The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-12-20

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rilIingly and gladly gave up their supplies
They would not sell to the spectators. Al
they desired to know vas whether the sup
plies we're needed By hesGDvs nrnent. and il
satisfied Sfthat. fact fresIy contributed those
supplies
In the short space of four weeks. AMI befors
Cen Brasg's army had even reached Keniuck,
on his march over The mountains Of Tennessee
fhe agents had collected from eighty ID one
hundred thousand hogs; seven to ten thou sand
beeves two million FIVE hnndrea thousand
Pornds Of bacon sixty thsusand bush4ls Of
wheat and eight to ten thousand barrels o
-four. Indeed the country was so far dspls,
cd that General Bragg has r.eenily forInd II
difficult ID subsist the army along the Curhbsr.
lanf. and not long since, tie following order
70 the chief commissary was issued from
Headquarters -
The sYstem aiepied and lindnstry and ensr-
" used Ivy Won. has so far-fleplefed the csun.
trylof Subsistence. thai ] fri il impracficahe
10 sShsist my army therefore must request
yol 10 turn over 70 the cifef of suhsisfence.
enough 70 suhsist the ARMIES in the field.
I've arc mus p2ificuiaf IN inc mention o.
these facts to show with What freedom tho
people gave up their supplies 70 The Govern
n.ht in DE honf cf need, proving conclusive
" tsat Middle Tennessee VA. willing. net only
10 firbi-li th- flower Of her ropnla,ion 10 isl,
the. baitlss Of the South. baslto the hest Of her
abiIitv ~ feed ani cloths the armies OF tie
6oufederacy. ll
Whenths hogs and bssvss 40 freely given
ap by the farmers Of Middle Tenuess.e. we're
rszsovsd from the state 10 regions further
South. many OF them actually starved for III.
vaBt or c.rn. from tie simple reason that the
ps@ple ottltose sections rsf':sai to SCI their
eorh except Tor extorsina'e lrates-and IL . any
Instances refused to Sarie AIS price. lraFninx
list hcgshni reeves were looming South from
T-4neeses ard beliey ing that Tie i;ovsrn,neni
~ohli be compelled to hays corn. sndssai
ther cpull sell ti,eir stocks on and at any
arise s:lmight be demanded. The Agents
we've unable TO get cprn South Of this point,
Al sr. ems mon, rate Of 81 rs PER. brsh.l ard
+sFs cofhpeled TO resort to iinprsss:axI.t
What q e5ntFast to the action OF the people of.
Middle Hnness4e. " DO have experienced al
thsprfvztons Of a suHjisgsiea comsunity and
hske sptphlsiors and cein5rints of other acc
9ssIss yl4 .htye scarcely ! Tsu fell the Effects.
Sf he W.T.
Ri sIia4Ee Tennessee. .ss..l was PURCHASES for
ihs t;bvs Erulent ~ 81; Beet At 3lks; Cor. a..
S:sE wheat At $40; Flour At fsll % an'l s-eop
4t2Qc.
Il i roiaE. fariissr S ortil rssk - pzr.ls,,-d
AsH.9 ls4sr At az 10 rel cbiIH +. 81 IS; Wheat
TiHs55co ss.Yd; FL pr Il ssF.oo and eAeta =:
i HlSs f-sh.d nat by the pui,lieaiisn of th--e9
faEEi4, a. iinratziiss ss,en zny Of orr s,8.lo@
ttizsns 9f The ESoath. or stIenspt to lay the
kth,ie atIiie dp5r Of Any s-ssr SohtAsrn State.
bHt siss'r that .lestirs NAY b DIN. the pro
pIe Is ssF own sec.ion ~ ar iini,ei'si to this
curse And n cor l,siynl We y pu'd rsraar.
HAT reHars bad rerseial assurances fr..in
EAs highest smssorilT. ala lfTdn. Tia best IN
faFr.d PERSONS. tl.4t ~ fss4l. % lis can
rRign ofsl- Con.n;sa.Fy gsnt. or tn. Cos
erF.al.ni fa Aiidals 1lesnsssst r1s he pFs3uc-
tTBni 81 Aors supplies soI ths ARMIES. ihr,
Bta.gs tnsir. ,1s.disisn into Ii. b art .
KsIlsuckr.
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