The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-01
The DAILY REBEL.
CHATTANOOGA
SUNDAY MORNING. FED ], 1868.

The dangers which threaten our Govern
ment should be resoutely looked in this face
and then we viii be the better prepared to
guard against them. We arc in danger foT
the want Of food and clothing There is no
use attempting TO deny this fact There
is great scarcity, and unless the people go
vigorously to work to remedy this evil, it
will grow worse By proper means it can
be remedied. Plant no cotton this year,
and cultivate all the land in corn or some
thing else that will do to feed the army.
Let every effort be made in every State to
secure the greatest amount Of food. let
the people go to work now to make clothing
DO not put these things off, Let those
learn to spin and weave nov who never
knew before. The highest compliment that
can be paid any young lady, after this war
will be that she spun and woRe clothes for
her brothers and friends in the army. Let
the wealthiest and most accomplished set
the example Of plain dressing and hard
work. All the energies Of the country
should be directed 70 procuring food and
clothing, for these We will most need II
Again, let everybody, soldiers and citizens,
learn to take care Of what they have. Waste
fulness is Characteristic of the Southern
people. We must abandon this wretched
habit and learn to be more careful. In the
army more attention should be paid to the
preservation Of our wagons and teams, our
artillery aud cavalry horses. Our soldiers
act as if our resources were inexhaustable,
when in fact they are becoming very scanty.
Take care should be our motto. BY all
means waste not the lives Of our noble sol
diers unnecessarily Have good clothes,
and good food for them, when they are well,
and when they are sick provide them with
good hospital accommodations, let the cost
be what it may. The health Of an army is
matter of the highest importance and
should receive great attention not only from
Surgeons, but from commanding officers
The health Of an army depends, in high
degree, upon the cleanliness of the persons
and camps Of the soldiers, upon good tents,
warm clothing and well prepared food
Congress has done all it can do in these
matters, aud now, let the officers in the
field see the laws Of Congress enforced
Quartermasters and Commissaries can be Of
inme Dsc service to the army if they will
10 their duty honestly aud faithfully, but if
they 90 in for making money for themselves
they viii prove a great curse. Let i be the
i'm Of every officer in the army to do his
whole duty to his country and to the soldiers;
let the soldiers bear cheerfully and bravcly
the hardships Of soldiers life and let the
people at home, both male and female, feel
determin ed to contribute all in their power
to the support and comfort Of the army and
all will be well
The desire for individual gain, individual
ease, or even individual comfort should be
forgotten in the desire to promote the COM
mon good. The most dscouragiug feature
we have seen, connected with this rcyolu-
ton, is the desire manifested by so many
persons 10 make money out Of the war. So
they can do we'll they seem TO care but little
for the COED Of the country, forgetting that
II we are conquered their gains will perish
also Like passengers on q ship, our fate
is common ono, If we perish we must a.
perish together, and whatever is necessary
to save the vessel must be sacrificed without
murmur.