The New York herald., 1863-10-22

. ONAODs 40 4SVOs !
| The Removal OF Generals Rosccrnxas,
| Crittendcu and McCook-TLe New Cani-
PatRn.
The removal of three major generals alter
one defeat necessarily excites considerable
| comment, and whom one of these generals was
the commander Of the army he is thus COM
PEELED to leave, and was the hero of two mag
niicent victories, and in two years OF command
has been beaten but once, it is only natural that
this act of the government should astonish the
country somewhat. and that every variety OF
reason should be given for 1t.
Both the cases OF Generals McCook and Crit
tenden are sufficiently well understood by the
people. Their capacity is to be looked into,
and in the case of General McCook this is
especially necessary. Our readers will remem-
ber that at the battle of Stone river this Gene
rails command gave way exactly as it did in
the recent battle in Georgia, yet the command,
regiment by regiment and brigade by brigade,
is made Of the very same material as is
that gallant corps with which General
Thomas say the army. No difference exists,
save in thS geaArals. and it is flt that the gov
ernment so' ~U should know exactly
what tho 6irce his retrograde
raj McCook Unnecessary to revle the
''scrbbiers 10 ss," as If those worthies
were responsb, br bis misconduct in the face
of the enemy Had there been no correspond
es.ss- IN W. field il may be considered very cer
tain that tho country would have known much
less Of General McCook's delinquency than it
does now, and that is apparently what he most
cares for. Undisturbed at the disgrace of his
failure, he seems only to be troubled that
the world should know it, for we do not sup
pose that any one can claim that the presence
on the field Of a whole regiment of reporters
would have rendered it any less likely that lie
should run away.
In the case Of General Rosecrans. it is stated
from Washington that no fault is imputed to
him except that he did not agree with the wise
acres of the War Department. That, however,
is an immense fault. He is said to have gone
beyond Chattanooga without orders from Wash
ington and in opposition to the wishes of the
great srategists there. We had, upon the very
best authority, statement that was the very
opposite of this. General Rosccrans has writ
ten some politica. letters that be had better
have lett alone, and he has been stupidity silly
once. He asked the Roman Catholic churches
Of Cincinnati to say masses for the success Of
his ARMY. He had better have attended to his
artillery. But if that were any cause for his
removal Mr.. Secretary Stanton ought to be re-
IrIo bn IN, fhc oOfn
to depend for success upon the spirit OF the
Lord rather than unon an adherence to the true
principles OF military science.
But e reason for General Rosecrans, re-
moval was 4 larger one than any Of these, and
does not cast any imputaton upon the abilities
Of that gallant soldier. In tie great s.r,ggle
around Chattanooga The war has found its is-
sue, aud the government has finally seca that
it isnecessa,y to concentrate its whole available
force at that point. Consequently, three armies
are to operate as one in that theatre, ard one
commander must be supreme. Now. as one Of
these three armies is to be that OF General
Grant, il is very evident that the supreme COM
mand could not fall to General Rosecrans.
Neither could the government require gene
raj who has acted in an independent sphere for
so many months to resume a subordinate posi-
ton, and 80 General Rosecrans goes into q tom
porary retirement. Let us all rejoice that he
leaves his army in such excellent hands as
those Of General George Thomas.
And now, that the government has decided to
concentrate sufficient force on the great opc-
rations in Georgia, and has put the invincible
Grant in command, it has only to continue in
the same spirit. Give General Grant all that
may be necessary in the way Of supplies and
equipment, and we shall soon see the end Of
the war.