Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-04-07
from Gs Nae Tort Tri}un,.
LEES gENERAIeufp


q eudent irom Gen. Sherman's order o
Aai'1 y that he considers the junction of hi
any win the folces under Sohohed and TER,
Gang tic particular campaign which begai
Hl'a ha zen Savannah On the 2lst, Johnston
( Fa' leaien ut Bentonsvlle, on tho same da,
f'btsi entered GoldsborOugh, and on the SAINT
p Irry bridged the Neuse, $50 that" says
~ herman, "0ur campaign has resulted il
EAtW'Nh4 Mcotas. After IL march of the mos
q'mgidnury character, nearly 5O0 miles ovel
Hsmrs and rivers deemed impassnble TO others
y Ne most inclement season Of tho year, and
Aao'ng our chief supplies from poor and
shNel country, we reach our destination il
" health and condition." IlenceforWard the
N 4mpaign has u new point Of departure.
N" combination are to he attempted, aud what
ennlaeslionably the final effort Of the war 80
~ aS grant military operations are concerned,
De made hy the united forces under Sher-
w go OPERATION with Tho armies OF the Poto-
"a All Tie james But up to this point the
"'iA a''anel 10 Sherman is thoroughly done.
nuE"rI's o' the new campaign may be drawn
"uh 10, events Of the old. 1t is espe pecially
.eIe" by that the operations lust concluded
ah'g leth opposed by several armies which, for
" H'7l IN the history Of the Rebellion,
rur ,4eusiSely under the command Of Gen,
~ Ihey supply test Of that leaders, claims
"ltfalshlp which is interesting and instruc-
E hhai he has done or failed to do in this
t''-n'o Al VIII AFFORD IN indication Of what he is
f n. ''' or iall in doing hereafter
- We nave ibis remark 10 make of Lee /:
' eA'ls ne ~ prompt fertile, and brilliant as
n ."u'eu' he II not Il strategist of frstsrate
"A " perhaps hardly even of second-rate
nv He has fought many battles and
80 'neh well lie has conducted several
Fa'tns and has uniformly failed. Even
Euu the limits Of single State, or when car
y"s VA an aggressive warfare which reached
4. suu 'le boundaries OF Virginia, Lee has
|ns, |'' o'ailiea 10 seize the great opportunities
IA IVY oeloro him, or bus yielded to the su-
IA genius oi he adversary, and in many in
"A, ,'' nas demonstrated that hu lacks tho com
.'e s',e',i''e talent aud breadth of view which are
ma,S 10 tho commander whose operations
N. snl beyond a single battle-feld-Whu
u1' merely 10 maneuver troops under 6re
" to order the movements Of ereat armies ovsr
'h.l pA'enl Of territory. Hence il ia that wa
~, 'eemeI the appointment of Lee 10 be Gem
Al Nhiei over the armies Of the RebeIlion
'"ien oi disaster to their cause.
IN, 'ohhbton has been tho nominal COM
INK ~ " 'ne miscellaneous forces that cousti
lh5s "eDel army 10 North Carolina, but he
'air ,, su'geol tO tho order Of Leo and Inns
A.. uis movements in urto, in.c3 with or.
from Richmond. Lcc, therefore. must
Is' tue responsibility OF the Carolina cam-
|s,,s anu what IL responsibility The mill
"a y1pEuehl upon that campaign will be that
seJ was Just enc chance Of success to the
ss0las anu that consisted in overwhelming
IN heiore his junction with Sherman.
IN, ,n,,s'elote, ought to have concentrated
,,y,Hug against Sch6held.-would thus have
IA mshapeIed him, and would have had at least,
I1antte eAance of defeating him, AMI 30 of
I'M ~, onellnan'a purposes aud checkmat-
erne. YPeia"ohS ior the time. Tho dictate OF
El,bg s selse as well as of military art was To
Aa.1 q stetythlng with all speed 10 bear against
Si'rVueid What did Lee dor lie sn1iered
.us'oh 70 detail a fraction Of his armv nndar
~ TO assnil schoiell at Kinston. The as.
IN 'a'iel, and Lee tbereupon called Bragg ofv
Hhs,D p' win Johnston who was hnrrying eaat
i, larlotte to attack an army twice as large
'in rom before which he had lust reeolle1
lilss,, ani dismay. The same hesitating
f sifG ~ was repeated. An assault at Bentons.
asa ion el0eum was attempted and failed
Il els Lee called Oh his fOrcss from In front
"a. ~' and eft an open path to him for A
ba,i ,apct On with Schofed. And that ia the
arnits eey which the chosen leader of all the
lhe m.,.. me Rebellion has to present ngeinst
i Gnbt hu,neent combinations Of Sherman and
+ Aasb l.i. neFmaa's march to Goldsborough has
bod tys9 tyei Just one day beyond the time he
AnpVin ior his junction with schofeld.
and n,lnI Lee has tried his best at Petersburg
HiA 'ie .usle alsa. lie clings 10 Richmond
plol pbe. ''nu indifference to the fate that Rp-
eadn IN ~ I'n' and will probably delay just long
Thai ni,tt 10Y lhe single chance OF success
paaydlee - 4''0Hu his timely withdrawal to