Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-10-27
TBECoSsTITUrIOE-sTATE Rls"rS.
RICHMOND WHlG.
TUE,DAY MORNING. OCr. At, IsGs.
UIvsSes S Grant.

Army Of the Cumberland (RoseOrans' late army and
the Army OF Kentucky (Burnsdes) Thomas, the rem
sSsde Vrgnian and oace ultra Secsss ouist takes the
immediate command vacated BY Rosecrsns,
So much We learn from New York paper, which, on
the strength of the announcement bursts into the io
loving hyperbole: at nov remains to the great aud
unconqusrable hero Of the Mississippi YLey--Who hAS
defeated more armies, reduced ItrOnshOlds and
conquered more territory than all our TAnkes) other
Generals put together than any General since the
DAYS of NAPOLEON the Frst-t remains for MAJOR Gen
sra Grant 10 overcome the rebels entrenehed among
TIE mountains OF the West, as be hsS already routed
them through the length and breadth Of the great K'sr
Of the West"
These sre sounding sentences and not deficient IN capital
stters Let US look little INTO the history OF the new
Ulysses A regmental quartermaster in the old army,
he was famous only for his love Of strong drink dis
6,st appearance in the present var WAS At Belmont
where in conjunction with MeCernEnd, he surprised
Confederate camp and would have gained Vietory Il
reiusorcemenss had not arrived aud whipped hun back
% his boats With the exception Of hcClellans little
successes IN Western Virginia, this VAS the first affair
10 which the Yankees had not been dsgrAcetuy beaten
and routed Grant was therefore promoted and placed
In command of 600 100000 men gathered in front
of Sydney Johnston at Bowling Green. The winter
foods enabled the enemy 70 carry the Inadequate &c.
fences near the mouths Of the Cumberland and Ten
nessee rivera 70 land at pleasure below Fort Don
eson and to attack it simultaneously by land and water
Tle garrison at this place very small in comparison
with the investing force and the lines Of fertilization,
in many places, weak heroic defence was made.
For three Gays the enemy repulsed with fearful
lad ALI he
our whole garrison The place carried by assault
bu. esptulatsd. Very many Of the men demonstrated
against she surrender and few dOu6. that BY pro
per management, the whole Of them could have cut
ther way sitbOu. serious resistance. In these two
hghts-st Belmont and DOaeisOu-the great Ulysses
Is ia one instance defeated positively and, in the next
gained a victory, OF which on,y Yankee would or
cluld boast The acquisition OF territory was large, it
Is true but this due less 10 Grants generalshiP
than to the mbecrty Of the Confederate authorities
Grants next appearance was at Shiloh In the FIRST
days 6gh be was surprised and shamstally beaten
the second day, Buell., who Grants superior, and
Lad arrived with heavy reinfOreemeut, took command
aud TO him due the credit. such it is Of attacking
dsorganizad army halt the size Of his own, and Of
failing signally 70 make il DO than relnquish al
leisure part o, the spOis which t had
ste day before. Here there victory 20 any one
% the Yankee side, aud certainly none to Grant
After Shermans failure st Ycksburg, Grant super
eedes hiu Win unlimited men ana means az n'' 'Ou
Eaad' he Suemp's no Assault 0ut waltz P1uenuy I'll
TIE laval oheers have saeeeeaso IN running o''n gun
0osts and transports past tue Confederate batteries
ANeoiug his men rapidly d9"a Tue We. oanS Oh the
river, Ee ferries them over and P'eo2;1ies them upon
-
0fana N-i-A s''-s g''i'i'l' "o''-' ''A' H'''',O''
"ss inoemp!,iey ijfAaed aud iee1y ss'soasd--
Srants success al -ls polt vas duS more 70 'Ae Gun
ooa's than % ois eva Sail A1o non o'su'ea TIE only
movement which 51atl- L.a 10 P.+'ss ana e'Eces
gamer lsa.7 "b a celebrity ulsH.uPst IA The history
Of YANKEE T'F'Ea be- pushed ios"srd hs huge COL
anus, upset PvnO,r.o1 without TIE ie4s dmeui'y 10
vested ''eascurg established Ms COMMUNICATIONS WITH
Tue s7es ooL l7o7e I'D below the CITY, protected Ms
rear IRON johnston by formidable works, an1 alter
lCm0si Ct orslce'io attempts 10 storm tae place SAT
IOWA lsa'ei7 to reduce j; o7 siege which he AZ length
Cd without serious molesai.oa either IA isobt OF rear
EsTs sgsi1, IS a. Doaszoa, De HAs indebted more to
the Confederate oy5ra1sn laa 90 his own genus ior
as success he showed energy oy the fapd'ty OF DIS
movements and dSP'yei sS ID in'e' P0'os MS army
between frao'r''n and johnston Out al el'oer f's
''o'sg7 or hs ssil AAo H'en 'olaFy3 l' "ou'u
ave ciu'nSl MS .ls'.se,D' Au'1s 'H-'' A 'A'CU's
s. easily almost IS &c had done :. nSAef oIseAs oSE
tS over VOICE 'ne lEnSe's mace se-' NeAi Vi oO's'
cut n 'eahsy n0oo ~ an i'' NC ''1' One VI
tbs ao.e'' Oeaieae,ae 0l.''is 70 =" iSueeu q
zoe 'aea 0' oEi''"7 " an
vas no' WANTS u'l1SHlp - M - CPsC"'',
utter ine1oer'enee IN neia Heh .li 70
carry everything oe!ore MIN a. OnAu pOn ni'' HAe
WhrVind.
Such is the mn 70 whom the mighty interests m
volved a. Chattanooga are entrusted. lie was whipped
e. Belmont, whipped at SSiloh, ani whipped 4 repeat
s5 assaults at Do0eisOn and Vicks0urg he has not
proved himself great General Cot be has proved bis
ht IN tale a1vantsrh Of Confederate OllV aud want