The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-11-15

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terested, TO the extent Of his properly, and tie
lives of his wife, children and himself. in the
present contest, respectfully claim the right
Of addressing you. for your recent conduct
may to no small extent influence the result Of
this, to us, vital struggle.
Your position long persisted in-His that Of
uuconpromsing opposition to the policy Of
conscription. Last Spring you intetposed OBJ
jections to its enforcement in your State, and
you came out Of the struggle with certificates
of exemption for your militia officers and GER
titicatts of constipation for your militia. III
your second demand your claims arc great
ter You now ask for the officers aud tie
militia volunteers IS and As --tsn years..
The issue you tender is stated in your let
ter to the President: lt
9hequestion, then. is not whether yolu shall
have Eeorgia's quota of troops, for they ATE
freely Iolfered-te5idered ia o7rdnce-btt tits
whether you shall accept them when teldered
as volunteers, organized as the Constitution
and laws direct, or shall, when the decisioni is
left with you, insist en- rejecting yolanteeIb
and dragging the free citizens of this State
into your armies as cQnscripts.
again in your Message Of the 9th inst, 10
the Legislature of Georgia. you say:
The question is not whether Georgia slfaal
furnish her just quota of men and lneAns for
the common defence This she has moi % than
done TO the present time, and this she is ever
ready to 90. so long as she has i man OF dol
lar at her command. But IL is shall she lie
permitted 10 furnish troops as voiunteeIs, or
ganlzed in accordance with her rdserved
rights, or shall her volunteers be reject and
her citizens be dragged 10 the field as con
scripts in violation of their tights and her
sovereignty?
You freely offer" you @teiider in advance, >,
for the .'common defence as sbliEteers, more
than Gsorgas just quota of troops, AID you
will ever be ready TO do so, to tke stldollat
and tile last man This is patriotic. You
give every man as voIunteer for tie DE-
fence Of all. The States. to he rsed wi enevsr
The Presideln thinks proper; aud yot make
this solemn pledge to show ti,at you a te rea-
ay TO lose all ia The common defense
This pledge makes you a glorious atriot
one who rises above the selhshfsess that would
hunt for localities bounded by State lines
But Sit. in your message there occurs one pf
these iiaiortunats paragraphs which som etimts
play havoc with consistency It reads as FOL
lows
D1flps the approaching winter, the enemy
VIII make every effort IN his power Will large
neets anu armies, 10 take cur seaport city
sser-r'in large portion of our State. piunltrs
our pepp!e and carry of our slaves or bndute
them to murder the innocent and helples,s pes-a
ion ssir people. At so critical ntomeriE.
the potion OF oar militia, who remain IN the
State, should be Encouraged TO yoluntekr and
lorm themselves into eiiiclent organizations,
and should be kept within the limits of tile I
State 10 strike fol their wives and their chit
1refis their homes and their affairs. III HI our
population Athletic bear arms are to he Torcad
by Copseription TO leave the State In tile 4
greatest crisis Of the war. 10 protect more fil-
vored points. and our own cities are to be left
an easy prey 10 the enemy and our homes To- /
be plundered by his maraudrg bands without
resstance, | will not be privy TO the deed /
on are the representatives of the people, and /
must make the decision. l therefore eoBiure
1ou 10 stand by the rights and the honor Of
he State, and provide for tie protection Of
he property the liberties, and the lives Of her !
3eople.
You protest that If the Legislature are wiz /
ing to Jet CONSUMPTION take al the arnls-l,ear-
pg mon OF n tic State, yon twill not be PIT
" TO the desd.8 You ak Hlat the fghtlg
men Of the s tate be kept ~wiihin TIE Limits cf
he State I'd strike for their wives &c lff
Sir, yoFi had asked your bitter,st enemy to
strike you tie ssyerest blow, lie would ,llaie
lone no more than insert this paragraph ia /
ronr message. II drops the high strain of the
last man" for common defence, and e.rhest-
y recommends The policy of keeping within
lie State for home protection, the very 'ilast
nan who was moment before freely. otldr-
ID, and rendered in advance for -comn6n
defence" 1t shows that you arc yoatself
earnestly endeavoring to so employ your foress
IS that the President shall not have them even
IS volunteers. Your proposition Of @tepder
n advance" made to the President is dscla-
nation! Your Recommendation TO the Legis-
allure. enbodies your real policy. X is
imply this /: Georgia must With pld her re-
erve strength from the common defe, &c aud !
mploy it under her Governor, within the +
State. for her own protection That is il, when
stripped of its himsy veil Deware, Gove!nbr /
hat history does not number you a nong those
who stabbed a bleeding country Will In !
rour powers of intellect, and your known entr-
y Of character. you cannot Estimate the Hold
ind treasure that your message and letter will
sost us You may give your pen the widest 4
nngs. and you viii fail to convey even the |
iaintest idea. Of the joyous thrill, that Jolhr
message win send along the lines Of the tdll-I
sh hOtdes who come to ensIave Us. That tie
Goyerier of Georgia has, in an illnatured niih-
per, made such an issue with the Presideat |
will bflenough to stop their songs in honerof