, 1863-12-27
'.G'bitooo' @ri61tae,
MONDAY; DECEMBER 2s, 1862


sfA$SARAA%sOA ! i
Gen nnlleek's Ten column report Of the
military operations Of The pas. year con.
isis Of n na11auye .of vics soria won swheresI
is orders were obcytal mad of. rcTeise4
where they were: idtkiesa11ded.:: Neatly sr.:f
.fyfody honl President down comes IL for !
, @..a. OF his censnie; but htassly nUsoIbs f.
rs:::~-S II tie Pra:sc HAT i awarded Tie
~ he 1e.tlc Of Ch.z ce1Ioryille ha puts,
- sedi, Of tic PRECEDENT and Gen+~l
T. ,.s The trlq1nph at. vlcks1,rsg he dl-l
,., ! :sweea >hlmself and, Gen@- Grunt,
:. <,:iv taking Tic llon's share. The blame
=; D. :.~s of the bloody battle Of Chlcka-
i>-scs,1n be iAys IA Gen sIsoseerans, who
+ 'n.~ IN for heauy weight Of blame, for
:,is. military managcnent:: And right here
s:e s';oloee to stick. { peg, ). :,
t';;sks1urg caIilalrtcd on Tic III Of July,
=-:>i A:t ut liberty for otiicr opesatfona yet
ran airy ii 1oo, 600 men The battle Of
Caiekamsrguh was Tough. Sept. 1920, being !
;,early thrrc 1aonths afterwards Why did !
nos Gen.. IIa'ieck order zelnfurcencnts !
from Grants unemployed forrc 10 Rose. |
crans' annrt He knew, ~ .l.,st the pul.
Lie knew, that the rcbela were rclntorcing
Bragg. II was plain common sense for I
thin 10 do 50. Tic newspapers published
Lon day 10 day nceoun,s Of rebel brisad>s
and divisions Fastening from Richmond
and Atoble, and Jackson, Miss,, under
lonsstzeet, H.rtlce, and JWe Johnston 10
reinforce .-Bsagg's army. What was the
wise, eelfsuf1c;cns 'JiaIleck doing mean-
mile NTH Grants immense a1myl The
files of the TRIBUNE bear situtsa tlst We
urged and entrcstetl that = strong colu1nnt be
St once sent to tic naeis:eucc OF Cen. Rose
cs1ns to enable Lias 10 Etrikc q crushing
blowat Bragg sarmy. Several Of ourlesding
contemporaries advocated the sane thing,
Military pseE with wl.cra We con.s1:ed said,
Now il The golden moment to strike deci~
sire blow Al tbs yitals Of The rebellion
Dus NO 1einEvreemcnts we-c sent to TIE
army Ut tie Cumberland Iut the az11y
OF Gen. Grant waa broktn i,.to tlagmc1ta.
and scn. On wosudess expe 3iuous. oa-;
part waded through The swk nps ofIuuis.
Jana; another part cnc.m ned on The
bayosss of A5kar.s@s. 4 COLI TIN e-ns sent
to liscove1 The Sabine Pass, u7dcr General
Franklin, and .t;EnG t., An.1 :eT division
went Of 10 The mouth Of the l.io Gtande,
md smother called along the co ut oi Texas
ard landed at llstsrcssls Bsy. captusifs
scycn spiked cannos aud an s'baa1.oncd
fart Another division psaesratsd into the
nlor1sses auI mazSs uf the TccAe colI:i!',
uEd had the l;saa u the column ss.!,cthta
and captured; ard the remainder q: Grants
great army iing~tetl Oh tic banks oi tflt:
Mississippi, until III. combined 1e'sel tosers
fell on Gen Rotcc-ant,s unsupported c5sps
and almost crusktd i; ;.y tI:si.s,sr. w',sla,.
I1sG numbers. Thr fai.>'re ,o to1ech;sat tt
the Western ARMIES, in Ju'v- aul .usus!
was the sreatcs, bIunLer @: ile war. i
was wosse than tslunler: j, YRS grca'
crime sssinss The Union cansc. THAT cr!na
sI.al neglect cost the couairy the '.lood.
T.pu1se 1T Chickaulsn:a. put the " le'e o
Kentucky and Teuutssrc in peril, and A.!
= rrot1sced The war Elk months, ,t q cos
Of ,l.rcc lrns1reA millions Of ,nos.ry. Al.
ft1ytlorkand Lives.
Nud Ilalleck promptly sent 10 Muriress
+. horo foHy CT tiily ,l,caaarti q .Ila tic!1s
burg hrrscs, in July las:. With u, wi:Loo
Gsnn. at !te:r hss:l, the Army e: :Ao Gun,
brs.and, thns reinforced, would have tycp
town ;nla Ge6fgia from Chattanooga.
capturing s,lant4, antl cutting lie IL
line OF 1.a':1 railway connecting The GU
with tl,c :it1an;ic Stairs NasliaE COIL
Lave resisted th2 zlarct, &: that asnr G
prevented j, lto.z seaclting thcco.s,, tai.in
( hsrle.son and E1Yannala in she Eta
Trsvtr.ing the ricl.r- and lenss exllaus.e
part OF Sccess:a, It could hEvc lived naiul
oil Ii. enemy. It's tuursa lying th,ogss
1ac denscst Slave region O. she South, u
.auIaiila.E force Of i0n.M1o loyal h.:cl
would have 1ockes! to :ss Standards: I'll
yi1als OF the rebellion being .hu1 pen,
trn,cl, ,tc end Of the war could No. hc L
Distant Meantime. thc FotoEa. arm,
. not being weakened By Axe desael;mcas
25.NN men undeT Hooker, In Sep.t II BE-
Ens To retrieve ,he t.:sas,er es Chick
maugn, might hare accomplished SOM
thing raluahle ass.sins1 the reusnast uf Lee
:ssmy. peshnps hare tasenn R;cssruond. a
thes,e fruits rrznsiu rns,tl.ered, as ,hc 60
.E,gueuees Of Hel}ccra'e passion ios d!spe
siou. and annpa'hJ 10 concentration
tosces- We submit stst his wholesale cy
su!ts Of other generals. md uElu7li5:
ps:ifc1y of himself. should nos go On ii
record - t.4c soiihes.:e verdict Of lister
No s,:rh Brilliant fame il ir ore for Il
hero ct III" Ce:iasI, campaign