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

of permitting men 10 join either old or new
!. regiments We arc aatie6ed there are enough
| men now in Tanneafse TO Eli the old regi-
rnents, and also TO form new ones, who arc
ready to volunteer At least We think the
experixaen t should be made. New regt.
rnents received upon such terms and eondi-
tons NJ the President might deem advisable
could be made as efficient as any old rcgl-
ment within short time. in the remarks
which we have made on this subject, we
arc influenced by no prejudice against the
old regiments We appreciate as highly
US these gentlemen d" the warlike enterprises
with which these historical regiments are
associated and It is on that account We
wish them filled up, rs we believe cam be
done by volunteers without sesertisg to con
seription. What is said about the new men
lying IN camp is all mere rhetoric BY
law The conscripts are to be put in camps
of instruction until they are enured to hard
ships, have passed through the camp dis.
eases, and are in a great measure trained
soldiers.
The fact that the Secretary of War thinks
it advisable to put conscripts in camps of
instruction, docs away with most of the ar
guments urged in favor of Immediate con-
scription in Tennessee. We insist that more
men can be obtained in this State within
the next thirty days by volunteering than
in any other manner, and we sincerely hope
Messrs Swan, IIeiskell and Haynes will not
insist upon the adoption of their policy, but
will leave it to the wise discretion of the
President, Who, we feel confident, will do
what is right. We DO not question the mo
tives of these gentlemen: They are doing
what they think best, but we most decidedly
disapprovc of their policy.
Letter Rspna aicssr.. iiei.hrn, -w." az.
Haynes.
RICHMOND Oct. LIST. lsGa
! IL The EIinor Of the hHocciNe Regisfer:
Six: W. see hi your paper article under
/ the title "f The Cnusci ipiion .ict-- Policy O
the Government" in which You Indicate :, tear
that our friends in Rchh.oud' are iIisistin.
nlnn strn Gcnr Gcas,iss.
removed As. NC are from! those personal IN
iiuences WHICH seem III some measure to have
l. iEtGHu ZIG Is,iiICiI. pl SOME ol
at horn,. we have agreed upon al adherence
To policy. which the Congress of the Conicd-
crate States declared with entire unaiIimity at
its last ss.i;,n and with almost equal mani
nifty ut ih;s session. have approved. Ia fill NJ,
tho exist: :. regiments ;u,d organizations -
This has been adopted as scucrti rl;le upon
grounds entirely sat.s act"ry tn us. and To
thuS" who voted against the cntIScii,,-
tion bill. i.r all the propositions which II .y,
been 'f"rc'! hy the opponents Ut the l.. Us as
passed have en.h:accd This idea.
These grounds. briefly stated. are as fol
lows: We have now III the held l.,,ic thai,
500 regiments " .rh 40 officers Of the iinc III
each. masking 200 officers
= These AZ" III" men VIII" have borne ihc lur-
den aud heat ot The day. and who have quail
fed themselves by service and experience Ia
lead men in hattie. We have lrul:l East Zen
nes'cs zen regiments "t Infantry. tw" regi-
ments and 'w0 l'att;llious of cavalry and five
companies of artillc. Y. On lair calculation
lit Will require ten thousand eight hundred
men 10 fill these organizations to the nu,.h"f
required Ivy law. We are informed that .
/ thority has boon issued for the raising If 4,
Inew coin anlcs. Can these he raised IL
leave to the old companies in service a = III
cicnt number of conscripls to fill them H. -
Upon IL" estimates We can make liz this SUI %
sable. But il they can DO filled with villa,
material will they be filled if all the willing
men are allowed TO 20 into new volunteer or
SaflZatioIS before h:tlti. W nv should these
I tlic best material FOR uur armies go into new
Regiments. leaving the refuse Of roiscrp;s 60
fill the 'I'ioody Third" and the -lnvinci BILE
10Th"
/ Why should these unwilling men march ur-
der the flags which are inscribed the plo
rious names Of Manassas, Shiloh. Fort Doncl
son and Baton Rouge. and transmit their
names in suck glorious association to history
rather than those whose willing enrolment
now Sfvcs carncs. of their worthiness to fol.
low snch glorious members of well fought
fields. And why can any expecting 10 fill o
place in the Ranks. object 20 being undsr the
command Of such men Vaughn, Walker
! Ashhy and other "a liant officers from East
! Tennessee.
These veterans are in the field they cannot
come in competition with those who are at
home actively canvassinS for volunteers among
their uciglibors and friends, and pressing as
we sec they do in your paper. the prejudice
against the name of Conscript. We may oh
| serve in passing rhnt this name can be avoid
ed AZ well by volunteering into old IN new
reg imcnts.
If the Officers OF the veter an regiment could
como before the country and show their
! wounds received in service wave their blood
stained baunera and with simple eloouence
present these warlike enterprises with which
these historical regiments are associated we
would have no fear thai the true men of the
country would tall into the position to which
our policy assi gns them.
| But is ii fair to leaye these veteran regi-
ments mere skeletons without strength eff
! Eciency while We raise new and raw coinpa-