The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-09

The RESPONSIBILITY FOR HOoD's DEFEAT.
We have already published interest
ingextracts from the recently published
journals of a rebel war clerk. The fol-
lowing entries serve to show where the
responsibility for Hoods campaign in
Tennessee belonged:
MARCH II, 1864 Letters from Lieut.
Gen. Hood to the President, Gen. Bragg
and the Secretary of War, give cheer
ing account of Gen. Johnson's army at
Dalton. The men are well fed and
well clothed. They are in high spirits,
land eager for the fray" The number
is 10000. Gen. Hood urges, most elo-
quently, the junction of Folks and
Loring's troops with these, making
some 90 0O0-Grant having 10000
and then uniting with Longstreets
army, perhaps 10000 more, and getting
in the rear of the enemy. lie says
this would be certain TO drive Grant
out Of Tennessee and Kentucky, and
probably end the war. But if we lie
still, Grant will eventually accumulate
overwhelming numbers, and penetrate
further; and if he beats Us, it would be
difficult to rally again for another
stand, 50 dependent would become the
people.
Gen Hood deprecates another inva-
sion of Pennsylvania, which would be
sure TO result in defeat. He is decided
in his conviction that the best policy is
TO take the initiative, and drive the
enemy out of Tennessee and Kentucky,
which would be accomplished to GER
tainty.
JAN. 5, lS65-The President sends,
''for his information" TO the Secretary
of War, a letter from Gen. Beauregard,
dated at Augusta, Ga Dec 6, 1864, in
relation to Gen. SheIman's movements
eastward, and Gen. Hoods Middle Ten
nossee campaign. IL appears rom Gen.
Beauregard's ! tier 10 the President
that he (Gen Beauregard) had control
of every thing. lie says he did not
countermand Gen. Hoods campaign,
because Sherman had 275 miles the
start and the roads were impracticable
in Northern Georgia and Alabama
But he telegraphed the Governors of
Alabama, Georgia, etc, TO concentrate
troops rapidly in Sherman's front, or
dered a brigade of cavalry from Hood
to Wheeler, etc, and supposed some
10000 men could be collected to oppose
Sherman's march and destroy him.
He computed Shermans strength at
SO 600 of al arms. The result shows
how much he was mistaken. He will
be held accountable for all the disas-
tiers. Alas for Beauregsrd Bragg
only played the part of chronicler of
the sad events from Augusta. Yet the
President cannot publish this letter of
Beaureeard's, and the country will fix
upon him the responsibility and the
odium. Gen. Beauregard is still in
front of sherman, with inadequate
forces, and may again be responsible
for additional casualties.
BEBEL STRAITS.
Not the least amusing part Of the
diary are the passages scattered
through il showing TO what sad straits
the writer was now and then reduced
for his supplies of food and clothing.
Here are some of these records, begin
ming with the latter part of 1863 and
running through 1861
Nov. 6-My wife to-day presented
me with an excellent undershirt, made
of one of her dilapidAted petticoats. A
new shirt would cost $50 Common
brown cotton land in cotton country
sells Tor 50 per yard
JAN. IA dozen china cups and
saucers sold at auction to-day for Sl60.
Col. Perston, Consumption Bureau, sew
eral members Of the Cabinet, &c,
feasted at cost Of $1,000 IL is said
that the Jack was turned up and jeff
turned down in a witticism and smiled
at mem con But i don believe that
FEB Ill know my ribs stick out,
being covered by skin only, for the
want of sufficient food and this is the
case with many thougands of non pro-
duoers, while there Is enough for ali, if
II were equally divided.
MARCH lS-My daughters cat is stag
eering to-day, for want Of animal food
Sometimes / fancy ! stagger myself
We do not average two ounces OF meat
daily, ana some 90 not get any for sew
eral days together.
March n The following converse
ton took place yesterday between the
President and some young ladies Of his
acquaintance, with whom he promi-
nadrd
Miss-Do you think they will like to
return to the feldl
President-It may seem hard, but
even those boys pointing TO some
youths around the monument twelve
or fifteen years ODD will have their
trial
Miss-But how shall the army be
fed
President-l do not see 'cky rats, II fat,
are nor as good as squirrel Our men did
eat mule meat az Vieksbirg; 5m Il lcoiaf BE-
1n expensive hlriuy a0l0
After this the President fell into a
grave mood, and some remark about
recognition caused him 10 say twice,
ave have no friends abroad
July 3l-My daughters large peeI
cat died last night under the cherry
tree, and was buried this morning un-
der q rose bush sympathize with
Fannie in the grief natural on such an
occasion; but really, the death of the
cat IN such times a. these is great re-
lief 10 me, rs he was maintained at the
cost Of not less than 5000 per annum.
His death was probably occasioned by
a surfeit of meat which his mistress
obtained unexpectedly, seeing it fan !
in the street, aud sending a servant for
it. This morning large fat chicken