Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-11-02
From the North.
Removal of Rosecrans.

L
By the flag of truce steamer which ar
rived Saturday at City Point, we have
Northern dates of the 21ss 22d and 23d.
The most important item of information
we derive frop these dates is the removal
of Rosecrans from the army Of the Cum
berland. upon charges of treachery and
coscardice. He is succeeded by George
e. Thomas, the renegade Virginian. We
copy several paragraphs bearing upon
this unexpected movement on the part Of
the Lincoln dynasty:
Il ORDER REMOVING R~osEcRANs.
A special telegram to the New York
Tribune is as follows
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, October q,
1863.-Your contemporaries, whose entire
ignorance of the change in the command
of the Army of the Cumberland was en-
| lightened by the announcement that it
had taken place, made exclusively in yes
terday's Tribune, and by the despatch
from Louisville in to days journals, are
hereby informed that the order in the
premises was issue,l several days ago, and
carried West by General Hartsuf, an Of
fcer of the Adju!ant Generals Bureau,
detailed for the purpose, and also, that
Secretary Stanton took a special train for
Louisville, with intent to meet there Gen.
Grant, whom he had never seen.
SOME OF THE GOVERNMENTS REASONS FOR
TIE STEP.
Correspondence of the n. Y. Times.
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Oct. 21.-
The removal of. Rosecrans is the subject
of much and contradictory comment
The more correct understanding of the
causes that led to it is that charges were
preferred against him by Generals Nc
Cook aud Crittenden of unofficer-liks
conduct on the field, of a panic-stricken
, flight Crom tho field to Chattanooga, while
the battle was in its crisis, and of his
unsoldI:lly ana mischievous conduct in
) publicly teportia--. on reaching Chat
tanoog., II. both Ulcers and men, that
) the CAV was lost. Stperaddcd to this is
: a,iegc,i Govcrnne, + | resentment of his
diS,bes, ie!ce OF l~a>ltive orders not to
risk a general tng cement by advancing
J beyond CHATTANOOGA before he was rein
i forced the Impotence Of his disposition
and handling his troops on the field.
e The reputation for courage that he wor
s at Stone River is plead in bar to the i'm
putation of cowardice in his abandon
Y ment of the battle ground, and his friend
: attribute it 10 a mistaken impression tina
his army had been wholly whipped AM
d was wholly en- the retreat. The repli
= cation to this is that such a mistake is
: complete disqualification for command.
l. The statement acquiring growth tina
l~thc had snntsark of cpiispsy during tn
he battle, and that he was subject to ths
e disease, is untrue; but that he was col
d stitutionally and by education subject t
fits of religious depression of the PR
e. foundest character. is correct, though h
was an austere Roman Catholic, as
we'll known. In connection with this
s. may not be unsuitable to add that it
ed understood that the fourth speciicatio
ly of the preferred charge is an excessiy
at use of opium.
IT, The relations between General Ros
re Grams and the General m-Chief, HallecI
have been bad. A shaIt correspondent
took place between them after the bait
OF Cha ttandoga, and before that tt
x Government had found fault with h
at military conduct on several occasion
be and he had retorted by charges of neg
ke lect by the Government and want of sur
MT port.
on His removal has been in contemplate
r. for some time.
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