The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-13

cOmpllshed on that OCCASION.
II has been announced that when the
rebel Nero, Bragg. was relieved from
c.mmand, be was serenaded, and, in re.
sponse 70 call, made q speech. This
was at Dalton. After he had subsidized,
Bill Bate, q Tennessee renegade, took oe-
casioB to expend a quantity Of his accu-
mula,ed gas. The veracious reporter
says be made "a beautiful Allusion to the
career Of Gen. Bragg" As q general
thing, an obsequious lickspittle, like Bate,
is DOT APT 10 pay court 10 declining pow
err; but, in this instance, he thought it
the safest road 10 favor. lie has the
brass and anbil ion of the devil, AID, we
venture to cay, sspires to higher grade
Of generAlship than Davis has yet thought
proper to confer upon him. He knows
that Davis is devoted to BrGeg-thAt his
personal affection for the man has blinded
him to The d. merits Of the military chief
and, therefore, Bate puGs Bragg to re-
commend himself to Davis. 1t is spe-
cimen Oflhe fawniDg which expects thrift
70 fellow. Before he closed, be informed
his hearers that, with union and bar
mony, Tennessee would next Spring be
restored" Bate is no prophet. He made
4 similar prediction IS TO the reOccupa-
tiOn Of Nashville, in a speech at Caatta-
noogs, when Bragg was about 10 move
into Kentucky-an expedition which
proved failure. II is idle for any one
now 10 attempt to gull the people with
the idea that Tennessee will ever again
be ovcrrun by the rebel armies. She is
redeemed, ard they arc migrating invol-
unfairly toward tho Gulf of Mexico, on
the shores Of which they will kneel in
despair bsfore another twelve months
passes away. Bate need not expect 10
see bic home in Tennessee again. With
other selfish traitors, who were swift TO
leap into the gulf Of rebellion, be must re-
main fugitive.
Bragg has been relived. Why? 1t is
not probable that Davis has any less
exalted opinion Of his military genius,
OF wavers in his affection for him. He
defers 10 public sentiment for the first
time, and yields TO public clamOr what
he had denied 10 justice. 1t is singular
how he has adhered to his fsvorite
What, in Bragg's nature could have at
tracted one so like himself, frigid, OBJ
stinAte, imeerious, despatio? There was
nothing in Bragg's prJv.ous history t.
stamp him as great military leader
nothing in his personal oharacteristics TO
charm the fancy or win affection. 1t
must have been The magnetism of unal-
Logged villsiny which fastened Davis to
his base miniOn and bloody cocoon
sp.raiOr against the free institutions Of
his country.
The military reputation Of Gen. Bragg,
when The rebellion commenced, rested
upon bis performances in the battle of
BusnA Vista Gen. Taylor gave him
credit for having saved the day; when
he himself was entitled to it From
conversation several years ago, with .
member of Gen. Tay lor's staff, we learned
that Bragg's battery, in that battle, was
placed 50 as sweep 8 plateau, which, if
possessed by the Mexicaas would give
them an opportunity 10 gain the rear Of
American army and overwhelm it by the
weight Of numbers. After defending the
pass for some time, Bragg sent TO Gen.
Taylor for reinforcements, stating that
he would be obliged to retire, if left I'M
supported. Gen. Taylor had no men 10
TO reinforce him. He therefore gall
lopea 10 the spot, and said: " I tciH re-
'gOros yoa. Cgpt. Bragg And there be
remained, sitting with one leg thrown
o'er The pomsl Of has saddle, as = lady
riaes' occasionally saying" Gips en- a
''f''s more grape, CAPT. Brogg'' The pass
ana The dsy were saved. But had not
zen. IAy.Or gone forward, and remained
shere' Bragg would have Withdrawn his
guns, and inevitable defeat resulted
Bragg Was Of retiring dispositiOd then.
ana IL still. lie has in this war, retired
successfully frOn Perryville, Murfrees.
bore TullahOnA, Chattanooga, Lookou,,
and Mission Ridge. And now he retires
10. private life--in disgrace. There let
him await a traitors doom.