Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-05

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ton 70 one OF great ,aangaF. ettant may
intervene between bt,t. 'sna Iengsytees
and now una ". tns Iestlst
may turn WIN IotSe uRgl
tine latter. I0folng Lon stfeet 70 retreat "
wafa the NiEelntt ilIe. tl1 mus Wiaeli9s Y
hne t1s, Es.iqer an Iut1E'
S0-u upet1tlOtl ~ ~ llpGss1O.s.
lAt present We SO W., nos ene e, g
the disaster, Go HtleW ellou sl ~ s.t
pest 70 IoFola even nope tes tus latuse
unless the cnange so t0ug' aesltea IN sll
army OF Gen. Bragg ls slmmediateiy maap'
Despondency and gloom are ta5t setting
down upon tne people' VINO see tnelr can 8
sasfthced oy tucompetent otheers. Wilaptt
eVen.the hopeot en3 enaaee' tne freai-
dent, We kloWti esteems bFagG and Eepos 3
condolences 70 AIS niiisaty cap qaE q
fortunately the people 10 not ana UNI
they can See some Prospect o. . spes :
changes they may despair o. the cause, en-
tue imountain region OF. lsast teaas
western y 9Eth .gaTe = efa y
and Northern Aa1nama M submit % S1e qsi
potlsm that ineon petsne " mas esoa ept P5s
on them For tue ssake ot, seeoelat ng
popular nope, Feanimatiing o. Ine PYPsiist y
heart ana keeping aiiSe tns il. lEs OF
Ism, we again lmplore the . festqen gPP
yield to the asceftatne9 paotie ,qesete,
now demonstFAted ~ another dAsAste Y
halpropeEty foIudedi aud dismiss tqoon'
potency nom oil commands. ~
/, Gen. SBFagg knows and teelss the com.
plants ftbat are pablo against him, Aud
this fact causes him TO sbea over cautlQnsEs
the respensib ~ ppresses his milttAfy
capacity, and nc, man, weighed down % be
is, can have that commanded all his taeul:
ties so NECESSARY in the trying ordeal OF
battle, We feel for him 9he, greatest SYM
patlly, we know him toe be patriOtie, and
earnestly struggling 20 do his best put
which perhaps he c0ald not
control, have operated impair his usetpl-
ness. Why further compromise the cause
and endanger the Gulf States by fetaintng
himip command9 Byconspitipg the pub
lIe WISH now almostlan sopee oeIets9 tae
WIZ ss'ets IVY
Viz soi,s,aS ~" f-an, an nn1ssssivs hSrder wiIi
sstart fresb and hnoyant "a the contestithntI
4 Hs. hssors 80 IiRi
D.astJ ~ ~ ,so5is ~ SSrcisS
teT thsSn ths i,onrassion tl5at tbsreiis mt
! : Z ,,s,s md ,bat is CIen Rrogo. IN whom
~ sst 1890, con s5,s1Ss ~ tts
,osnraSI , AZ az imnartant armv of tbe
Reincefi tto one Genefat2 The
osaTsis u mot realize the. astOupiina, fact
fter tbree vears of war. that no offieer but
7en. Bra9gs IA the Southwest. ,retains the
,onf;d ance az the President. ,alarfns the
15bIic and unless this i'm nnFession i2gsueed.
X, ' reTnved viii engender diesnaIr. Pem.
'srtonis Sisaster al VielEsbnroii, nearly
role the nnbIie heart. and BniGg's Il
II, nnogt ,yill e,reativ denress ~ spirft
Il tke nennIa. and wIien they, rec 5tlaf 60tb
4 thsse ',hinsItv and mi nfortnpats e,5,nefi.
Iars s,s sh;sIHed and nroteefefl -. tba
fhev cannot Is,,ls nj Il, ~, fist
tsiS5 81 4 =
sgard e nHlIlin sentiment. we viii NOT
a ,nnStrue RI INIT none tIlat thisilggf dfs.
Lster viii convince the President that q 1
banee is immediately demanded.
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ANOTHER D pEsUAqIAIloA: . =
From the Rielimond l.1afnineF, .l1af NOV. q y.
The result of Gen, BFagg's useless asd
attempt to hold worthless
POSITION In front Of Chattanooga, will not /
any oyer.sangutne alttctpatiouB
# the public mind. Such result has
ong been foreseen by all observers Of the /
ft1ation, and the country is prepared for
1. Why he persisted in remaining there
o long, is a mystery only to be explained
N the suppositton Of concerted action be-
weeu himself and his tardy lieutenant in |
last Tennessee.
The Confederate army did very little
arm from Lookout Mountain 70 the Fed
raj army Ia Chattanooga. The relative
,ositions were advantageous 10 the enemy.
Fe had not two miles Of hauling for his
implies. the Obnfederates were forced to
RAG theirs over nine miles Of q road that
las rapidly killing all the cattle Of the
lan had been, permftted TO. bring up a i
eiIforcerient Of 81, 600 men unmSlested,
nd Grant had become strong enough to
ford a large loss Of life to gain q military L
dyantaee. Uhder these circnmstadees, .
GREAT, 10. the old Geld OF Chiekamauga
eemed reasonable, and was expected byil
be country. But Gen. Bragg held his
osition until forced from It,
How has Il happened. with his splendid
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