The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-08-23
From the Cincinnati Gaz.tts.
THE SITUATION OF BUELL,siD DE.
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THE SIVUATLON u Il BU IL LIS DE.
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To those acquainted with the real canse !,
the helplessness of the department of Gener-
al Buell. must appear unaccountaiole.--.
Where is the great and spltndidly equipped
army that besieged Corinth Iii. seems 10
have lapsed from existence. The public has
ceased 10 expect anything from it, or to
Jock uronit as an agency in the war;
Tennessee and Kentucky are at the mercy
Of petty rebel bands, while a great army
sufficient to sweep TO the Gulf is naralyzed
--incapable of advance, and helpless in its
rear. s.,-.., .f7-s s..is .t5 .tsesiisa3a .
I All appeals for help are directed to the
North No one thinks of Buell's army do
ing anything to protect the country or its
own communications. Raw levies from
Indiana and Chic are hurried into Ken
lucky and Tennessee to drive inva-ions
from Buelrs rear, while his army is scatter
ed in detschments, without purpose or
sense, and be is devoting his energies to
court martialing his own officers for hurt
in the feelings of rebels, eonciliating, ma
lignant secessionists, crushing the remains
of Unionism ia the inhabitants aud wasting
his men in guards around the property of
guerrillas who are shooting bis soldiers
cutting off bis supplies, and reducing his
army to half rations. si,sl. n-oa $50 ls'l.
How long shall the press refrain from
giving voice to the general knowledge that
| the strength of the great Western Army is
being FILTERED away without any hope of
| effective service that it is demoralized by
the conviction of the incompetency of its
commander; that this conviction is min
| gled with suspicious that something worse
than incompetency can only account for
| the favor shown to the enemy, and for the
hostility toward the army and the loyal in
habitants; and that the whole army aud
the possession of Tennessee and Kentucky
are in danger of being sacrificed by the
management of the commanding General
| In expressing this we but give voice to
the conviction of the Intelligent public, and
but mild voice to the discomfort and sus-
picion of the Western army. If General
| Buell. bad a record of military services to
refer to, this conviction might be even
| longer in finding expression. But what has
/ be p w hen has he ever done anything in
Kentucky or Tennessee that be could avoid
doing7 When has be ever allowed any-
thing 10 be done that be could, prevent r.
In the West be has been the counterpart Of
the nightmare which paraIysed the Army
of the Potomac for eight months, and then
sacrificed itzsfnl 70 1iiF.-tai' 80 = 81 q ~.
The best way for an army to, protect its
rear is by'vigor in front. So. long as there
was action in the advance, the interior of
! the lines was safe While Mitchell was in
command on the Tennessee the country
was quiet and our army respected. When
Buell. came, everything changed. Union
men who had ventured to express them.
/ selves, cowed Secessionists became bold
in malignity. Our soldiers were insulted
openly, and shot down from every safe
covert And guerrilla bands and invading
expeditions roam over the interior of the
lines as if no army were in EXISTENCE
| When before was it safe for detachments
TO enter the rear of great army, and ven
ture hundreds of miles away from support 2
| With any generalship none of these expe-
dtious could return alive. ,...s.,,,.t
i With BULLS generslship, the whole oil
the new leyies may be occupied in garrison
Jog Kentucky and Tennessee, in the rear Of
BUELLs army, without any progress. A
half million of men may be kept on the
defensive, garrisoning villages, and guard
Jag railroads aud bridges. With reasonable
energy.in the commanders, there would
have been no invasions or outbreaks in his
rear. Until there is a change in the COM
msnd, and forward movements inaugurated,
and different sympatbies exhibited, the
army and all the new troops which are now
being hurried into Kentucky will be vast
ed to no purpose. Is it not strange that
the Government bias had to make military
Department in the rear Of BUELL's army,
and to create Major General to defend il 2
| The place to defend Kentucky and Tennss-
see is in the front, not in the rear. II is a
new commander in front that is needed. ~