Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-27


n co-rMpd. Re knew t.s}.or. &c eva shn we're n
the 6gbt There were TOO q pitoe,S II N's u
plssiole 10 serve 60 rary lsa5srs sr,.a
But fit WAS rsutssA ht this Cihce should DC heo
General BRAGG vas rcompeten' Tor lhe place, this
es shoWn b. his vhci9 oonrsa, ruhtns sArOusa 'fee
y, ans Wke B atrssord fs nseA RON ISpelo ne APP
pR a for three weeks leave o. absero5 he was mme-
dstsly relieved upon TIE grcuud that the army could
not he silov,d o hc Il 30 10, General Bragg was
pu. In command asd s. army laid IDLE for two months
Let sbe Ksntu ky esmpGgIs aitess whether the CON-
1nsu6ipg General was hiconpeiSnt OF not.
Er. Or then reviewed tie Keptucky campaign down
to the battle of AuTlreesoOrO. BE fought Rosecrans
az TIE latter place. Rosecrans having very little
peror forces ard Il was believed be ought TO have whip
ped the enemy If his (BHgg troops had been proper
y tan lied. The day be Bragg sent out Bteck
nridge AID hsa his troops cut pieces aud then at
tempted 10 make Ecspegoat Of him. He Bragg then
allowed himself to be eusred out of Knoxville ana
Chattanooga l; true be fought toe battle Of VnleE
amauga, witch ended in vic'Osy Whish was not to
loved up; but be (Sr. 0f) believed that Tor TINS
victory 70 him (Genersl Bfegg) no credit was
due, Tue credit of tho victory OF Ohicksmauga
was due to Generals Lougsgott D. H. Hill and Others
with all of Whcm General Bragg had quarraled; aen
he had ouareled with these Generals and they bad left
him with his pet Generals he and they were beaten IN
he Ne It bat L. ard fer the frt time 10 the WarEe bear
Of the,eoparlcs Of troops. II at Missionary kcge
our troops scted with cOwasdee is was because they
dad been educated to is by their G-neIs, who had
proved TO them On many hard fought fields on which
hey had done their doty fully andnoby that he was IN
competent 70 lead them TO vctcry.
General Bragg WAS tue g amorg our Generals, and,
oher credit be said, the last had Rad our men
led cut aud shot Ike beeves without cous martial OF
form Of tr l. But he Bragg) was faVorise OF the
Precedent who would hear nothing against hia. The
excess Of this attachment Ct the President 20 him was
most remarkable Il could be lkened TO nothing but
ihe morbid election Of mother for her defornCd
chd-a mother who gosts over and caresses the hid
eous features and ID sshSpen LIMBS of Ter offspring.
Was he Bragg the proper IsrsSn to recommend
promotions? He mad too many grudges 70 settle. he
lkr Orrl Ventured to say thathe General had guar
relied with ssyen-tenths Of ths general officers who had
served With him. Was he to be the medium through
which the claims for promotion to reach the Pree
dent To his (Nr Or observation, be General b. bad
proved himself on all occasions yrant 10 his interiors
and 4 eycOphant TO his supericrs.
He General stood here ffIh wheel to coach.
II the objection ald not exist sirg bis salary which
had already been mentioned be (hr Or) would nos Of
Ter him any inducements 10 stay De wanted him
to 70 CT somewhere else. He General b. was 6t for
nothing but to be put in charge OF camp o! instIue-
ton, with such tric.ions Upon him as would keep
him from tyrann q ng over elDscTip.s.
Ia conclusion Nj Orr alluded sgain TO General BIS
quarrsls with his oficers How macy officers, be (hr
OrT) would like to know bad Gereras Lee, johnston,
ana Beauegsrd put under since they had been in
the service DID all the Incompetent officers go 10 Gen.
Bragg and ell the good 80 to the other Generals