The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-12-01

eral with apathy. We trust we are rea
sonable men; that our love Of country
stronger than Of individuals ; that we ar
patriotic enough to acquesce, withou
unseemly protestation, in whatever chan
ges may be deemed necessary to the sue
cess Of our cause by the authorities a
Washington. The reasons for the re
moval Of Gen. Rosecrans seem plail
enough to US; our judgment tells US
could not under the circumstances hav
been we'll otherwise. 1t was evidently
desirable that the three department.
should be united for harmony and con
cert OF action. Gen. Grant, able ant
successful, as well as Hooker, out.anket
Rosecrans, who of course could not b.
expected to serve as secondary gener
al after having commanded an independ
ent department. 1t was proper that Gen
Grant should be assigned the command
That is the way we view it. We know
all these childish tales. set afloat by Ro
sey's enemies, to be simple lies.
A word with regard to Gen. Thomas
He has always been considered a good
practical general by this army, but the
attempt to glorify him at the expense o
Gen. Rosecrans IS ridiculous. The ex
cessive laudations of the press are prob
ably as distasteful to himself as they are
disgusting to the army. This setting ur
new gods Of war. only to be soon top
pied over, on the French mob system
is getting to be characteristic of our peo
pie, and indicates anything but sound
judgment and sober com mon sense fol
Americans. Gen. Thomas did his duty
his whole duty. and we honor him fol
it, but Gen. Rosecrans made him hero
1t seems not to be generally known thai
Thomas corps was much the largest o
the army that the Goth and 2lst corps
were depleted by Rosecrans' order tha
he might be made invulneraby strong
that he held naturally good position
which he was fortiiying during the night
OF Sept. 10Th, while what was left of the
other corps were hunting up new posi-
tons, which they had no opportunity TO
strengthen that he himself, though iu
command Of two thirds Of the army, was
just giving way when Granger came up
with two or three fresh brigades of re-
serves and turned the tide for the day.
II bringing up troops according to orders
and fighting we'll entiile a man to be
called the " savior of the army" then to
Granger belongs that high sounding ii.
tie. We have been in the habit of sup
posing that there is directing mind, but
it would appear to be an exploded iheo-
ry among the newspapers. Let us hope
that History will weigh out justice 10
every man.
Ii might be matter for surprise to
most of your readers were to depict the
actual sufferings of this army since the
battle OF Chickamauga. both from cold
and hunger, but this letter is long enough
already. l will only say that never were
privations borne more heroically or un.
complainingly, and that we all rejoice in
the prospect OF better times coming. !
ought TO explain that all our winter tents
and clothing were left in store when We
started on our last campaign and tha
owing TO difficulties in transportation we
are only just now receiving them. The
same difficulties have nearly caused oul
starvation until recently, There will be
no such causes operating hereafter. al
though we have not yet retaken Lookou
Mountain.
The idea of an advance (pids Chicago
Tribune and other "On to Richmond
journals) when we can hardly get half
rations where we are. is decidedly face
tious. The prospects for Atlanta are a
prsssnt-dim.