Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-07
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From he Richmond EnqalTsrl
Ia private lettsr it was my privilege to soc
in Tsply fs a gentleman who hsd written to hin
en- She occasion of the late victory Of Chieka
] msusa saying, The Coniaderaey embraces
you Be generous, and cease 20 have enemies,
General BrAzt0n Bragy, with more than ROmas
virtue says: No msn in my position, dear 81
can sccsss % havs. enezies.' For 3cing his duty
/ pad aad ino0leut men viii danouues him. FOi
I aeglectiBg it, good men viii and ought 20 do it
( OF the two, / prefer the former TB the lighs o
this sentiment the sntscedeuis Of this TenDweC
I hero become more than llustTious--theY sT,
/ sublime. MARLBOROUGH.
@Oesober 18th, 1853 -
I AL men will unite with or friend "Mzrbor
8ueh' in admiration of the noolo sentiments hS
/ qu0tss from Gen. BraRg. And as to "eusmies, p
Gen. Bragg has n0nei Ia the efiee Of the Enquirer
/ Here he has VAIN sdmiratiOn, kind wishes, and
/ generous hopes for his continued usefulness e
cur country and its Cause Bat neither the no
/ be sentiments of Sen. Bragg, nor the greatest
/ admiration Of his friends viii supply that cons.
deuce which we feel compelled TO assert Genera!
Z Bfsgg has utterly lost
C0R63ence ia the military capacity Of the
general is the frst prerequisite 70 every aud any
success, aud Wher once this is lost, when The
subordinate C&esrs and men cease to regard their
general with exalted aud implicit trust, all dis
ElHiAAt &llEf A4E hAAG 1JtEA 81 AsttaltA-Ea1
becomes dim and unpr0mising. That General
Bragg no longer enjoys the confidence Of his
army cannot be disputed, since It is asserted
upon evidence that we cannot question, that
every msj 1T-geneTAl Of the army, except Breek-
iaridvs and Lieut.-Cfen. Longstreet, (rsstraiaed
by considerations of personal delieacy,) united
in memOEiaiizng the President for e change OF
commanders. These division generals spoke
not only their own sentiments, hat represented
A. ! a.
army aad its eommander, It is Impossible thas
success can attend shas army. A separation
must taxa place; either General Bragg must
cease TO commind the army, or ws lear, the
ssmy viii sson re use to be commanded by Gen.
Brsgg This reported msnloriai, If aciuSlly pre-
scented 80 ihs President, places upon him the re.
sponsiBiity Of General Bragg's continuance; aad
ucIs taau his, al future disasters which may
attend tbss army wil be directly chsrgssble 30
the President If he persists IN retaining Gen.
BrsEg We pat It, therefore, to the President,
with ell the earnestnsBs Of trisndsuip, that he
viii net T. Ike upol himself 50 fearful q rsspoasi-
biity; bat yielding 50 = Necessity whic.i, how
ever much it may be regret tted, cannot now be
ohyisted, remove an obnoxious 0mmsuSoT, and
give increased efficiency to a splendid and gal
last army.
Were Gen Bragg possessed Of all the military
genius tHst ever graeed a commander, unless
bis army had conEdenea IN hia, he could never
accCmD Dlish with il, what q les8 q ted, but more
trustees eoRmgEdeF, wOuid easily attain To
persist in retaining Gen. Bragg, after this memo
rial vii bs showing au ustsr disregard to the ez-
pressed wishes Of gallant and msZitOTi0R5 cffi-
csrs.
But is there no sacrifice that Gen. Bfagg
should make He knows the state of feelings
between himself and hiH subordinate Cfisars.
VII. aa lot, forgetting his oWn personal wishes,
den41G removal, or So least that another Gen
eral be appointed TO the coInmzndi
Every f7ieUd-Ect every fatseTsr-wili sd
wise Gsu. Bragg 10 remove the dificuliy that is
alleged to impair the usefulness OF the army, by
declining to command where he no longer ea-
Joys tho coHfdsucs Of his sub0Tdinstes SBch
an act Of seifgaerifce would be the practical
complication Of the noble sentiment lhAt cur
friend "&s1lbGrough' has quoted It would
present him TO tie country IS pretsrring the
guccss5 Of [he cause 20 p5r8onsl eradication.
We implore him as we have the President, 10
sclve this diliaUlty By requesting the President
% call Gen Joseph Z. johnston 10 the command !
OF t1s army.
The recall of Gen Johnston 70 the command !
Of that army would &c tho practical burying Of /
hostile and uHiriendIiy feelings that have al /
ready done irreparsb.s iUjIgy to cur couHty's /
cause. L sill be the Inauguration Of an ers Of /
good feelings, from which would date oar hlaI 1
success. TIE whole Southwest would baii such 4
4 recall ss 5hs hsrbiBgsT Of returning victory.
wish Gen Johnston in command, and Gen 4
Bragg az second, or chief OF staff ths useful 1
ness Of b0 officers would be called into ssr-
vice, the sIgiu5icss Of ths suh0rdins.e officers
respectfully consulted, and yet Gen. B-agg's
great usefulness not Lost 70 the army. As O.
present arranged, the great military capacities
Of Gsa Johnston, which We have reason To be-
iavs are highly appreciated BY the President,
are lost in the eanebrakes Of Mississippi We
ave, perhaps, better she 20 ascertain PuDlic sen
-ir1eHE thsn the President can be. No man
speaks 70 hIn unless to agree with him; be
hasrs bat one side Of public se1timsnt; but we
hear sna read both. We publish not tiths OF
What we learn, for we feel no disposition 20
make public the complaints that reach Us We
have suppressed much that otherwise we would
have published. We should not now undertake
TO express an opinion If we did not believe We
see gathering q storm, whose fury may do m1ch
aaTm TO cur cause, sBd give the President much
nortiH 5sdOB
President Dsvis is an object Of attachment
rem al classes of the people; be enjoys their
confidence aud has enlisted sentiments far kiEd-
I thsn the most exalted respect. But, never
.heis1s, there are those with whom be 10 nOE the
voriis that he is with the great mass Of the
people. To undermine that popularity; to wish
iIsw that rsBpecE TO misrepTssent his conduct;
10 present him as = selt-Willsd snd stubborn
nRR, consulting private piqge and personal mar
Ice, is the constant effort OF active and indHsiTi
Gus men. Sen. Johnston, with an nsigDi6aaut
command IN Mississippi, and Gen. Bragg, re-
.aiHed without tie confidence Of he army in
are patent aud powerful examples for
he malice and misrepresentation of shsse men
We therefore repeat, that reorganization of
he army before Chattanooga is absolutely ne
esCsaryi and we put it to the President to con
i8.t the wishes Of the division generals, and
,hsDgs the commanding officer. We believe
hat Gen Johnston enjoys to the fullest extent
hs e3n61sncs Of the soldiers AID officers and
people Of lhs Southwest, and We feel confident
hist Ii sbii6es viii retrieve the lost States OF
tennessee sn1 KsntUcty.