Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-01

In the rebel House OF Representatives, on
Thursday last, Mr.. Orr, Of tho rebel House Of
Representatives, denounced Gen. Bragg most
bitterly. We give specimen OF his talk,
But " II was necessary that this ofilce should
BE- flled, Gen. Bragg was Incompetent for the
place. This was shown by his whole course,
running through three yeara. When Beaure-
gard fell back from Tupelo he applied for three
weeks leave Of absence. He was Immediately
relieved upon the ground that the army could
not be allowed TO lie idle 60 long. Gen. Bragg
was put In command. and this army had to
lio Idle for two months. Let the Kentucky
campaign attest whether the commanding
General was incompetent or not.
Mr.. Orr then reviewed the Kentucky cam
palRn down 10 the battle Of Murfreesboro'. He
fought Rosecrans at the latter place, Rose
orans having a very little superior force; and
Il was believed we ought to have whipped the
enemy II his (Bragg's) troops bad been prop
erly handled. The next da he (Bragg) cent
out BreckiuridRe, and had his troops cut To
pieces, and then attempted to make ssape
goat OF him. He (Bragg) then allowed him.
eelf 10 be maD9vered out Of Knoxville and
Chattanooga. 1t was true he (BrsgR) fought
the battle Of Chickamauga. which ended In a
victory which w9s not followed up; but he
(Mr. ORR believed that for this victory to him
General Brsgg) no credit was due.
The credit OF the victory Of ChicamauRa was
due to Gems Longstreet, D. II. Hill, and Others,
with all OF whom Gen. Bragg had quarroled.
When he had quarreled with these generals and
they had left him with pet generals, he and
they were beaten In the next battle; and for the
hnt time In the war we hear OF tho eoicdrdice Of
our troops. II at Missionary Ridge our troops
acted with cowardlco II was because they had
been educated 10 It by their general, who had
proven to them on many hard-fought Helds
on which they had done their duty fully aud
nobIy, that ho was incompetent TO lead them
to victory.
Gen. Bragg was the first among our Generals
and, to their credit be 1t said, the last who had
had our men led out aud shot like beeyes. with
out court-martial or form of trial. But he
(BraRg) was favorite of the President. who
would hear nothing against him. The exces,
Of this attachment Of the President to him vas
most remarkable. II conld be lIkened tc
nothing but the morbid affection Of a mother
for her defOrmed child-a mother who Rloats
over and caresses the bideous features and
mlsshapen limbs OF her offspring.
Was he (Bragg) the proper person to recon
mend promntiOnsl He had tao many grudve,
IN settle. He (Mr. orr) veutured TO say b,
(Gen. b. } had quarreled with sever. .tenths ol
the general officers who ha served with him
Was he to be the medium through which tht
claims for promotion were to reach the PresI
drntl To his (Mr. Orr's) observation. h,
(Geu. b. had proved himself on all occasiont
tyrant to his interiors and sycophant to hIl
superiors. -
He (Gen. b. stood here rs a 18TH wheel To
coach. II the objections did not exist to rails
ing his salary, which had already been men
TONED, he (Mr. Orr) would not offer him an,
Inducements TO stay hero. He wanted him u
60 of somewhere else. He (Gen. B. was q
for nothing but to be put in charge Of CAM
OF instruction, with such restrictions upoi
him as would keep him from 'tyrannizing owe
the conscrlpts.
In conclusion, Mr.. Orr alluded again to Gen
B's quarrel with hi officers. How many Off
GERS he (Mr. OT) would like TO know, hst
Generals Lee, Johnston, and Beauregard put
under arrest since they had been In the service
Did all the incompetent officers go to General
Bragg, and all the good ones go to the othel
Generals