The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-14
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According TO the news from East Ten
nessee new complications are likely to
arise in respect to that very hard customer,
General Longstrset. He Ia reported TO be in
position admirable for Defence in the hills on
the upper part Of the Holston, and to have
been reinforced from the armies Of Johnston
and Lee; and this story Of reinforcement, I'M
like very many ether stories on that subject, is
probably true. Upon his failure at Knoxville
it was necessary that Longstreet should either
leave Tennessee, or that he should have large
force to enable him to save the force he had.
Winter came suddenly and he could not leave,
and 90 the achievements were sent. And
now the question that ought to arise is. ques-
ton whether or no they will ever get away
again. As they are out West. and in General
Grants department, We predict that they will
not
Our war against the rebellion is divided into
two grand series Of operations by the line Of
the Allegheny Mountains. West OF those
mountains our operations have been conduct
ed by military men who have governed their
movements mainly by military reasons. and
who have had almost uniform success. Our
successes began in Western Virginia, and have
been continued 10 Missouri. Arkansas. Texas
Louisiana, Mississippi Kentucky. Tennessee
and Alabama; and we have recorded for our
soldiers-in the West the triumpbs at Belmont.
Forts Henry and Donelson. Vicksbuvg and
Port Hudson, Shiloh, Corinth, I-u-ka Pea
Ridge New Orleans, jackson City. Mrfrees-
bero Chattanooga. Riuggold aad Knoxville.
And as the result Of all these the rebellion is
PROSTATE ia the West, except for this late ap-
partition in Tennessee.
East Of the Alleghanies we have fought
mainly with one army, but with one that both
our own soldiers In the West and our enemies
believe to be our best army. While General
Mcclellan was COMMANDMENTS Chief this East
ern army did but little. Ho had q compre.
hensive idea Of tho war, and kept
the Western armies active, with q view,
apparently, to exhaust the enemy on that
field and strike the final blow with the Army
of tho Potomac. But, deposed from the gone
raj command Of ell our forces, he was sent
into the field with the army that had been
trained directly under his eye, and. though
thwarted in every way conducted admirably
series Of arduous operations in horrible coua-
try and fought some brilliant battles. Never
before did q soldier keep an army together
through such series Of battles as those Of the
seven days were Soon after General McCleI-
Ian had given this evidence of his ability he
was removed from the command Of the Army
OF the Potomac, and the command Of that army
and the direction of all our military affairs in
the East was assumed by Mr.. Lincoln. who has
retained it nearly ever since He has had the
advice and assistance Of staff composed of
Messrs Stanton, Chase and Halleck.
Under the direction Of Mr. Lincoln we had
the so-called campaign Of General Pope--dis-
astrous beyond description, and marked by the
first advance of . rebel army to our ter
rtory Those disasters only ended when
the wave OF rebellion rolled up to the
feet Of IA army commanded BY General
Mcclellan st Antietam. Next we had
the murdereus campaign Of Burnside, and
again that Of Hooker; and for every disaster
Of those three campaigns Mr.. Lincoln Is direct
ly and beyond all peradventure responsible.
Another rebel advance followed, and before
Mr.. Lincoln and his strategists knew It the
Southern army was In . Northern State. Our
army was brought face to face with that Of
the enemy, and under circumstances where
strategy and tactics amounted to marvellously
little. A soldiers battle was fought, and the
Southern army was beaten; and now, whom
strategy might have destroyed tho beaten
army, il failed to do t. 30 the great victory
Of Gettysburg merely turned the tide, thanks
to Mr.. Lincoln Other imbecilities followed;
and now the Northern and Southern armies Ia
tho East are in the positions that they occupied
upon the commencement Of the great career Of
Pope, and when Mr.. Lincoln assumed the
direction.
Due credit fer sagacity must be given to tho
Southern leaders; for they saw how this mat
tor stood at very carly day, and had the
discretion TO make their grandAst attempts In
The feld where they were likely to be opposed
by politicians rather than by soldiers. They
are likely TO be governed by the same idea in
the future; and therefore we may soon expect
the war to reopen upon q grand scale 10 the
country directly under The military Supervision
Of the President In the Southwest, opposed
BY Grant. the rebellion has but little chance to
make an impression; but Il some yet uadis
covered Southern hero cod,d Thlp tho winner
Of SO many battles, sgd pusA OH advance back
for hundred niles Or 90, he would gain but
little He would reoccupy barren country
aud we would sill be on what Is oleinled as
Southern Scn. So they will merely make their
arrAAkdmchts 70 hold fast there IL ge!srd our
progfsss, and meantime try the chahces Of
battle elsewhere.
Already General Lee has numberless squads
Of mSh Ia every part OF Western Virginia