Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-02

DONG well 06fofe bragg &fElVeQt ana we 90 HOh
know that we have doBs better, if so well, since
be. arrived. Post hoe or pT0ptsr hoe, We care
not T; the fact is apparent tha. the country has
not been benefited by this unfortunate officers
undsseTvsd promotion
II we were acquainted with Gen. Bragg we
would ask him TO review his military career, and
say candidly in what and to what extent he had
helped the cause. We would ask him further
to recall bis poignant suffering after and in con.
sequence OF his sudden and unexpected promo
ton over Bsauregard. We would also ssk him
to read the speeches Of his defenders il the San
ate, and TO deny, if he can, thgt they damned
him with faint praise" Finally, we would ask
him to ask himself whether his present unmeri-
ted position has conduced, or IS likely to con-
duce, to his own hsppinsss, the h8rmsuy of the
service, or the good of the country. BE must
suffer seutely from exaeeFbatiou Of temper and
modification Of spirit but if bis sufsrings do
uot promote tho cause, why prolong them
Doubtless, Gen. Bragg owes great deal TO
thu President. As & soldier, hs Is bound 70 obey
him. As q friend, he Is nRdsr every obligation
TO sustsin his pride Of opinion, and, # possible
to be the greas man which tAs Presidents has de-
termined, st al hazzrds 10 he cause and the
country, to mAks him. Bat does not Gen.
Bragg slso eve somsthing 80 his country, 70 his
own good nsme, snd 70 hia peace OF mind
Surely, if, AfssF every sacrifice Of feeling, Gen.
Bragg finds that be is bsing used s5 msfe tool
to force the public into acquiesesnce with the
Presidents partial opinion Of his abilities if
he is hated, denounced, distTusted, and generally
regarded as the embodiment of bad luck, his
duty is to ask the President TO relieve him frsn
his suffsrings. We can tell Gen. Bragg shat the
public does not uadsTstand that kind Of friend
ship which forces g fsverite into = position
where be incuIs almost universal aEimositY and
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friendship at all, but sel6shDess, and that Of .
most unfealiDg sort. Gen. Bragg has suffered
enough for President Davis. he ought to re-
We append a fuller sketch of Senator on's
remarks than We had loom for yesterday--foF
which we are indebted to the EzGmiasF
Nj Orr said if this bill Regulating the psy 81
the commanding geusral) passed, Gen. Bragg
would get more pay, by several thousand dollars
year, than Gen. Les, taking into the estimate
the communication Of quarters, etc He was
credlbly informed thss even the ieutensnt-
colonels on duty here in Richmond got in the
matter OF concentrations, etc, Gs much pay Is
Gen. Lse. He thought it wrong that general
on duty in the city should receive more than q
general exposed to tbs hsrdships and dangers Of
the field.
But he had much more serious objections 20
this bill than the matter OF pay. BE did not
believe there Wss any necessity for the ofiea
flied by this general After the military disas-
ters OF 1852, the President finding that hs
could not personally attend to sud ma1age tbs
affairs Of the general Of al cur different 81
mics, had this office created and pUs General
Lee into it. General Lss dlled Is for two
months when, General Johnston being wounded
a. Seven Pines, he was called to the hald. The
office then bscsms vacant aud remained 50 IN
All
at Missionary TidEe, was floating about, &c
army being willing to receive him, when be wss
brought hsre snd put into the ofiee which bad
been so well and Worthily filed by General Lee
What was the organization Of the War De-
psTtment when General Bragg was put into this
Office The Secretary Of War had been ia OF
fcs over twelve months, and If there had been
complaint against him By say considerable p0F-
tion Of our people, he Mr.. Orr) bad not hssTd Is
If the Secretary did not TeqUire assistance s
year ago, why should he now, Eitsr he was the
more comPeteBt by mere than tWelYe months
experience The Secretary had already an eff
,nsns, lAborious and accomplished assistants. ii,
alluded to judge Campbell, Of Georgia. Thi
sdJutant general was sn ABLE ciIieer Of t7sul 8
odd years experience, having been Lha Edjutau'
general Of tic United States army. There were
also Ia tho War Office s corps Of experienced
and able assistants. Bas just On tbs eve Of thil
campaign, when the department had our Wh1l'
army within its grssp-every regiment, brigade
and division spotted-When there WAS no Heees
sisy for additional officers in this department.
