The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-28
THE MILITARY IaIPoR.FksoEs or EAST
1~t#lTENNEsSslkF

deiences 50 that with comparatively small
forcelii might be held against a large force
Of the enemy This vas thought to be I'M
necessary, beeause Iiit5 was anticipated thur
our armies Would b In. Kentucky or even
| beyond Tho Ohio But events which are
now ocGiurIipg, show that Chattanooga ana
the various hIountaip pass es into East Ten
pcssec ought long Since to have been 10
strongly fortified that with much smaller
force than that Of the enemy we could hold
East TenneE4ecl H
TheenfnI5 ave fully aware Of the military
impor tance of Easi Tenuessee and Of the
state Of our tIefehcqs herd There are men
in ftais scatEon who arb ready to carry
then aallll inflammation in reference to the
condition Of the country and the military
poreAensA fhiqh are tax ing place here IN
our opinion ite true policy for US to pursue
Is to foFtify Some strong positions in our own
country, sol that If we are compelled by the
superior numbers Of the en- elny to fall back,
we may hsFK ofneplace to make a stand
where We CAP Observation-Disclosures their superb
prity 10 nattAHbeErH by our superior natural or
hrtifieial adYHantAgesHef position. We have
never helieYfd HI die policy Of invading the
enenlY's cotlhtT5 ana leavipg our own IN
protected aSd eHpdsed. If all the strong
points in Eikt tennessee were once fortified,
we might then Advance with safety, and if
compelled u retreat, we could do 50 With
Iimpuliits.
East Tennessee, BY its natliral position
and by it, Failrbad connections, Is Of vast
iimportapd4 to the Southern Confederacy,
aud why sblIittle attention has been paid to
strength @llihg is asfenees is to Us a matter
Iof ast4hisFlnent. Efhe encreetic Efforts Of
1.-THE GIsveFbmentidguld soon place East Ten
fnesse4 I'D such Flentiition that ali the forces
could not make 4 Eacecssfal invasion. Here
should be collected all orr government
stores md thll Should be made the great
distributing point. Ii We should then be
able q regain full possession Of Middle Ten
ne4sef an4 to oecpIiy Kentueky, our foHtii-
eatiolIs wi9uId 40 npinjnry; but If We should
be under Ehe uecsssity Of abandonihg Mid
Idl9 Hfnudssee teplporarily. We would then
have thc Eac.i.ns dfl|inalsir9 a safe reiraat =
We lEaYe IEtrotlg hopes that Middle l1ehncs.
sec v illF u{yer agAin be in Tic plissessipn Of
the oaeln! but Il is well 10 prepare for
adveF flFtuld iseiiore the Hanger beeome-
II ION ikt,hi,Aknt ifa
\ } 'du9 whp IS acquainiel with the geo
4 ..phf4alH position Of East Tennessee But
mus see the great andPrsSsing nerp4Sity Of
holding it against any and all oHls. If the
prorkt steTs are taken in lime there will BE
but itfle difiealEy III retainidg possession
Eof Ehs3 1qunessee wi tn only Small portion
sef our EofEes, whilst Tic others are engaged
in O e4ati5ns Ielsfwhgre Common sense as
/ well las military science teqehes US that we'll
planneI i Qualifications Are of greht ailyaptage
in, rspdlIing 4upFrier forces of the enemy,
and thpse WHIP hhYe lieen disposed 70 decry
The AdFantagks llIf forltifying aud strengthen.
/ ing bur pqsition4, show alike ignorance and
stqHIaEty. /.
II ] 1Ihs engpsy ar + superior to Us in numbers
and RESOURCES, aud 10 counterbalanee this
B We hafe tq rely dHou the Justice Of our cause
the IilElonitabIe courage pf our soldiers, the
sell Sacrificing spirit Of our people, and the
nat nr44I aavanta Ees 9f OR position. It al
WAYS Fequires a much greater force to in
vat c than to defend a country Whilst, in
our Judgment, We have not lfow, and never
did have, sufficient strength to carry ON ;
wat Of INVASION we have always been able
IF Hhe proper steps had been taken in time
TO hafe successfully resisted the invasion Of
ltl4l eheuly. We are satisfied that IlTennes
SEQ WAS lost last yedrby gross blunders, anc
Ith4t such was al SO the case as to New Or
le41sI. Had The Cuaiberland and TIednesse.
friv9rs been property fortified early ia the
fall, We DO not believe they would over hav.
beeuin the POSSESSION of the enemy aud hat
New Orleans theh fortified and defended Al
n Vicksburg wasg it would now be ID ou
hands. WhoHe fault it was we can
!. not say but that there we're raiserabl,
s plumbers We pfesulne no pne will now deny
|, let Us learn Wisdom from the past, an,
7 whenever We take4poksegsiIon of any stron.
positions, 50 fgFtify them that wetcan8 hol.
{ chem against 4ny for9e Of the enemy tha
maybe brought against them by the us