The New York herald., 1863-10-31

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We have the rebellion upon the hip-anotnsr heav!
blow or two will finish IT, but the favorable 10
militsry operations down South is getting short. W
must keep up tine re must not allow the enemy tim
TO recuperate or reorganize for thus in proonging
war we increase the dangers Of European Intervention
and of throughout all Chrstendon and over all tn
hnbitable globe.
what tho Rebels Say OF General Grant
lFrom the Richmond whig, Oct. 27.l
Rosecrans has been relieved from the command OF tn
Army Of the Cumberland aud Major General Ulysses 6
Grant takes command OF that department. and OF tn
Army OF the Tennessee Grants old army. the Army
Kentucky (Burnside's) Thomas, the renegade virginia.
aud ultra secessonist takes the immediate command
So much we learn from New York paper. which, OF
the strength OF the bursts into the follow
ing hyperbolelt remains TO the great aud uncon
querable hero Of tho Mississippi vaeywho has defeated
armies, reduced more stronghods and conquered
more territory than all our fankeel other generals pu
tho First-it remains for Major General Grant to
the rebels ntrenchcd among the mountains o.
the West, he has already routed them through th
length aid breadth Of the great river or the West"
These sounding sentences and not deficient In capi
tai letters Let US little into history Of the
Ulysses. regmeptal quartermaster in the old army
he was famous only for his love OF strong drink Hi
first appearance in the present war was at Belmont
where. in conjunction with Mccernand, he surprised
0nfeoerate camp and would have gained victory \
reinforcemens had not arrived and whipped him back
to his boats. With the exception OF McCellans little
successes Western virgi1a. this the frst anal
In which the Yankees had not been dsgraceuy beaer
AID routed Grant was therefore promoted and place.
of Sydney Johnston at Bowling Green. The winter
floods enabled the enemy to carry the inadequate de
fences near the months OF the Cumberland and Ten
nessee rivers TO land men at pleasure below Fort Done
and to attack it simultaneously by land and
The garrison at this place very small in comparison
with the investing force and the lines Of fortfcation
in many pl,ces, weak heroic defence made.
For three days the enemy was repused with fearful
slaughter his losses In dead alone being nearly large
whole garrison. The place was not carried by
sanlt, bu. c.ptuated Very many Of the mea remon.
by proper management, the whole of them could have
cut their out without serious resistance In these
instance defeated positively, and In the next
gained victory OF which only Yankee would could
boast Tho acquisition OF territory was large Il is true;
but this due less TO Grants generaishp than 10 the
imbeclity OF the Confederate authorities.
Grants next appearance was at Shiloh. In the 0>st
days fight he surTrised and shamaully beaten on
tho second day Buell. who was Grants superior and had
arrived with heavy rsiufosceHent. took commnnd, and
to him 10 due the credit such az Vs. Of attacknga dis
signay TO make do more than relinq1ish at leisure
part Of the spos which had won the day be-
fore Hero there was no victory 70 any one on the Yankee
After Shermlns failure a. Vicksburg Grant supersedes
him. With unlimited men and means at his command be
attempts assault, but waits patiently till the naval
officers have succeeded in running both gunboats and
transports past the Confederate batteries Marching
his men rapidly down the west bank OF the river
no ferries them and precipitates them upon
Grand GulfAA strong position, which. like Donelsoo
incomplo.ey fortified and feebiy sarrsooed.
Grants success at this point due to the gun
boats than 10 his SKILL And now occurred the only
oyemsol which entities him y praise snd evnces gene
Yankee warfare, be pushed forwud his huge columns,
upset PembcAon without the least difficulty, invested
both above and below the city, protected bin from
Johnston by formidable works. and, after number Of
surely 70 reduce BY siege which be at length did with
out serious molestation other 10 front or rear.
