The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-10-15
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fFRoM 0UR OWN CORRESPONDENT,

ATLANTA, Oct. 11th, 1868.
President Davis is now with the Army o.
Tennessee What is the object of his visit
Has he come to mingle with his soldiers ani
encourage them by his presence? Or has
he come to compose the strifes of officers
and, IL need be, to institute change In thu
command Of the armyg
shall not undertake to fix the responsi
Dllity Tor the condition of things 10 the army
now before Chattanooga. Whether General
bragg possesses the requisite qualities fol
command, or whether his officers have with
heid from him that cordial cooperation and
support without which no commlnder,
however gifted, can hope for success, arc
questions which may be reserved for future
discussion.
This much, however, may be safely affirmed
at this time: Gen. Bragg has sufficient rca-
son to desire to be relieved from his present
command, and that, too, even il he had been
upon all the points which have been raised
against him. He cannot hope to be as use
tnl to the country, or to accomplish as much
for his own fame, in his present position as
he might reasonably expect to do in some
other command. He and large majority OF
bis Generals are not in accord; and whether
he is right and they arc wrong, or they are
right and he is wrong, the result is the same
dissatisfaction on the part of both, disOr-
ganization in the army, and such 4 want OF
unity and cooperation as TO make it impos-
sible for either Commander inChief, his ofli-
GERS, or his troops, to render to the country
as valuable service as they might and would
perfOrm under more auspiciOus circuln-
stances.
Should rho President decide, therefore, to
send Gen. Bragg to some other feld where
tI.l., ncspv fltn and HfN
call some other officer to his place, as he
probably will do, such proceeding would
not necessarily imply the censure of the
commander of the Army of Tennessee, any
more than his refusal TO make this change
would involve the condemnation of his sab
ordinates Who the neT commander will
be, should such a change be deemed advisa-
ble, it is impossible yet TO determine; but
the prevailing opinion is that it will be either
Gen. Lee or Gen. Lungstreet.
But the new commander, whoever he may
be, will not have a smooth path to tread
'ROsecrans is 4 shrewd and able officer; hc
has already a formidable army, and heavy TT
inforcements are marching TO his support
from every available quarter. Indeed, no
pains will be spared blythe Federal Govern
ment to maintain its armies ut Chattanooga,
and Knoxville, and eventually to Overrun
and occupy Georgia. These preparations { n
the part u the enemy call for corresponding
effort and resolution on our part. Ii rciL-
torccmcnts are sent by the enemy, then re-
Inducements must not be withheld ON our
side. I. 1t may BE, indeed, that great battle
will soon be fought oa the banks of the Ten
neseee-a battle that, in its magnitude and
results, will eclipse all others upon this cor
tinent. 1t is hoped the President will see to
it that we are not unprepared for the mighty
conflict when it does come
Gen. Hood was doing well yesterday, and
his physician considers that he has passed
the crisis. The wounded here are receiving
every care and attention. return to the
front as soon as | can complete my outfit for
the winter. A suit of winter clothes ut $500
think of that SALLUST.