Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-14

Ths EenssyaI Of Gems. Eoseesaa.s, CrI,;su
deH and ihcCook-E ne New Campaign
From The Esw York Hsrali.J
The removal Of three majoT-gensrals afisr on
defsst necessarily excitss considerable comment
| and when one CT these generals vas ths com
mandsT Of tie army hs Is thus compelled t,
leave, and vas the hero of two magnificent vic
tories, and in two years Of command hss been
beaten but once, it is Oaiy natural that this &C
| Of the Government should asto1ish the county
somewhat, and that every variety Of rsssOE
sheuld be given FOR it
Both the cases Of Generals MeCoak and Crit
teHdsn are sufficiently well undeTstoOd by tHs
people. Their cspseity IS 70 be looked into
and in the case Of Gen. mcCook this is espcci.
sily Necessary. Our readers viii remember II hst
at the battle Of SsOne river this generals com
maBd gave way exactly IS Il did IN the Tsceut
battle in Georgia, yet the oommsnd, regiment
BY regiment, snd brigade b. brigade, is made oI
the very same material as is that gallant corrs
with which General Thomas ssTsd the amy
No difference exists, save N the generals, and i
( Is fit t8s. the Government and the country
I-shoula know exactly Whist chat difference Is.
since his reGCgTade exploits - Stone rivaI
snd Chickamauga, General LcCook has found
Is necessary to rsylle the "scri5blars fer iha
press" as if those woTtsies were responsible for
his miscsn6uct ia he face Of the ensmy. Had
there been no correspondents in the 6eld, IL msy
be considered very certain tear ths country
would have known much less Of Genefzl Nc
F. Cocks delinquency than It does now. Undis-
turbed st tbs disgrsce Of his failure, he seems
only to be troubled chat tbs world should know
it for we q nOG suppose tbs! any one csa glsim
taAt the presence on ths field of q whole regi-
uieBt Of reporters would have rendered It suy
less likely Lhst he should run away.
In the case Of Gen. Rl5eeGs1s, Il is stated
from Washington that no fault Is imputed ts
him except that he did not agree with the wise
sgrss Of ths Wsc Department. That, however,
IS al immense fault Hs is said 70 have gone
/ beFoni Chattanooga without orders from
Washington aud ia opposition 20 toe wishes oi
tho great s.rstegisi5 there We had, up01 the
best authority. 3 statement that was The very
opposite Of this Gen. R5secrans has written
some political letters that he had better have
lsis Gl0Ee, and be has been stUpiii7 silly ores.
Ho asked the Roman Catholic churches Of Gin
cinnati TO coy masses for the success Of ais
army. He had better have attended % bis ar
ilary. But il thGs were any cause for his re-
novel Mr. Secretary Stanton or9Ls 10 be re-
moved $50, sg be, in the Sane vein, wanted ne
% depend fos success uPoa the spirit Of th5
Lord rather than upon a. adherence TO the trG5
pTioeiplsB 6f military science.
Bat the reason for Gen. R1seeys rs removal
was larger one thau suy Of these, and dees
not east sny in 7Utslion upon the abilities Of
tha. gallant soldier. Ia the great struggle
Ground Chattanooga the war has found It's issUs,
and the Goverp1ent has finally seen thst il Is
necessary 90 concentrate its whole available
force at thas point. Consequently, throa armies
are 80 operate ss lns in that tbeateT, and one
commander must be supreme. Now, IS one ol
these three sTmies is to be that Of Gen Grant, il
Is very evident that the supreme c0mnsHd could
net fall to Gen. R1seCrsns. Neither could the
Government require general who has sc et "
IA independent sphere for SO many months 70
resume subordinate position, aud so Gen
ROsscraus goes into temporary retirement
Let US all rejoice that he leaves his amy in such
excellent hands as those Of Gea. Geo. Themss.
And BOW, that the Government has decided to
concentrate q sufficient foree On the great oTeTs-
ITEMS in Georgia. and has put the invincbo
Grant in command, it has only to ContiRu5 in
the same spirit. Give Gen. Grant al that may be
necessary In the wsyof supplies end equipment
and ne shall sson see the end Of the war.