 break TIA ad-sace Ct tie Federal
cossz1s II that direction. 10 Eake The
zSt:sr. 20 the rebel leaders supposed, zors
s-rs. der PES; General -as n command, sni
sisc eas. tee prestige CT whose aa7s aa.Es
I'd i tee hishes: degree. tee enthusiasm II
As.s troops. Every rebel General rs IL
spirsd xith The feeling. that # failure atteod-
a thsir efforts their. hopeless rG.E 70 tier
case sorli % tbs ilss.tAbis consequence.
They had lot failed 70 prepare themssl.e.
nth TIE best troops "a tie whole South. eEi
re bsst artillery which j, s4s possible for
shsa % secure. The commanding General
Il tts rebel army knew that Cen BVEII VA
marching 70 form . junction Eish GRAST'.
forces. he certainly VS. aware also. tha.
4 such a. event took place the chances oil
saccsss against such 4 force. 80 well CON
handed and equipped. would be against ham
zen Gz.Sr veil knew the desperate effort
which ,he rebel Generals you'd se sort 70. ia
tie hope Of retrieving Their former Disaster
rninzriou Of JoHSsoS ani BKArErGARD-
And se presume he had know edge that ID.
s3rcss unies their command had been aug
msnfed 20 ! large number Isdsr all the~.
circumstances. ccrtainls II a maglitude =
ut a Gecesl en hs guard that be might b.
prepared fos tho worst. GE III seemed care
i~-s 2Si .a4saercn, in ~ unparalleled ie
cree.
Il would hs saia u search hlstss ior
similar instance al negIect or iaty Dy 4 Ge..
erai when the interest AZ stake vas 50 vast
The facts. A. fast a. they devei0pe them
selves, shov lhaf GRAM "a, almost %enIreil
irnorant OF the country Immediately IA ID
~sirinity OF the Federal forces a Piusburg
lie had made no effort 70 inform himself q
ths eaemy. and HI apathy in this respec
.eeued 10 nave -eizei all his subordinate oh
crrS. a. many Of them we're still II bed whes
The enemyis cannon were hurting destruc
tioss into their tents. GAM himself was ten
miles distan, without thought, and We are al.
most induced TO believe without care a. tc
no condition Of his forces. 1t i certain thai
q vas the purpose Of Gen. JOHNSON TO have
attacked the Federal forces tao days before
&c dill DO -. but was delayed by the condi
:ion Of the road- Il va not GRkSEs fault
hat ne dd not 20 ~. These fOrtunai,
circumstances "a Us savei the entire demoli
Ton ol OR arnv A. : resulted. our los
uas heavy, and uuic-s .ome satisfactory CT
planatioc u made. for the conduct Of th,
commanding officer there. the country al
.a.d him responsible for lie disasters which
Ne suffered
The War COMMITTEE. = osls snticips an
tao popular dsmanl Ia making AZ insestga
ton Of the c.uses which I'D % ihe supf-'
% tie Tedorl forces AZ the cen.meocenlsn
a he battle The los II = ~heie arm,
~pfh All - m~anltions we're leopariDel ~ th'
E~szhg.ncs u ofkcsrs. beside the great 80
isy . regs.ainF the adsanisse' before %
tAsn~t It's s~ns'reiy G. ard proper thst ~
matter 81 ,uld bs investigated ani the cuipa
sa.ty trsvp agoa lha dvht msn GENERA
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