, 1863-10-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Removal Of Gen.
Rosecrans,
RUM0R$, AID REASONS ASSIGNED
FOR THE MEASURE.


1 ---"~NA AH%'~t
| TIE CASE OF RosEcRAKs..
Tie Morning Chronicle contains the folloT-
Ing double e1caded" editorial:
"Wo are in receipt Of astonishing i,tslli.
gence In regard to tho removal Of Rosecrans.
The whole country will be astpuaded at
what re shall chronicle. Itis rumored TINT
three charges are made against tho late popu-
lar commander. Tho flrst charge IL preferred
BY Gen. 7. L. Crlttenden and Gen, AIcCook,
to the effect that Rosecrans left the battle
field au1lng the crisis, aud fed to Chatta-
nooga and reported to officers there that the
day Was lest. 1t WAS reported that subse-
queni1y, through opium, he became insen-
eible.
The second charge, it Is ra1norcd, is made
by the Gcvernment, to the effect that bis
orders were to remain at Chattanooga until
feiDfo1cemcnts should come.
Tic third charge, as rumored, is to the
effect that he declined to move from Mur.
ireesboro In June last, when ordered to do so
ey the Government, as an opportunity was
offered to cruth Braegg, large portion Of his
army having been Withdrawn to succor John.
stoD' who was operating against Grant.
iheSc charges arc true, is it not most un.
fortunate, as the nnnne Of Rosec,ans Has
'alieman Of immense weight.
New York papers make s1eepiug accusa-
zion that during the battle of Chickamauga
Gen:sRosecrans, Crittenden and Accook werc
as1eep at Chattanooga.
We learn semi officially that In regard to
Gen. C1itte1den, this statement is false. and
that nothing has warranted the circulation of
such paragraphs.
The blame, It Is eaid, connected with the
failure Of Chickamauga, .oiU fall 1caony upon
In another editorial, apparently written be
lore the aboye, the Chronicle saye It will
doubtless he centrally assumed that Gener.l
Rosee1ans' n1most total absence from engage.
nent Was the principal reason for his being
relieved Of fthe command, more especially as
the General who bore the brunt Of 1t, (Gen.
Thomas, } has been appointed in his stead,
/ We have reason to know that his corduct
on that occasion when news Of the battle first
reached here, was severely censured by mill
tary authorities. and WAS probably the turn.
ing POINT in the decision that his been
reached.
We hazard nothing in saying that prior to
that there had been grave cause ofcomplaint
against the General. He scas once before on Tie
tic q being nmorsd for failure to more to aid
Grant, md make diversion IN his fa7or by
attacking Bragg.
Ata.other time he was somewhat strongly
reconstructed with for his delay In moving
from Murfreesboro.
Gen. Rosecrans has, in many things, shown
himself good officer, and his Ruper.cdure,
We believe, has been very reluctantly deter
mined on; but neglect of orders from his 81.
periors, will unfit the bsst man fo, military
command.
The Evening Ibst of last evening saws: We
ase Ratlsfed the good cfthe sc1Tice demanded |
Rcsecrans removal, and that is enough. i
The stories concerning re:eons for General |
ResecrnnE' removal coatinue rife. .One Of tho
latest il that h. has rendered himself In a |
measure unfit for duty by the excessive use |
Ut opium.
The Stories that Kosecfans, having epilep-
tic fts, anG being injured By tho use Of opium,
a7e repeated tonight with great pe.tInacisy, |
tnt ADMITTED that they are not the cause Of |
hls removal, that having been determined on |
before they were known; Government officials
are repeating that dispatches eheH- him to |
eATe peen fairly stamredea at Chickamaugs.
TIE TAR N v1RGES1.
The CAroniele has the following concerning
MeaGe's armY: Thus far the rebals have
made no Etsnd OF conseqnence. In all Prob.
ability they will not. The retrcgra1e moye-
ment OF Lee has been attributed to several
cautes, but We arc inclined to believe the
chief reason Ct his precititate flight ID his
1ncern as to 1he result.
Our cavalry find no enemy in possession Of
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RELIGIOUS 1.1E111crycr
The New School Presbyte1i.u synod IN
session here, waited on the President in t
body to-day. In reply to their address be
laid, among othe. things, that he knew he
vas not a great mn. and con.,dcres -
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