Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-23

tennessee Every few DAYS a flaming bulletin
you'd APPEAR. emanaiing from and inspired 10y
tue War Department. announcing that some
great event, or some decisive victory. might soon
be looked for az the result OF Burnsides brilliant
strategy Next Il was stated that Burnsides
forces we're engaged IN some important move
meut. the details Of which il would be improper
70 communicate 70 the public. bGf which would
result 10 glorious triumph FOR the Union arms
and so I'D naUscam The termination of all
the gloriicltion is the disgrseeful defeat at
RoeersviIle. aud the serious Encouragement OF
the plans of Gen. Grant
Again. II = 20 be observed that al the disas
tiers that have befalleu our arms IN East Tcnnss
see might have been svertei bv General of or
binary ability and common prudence Burn
sides officers are with one or two exceptions,
gallant and skilliul and fully competent Of their
respective positions and hi troops are all that
could be desired But they have been wretchedly
managed and all that We have gained in that
quarter will now have TO be abandoned. solely
owing to Burnside's want OF capacity.
The Government" here has studously sought
10 conceal the facts in regard TO the magnitude
and completeness Of the defeat Of Rosecrans at
Chica manga the 10Th of September But it
must have been evident 20 every one who knew
those facts that that defeat would necessitate he
ultimate abandonment, not only Of Chattanooga
itself but also OF the whole Chattanooga cam
paign and of the whole of Tennessee east OF
Nashville. so far this winter is concerned. pro
yded the Coniederates improve their victory.
This they have done Very little has been heard
OF the movements OF General Johnston during
the last six weeks. But the results of those
movements are now becoming apparent; and
they prove General Johnson 20 be strategl>t OF
the very first order. IL il evident from what
have learned that his plans from tie first contem
plated the isolation and defeat Of Burnside, and
the virtual though not real, destruction OF ali the
roads which the army of Gen Grant must
receive their supplies. The burning of Iuka, the
capture of McMinnville. the capture OF Athens,
the capture OF the Union forces at ROgersville,
the burning of the railroad bridges at Middle
ton and Salisbury. were all parts Of this plan OF
Gen Johnston. Ii your renders will ask them
selves the question, What would have be-
come Of the army of ROsecrans after the
defeat of ChckamauCa If the strong natural de-
lenses OF Chattanooga had lot exstedI' they
will have at once the key to all of Gen. John
ston's plans The latter officer perceived az once
that il u had not been for the refuge afinadcd by
Chattanooga the Union army must have been
compelled TO retreat peil nell to Shebyviie or
Meanwhile, and that even at Chattanooga. the
Union arroy would be isolated from al support,
if he played his cards skillfully. And this he has
done The manner in which Gen Johnston has
off one detachment after another stationed by
ROsecrans and Graut to protect their lines o. sup
plies, and the fact that two whole corps under
Hooker have To be employed in protecting only
one line of railroad between Nashville and Chat
tauooga, shows the magnitude OF that part OF the
war (which has Just commenced) which consists
in military pallance, in penetrating the interior
I OF the enemy's country
| These brilliant results of the Chattanooga am
| paign are the consequences of the fact that be-
fore the removal OF ROsecrans. il MANAGE
! by Lincoln aud Stanton in the same way that
they are now managing the campaign in virginia
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