New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-14

panaton this disaster which laid open Eastern Tennessee
and Virginia to hostile operations and broke
and Middle Tennessee This easy of the enemy
followed by advance Of Cen Roecrsns into Georgia, and
army evacuated Chat and ayaed itself OF the OPP
poruniy thus afforded Of winning the field OF Chicamsnsa
Of the brilliant aud decisive victories of the war
This signal defeat Of Gen. Rosecrans was followed by his
Chattanooga where his mpeed position had the
immediate effect of relieving the pressure OF the Invasion al
bodies OF troops Withdrawn from the armies OF the Mississippi
Valley and in Northern Virginia The combined forces thus
to encourage the enemy TO aacS AFTER long
and battle, In which great carnage was ihtcsu
petitions 'i s"' of sSsa, strength, and by dis
orderly retreat compelled Che commander to withdraw t-
whole srmy position some 20 OF 80 miles to the rear
believed that the troops who yielded 70 the assault had
OCCASIONS and which naieed IN tins battle on the oIne
pats OF The line, the enemy would have been ropu!sed win
very Slaughter and country would have escaped hc
misfortune and the army the orcsron OF the hist aroa'
that has resulted from misconduct by the troops
positions Eastern Tennessee and forced to
re,rea, ito his lnencints at knoxville where Tor some
Gen LoIsstreet No information has reached OF the hnh
the operations Of commander though intelligence
While, therefore success in driving The enemy rom our
soil has equaled the expectations confidently Entertained
has checked If forced TO regret losses in Ten
and Arkansas not without ground Tor ecnse'
he is exhausted efforts capture ports while on
frontier he las in turn felt the pressure aud
The adomabe courage and perseverance Of the people in
the dc,nse OF their homes have been noby aied by the
which tie Legislatures Of Virginia North Caro-
lima, and Georgia have recently given expression TO he epa
r sentiment and Ike manifestations may be enteireed nom
all tho States Whatever ob tnacy be di.lyedb by the
enemy Ia his desperate sacrifices Of money hie and hey
IN Tie hope OF enn,ns U.s. re % ,snAa Sh n h
fox home liberty and independence TO permit any doubt oil
the result.
Though Davis puts the best possible face upon the
terrible disasters that have beallen his armies during
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ness in lis statements an admission Of grave re.
verses confession that he had underestimate the
"obstinacy" with which the Federal Government was
bent upon following mp the contest that challenges our
respect while betraying the utter despair that e'i'
IDENTITY fls his own bosom. When mind 80 rechjeSs
and versatile as his. and at crisis when he should
draw courage or seem TO draw courage from even
his caamites can find only trnng and temporary
advantages in Louisiana and Texas and the non-eap
,ure Of Charleston and the drawn battle Chicknmauga
10 set of against the demoshing Of Sumter the capture
Of Morris Island the Occupation Of the Rio Grandc Gle
achievements at Helena aud Grand Cuff the fan Of Port
Hudson and vcksburg the splendid victories OF Gc,tys-
burg and Chattanooga and the permanent iodgment oil
our forces in East Tennessee and the driving back Of
bis armies and the crushing in Of his Conederacy at all
pois we may feel assured that he J,ere' (whaievcr
he may say that his cause stands upon the verge Of
utter ruin.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
We like the pluck Of Davis He coquctted with VIC
tcra and fawned upon Napoleon two years. Having.
through the stodty Of Mason failed 10 win the favor
Of England lie now turns upon her with all the bitter
ness o. O rejected sutton and rains down upon her a
torrent Of roproaches and sarcasm. WITH MI Sew
ards volumes Of diplomatic correspondence IN his
hands he is able 10 give pretty accurate sketch Of
The organizations and bypocrases Of the English Mn
isiry on the subjects Of effective b!ockades ana
neutral trade. lie declares that by common consent
Europenn powers have confdd all matters relating 10
the Rebellion tho war the rights OF neutral nations
and the Acknowledgment, Of the independence Of his
Coufederacv to England and France; land that while
N,roeon has been courteous and seemingly inclined TO
listen 10 tic oyertures Of Slidcn yet those two Pow
ers had agreed 20 act together and England which
had fis. faced both ways had finally turned her back
souare In Masons face therefore all hope Of European
AID aud comfort has fed He complains that our block
ade has been paper blockade, and that the real
reason why England and France did not view II In that
light and break night through IT, was that certain ugly
preoedents which occurred during the Old Napoeonic
war, arising out Of the Berlin and Milan DEGREES, and
the British order in council might Do cited first
int the one and then the other Il these two powers
and therefore they Thought the best mode Of avoiding
plo,ssnt "reminiscences was torecognze blockade
elective and steer clear u IL. There is some truth
doubtless in these statements. In this connection ih'
Rebel chief Is very savage upon Earl Russell Secretary
for Foreign Affairs. While Pamerston las been
willing 10 encourage the Confederate agents In England
with hints # not promises that If the Coniederac!
voud ouly wait TIL something turned up" he might
ioin SapolcOn in recognising is existence YET. IL
is lan thet he nos never had rny hopes Of Russell He
comments upon the celebrated speech. in which tie
Fsreigp Secretary avowed his cordial sympathy with
The North IN tone of sarcastic bitterness The Ear!s
ndeaised hostility % the South because their socalcd
Government is founded upon Slavery rs its chief corner
one proyoles hs ire and he taunts England for the
ten tbousandth time with having forced Slavery upon
them while Colonies OF the British Crown. This topic
invoking to his aid the hereditary hatred Of the South
en- Democracy toward England impe!s DAVIS TO make
f. rho most ,acv as it is the most elaborate and able,
norton Of the Message After touching the Mexican
lnes,on somewhat gingcily. and turning few lriive
qlances toward that country az If Il might be sac
e.tlo for hard D. e.scd 20 escape TO b. and by,
he next discusses th,t most dolefr Of al subjects the
FINANCES.
And here even The oudsciiy o Davis unequal to The
dire dilemma in which he finds the monetary affairs Of
the Confederate He makes virtue OF necessity aud
admits and depicts the hopeless bankruptcy Of the con
cern. IIe could tell pretty good story IN sketohing
the military events Of the year. ioi his delGded soldiers
had generally fought vel. lie could give sharp cuts At
England when disco sing neutral rights and paper
bockades But he was NOT bold enough 10 play the
hvpocrte about money matters when addressing body
of selfstylci Seno.)fs AID Representatives ~hol
had lust paid dollars each FOR poort
dinner or hundred dollars for decent pair oi
boots. and could not buy snperine oveTo'ai
Ion themselves or Fashionable siik dress ioF then
wives at any price. Their stocks and Treasury notes