Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-10-03

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From the New York Times. Is g,iy. I
| The Transfer ORthe War O the West
New Com mbInations ana New Du-
ties. .-gT s,..r5.z.55 80,
1t must be obvious to every Intelligent
watcher Of military affairs that fanda-
mental change in the whole war pro
gran me is now taking place-a change
more radical, more complete than any of
the shiGIings we have hitherto had on the
great chess board. The effect of this, in
j the gross and scope, is to transfer the main
weight aud interest of the war from the
wings of our long lineof operations to the
centre in Southeastern Tennessee. In that
region both we and the rebels are bending
every energy to mass two great armies,
which must henceforth become the cyno-
sure of all eyes. "A battle, which will
make all the previous battles of the war
secondary, must ere long take place there.
On that battle, in great measure, hangs
the issue of the war, for both the magni-
tude of the proportions Of the contending
forces, and the strategic relations of the
theatre of war, conspire to give dectsfpe
character to the coming contest. If a VIC
tory shall crown the Union arms, nothing
can be imagined to stop their conquefiug,
Onward march. If, on the other hand,
Rosecrans should be defeated, the defeat
must be under circumstances that would
make it ruin TO him and open up for the
country vista which need not be con-
tempIated in advance. dr
This change in the programme has been
necessitated on the part of the rebels by
the advance of Rosecrans to Chattanooga.
The promptness and completeness with
which they seized the necessity of the new
policy has reacted on US and made new
and proportionatcly grand moves necessa4
ry on our part. The brilliant strategy by
which Gen. Rosecrans succeeded in plant
ing his army in the citadel of the South, on
the salient of their great line of commu-
nications between the East aud the West,
and threatened their only remaining line,
took the rebel chiefs by surprise. They
were not prepared for it, They had doubt.
less relied on-the smallness of the Union
forces in Tennessee, aud the prodigiOus
difficulties of an advance to Chattanooga
as sufficient tolkeep US back indefinitely,
while Virginia would continue to furnish
battle. fields. The seizure of Chattanooga
was bow in the vitals which disConcert-
ed all their plans. OF what use would be-
Richmond, or Virginia ITSELF. SO long as
the armies there were about to be cut off
tromlt region whence they drew all their
supplies and.munitions of war? ~ Z =
There is abundant, evidence, TO show that
the rebels appreciated to the full the crisis
that was upon them. They appreciated it
more promptly and more fully than wedid,
for while they made the most energetic eff
forts to meet the new issue, we seem to
have done absolutely nothing. The de.
claration of JEFF. Davis that be would
sssnatchi Tennessee from Che Yankees if it
took the combined armies of the South"
clearly shows of what vital Importance to
the existence of the Contederacy he regardT
ed the region aud 5linestot which the Union
commander had obtaiued the possession
No sooner, therefore, had ROsecrans, ,estab.
Ilished himself in Chattanooga than refn+
forcements from all directions were sent
forward to Georgia. Rosecrans was COM
mitted to further advance, for il WAS abb
soIutely necessary to the, completion and
consblidati0n of his victory, and, indeed,
to his, own safety, that he should seize "a
point on tine, other line of Communications
between the East and West, whether at
Dalton, Rome or Atlanta 3hsthis advance
the rebels, now massed in great force, met
him: and tl1e battles at Chattanooga Creek
eusued, The nature of the rebel attack in
these battles, plainly reveals that the rebel
General was Instructed at all hazards to
put himself between ROseCFans and Chat
tanooga, forcing him to retreat westward,
and compelling him by further movements
threatening his line of unicatious, to
fall back on his base at Nashville.
a. Nb 1RRl Nj
and flattering though their success in
breaking the. Union lines and capturing
material of war must bet them, the tail-
ure to accomplish the grand design, IN
view OF its supreme fmportance, causes
them to look upon the result as next to
nothing. The tone of the Richmond press
clearly shows this, and at editorial 10 the
Richmond Rhig of the 2Sd inst, gives
such emphatic expression to- this conVic-
tiou that we repeatit here's:
81 Situated. as Rosecraus Is, says that
journal, .F the victory that does not dis
nerse or captare his whole army, is q lost
Opportunity. If he 'isl permitted TO hold
Chattanooga then our victory will be with
ont profit, and. we have only to mourn
that so many brave men have died IN vain,
and chiefly that the gallant Hood has seal
his fate with his blood. Rosecrans must
56t only be beaten in battle, bat he must
he. DESTROYED lordriyen, from East Tennes-
see: lotlier9tse the battle might IS Tellno
t'have been fought. " this stropgheld Is
NOT wrenched from him now, 1t viii hardly
be hereafter. IL he holds IT he holds
point q appM, from which he may at any
.ara FstritreAat the yeFV YitRls of the