Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-15
From the Louisville Journal
Rebel uovemcuts IN rennessee

II report y true. General Breckenridge has not
been resting bis command in idleness since his
evacuation Of Beans Station. but. by dexter
Gus movement has thrown the main portion OF
bis column into Middle Tennessee report
deemed reliable, Yesterday placed him At Sparta
IN hlte county, and rapidly moving " Join
Hood 10 front OF Nashville IL this infor nation
Is correct, the rebel general must have bad the
effective portion Of his army far on the wav be
fore BurbrIdge advanced from Cumberland Gap,
and Beans Station occupied by small
force, with which small show OF front was pre-
sented. IL Breckenridge has reached Sparta. Il Is
presumed that his column is ten thousand strong
TWO thousand men having been lett ir>iast Tea
nessee 10 watch the movements of our forces.
The incapacity of Hood can only be explained
on the ground that he has been waiting for the
co operation Of Breckenridge When General b
made his appearance in East Tennessee, and
overpOwered and drove Gilems command back d.
il was then argued that the movement vas in
tended TO favor Hood
IL is said that the campaign in Tennessee wss
planned by JEFF. Davis. and that Hood is but a
medium through which the rebel President acts
This statement, undoubtedly, is correct Hood
was appointed TO command because JEFF Davis
/ knew that be could use him at his pleasure
F., Conceding that the rebel President conducts the
campaign in Tennessee, il is unreasonable not &c
believe that every effort will be made 10 crown
/ the mOYemenOTith success. As commander IN
chief OF the armies, he appoints his Generals and
moves the Confederate forces rs he pleases
! knowing no law but his will To be successful
in Tennessee, Davis will abandon vital points
| and in other departments see defeat ard disaster
| crowd thick upon each other His own General
ship is at stake. his pet theory is being put into
practice, and nothing will be left undone to guarC
against failure. Taking this view of the case, i
naturally follows tina, Hood and Breckenridge
| from the very FIRST, ordered 70 cooperate
with each other Hood has established his front
around Nashville, and be but awaits the move
ments of Breckenridge 10 inaugurate a more &C
tive campaign
In East Tennessee, Gen met with NOR,
stubborn resistance thar he had calculated upon
be thought that by sweeping back Gen. Gillem'
command his advance could be made wth0u
further opposition In this he was mistaken
His next plan was to maneuver his army so as tC
present front 10 keep our forces in East zen
nessee, while. by rapid march. be threw TO-
! strength of his column around Knoxville. into
the central part OF the State. v here he would b,
| in position TO render great assistance 10 Hood
We agree on tie hypothesis that Breckinridgs il
now at Sparta We DO not think that ne viii
join the command in front OF Nashville, but vii
| execute flank movement He will aim tC
stsike the Cumberland river perhaps in the vi
Clnltf OF Carthage cross 10 the north uank, anu
take up position IN the rear of Thomas. The
story is reiterated that Hood is repairing tn,
railroad south of him, aud. bY to morrow night
| be will be enabled to run through trains iron
bis front around Nashville to Decatur. Alabama
The rebel Gen. Lyon is already this side o
the Cumberland river. He captured boat neal
the mouth of Yellow Creek, between Fort Don
elson and GAINESVILLE. with which he crossed ovei
his command His men are mounted, and hi:
fighting strength is placed ut one thousand. II,
had reached Hopkinsville yesterday evening. anc
il was presumed that be would continue his I'd
vance toward the Nashville railroad and aim &c
destroy our communications with the capital Of
Tennessee The troops guarding the important
points on the road have been strongly reinforced
and Lyon will be unable to inhict any serou:
damage. He may temporarily blockade toe
! road. but can do nothing more. As soon the
weather mOderates little. we NAV expect the
storm TO succeed the lul Hood will then max,
an effort to drive Thomas from Nashville, anc
perhaps somewhere on the banks OF the Cumber
land desperate battle will be fought. Tn,
rebels will not be permitted to cross the rive
without opposition, and the movement may brins
on an engagement