Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-21
HoodI Defeat.

tba aQme cause--usm5ly, dividing ne iO'e'o :
80, # battle. Rsseorsns vas preparing to narSf
pDoB Murfrse. rough, when Bragg lo'k os0SA'n 70
- 4 large potion Of biz army 70 Mississippi ana
"a ,I,.,+v summoned forces lrCn eVsEJ part o.
= 1r,,,s5 s..s, s4a hey we're rap dig eOnS'ttrAii
.s,o,srr II dye, Eben hs sent N LOoss'iss' WAC
= ss,t cara q n.s army. Hood sen' N zoe, 's'
-f,.s .b. o,s, CT Jol,ssOssush, snd stnt On FOX
go, FRA .as sa.,l. "a hssAy.e. The Arelsn1 iasS'
.r..s ool41es d STvEg S'es' SsRtFAi "a
sass -4--.o,. VS., thai Il sa' PS0P'''
--s n, os lo-soa ~ haTa every aSS
..,.yr gotten ,a,Fs by say sOhtfi'aOss
&c .o4ss OF Ia Asay Vi Es9assses To-
ca. .,.,. ,siy sample presses. Eas ietss's' AlPA-
- ,si-sn r.sa! 20 6gas battle Hiia ale men
"a, % p,ss.,la Tasy slssJs ssi OsaIsn o.
.,..,. Il, .,yIossibls ~ DSsG shis iGss 0nt q
-, ,-.-r.I hgod al FSfEsst win Zen 'aSSs-Ao
....s. &c sooL nlm a 20 sson disiAEss
-, n. 90 .u., -. oluli RJG Is.ufa "A any 'sIJ SO"T
r,7,o,sh ,alias d 81, AID entertaining R'fsn'
t..,.r,s ,,s sariso Of tlo-Cs-ihss - s-A7f+Ss y
-, o.,.o TIA. 80 snd NO G-As oar, sca tnas
y,,, "a, ro.e shaa tEg-.VoI sdFan-sss VI H4S az
.,,.. 10 .a On hlm Sisn ola st0.s ioi0'' 40 'H'
D,,s. no dsuos Of Rosa ta0Ae4Ans $40 o'Is'' 'lS'
-, t,,s, men = Gensral LAS ne better e'S"o' A'
~. 10, victory, Hoja vas 6eAteh ey &c 'n.s'
-, ~ puuoerA I. Ess WondsFial was " hOI'-
TO nan abs 10 beat one WnA' Wrinkle Tor We
NJ :saoOl OF taenclaal n,
I,vssFs 20 ba.svs the Yankee aSeoan's' nVoSs
.,py IA destroyed. FOR our OTn PArt We 10 n0' u
,.vsit Ia ths LEAST Tat genera las no a0t0' Dssn
n,1l, sss an; bu. thIs hs AMY S1l hangs ESgsttsi
r., aver, reAsIl 70 believe. Tasy AEs iasss, Dc
ithout head los is % evident that hooI 10 ll'APA
ia of leading Ihs He has 5ssl tf'sd' Aaa iS0h1 ~
..IDaby santisg that Il s0u1 ts hAdaSss 70 ~ o. o.
lain. L .ou' b consistent S.,z rue wAEasA any
a, mt Camera, ,hust0a back iaso ths position hs oS-
cunlsd When he Ess fsLe5sa By 6sRsfsl Hood And d
TIA Pssdsni Eovli only rec 1leet that the POSeF he
.i,l5s .As given him for tina bsn'h. Of the country,
"A nat 10 enable hn to Ntsak his dsPlsasuFs upon
y,E,at,l, this sOuli esrtAiLly DO done. The Amy,
h.vs bs,n told, desire It not less shAn the people
81, h.vs no co. q lance IN Gens.al HOod-they had
none al Hrs AID that 10 9at PAr, vas The cause Of
th,Ir giving usy easily 81 Joncs6orough. II va
tA s.uss Of their easy doisIi IL the late engagtmeni
4, G,ns,aI Johnston they have every confidence.
hss nav n yot been beAtsni and a. for bis military
ssg.eit, We thlrk the psoOi ID 80 tremendous that
,-,dl, aoy enc Uii venture 70 gAiusay IL. While lie
ID oommaod the army Vas In high state Of ttt.
