The New York herald., 1863-12-03

The retention Of General Bragg By the President dis
heareus the people by forcing them the impression
that there but and that General Bragg IN
whom the President reposes confidence for the command
OF the important Army the TenDessoe Reduced 20 one
general the people cannot realize that astounding fact
After three years Of oar, that officer tM General BraQo
Ae Sos9htcet. retains e cosdsnoe or TIE Presiden
moued ,ou enosnGer despair Pembertons disaster at
Vcksburg nearly broke the public heart and braggs ae
Chattanooga will greatly depress the spirit OF the people,
aud when they see that unucky and unor
tuuste commanders shelded and protected by tho
PRESIDENT they cannot look upon the fact as otherwise
than as contemptuous dsreeard OF public sentiment
We will construe H. but hope that tn disaster
viii convince the President that change Immediately
demanded.
BRAGa's DEFEAT LONG YoREsRsN
From the Richmond Dispatch, Nov. ISL
The defeat Of Bragg which has long beeu oreseen has
taken far We Can earn nobody by SURPRISE From
the very moment when General Bragg 10 the full
OF an unparalleled victory ordered his men ~ halt in
the pursuit and employ the time that might have suced
TO aunihiato the enemy in picking up the that he
had thrown away the very air has been pregnant with
augury the most gloomy description Nor we're these
dark autcpaons in any degree dsspated by the quar-
res among the officers, their dstrust OF Bragg. ms
numerous arrests and the general OF sol
diers and men, followed It was, and necessarily must
have BEEN by general roaxation Of discipline and the
absence OF that vigilance which prevents surprise and
essential to the very existence OF army The public
hoped nothing IRON that quarter and they have nos been
disappointed
We profess not 90 know anything about military
anascerain editors tell that the art OF war Is not
amenabe the criticism OF body who has not gradu
IN s ron loss Of life and
der territory, affords proof whatever that general
is equal TO his place. We arc told moreover, that
II Ia presun any who Ia not West Pointer
express oven opinion upon military man9uvres,
although their failure involve his lfe his pro-
POI ~ and his freedom. Be II 80 We only express the
opinion OF the unmtary'muttude, when we say that to
their unmlitary eyes the campaign before Chattanooga
has been very strange and that having looked out
daily for disaster they enabled 70 bear II with per-
feet equanmiy What farther evil Is In store for the
country that point foresee hut they ieok
forward with faint hope OF thing short OF evil lhey
that remoustrance, nor petition, nor prayer can
produce change, and they fold their hands almost In
despair.
II cannot be said that the newspapers and letter
writer's have been prophets after the event this time.
The press the whole Confederate has rung with
protests against the proceedings before Chattanooga
since tho battle OF Chickamauga According TO present
appearances General Bragg will light another battle He
may gain another victory But bonOp To what sndi
No advantage will be taken o< h ana shah only lose
number OF men for nothing
Chickamauga, wh-re BrxgA had rsisl his forces II
few miles above Chattanooga and about miles from
the mouth OF ChIckamauga rivsi which smpiiss
Tennessee. The positi n v just whore the railroads
branch OUT runnnG east through KpoI VILE and
other south through Atlanta Bragg therefore, covers
both these railroads, A1d must - beaten before Long
street DO roach d. Ills main face lies west but
tho enemy cross At the mouth OF the Chckamuaga
on hs flank he mst have another ine facing also 10
that direction, whci, MOI 20. II i..Ay be that
may stil be able to r,el tho enemy. Al any he
will hardly be hard pressed to be compelled y fall
back Atlanta. What tho people feel most acuS>ty
the great chance that has been thrown away.