New-York daily tribune., 1863-04-17

until they reach some point further NorIn.
The light, airy marble State House, percneo upon
a high hill oyerlooks the city. The entrances I0 ls
grounds are stockad,d and protected by red9go's'
Last Fall, when Buell. proposed 10 gl'e up Nasu,
Vile brave old Andy Johuson eteadla-uy opPoeeu
him: and vowed that il all other forces were WIN
drawn lie would remain with our TWO Miuuie Aen'
nessee regiments and defend IL 10 the iusl.
rade of the Sh Kansas Infantry, near the city. Two
nj the field officers are journalists. lts COMMANDER,
Iohn A. Martin, editor OF The Atchtson Champion,
il one of the youngest, but, by the testimony on hs
immediate supeTors, one OF the best ColOnels III our
Volunteer service. The Major, Ed. h. Schneider,
ss editor of The Lsapentc0rfh Times, has also won
honorable repute. The Eighth is made up OF athletic
muscular fellows whose guns shine like mirrors, ard
whose camp is admirably pOliced. have seen few
regiments go through the manual with more pre-
cision; but none OF so fine physique, East or West
It's record is worthy of the glorious young Safe
which has sent almost one seventh OF s entire popu-
lation to fight our battles.
Three hours riding over 80 miles of railroad,
through the historic battle-ground Of Stone RIVER lts
re.pits and bIeastw0rks its great oaks with trunks
scared and tops and branches torn off, its smooth
fields thicky planted with graves, brings us from
Nashville to these headquarters of the Army and the
Department Of the Cumberland.
After familiarity with the fierce controversies
about many If our Generals, 1t Ia good To be here
Since reaching Louisville, have found scores, II not
hundreds Of men-both soldiers and ciyilans-speak
of Rosecrans, and all with enthusiastic faith and ad-
mnation. Since the great battle, bis army has i'm.
proved vastly. More than 20 coo absentees have
been sent forward from Nashville 20 the front. They
stil pour in from ali the Western States, stimulated
by the Presidents announcement that those away
without leave will be punished as deseTters.
That penalty meaDs something In this army. Sew.
eral deserlers and spies have been shot, The power
which Burnside and our other Commanders sorely y
needed but long asked In vsn--to punish by death,
without submitting each case 10 the President fol
approval-was granted at the last session OF Con
gress. 1t is absolutely essential to discipline.
Summary dismissal from the service, without wait
Ing for courts-nartial has also had healthy effect
Rose turned out some 40 incompetent officers IL
this wsy; and under this sharp sdmoDltion the neg
geDt aid careless have brought forth fruits meet o
repentance.
The iactious have been recipients Of equal severity
The first mana Colonel-who submitted an ofci.
stump speech upon "ttis Abolition war" ant
fighting for TIE nigger, was IN irons within thirty
minutes after biz resignation reached headq
Three Others for kindred ofienses, stll looking
wisttully through the grated windows OF the Pen
Tertiary at Nashville.
The sick are sent promptly away from camI
TO the general hospitals In short, this command ha
been weeded out. IL is an army not merely on pa
per, but actually pTesent for duty. IL is an army o.
veterans. Every regiment has been in battle. Some
have marched more than 1000 miles 10 their check
cred Campaigning.
Yesterday, rode past one of Rousseaus brigades
which was out on dnll. The dress of the men wal
neither new nor bright; but how their burnisheo
muskets shone in the sunlight Their evolution
we're admirable; their camps clean and symmetric
They were among the first loyal Kentucky regi
ments which Rous raised in 1861, against the sd
vice OF Gen. Mcclellan, and Prentice, Harney, Cur
rot Davis, and the other Kentucky politicians who
for two years have devoted their undivided energe,
TO protesting against everything and everybody
These troops have won good record on many
bloody field and Ike all our Kentucky Generals ant
soldiers, who have seen active service, they know
what the war MEANS and accept the logic Of events
| il their friends at home don't.
OF course l was interested in the looks and bear
| ing OF our only General who has actually demon
slrated beyond cavil his capacity TO handle greg
army in tie field to bring victory out OF disaster
Gen ROsecrans is erect, solid Of III
pounds weight whose 43 years sit lightly his fac
and frame. He has clear, mild blue eye, whici
lights up under excitement until it fiasn fire.
intensified Roman nose; high cheek bones; ruddl
complexion; mouth and cEih hidden under darl
brown mCustsche and whirkers, untouched by th
razor; hair shade or two lg ter with few thread
of silver and growing thin Oh the edges Of the high
full but Lot broad forehead. In conversation, hi
face is illuuined by peculiarly winning smlle,
An eve shining with mirth AS Hamlet would TAX
the ghosts word for thousand pounds, so you wout
trust that face Il stranger thoroughly true ful
| OF character, aud reserved power. His talk lie k
it: direct frank, oyertowlng with hulnor or stronl
In emphasis.
1t 10 gratifying to be told by those who know tha
| Gen. ROSecrans u not always polite; that be dis
plays rugged points and stronj
points. Tue smooth.headed marvels of propriety
who never say a foolish thing and never do wis
one who are incapable Of enthusiasm and too stupI,
~ make trivial mistake, may be brilliant martnets
but they are not the stut VI which Nature make
! her great Generals.
| ROsecraDs Is fortunate In bis eubordinates. Sucl
men as Thomse, Crittenden, Rousseau, Nogey
Sheridan, Stanley, and others under him, would dc
credit TO any army. In his Chief OF Staf, Gen. Gaf
| field, he has strong, earnest man. History vii
never reveal how many Of our promising General
were ruined by incompetent, ill-chOsen stalls. Tn
capacity which some exhibit for bringing about tneu
the wrong men in the wrong places, is absoutel!
wonderful. / think even the old Napoleon woul'
have proved a failure with Gen. - for chief o
staff and FKz John Porter ss confidential adviser.
| When will KOsecIans meet tue enemy IL MAJ
| be next week, it may be two months hence. IL de
pends upon conditions which cannot be fully sste'
| here; upon cooperative movements and somewhat
perhaps, upon the enemys own course. One OF bi
dstaclments under Van Dorm, has been for severa
days iutimang that he would like an encounter Will
our right, which is near Franklin, and under Gen
| Granger. Present indications that be- will b,
1 grstihod before ne 10 many hours older.
Rosecrans is 90 niles from his trustworthy base
supplies, Louisville. Whenever he moves, the Reb
els will doubtless cut his communications. IL IS es
eentiai 70 have an accumulation sufficient for al
emergencies, and available for going in any direc
lion. He 10 not idlins. Burnside with his charac
teristic prompness, gives him the heartiest co
operation. His troops are spendidly disciplined, o
unequaled enthusiasm, full of faith in him and il
themselves. Ere many weeks the country will se'
cause 10 he prouder than ever Of the Army Of th'
Cumberland and its commanding General. A. d. II.
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