The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-09-13

10 go into the army. Tor II they have physical
:, strength sufficient 10 engage in the arduous
labcrs Of speculation, they certainly have
: enough 10 enable tisenl 10 PERFORM solneof the
dates Of a soldier Me wish the present
Congress would pass bill reqsiring all meu
engaged III speenlatiiig 10 be mediaielS put
in the army. This would do Inqrc 10 ppt a
stop 10 theirsodious business than any other
measure that could be adomed.
GOV. HARRIS AND THE EVACUATION % r
NASHVILLE.
Never has greater injustice bsen done
any man than was done in the thousand
false and ridiculous reports that were freely
circulated in reference to the Governor Of
Tennessee soon after the evaeuationiof \ ash
Vile Gov Harris had no more to do with
the surrender and evacuation of that city
than ANY other man in Tennessee. After
the fill Of Fort Donelsonsit was evident that
Nashville could not be held with the forces
which Gen. Johnston then had, or was able
to obtain. The enemy could reach Nash
vile with their. guDboats in short time,
and might, if there had been delay, have
cut of the retreat of orr army, and thereby
have capturedsor destroyed the whole of it..
Gen. Johpston in view of these facts, 4der
terynined to make his retreat speedily, and
thereby save Ills army. This was wise de-
termination, as all now admit. Gov. Harris
acted under the.direetiori aud by the adsice
;. Of Gen. Johnston Those who censuredhini
: for his conduct at thut time, did 50 either
/, in ignorance Of the facts or Niiully and ma
lieousiy Many Of those Who we're most
elamoidus in Recommendation of Gov Harris
. at that time, have since shown that they
were ali the time enemiesAof our cause
Whilsth he has been engaged in fghting the
battles Of the country aud making prepare
tions for the glorious redemption d. Ten
nessee, they have been aiding the enemy,
giving them counsel and advice. 'lhe.f fol-
lowers and friends Of that vile traftor, An
drew Johnson, have been the IiostA aetiv.i
men-in thew iolesaie SANDER Of our Aratrii-
otto Governor
The charges preferred ag,inst Gov Har-
IRIS ri that time are without the least ip4in-
- 4
dalion in truth lie left Nashville lBIhc
Direction of The General ia command ,tand
took4with hinf the archives Of the stlte-
+ He dad nothing more than bis duty
ne regret TO see in what ipurports 70 be i
history Of the First Year of the War 4
pubfsheda Al Richmond, Virginia, statemcrtts
in regard to Gov Harris which are totally
destitute OF truth. The following para
graph, taken from that work, We publish for
the purpose OF giving the statements there
in contained positive and emphatic denial.
and this we do upon the authority Of men
of the highest responsibility in the sste
Of Tennessee who werS in Nashville at that
time, men, too, who hive always differed
with Gov. Harris in former political con.
I tests
:. The evacuation Of Nashville was attend
cd by scenes of panic and Mistress on the
part of the populations unparalleled in the
annals Of any American city I he excite
merit was intensifed.t y the action of the
authorities Governor Harris mounted 4
horse and galioped through the Sweets, pro-
claiming to every body the news that Denel-
son had fallen; that the enemy werS coming
and might be expected hourly, and Shat all
who wished to leave had better do so al once.
He next hastily convened the Legislature,
adjourned tito Memphis, and, with theleg-
islators and the State archives, left the
town"
The Legislature, previous to the fall d
Donels4n, had authorized the Governor, at
any TIME during the war to remove the seat
OF goternme5t, by proclamation. to any
point in the State, and to convene the lie:
gisIature at that point. In accordance with
the resolution OF the Legislature, the Gov.
ernor convened the Legislature at Memphis.
whittier hewent with the estate archives.
The story about his guIlopipg through tn,
streets procaming the fail of. Donelson, L
and was at the time malicious fabrication
without the senibance of truth,
Where the writer of 7this book got his in
formation we know not, BUTT is strane,
that in what processes TO be a history of til,
war he should publish, such malicious an6
unfounded reports concerning the Governor
of a gallant aud patriotic State, He mus
have derived his information from some o
those miserable wretches who have been do
ing aLl they could to tarnish the fair fam,
OF Tennessee; who have threwu themselse
into The arms Of the enemy and have be