Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-11-25
Hank from the Tombs.

The following extract from the Chattanoo-
ga Rebel of October 9th, tells in louder tones
and with more convincing force, the situation
Of affairs in Georgia, and what the rebels
themselves think ofthe results Of Rosecrans'
campaign and their own prospects. 1t is the
rueful complaining of worsted rebel, and
not the exultant Boosting Of one of his OPP
pressors."
Upon reaching the Tennessee river from the
field of Chckamauga, Rosecrans addressed his
troops. Fellow soldiers" said he, 1.-THE object
of our expedition was the possession of Chatta'
no0ga, and here we are" Brief aud to the point;
forcible and adroit. Thus far the campaign, whose
mysterious surges are rolling above Hsr has no
Clearer as it certainly cannot have more laconic
history. The few words from the Federal general
illuminate the whole page as ray from dark
lantern, and man can close his eyes to the
somewhat painful glare which they throw full
upon him. Not even Gen. Bragg himself can
contradict them, except with his sword, and such
strokes as it may please Heaven tossend us
through his hands in the few days of fair weather
just before U.S. Unless we hasten to make hay
when the sun shines, the story US thus told will
hold good through oil tiine the spring will open
untoward dangers to our arms; the cause when
now turns upon the pivot of its crisis, will drop
end must fade out of sight in u rolling torrent Of
disasters-in fogs and gloom. God forbid it
At present the case stands IN about this wise
We have lost the gate to lower East Tennessee,
the river, which was our base, and the facilities
which these afforded to progressive movements in
East Tennessee and Kentucky. We have gaipsd
q hand.to. hand fight; we have repealed powerful
invasion; we have preserved Georgia, and secured
commanding position around the enemy Rose
GRAMS on the other hand, has acquired all that we
have lost He has reached Chattanooga and for.
titled it, taken up the river line as his base, and
now prepares quietly to winter in his new quilr-
tiers, leaving US uucvily out in the cold TO take
care of ourselves as best we can or must. Physi.
cally, and to all appearances in the aggregate he
is the gamer; for, after the prisoners, standards
and artillery taken at Chickamauga are counted,
our victory is told while our deficit, in the long
sum total, glory included, does not make up for
any results vet achieved. In aword we have lost
10000 or $4,000 men without gaining an equiva'
lent in producing territory. The whole question:,
therefore turns upon the situation, and what we
will do with it. In military circles it Is generally
believed that Rosecrans has blundered into pQ'
sition which, improved by an adversary of genius,
might be turned in three adrOit movements to his
eternal ruin. If this be 30 and the movements
speculated, but by no means explained ARE made,
the victory of Chickamauga will be complete, and
the many lives there sacrificed will become MS so
many trophies TO noble work. But if this opin'
ion be false, and the movements suggested rs pos
sible fail to be made and we continue TO gaze
istlessly from the bold knobs Of Missionary Ridge
upon comfortable barracks of the blue vaIlet be-
low then may we tremble for the next campaign;
for az sure as there is any surety In the future
the spring of "a must zee far from the borders
of Georgia. or near to the verge of destruction.