Gen Bragg was placed here as orderly general
He had nOs learned that the sdjutsnt general @
the Secretary Of War had asked that Gen. Bags
should be put here. He had, however, no donb
from his knowledge of his high character, tia
Mr.. Ssddon's independence revolted at the idel
of playing second fiddle to Gen. Bragg.
He Mr.. Ou) had called General Bragg Ia
ordering general; but his functions niight b
even OF higher order Officers who have beer
in active service for over three years had to 81
ply 10 him for promotion. General Bragg hs'
10 pass upon the merits of officers Of whose ga
! LIANT deeds ne knew nothing, with some OF whom
he had quGrrelsd, and some of whom be hzs
driven out of the service
There was 40 necessity for this general il
Richmond. Il was = homely but true adage
that too many eo9ks spoil the broth An in
stance Of this was sf0y1ed during the Tecsn
Sheridan raid the Etiempt 10 break up Whic
hAd been the worst bGicbsred sH5ir Of the Wal
/ On that occasion We had tbs President 10 q
/ field General Bragg IN the field, and numba
Of other generRls. There weFs too msuY ger
erals. No one knew who was IN command. II
knew this from officers who were in the fgh
XhsEe were toe masy masisrs. i Yss imposs
bic 20 serve so many leadeEs.
But if it was necessary that this ofica shOul
be filed. General Bragg was incompetent fo
the place. This was shown by his whole cours'
running through three years. When Bsaur'
| gasd fell back to Tupelo he applied for tire
| weeks leave of absence. BE was immedlstsl
| relieved upon the ground that the army e0ul
not be allowed to be idle so long. GeneTi
Bragg was pat in command, and this army lAi
/ idle for two months Let the kentucky can
psign attest whether the commanding gsneT,
wsSine uPetent OF nos.i
Mr.. Orr then reviewed the Kentucky cam
psien down to the battle Of MurireesboTo. 81
i fought RosecTans st the latter place, RosecTAu
having q very little superior force; and II wa
believed he ought to have whipped the enemy
his (Bragg's) troops had been properly HANDLED
Tho next day be (Bragg) sent cat BIeekinndg
and had his troops cut 20 pieces, and then 8
tempted to make = seApegsat ct him. 4
Bragg then allowed himself 10 be mansuvert
cut Of Knoxville and Chattanooga Il was tn
he fought the battle of Chicamsuga, Whic
q ended In a Yictsry which was not followed up
but he (Mr Orr) believed thai for this viofol
|. TO him (Gen. Bragg no credit was due. III
| credit of the victory Of Chieamsugs was dI
TO Gems Longssreet, d. H Hill aud others, wi
al of whom Gen. Bragg had quarTelef Yhe
he had qusrreled with thsss generals :. I th'
had lets nlm WIKI BIS peb geneISls5 Do ala h1'
, ware beAtea ia the next battle, 6nd for the hT
time in the war we hesr Of the cowar1ice Of o.
troops If at Missionary ridge our tEoops act
: with eowardice, it was because they had bee
educssed to il by their general, who had prcv'
!, 20 them on many hard-foughg 6slds, on Whi'
they had done thsir daty fully and nObly, th
he was incompetent TO lead them to victory.
a General Bragg was the first among cur ge
erals, nd, to their credit be it said, thels
4 who b j had cur men led out and shot u
;, beeves, without court nsrtial or form Of trl
! But he (BIagg) was = fsvorite of the Pre- sideI
? who would hear moth against him. I he e
5 cess Of this attzeh.asnt of Inc President TO BIZ
a was most remarkable. Il could be hksned
5 nothing but the morbid affection Of mother
q her deformed ehild-s mother who gl0ais og
], and caressss the h dsoUs features aud misshs
4 ened limbs Of her offspring.
0 Was be (Bragg) the proper person to Eeco