Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-16

Correspoudgree szvHnngh Republican,
ATLAETA, October Il-President Davis is
nov Hi.h tbs army of Tennessee. What Is the
object sf his visit Has he come to mingla
-vish bis soldiers and encourage them By his
presence Or hss he como to compose She
sr:tcs- Of ofisers, sn If need be, TO institute =
change in lhs command Of tas sTmy7
/ shall not undertake 10 tx the responsibility
for the condition Of things Ia the army now be-
fore Cbaaauo0z&. Whether Gen. Br2gg pea
sesses The requiste qualities for command or
whether his GfiiseTs hsvo withheld hom him
that cordial corporation sBd support, without
which 20 comusRders howeveF gifted can haPe
fer success, are questions which may be reserved
for future diseassi0p- This much, hgWsVsr,
may be isafsly sfirmad e. this tina;
General Brsxton Bragg hEs sufficient Teassn
20 ssirs 70 be relieved from his present csrn-
maad, and chat, too, even If he had been in tbs
right sad MS OPpoRonfE 10 the wrong upon al
the points which havs been Tnised against him.
He cannot hope TO be rs useful to tire country,
or 60 accomplish much for his own fame IN his
present position. ss he might reasonably ex-
peet TO do in some other command. He sDd a
large maiJrity Of his generals ara not IN accord;
sud whether he IS right sad they are wrong, or
shsY 6Is right and hs is wrong, the result is the
Observation-Disclosures on the part ef beth, dis
organization in the army, AID such want Of
anity and cooperation as to make It impessibls
for either the conmRnder-ia-chisf,h bis 0fiesrs,
OF his troops, to render to the country as vslgs
bic service as they might and would perform
under AEaoEe auspicious circumstances.
Should the President decide, therefore, to send
Gen. Bragg to soma other field, where he can bs
more Gseiul to the cause, and esll some obhar
officer to bis Dlscs, as be probably viii do, such
a proceeding would not necessarily implY the
csasure Of the commander Of tho army ef Ten
pesaee any more than bis refusal 70 make this
change would involve the condemnation Ct bis
subeTiinates. VITO the new com msnder viii
be, should sueh change be deemed advisable,
it is impossible yet to determine; bHS the pre-,
vsiling opinion is that it viii be General Lee or
General LongstTest.
Bat thensw commander, whoever he may be,
will not have q smooth path TO tread. Rose
crzns is s sHraEd and sbls officer; he has already
. formidable army, and heavy reinfOreemeuts
are moving TO his support frem every available
qUs-trr. Iudeed, no pains viii Be spared b.
The Federal Government to maintain its armies
at Chattanooga and Kaexvills and eventually
. oveTran aad occupy Georgia These Brpps-
Tstions on the part OF the enemy cal for cure
s0onding effort and resolution on our part. If
reiafoToemeBts are sent by the enemy, then rs-
inforcements must not be withheld on our side.
Il may be, indeed, that great battle will soon
be fOugh5 on the hanks of the Tsnnessee-a
hattie that IN its magnitude sRd results will
eclipse al others upon this continent. II is
hcp5d tbs President viii see to it ;hat We sre
nos rUPT7 pared for the mighty conflict when It
does G-r7e.
Gen. Hood was doirg well yesterday, and
his physician considers that ne has passed tho
c7isis The wounded here are receiving every
cars snd attention. return to the front as soon
as I eau complete my out6E for the winter. A
suit ai winter clothes at S50O-think Of that
? "