Here again. as at Donelson be was indebted more 70
the Confederate government than to his own genius for
his success He showed energy by the rapdity o( his
movements and displayed skin 10 interpreting his army
courage or his skill xiii had been extraordinary he would
have crushed his Incompetent antagonist In Vicsburg
easily almost a. he had done q Bakers crsss,s bat
but 10 reality none at all for We remember that one q
the ab'est Confederate officers engaged In laughed q
was not Grants generalship much his opponents
utter inexperience in ed nghtng which enabled him 10
carry everything before him at Champions Hill like
such Is the man to whom the mighty interests in.
VOWED at Chattanooga are entrusted He was whipped
ed assaults at Doneson nnd vicksburg He has not
proved himself great general but he has proved bis
OF preparation. When adequate means are at his dis
posai be has shown that be knows how TO use them
when offers. He quick and that is more than
now three large armies concentrated under him, en-
bracng in the aggregate, probably twice as many men
a. he has before commanded. These armies
have been weedei Of incompetent officers TO great
extent. His government, appreciatng the tremcn.
him as its most successfuI general 70 command
a. that point has given him bali not more re-, Than hal,
It's effective force IN the nsa ana no saxeo i on am era"'
Has government done as much for our cause' Has
It selected It's most succesNui general and the one wnt
most enjoys confidence Of both the soldiers ana th
peeple9 Has II concentrated three armies under him
Has 1t sent out its Secretary OF War and Quarter
Meirs are now in Nashville with Grant Presiden
Davis has been to BraRg's hcadquarters d. H. Hill ha
pol mis- Earra
Polk. Who will succeed them2 In fine, are we pre-
pared give Grant reception unlike that he mot at DO
by our own folly? We hear Of 1.-THE plans Of the ~nob
under the supervision Of the heroic Bragg
but does this meet the case iuily3
Rebel sketch or General Thomas.
fFnpm tho Memphis Daily Appeal Oct. 21
George Thomas who put 10 command % ESseCrsps sSs
borhood OF Lypchburg lie 10 fat, beeiy man OF forty
and tho old army considered as little better thai
numskul In Texas, before the war, be was licutenan
colonel IN the regiment which General Leo coloue
aud Van Form MAJOR. General Twiggs, who commanded
cason 70 divide the regiment 70 meet tho sxigencss d
the service he Van the command of four
panies TO the exclusion o. Thomas,
after being the most rabd and loud mouthed soceesons
before the much that by his great seal he
army feel ashamed OF themsevcs-be should have taker
ND arms for the preservation Of the Union His conduc
Yankee woman. old enough 70 be his mohsr, and Who's
money has great influence over him.
His nrst ieat or arms was victory over Crittenden,
Fishing creek, Kentucky, where fe the valiant Zoi
Golfer which gained by sheer force Of numbers III
attracts attention Of the Northern newspaper
and the Yankee government BY the heroic manner u
which, with his corps, he aid 20 have saved Rose
Grams army from distraction o. Chickamauga.
Halieck, Rosecrans and Grant.
From the Richmond Examiner, Oct. 27l tI
Al the commencement Of this Haleck advised Lin
coin ~ claim victory after every battle, whether dc
feated not. the Yankee generals have ali subsorbc
10 thm policy, aOd ali carried out with unwaverpg per
tlnscisy Rosccr.ns the last example His prociama
ttcn 70 hts army quite model for all generals who
having been bsated 10 ssc cs.i, depsnd Sh HsIlus u
| their losses Of fems and mea upon papor.
Rooserans, Who hAs been whole year In Tennessee
since he alleged victory ~ Murrcesboro sud whoVe on
attempS 10 advance IVES met by the signal ovorl Now
ChtckamaugA, has fairly surpassed al his
IN the art cf gaining Victories on raper. icw day
ssnce We publRhsd hts address 10 bis army In which
claimed succession Of victor es-such rarely fell
the los 4 tbe ereassst Reasrahsuch Bonapart
s4ouewa Jackson might have been proud of-such
they alone have obtained within ~ hast ten centuries
A. The time no shut up w Chattanooga, after
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