The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-03-08
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asisl aY ihs pepsla Vi fhe Gea.ed-
ietae sis4sA lie IS epusianilg earg
c3 81 ihese saat9.am q saalhe'p
eofsre eah otter ine araelly a. 3 'ail.
'ilaiy inau. ara i loss - necdles ~
raauy ihatis ehalg Incompatible viii
ihe plaiaesi rights 81 Confederate cii-
Eens sba iAe safety IF tie CeHfedera-
ey ITSELF. Tie soldiers tasr lis COM
mand hath iasaeiahiy disHhed him'
and have never ioagh, with tie ea-
ilbasiasm and confidence ihat lase
elaae efized ihe sllisrs Of LIE aad
JAG sol, snd cons Qsenily never With
81 success, Although lAe sirlciest
u Confederate generals IN egiofcing
military law and 10 tie habl Of exc.
icatlng jesericrs by the score, the de-
serief, from his command have num-
bered moreitan those from amy oih-
er CophderNe army. Tic itrrors 81
PTS a.scif ine lms neger overcome ihe
dislike u IS asaaofHy aal want d
couhde.c ~ tIs ability, air. have
eesa taalel caus. 9. De Hioa b hss
Gmy Waehe ir8n lack 81
ability o. from be- aihei,ie of Is
sasao y ceram ,aa ia done
.ne.ta b. rirgat Amer De case
up without an iiost g tgmiu t. lie
kcy g Georgia and iailed q re-iake a,
Tie popular dissatisfaction became 50
general aud overwhelming that Pres-
idcnl Davis was forced iog.yo hin "
ana replace lin will another com
mander.
Bet there Is auo.lier view Of he
case. Cen Bragg Is The especial "a
yori,e of President Davis. AlIuos
alone ID Els support, he stood 10y linn
for long time against those WHO loud
ly elamored for bis removal Com
PEELED a last e give way @ q tide u
popular hatred too powerful 70 BE e.
sisted, be deprived him Of his command
in the field without any diminution Il
regard on his part. Whiie putting
him in reliifmeut, he was indicating
way tor his advancement Ile has
now put him Oh duty 10 Richmond gs
Commander OF the Confederate a mics
IA position similar % thai he'd d
Gen. llalleck in Washington. The
people Of tbe South having beenyasi-
" elatcd at his removal from his com
mand ii lhe field, are u course CORES
poadingly ehagrined Al iliis new honor
which has fallen upon him. The lead
ing papers are ridiculng Dayi- and Ills
COMMANDMENTS Ghief without mercy
Indeed, they could not ask for much
better opportunity e display lheir skill
ID WELDING that weapon. The man
WHO las suffered more defeats, retreat
ed more miles, and lost more territory
than any other Confederate Geucal
has been made Coamander.iu Chief. 1
Under this rule o. Advancement OFF
GERS who enjoy the Presidents favor
can easly.calculate how mac! disaster
j necessary to secure promaiion.-
When Essex, the fayoriie Of Queen
Elizabeth,went 10 sea. the Queen gave
orders to the admiral, IN ease q taftl 4
10 keep him IN the rea gaarl AMI ont
Of al danger. President Davis love
Of Bragg seems 10 operate IL tue same
say liehas slowed bin safel "
in fiehmoad,nhere he cao free
FROM Ell tie yicisituls of wal aad j
10 dan er Of being defeated 81 Gran.
III Gen. Bragg has any shretdae's he
can easily make his position a most
del'ghifal one. All lie has 70 do 70
follow The example ofoar worthy Cen
eral.in.Clief at Washngioa-eharge
all the defeats 70 the mistak Is of Cen
erals IN tie field ard declare alI the
r'ctofics t. b. The result Of a strict
obedience Of orders form Richmond