The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-03


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a. oi,.rie Of Xat.1 Uern. and 40 y galmsApt3
provost + Al i1sis eveIyHheTe. 3nt ;lIIt X
General hal caused three soldiers to be put
10 death in summit, J nia.ner. under tire err
e.
only 40 outrage on tile civil power or the lights
o. citizens. bntis far n,rre ereditable 10 hmm,
ss ? & i.nriandef. HAN any Of the sa.ie and
pr,n{ proclaniatinps published 70 lie world
over the name Of Bragg. lf
Nine statement Ilale fothe Senate WAS sIhI
", thar tltis Geheial. while retreatiIlg h,torc .
superior enemy. had iSshed an order 70 his
troops ihltiup gun should be fred patlfbut
ronImad !. ilI,se, wha lase been near 6uI al
mics know ~hAt an Ilicesshnt rattle Of srnall
sfins IL kept ulf 10y stras's4rs aud I.ics-is IL
defiance OF ortsiiarA regula tioln-. No kllnner
:ad fte ordcr il lgrestiorsheen .fBne.I tIAn a
soldier violated II by firing eli tic clcke ! 81
a farm ) ard and lls General made an lnlfnadH
ate example bY II SUMMARY + s.xtcu;iasl. kF
The point raised III HE Senate rs .ilaf TIE
tIeIeraI had ptt.iu .leatl, thus sldier w.ibbtt
cont mar ia II process ~ irfa; ;1am tie lsra.-
eilae MAS is,i ioNp that under an circnsasras
ces has sn officer file right 10 dsp.itcta a sol
dlrf ui his tiieswi;li9HI snch trial ! lie rtils-
,lffie "a isetl, bad IN military law. and 4tii
.sof 80 accpallAg btls Cssac q c.sl.nssi ss ree.
There never ,Aas army 80 ursssiizei that
the death penalty has not on should not Iilv,.
seen promptly ..dlsl-bis;s1ed under snelf CIR
eiinsfances. arid many ,lt.ers wtl out a mo-
menls delay % the show Of trial, by its oft.
ceel.
hen An army is drawn up in line OF hattie
lsehipd tho ranks ct soldiers stands a rank 81
s*.saia 4ise.4l IN font attempt to iiy
q. shirk 1t IS the business Of those seFg geIsis
70 blow out teIr hra.i4 on sg.e spot That il
what they are put there Tor. The usage and
necessity is just the same when an army is re-
treating or rhaisPnyering before the ei.emy -
Guus fired NvItilnnt order may siiow the enemy
where bodies ef Troops cam be fanni at NIB
I nents wlen they can be utterly destrpb-
SuaggleLs allihg into the hands uf the IN my
aat such moments Taay likewise disclose ta,ie
which wlotild ehaAe the eueny 10 lltssael ~
n and capture CIR nen by tioHsallds. S.i-
~ eserN ation efemlifis military power 10 stop
EDWARDS from frnIAn5. an, thereby creating a
AtpaIIic IN batsles 10 stop dIsobetlselce of or
ders WHEN Observation-Disclosures c;.ll result VI IN
uihilaton; and-to stop Struggling when stb ak
- Cling ca, cause catastrophe. There il only
one way to rt.p thosr things instantly. Ii Il
the ini;ctpn of Immediate death on those selIc
commence them.
oo,,l.s .nAisFaI aud tho military code are
simply capable of preserving orsfer IN lhd al.
my, when The courts can be held and tic code
- apph4d, ~h.t in an s.tflon and OF retreat tftt
army rflIay be destroyed by the offence before
syconrt tia caliid punish the oil, n.eIs Il
seems very clear that tis the right ;ilsil duty
of those who are responsible Tor the sa4-iy al
tie army to shoot wtt,ii nt 8 word, those. lsIie
nay BE seen III the act Of destroying IL There
is 10 need tosearGh the articles oi war ior !
cl.ns- is1stilying snclI action: not ,h.i7- lleea
than. 10 ls9k ipg a. x g..ss- 10 adinarkiis iiis
killing of aiiiurlurer who ism tho act ii str
King no tai blow ON The head q him 4h,
kills min. Seli-preservaiIerf Is hell,e ia loti
caSes.
ll,yse 1h1 DOW niiai we have li,st by liz
stfass!mg, i. iseipliiie AMI 'isebediencd u
bad soldiers ii ,sfs fear ctf the baiiie-ieb,iI
sud .itols tht Is. d i,.rcli, y; = hsar With i;
;saefi Il.ai officer ms b., ~Ili.il-ieaf It..
cik.lla glisr.ei,f IL .Fpls Tie piHly lyln4d \
tli tIe. iIs4 t'esss, -.sifsii " used wt.ih eut
csss any tlatais ln z,ssoi. II any cuss,.E
,rp or Iiu- - h.Scat II the most dcsiinc
EssSH and erii s.lil asofi II i1at can possibiA
ati,f an army Sfrenaf rs ~ Nolr sgIalr,fltt