The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-09

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,es0esWe learn by:asletser from Mfr. K. {.
srseot, at MeAiialrvisls,y tfsA .ahe I'd brigade
ssse iist ef casualties ID, pkih we. published
yesterday, was commsnsed fbpCol. u. j Hali,
Thia, We suppose, was after Gen. Ciebpfbs
xaa wounded. CO.. HilEit viii BE 1rsrnem-
Bersd, is the officer abs obtainadt g1pedaI for
bis courage and coed conthictSs Rssnsipgtq
Miss noble fellow aya capital onicss ia
Col Hsli, of she 5ah Tsnsessee: g s'7,s. i
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voEusrEEissasHA AND --rfiE E.sEoEflo e
;saENT OF THE -CossCRIpr LAW IL
sfgeSNEssEE.
We have no hesitation in expressing the
opinion, that under that clause of the coa-
serips:law which aaflasBesr the President to
suspend its execution iu. any locality where
its execution may bs1impsaetisable, that
this law shcuId1no be enforSeaiAr Tennes-
see until 9 fair. opportunit sy ,.hsy hsen given
the people to volunteer ia eishes;olafer rev
regiments, as they may deem prep 4s|O bur
reasons are that it would be wrong 70 deaS
to-Tenncssee the same privileges tlkst alft the
other States had after the passage Of. the
first conscript law-that is Of forming new
regiments. Tennessee OF the greater por-
ton of il, then being ia the hands IF the
enemy, no opportunity was gwen them as
was given the people Of States not SO occu-
pied, to form regiments and have officers Of
their own selection Kentucky, which is
equally represented N the T,ntcderateCou-
gress with TcnhessJe, has lo~ tie privilege
OF eaesri;sia.- ,urNr-rs siments. Tlun,sssee
rhouid not he mace au-cEcert.cn. L.Ntrnd
TO the people Il tins STATE he privilege Ct
volunteering in either nl4'or rcw 'rc"im,p,..
for ti-.Sty days, aui .rgia what w can learn
We ARE satisfied u,ere trpor~ viii w. furnish
i, I'd than thcGovcrnmeht will b. wi!!iti; TO
Except. Whether they, wonll juin old OF
..sne~ regiulents gu sl,t to BIC Icft TO thea own
! ehaiee withiss tlsat pesied, But il may L,
! said the old resimtehts, having had more en-
perienct and EctrcT OF e2,- eughi first to be
filled up. rs. extremely doubtful whether
the old WOULD have ,,tiirr -oI even 50 goot:
oficcrs IS the now rreimcu,-. Many Of the
VERY best officers in Are service, men whose
I. skill anu courage have been tested on the
-tatfie field "a vel! rs In the camp, have been
.usned out at the reorganization, because
they would enforce that discipline which is
: 80 absolutely necessary in an army, and
others have been. elected in their stead who
wcrc moro lcnicnt, more iuduiscHt, and
therefore not so good officers. This has not
always bee. the ease but ii has 50 happened
in many instances The idea u filling up
old regiments proceeds npon tie -upposition,
which is true in. regular army, that the Of
fcers OF the old regiment are superior to
new officers and better qualified fer the po-
sition. But i'll volunteer forces, unless the
officers ofthe old regiments a-e regularly ed
ucased army officers, this argument docs not
hold good. Some Of the best military men
in Tennessee would, if the conscript law were
put IN force, immediately be placed 10 the
ranks as privates, when they are eminently
qualified for high positions in the army.
We had conversation with most ex GEL
lent Colonel of an old regiment the other day,
sand, he said that he did not want any men
sho preferred. joining another reginents-
Again, raure men can~be5 gotten and in u
shorter time 81 volunteering IN 1ssnisssee,
than by censcription.- Let tbs secretsiy Of
War; The eommaading Gcnsfa.s, an,hor-:
iIe The raising oftMsnty IN thirty regiments
of ihfantry within thirty days, andI@e AREAS
sured that more mea ilIsreluateer*han viii
be suAicient to GIL up thozs reginients, and
in the meanwhile many. viii join the old
regiments through.choicc. ~ .~
che enforcement of thpconseript law will
be more tedious, ana we thiak not no efficient
in Tennessee, in bringing men into the army
as Volunteering. We do not, and shall not,
object 10 the enforcement of the lay irame-
diately, If it is thought best by cur military
authorities IN yiew Of all the faea,. LIN. we
deem ID to be our duty to give the REASONS
why're think there should be a temporary
suspension Of the Law in this States We do
10. desire that Tennessee should have any
privileges that are not allowed to the people
of al the other States, and the main reason
with u nos il, that AZ new regiments were
allowed to be formed IN The Sottcr States
after the passage of the consaript law, the
.peopie efiTsnhessee sasoald have the sumo
NriyiIepe extended t0 chem Men who pre-