.i.os,. Il rs alsays ready To hghi, and although
A fought no pitched battle, t Wss engaged IN nu@sF'
,. minor sr,lrs, 10 which &c always came CT TiesoE-
on General Johnston, pressed By Two or thea times
A.. pumbsr. retrsa.sd admirably. aud with lot ouf-
,hl,5 matt OF ths oIs be iLh5tsd on thu enemy. has
80, zhsp he If. e., Sas SOUND 70 the cone. What
4, hss become sines. everybody knows. Gen. Hold
IA. bssu making 1. ashs without say discretion, Until
nov Who can answer Zoe it. The only hope for H. ss
"A, a. 20 can see, "a 70 put General Johnston back
Il, hin Esorgadss the GIny, sni Eake his OH1 can
n,IRu. No general can execute the Pisn ct another
nan.
Fbs CoufsdersCy Can s.srd even the entire loss Of
Eaos', Aruy At this moment they are fully az strong
IN usa, and doubly strong In "'stsr'i OF war as
.bsv aver have bssn. Provided only the ViSit 10 o.
.Bssusd Il Il J ossitls 10 sGbius !hsn, and that We
AM bslieys 10 bs untouched. BIT there is one thuE
thsy can no. stand always, a. that Is the continued
ysnatitlon Of those cCs that have led to the disss
Jar, of Hood, and she dsVas ssion of Georgia. We
bol5it 20 b ssf-,yidsnt truth, that plan Of cam
D,,gn cannot be laid dorn here IN Richmond, for
Gamer, operating thousand miles Of. with any hope
n Hnn
bimssn In this casa the faux lot 20 have beol
but trusting him il matters above his ca
usolly 20 NAM g. But in the case Of General john
atom "A far shier msn-i. L understood that be Wss
aisolaCsd beeluso be did not make sn exhibit Of his
Ulsa 20 psrscnl here Who certainly far LEES able
"a direct him than h to think and act for himself
n, gensral urdoc the tDBsi'aHes Of an Aullo eOun-
al aver vet su.eeeied, rn.ess Il were b. an accident
E,solson tel u ,ls. ths place formed for the cam
u,- 7- g. Rsize ll1 in Eacdevs, in 1874 aud 'ss,
o --.5s-. o. .as1.r Car vt, st P-ril, fu.oe, c.
q ...y.,;ai-e tuubsTs Of ne two
Dr. -on oBs Of which was equal to the two
-.-.ss comb ned, snd that if they bad been
o4.i.. TIC sruIA,s would have gos 70 Paris. The
Gsusrals acted richly EPOn them, and BY doing lost
thu opportunity Of carrying the eagles to VEINS :
His wonderful success IN ISy due TO bis having
iscse .hs plan, r. N 1hs same hand. with which 10
was iuGDisheI q. tie Gu sst Of The campaign, aud sub
s,itutsd plan Of his Own. Wosu 10 vas rst On
sul-ths fell si:er tbs battle Of hsrsf ge--he drew
plAu Of campaign for Norssu, Who eoum'ndsd the,
army Of tie Rhine whi AoIesu drew Ons for tinssls
Whsp Napoleon wAs sdvi cd 10 iUsst that MORGAN
should f,OW hjs N y pan, be sGd "NO; mine il the
b,s.. but his Is gooj plan and no man execute
ths ulan Of another Srsr g,bsaed By this great 81
annie. Ne main ain :bss VI ever 81 sent to command
che army Of Tsnnsssea in iuurs Oushs tn have carte
6aeks for bis plans. Aale unc Il d. bat Troducs
ruin when they ass emp 70 dictate caBPsgrs II the;
psrsl Be not sbls to mike Illu oil bis ewn he Il
no, able to cary out the plan OF alO'her.
We nate these rsnsrks On the pres7mP ion thai
iSe character of General BsaEregard duties vii not
admit Of his tptlug actual and exclusive command Of
tas army Of Tennessee.
ApiSb Tendencies.
&, eouuop consent OF f1isud ard foe, the present