The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-18

SATURDAY MORNING. NIX IS, 1868.
oan. Johnston and ths Fan aviessburg.

Slen. Johnston aud the Fan fvicIssburg.
The Richmond correspondent Of the Mem
phis Appeal, speaking Of the q y Of Yicksburg
sayai
''rhe Sentinel, which is now regarded, prop
efly or improperly ag the Goernment organ
holds Cen Johusion mauy.rei ponsible Tor the
result, aud tho immediate We )resentatives Of
tho Administration arc said D blame him in
nnmeasurod terms The Ex miner deiends
Gen Johnston 80 Tar as TO dep ecaie hasty and
uulneigcnt censure, and considers that
yicGebuig WAS already doomed to fall before
Gen Johnston bad been sent & relieve it,
The Examiner has expressed our opinion
and to us il is a matter Of surprise that any
gentleman, familiar with the niAin facts sur
rounding the case, should entertain any other.
When Gen. Johnston reached Jackson, from
Middle Tennessee, 30 far as We know or be-
ieve, nc was without an army tits true that
about one Brigade OF Confederate troops was
CALAMITY resisting Grants al ploach to thai
city, butt was compelled to ll back before
OverpOwerpg numbers. Gen Johnston gath
cred up The fragments and wi hdrew them to
Canton There he did all that mortal man or
akillhl General could do 10 collect an army
Armed soldiers would not spring fror
ground at his call, and he wal forced :
aud work for six long weeks in ord
cure little army of less than sthir
men. In the meantime Gen, Gre
pletely invested Vicksburg,
fortified his rear. When thi
coInpIished; we do not believe
tary man will risk his reputaii
that it was in the power of &c
raise The siege and relieve tn
roes. Instead OF ceusnriog G
think he deserves the thanka
the whole South. If he ha5
the enemy ten days sooner
probabilities are that his
been cut to pieces and capt
il as fortunate circumstar
surrendered on the 4th Of
Gen. Johnston time 10 IA
aud prepare for Grautt a
We might have had, this da
sissirpi We have full con
ity Of Gen Johnston to con
him as one oil our greatest
doubt whether eyeuhe con
army from defeat, if he hada
his great anxiety to cav
mites further on the 4th
boast that one Southern
Northern has long sincep
1t may be that The imU
Administration are censu
in "unmeasured terms, but
beve that they represent the
nents of President Davis T.
hey are doing General Johre
Unjust sc Iii he knows any
hey are saying. For our
charges against nobody for
asior. We cannot blame
aud his heroes penorned
b fore a want Of food fore
We have already given
Johnston should not be BIZ
come TO President Davis
know that no man in the S
oy felt a keener soliciude
ate flag SHOULD continue
burg Then why did h
to defend IT,? This questt
is very easily answered;
swered, The whole quests
dent Davis did send all
be spared wi,h safety to 0
importance, aud the fall
p y one Of those calamiies q
avoided--aud we bow TO d,Btiu.
There is an old woman at Richa ny ih,
name OF Nors,rop, who has charge Of the Sub
sislenco Department Of tn, Government, anc
whose duty it was TO supply Vicksbug witt
provisions Whether his failure 10 do tina
proceeded from mad, quac or mbec;ity W,
know not. But we advte those who con
duct This Sentinel newspaper to make inqni
ries and 10 state the restlt OF them to th