Year: 1863

The REMOVAL OF GENERAL RosECRANs.-The
Washington correspondent Of an evening con-
temporary says that "the President disclaims
against General Rosecrans' character as man
or Q SOLDIER that che was satisfied with his
conduct at Chickamauga;" that General Rose
Grams was removed, as he himself has said, be.


cause Of military necessity" that General
Grant was the only man who could command
the consolidated armies, and for year the per-
senal relations of General Rosecrans and
General Grant have not been pleasant" that
"Rosecrans could not we'll serve under Grant,"
did not like to do so;" that "the government
knew it, and therefore relieved General Rose
Grams temporarily from command"


This statement Of the case, emanating appa-
rently from a well informed source, demolishes
all the ISLANDERS Of Chevalier Forney, the New
York Tribune and other over Jealous and super
servceable hangers-on around the War Office.
They instantly discovered the reasons of the re-
moval Of Rosecrans. He had disobeyed orders;
he had moved to disastrous battle when he
was told to stand still; he was asleep in
Chattanooga when Gen. Thomas, single handed,
was fighting his unequal battle Rosecrans,
moreover, had been ineapacitated in the crisis of
the fight by sudden attack of sickness be had
been disparagingly spoken of by McCook and
Crittenden; the police system of his army was
shockingly corrupt; be was addicted to opium
and, in addition to all these charges, there was
an old score against him of his failure to make
diversion in support of Grant at Vicksburg.
All these accusations have been very quietly
and effectively answered by Gen. Rosecrans
himself, and especially in his public declara-
ton that the President had approved bis con-
duct in regard to the battle of Chicksmauga.
The General could not make such declaration
without authority; and now we find il amply
confirmed in this later testimony from Wash
ington.


The Chevalier Forney the Tribune and other
radicals, in their hot haste to cover up the
blunders of the War Once, are thus denounced
as false accusers by witness Of their own party.
1t therefore devolves upon Forney, Greeley
and all concerned to plead guilty to
their unfounded accusations, and to ask
absolution Of General Rosecrans He is
good Catholic, and will grant it, II
satisfied Of q sincere repentance. We still ad-
here, however, to the opinion that General
Hallsck has had good deal to do with this
removal Of General Rosecrans, and for the pur-
pose Of making him the scapegoat Of an unfor-
tunate campaign, which, like all the rest Of our
unfortunate campaigns, was the result Of the
blundering instructions from the War ONCE.
We have positive testimony from the field that,
instead Of disobeying instructions, General
Rosecrans fought the late battle 10 pursuance
Of instructions, though against his own judg-
ment, and that, had his suggestions been strict
ly adopted at Washington In reference to the
army Of General Burnside, the field Of Chicka-
mauga would have been the scene of victory.
which would have carried our army without
further serious resistance 70 Atlanta, and
thence TO Savannah, Charleston or Mobile, as
might have been deemed most expedient


The country Ia entirely satisfied with General
Thomas but 1t has not been satisfied with
the reasons assigned for the removal OF Rose-
Grams This incompatibility OF temper between
him and General Grant Is plausible for we
know that all men Of the military profession
are more or less punctilious and precise about
matters Of rank aud official dignity but it ia
probable that We shsll net get st slI the other