New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-10

recall statement made in letter Of Salust' to Tie
Dispdteh written Just before the defeat at Lookout
Mountain In regard to Shermas Corps. Although the
passage Of the Tennessee by this corps had been an.
nounced In the Richmond papers week or tenSiay
before tho battle of Lookout was fought "Salust'
states that it expected that Sherman would not be
able to effect junction with Grant until February
And while tho people Of Alabama and Mississippi
were boasing that Cen Lees cavalry had driven Sher'
man back. and compelled him to abandon the route ne
was taking 10 reach Chattanooga 1t turned out that
Sherman, under Of seint made by Osterhanss
vision marching TO Join Grant with great swirl
ness and without moosiat0n. In view OF these iscs
We should be slow to build hopes upon tie eDemy's IN
capacity TO overcome bad roads and conceal bis move
mens from the not too piercing vision OF our command
ers quicker and larger brain Is needed In Georgih;
straegist who bases his plans not upon tho wind.
weather or railroads but upon the known bravery OF
his opponent.
Our great disaster near Chattanooga eau be repaired
only by the means which the enemy adopted to repair
their defeat at Chickamauga. What those means were
We all know The defeated General was displaced,
and the ablest In their service Thomas and Grant.
were put in his place. Three great armies were con-
ccntrated into one Their Assistant Secretary OF Var
ard the Qnartermaster General took permanent quar-
tiers at Nashville to be in easy reach Of the new com
nander. and to render Linn all possible assistance Inc
immense resources OF the United States were applied
without stint and with that vast and untiring energy
for which the Yankee may Justly claim distinction
They concentrated. worked day and night and brought
reward OF their nbors. Ids s at hoste doeer We can
only retrieve msiortnncs by initiating the methods
sdopged by the enemy TO retrieve theirs
Every rejecting man perceres the vasfness OF the
state at issue and the mpeTous necessity of energy
and concentration. None but the very first order "
military intellect will answer the requirements OF
Georgia; army Of medium sizo will serve his pur
poses and nothing but incessant activity and good
faith the part OF tho Government In sustaining the
now commander will enable him TO arrest too swift and
steady march OF the enemy into the very heart of the
South. What ia TO be done must he done without one
moments delay and mnch must be given up IN order
anta lie win be there before Christmas and half the
that something may be accomplished Grants goal Az
cotton remaining in tho Coniederacy VIII DO In MS
hands destroyed, unless truly great general and
great army are placed athwart bis path within three
weeks from this day.
OUR DEFEAT rs TENNESSEE.
From tue same paper.
The first right step has been taken in relieving
Gen. Bragg of his command. The next viii be 10 give
to his army. now temporarily in the hands Of Lieut..
Gen. Hardee the ablest commander IN the service who
be spared from bis present Geld Of operations II Is
earnestly to be hoped that there VIII be delay about,
this since it may 10 taken certain there viii be no
time lost by Grant in preparation for an advance ald
meet HIN should be at hand and making his arrange
ments O. once With proper energy aud Judgment
with the night disposition thepart OF The army tie
Government and tie people IT w be possible TO oppose
iIont 10 Grant that Will mark TIE limits OF INVASION
and force Lin to reeo TheTe is no occasion foE hope
lesSness
There cannot erlse in the condition OF so mighty
race Hs tie people Ok the Confederate States. time
delight 10 DO thought. they should lose heart and
abandon themselves TO despair. II niisortunes have
c,me. they should be received only afiUrding US
nocr opportunity for the display Of heroic virtues. To
have fought people have DONE to have shown the
slacriiy With which they have exchanged the ease and
endeaInens Of toir home for the prvaiions and peE
II tie field 10 have atcstcd N hundred battles their
superiority 10 the Zoe. enough oE glory and aine but
to satisfy their own consciousness Of duty fully Per
sormed II endarng as well a. achieving and TO give
70 the world example Of exalted patriotism and sub
lime heToism comncBsuree with their estimate Of
Any that thcy should make oiiefy eevtss6 - IL noces
OF dedlcatlng themselves With ucnsor zeal and
locr usiasm the they have undertaken 10
maintain.
This,is peoples combat. and mismanr cement.
blunder fure that leaves them possessed tie
cFgcs men acqaii them o. The duty OF sirainlg
those energies 20 tcir utwost tension OF e1crtiol 20
make that combat successful. 1hey my find draw.
backs nom tie rear and difficulties within o. well as
tolls ard pers nni Obstacles In front but they must
bear M under their bnTdons and press forward asinsi
impednent because 20 grow faint and relax their ef
fo.is 10 f ard failure Is ruin. as yet, Te have rot
begun 10 feel war as nations have felt IT, and get not
thought Of succumbngi 20 experience adyors.iy anl
Irsl people have experienced them, and yes have
tiiumphcd.
With all the ga,lar,ry That hes marked encounters
with no enemy. wo should stu be only race u! cow
ard. II we should contemplate the possibility o! ever
oathed and shhorrod II wo be really the sort Of race
We have thought ourselves. far from giving place 70
any feeling OF dependency VII ourselves Tor
horcer struggle and mOfc costly sacrifices. II Is IN
this Way that We may supply lie place Of numbers and
RESOURCES and oglncc tTl, ipdOmable to fOrco
tho cnomy abandon their undertaking nol hopeless
Of iis success