New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-25
THE PROSPECT.

his present position. II is very satisfactory
assurance Oh very important point. We con-
slider the secure possession of Chattanooga until
/ the arrival of rc-cnforcements essential to the
early renewal on our side Of an aggressive cam
paign, and since the Rebels must entertain the
same opinion of lis value, their inability to
carry il i, confession of weakness sure
70 prove fatal to their hopes. Admitting
frankly their success up 10 certain
point, We nevertheless believe that the great
object Of their concentration of forces has not
been attained They have won a hard-iouchi
battle, have driven the Army Of the Cumher-
laad-vhich last week was threatening Atlanta
back into Tennessee, ana have checked Tor The
time the progress of Gen. RosecTans's opera
tons bu. they have not snnlhiia'cd his army,
nor recovered East Tennessee, nor pm, an end
to hi. campaign. Undoubtedly they meant To-
strike blow sufficiently decisive 10 lihcra'e Al
lanta from fear, but they seem 10 have succeed
ed only in poslponing Is fate.
F Il may be presumed further thai the Rebel
plan contemplated nothing Ike n permanent
separation OF Longs'rect's corp. from Lees
army. That corps wa, meant TO join Bragg
secretly ard suddenly enough to insure his tr!-
umph over Rosecraus. and then to return in
season ~ meet the attack which the knowledge
oi it, disappearance from in front Of The Army
of the Potomac might be expected to provoke.
Ii order 10 do which it Wa of course necessary
/ iha. il, work in Georgia should be so promptly
and thoroughly done as to make it possible
for Bragg TO complete his campaign with his
own forces. Bat the resistance OF ROsecIans
has been obstinate and the army oi Bragg Is -
shattered by The tremendous conflicts II has
iy.ctorionsv sustained, tina, the Rebels are
appi.en,l, in no condition to pursue thei. a-c-
cess. even Giih The continued AID oil LongsiIcci
Yet 5. ihcy do no, pursue IT, they give time for
F the arrival of re-cniorccmeuis 20 Rosccrans. If
then Lpngsircei Coca back 10 Virginia Bragg Is
exposed to The same danger from The recruited
lorce, Of Rosecran, That he previously was. II
iougsi,ep' doe. not return, Lee i exposed 20
#, .im..i. danger from the advancing columns Of
Meade.
We may remark, however, that The R,bc.s
r'f4i IT. ia 80 f'AAifb ihAA4ft 'fhuA'Ats. VA 'N
.,ugg.,hncs> OF Gen Meadcs movement II
f. more than five hundred miles from R.chmord
20 Atlanta bv rail- and in the present condition
o. th. roads il may lie doubted whether twenty
Thousand men. 10 Say nothing Of artillery and
baggage. could be transported from one
point to the other in two or three week.
Yet what t. to dcta.n Gen. Mead
during all tha, umt' Il is possible ihea,
that, considering the great numerical supeii-
GRITTY oi the available National forces Eds, and
We,i, the amy Of Bragg OF the army Of Lecmay
be utterly defeated in the course Of The coming
ino1,h. and equally clear that il Lee Is 10 be a'.
talked a, all, be ought to be attacked al once.
Returning then to Gen. Ro,ccrans We
find him securely intrenchcd for The present
at Chattanooga. awaiting reinforcement.
Down 70 The time Of his last advance his move.
mcn,, have been successful. The victory Of
Murircc,boio, The ferie, Of maacuvero which re-
suited in the occupation OF Tullahonia, and the
sti.l more brilliant strategy which gave him Chat
tanoOga almost without ablow, have lost none of
their advantage, by the present repul,e H.
connection with the 'apid and most admirable
campaign Of Gen. Burnside they completed The
liberation of Tennessee and 50 long as Cba'ta-
locga is held the possession OF the State
j. not TO be disputed Gen. Ro-ecrans
Therefore, stands where he did when he entered
Chattanooga, save that his entrance upon "a
Georgia campaign Is delayed. He has lost mon
and material, and for the moment has lost the
prestige OF success. Men and material he will
rapidly replace, and though the ba.le for once
has gone against him, there is no fcasOn to sup
pose he has lost the confidence of his troops
certainly not OF the country In a few days or
weeks, therefore he will find himself at the
head of i.n army more numerous than ever, ana
will onturc on his campaign with far better
prospects Of success than before. lie knew
when he crossed the Georgia border
that his force was inadequate 10 the worn
which The Government expected him toperlorm,
but he went forward to do what he could. His
military superiors must at last be convinced that
bis estimate was more accurate than theirs, and
they will not venture again to withhold o.
direct in unimpor,ant expeditions the needed
re-cnforccmcnts. The country demands that
tine ample resources Of the Government shall
hereafter be concentrated, not scattered, and
there seems reason 70 believe that that demand
has been needed Gen. Rosccrans il to have
the troops Inc ought to have, and the conquest
Of Georgia il this time to BE- undertaken by a
force at least equal in numbers TO the army il
expects to defeat.
Let us indulge then in no feeling Of despond-