, 1863-12-06
THE REBEL PRESS.
A DESH3AA WAFL OVER CHAT
TANOGCA,
Croars avs7 tho D.fest Of Brsss-Lpus-
st.eei'*7 positisn In East TenDeSsee-
H+w Shall the tlaYes BE- Saved
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/: full addendam to the loss Of the field iOthcr
| particulars furnished compel us to think that
! the defeat Was little short of roat, and is
| probably due to the failare Of the enemy to
| pursue, that 1t lachs any feature Of that most
dcplorable calnnity that can bcfal an army.
the largest army VIC lave owes Its safety to
! the want Of enterprise in the enemy; but in
! this case VIC nhy do 80 without disparag1ng
the courage that has been displayed in two
! many fields to be doubted. 4 moro fatal
want t1an that Of courase-Want of conf
paralyzed that army. An army Of towards,
well disciplined, and trusting in their lead
or, may fight we'll but IN army Of brave
men, feeling that they are In the hands Of m
Incompetent commander. will fight badly.
This truth has long since formed itself into
the sdago that "an army Of asses led by
nss,n
but Me safely Of D!e remnant Of Bragg. army
isonlytemt>ora1y, unless tue command Is, ,,immo-
diatc1y changed, and reinforcements arc sent
to Ito relief. Tic least ayoidn.le delay In tho
first Of these steps is a criminal tzifling with
interests as important as wcro ever committed
to the keeping of mortal man. If nc arc not
mis1ed BY information that no one would be
4pt to discrodit tie army now nnde1 Gen.
the late disaster, cannot be kept together
under his leadership. It Is matter about
Which the commander-in-chief cannot now
be considered Us having any discretion. Cir
cnInstances more imperative even than the
voice Of the people demand change, tFortu-
natcly, the service affords more thon one man
so situated at present as to be available for
this duty, whose transfer the country and the
amy. will hail with delight It il unneces-
sary to name them. We think it necessary
only TO remark that the yalro of any effort to
retrieve the calamity that has resulted from
RvHN irNN %rtU a..
mainly upon the promptness with which it Ia
made.
The propriety Of reinforcing tue army on
the Clickamauga does not need discussing
the best mode Of doing so is hardly n fit sub
}ectt; }t;ds 1or the newspapers. There a1e yarous
made Of more use now by being consolidated
with that army than in their present fields Of
service. Concentration affords the readiest
and surcst relief Hinstautly and vigorously
set about, and d new commander be placed at
the head Of the combined forces, we may not
but visit upon the foe vengeance that will
bc remembered while the world stands.
P. S. Later information raises a doubt as
to the accuracy of the statement thnt the
enemy are not pursuing. Grant Is said to be
following up luis victory With Characteristic
sand men-a eansfd which, as tie reader will
perceive, comes from Atlanta, the healqunr-
ters of. the press association.
It is evident from the above that tho compli-
ment, Of JEFF Davis TO Bragg, on recent
occasion, was not relished by the WAg, or
any Of Its clique.
The Petersburg Express and the Georgia
Coussitut;onalist thinks Bracy's defeat brlnys
the ucr1sis unonusn
THE CRISIS Is uroS Us.
fnner11 RrnGtvao aff3nfa1 f3faro{o3 en1,e f1,a
.S1,N3o unn n onsia. olspaeca, says Tue
welcome t!dings that the enemy, after several
uhs1ecessiu attemPts, carried MS Lett centre,
ana tnat US "aoie lelt GaEe way IN consider
nhle disorder, and That ne IS withdrawing to
ChicEama4ga. The crisis Is upon us, and the
Eeop.s Of Gso!sla must arouse !, themselves to
u, INC s.efm m H. o. 1ne oGeailon and
Dc ntepared 10 lneet tnc oserwnelinlng1 forces
OIL o. 3he en- lasaaer @ ~ sonsestang esery inehoi onr
sou ana ue1enalng o9t neartnstoncs from the
a pol1n.ls a. nsssnes n.. ~ enc assulsea eIeW "ho
i;G,,+ n1n cnuS1e s Ts olos ~ asee'ss W u our
emmett more @ odiona , Ind de,ng @ gIvf tba1 the
Mo5sI speeass s o. African M oonoaSe. S Let US be
reaoJ 10 la1y as one man. Inc tlme mas
come H1ea ueolSiA aeniahos OF every man 10
oo n1s uut!. - 1ne ste5h Issolse annnatc
ue an ne'ef ~ ~ suooueo oat 10
asts1ee leyer) for our altars aud our fires;
st!xs IS a aot INC gtcsn gsavsss s q q our slres,
Goa and 5onf nAta7e land r.
LoTGs1REEr's POSITION IN EAST TENNESSEE
THE SUBJECT or ANXIOUS INQUIRY.
In the following ps.arran1, fnom the E,an,.
49,. - s,,,1, :" 80 E e.. ~ .1 -'. w. 1.41N'-
."s.' - ~" $50. y. ss.A ..1.t Ionss.tec' n'ay
nno SAFE retreat either into virginia or
North Carolina;'' but the E1ana.tris greatly
agonized:
The position OF Lougstrect in East Tcnnes-
sec Is the subject Of frequent and most aux-
lous inquiry. ine news 1foln that quarter,
IS lar Us II goes, IS very goods but the long
delay m conc,na1ng Is & 1ust ca1ss OF ETeat
invested on all sides; that Burnside and his
whole force u shut uR; that az other Fed
eral troops IN East tennessee nave lett the
country by way Of Cumberland Gap; TINT
Longstfeet M Is otafs1ns hs adversary into sur.
lenaer. bnI "c 40 not knoW "haE amount
OF provisions may have been collected In
knoxville 1t Is not probable that there
%as eaonga coneetea mere, IN inc
H. a57.1,.a " - ~ o,,ae ,4 4s IapeGu ~ e.!ce
see, see to support al q long sicgc: CT but '' they % mar
pvns'6y a ~ nuss .re.S - sTossf @ ~.
jfied @ Brarr % from n lis 'front.' h % nav tne nrrfsS
Side to an advance upon lie C Confederate t iiue
wh;c', t-ouiie +ha ,,ioasn ,s;tt heh th
public peruses he cheerful telegram M from on
any moment BY an authoritative statement
Of Burnstae's surrender. Meantime We can
see little ground for apprehcnllnc disaster
in Hiatt niarfer Tf fhe Fei1er,1 forces nj
Choffan1ooa mnred m + Tnnrstraat hn void
~ r.:t - - - 800 ~ CO.. ~ noatu
not wait to be enySloped; and q safe retreat
1n1o virginia Or NORM Gafoitna IS always
open to him.
now SHALL TIE SLAVES ne SAVED PROM
rrVnc,12 Nv Ia @A'1A
From the Rfchm ond ExamIner.1
REMOVAL or NEGROES WHEN TaREATENEp
r THE EESENY-(,onnFs nFspoynFyrr RETvrp,,
THE GoyERSop or Wrss1ssIppJ tsn ,TrE
pprsrnnsT Hf,ss;as;,+,,i 1,,,,o-e ,i,at.
ne ioiioW1ng 70 snow the action OF Gov.
Clark IN regard TO the arrest and bringing
away. by order Of the military authorifics
of ali negroes when in f1anver 6f fallinu intn
the hands Of the enemy. lie dispatch Of
President DAVIS shows What Is tho order Of
the Government in such cases..
EXECUTIVE Orp1px. Conr,xnus.
Norcr,hcr ~ 1asa
Notcanoet 81 Aooe'
Gentlemen 81 fh5 Senate a. d NoHs6 q Represn
IaAees'
wae informed On the Sth instant that the Con-
fedc1ate authorities were apprcherding negroes
IN the northwestern part Of tic State. imme.
diaeely te2egraphed Gen. Johnston and Brissdier
er that, under Instructions from the President,
our troops nrc ordered to bring of I'LL male negroes
Mlhtafy ase " danger Of falling INTO the hands
that thc order would Be reyofe5s That I Il ncr.
getuated the evil It was intended to remedy, and
a1sr, w on a., = a1nS IL onf HOOPS IN their
Immediately npon the pasaaec Of your Joint req
olution IN relation TO Illegal imprcssmcnta, te1e-
M h;n ~ ,ts rnt;at a. ~ MY a. ~