The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-07
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Thai Ne eeHansnAsrin-e hIsf,of die army,
e wei Is ne army issalf. ban lsarnsd aasfzi
less0a from TIA eampaizn IN Kantaslky and the
battle az MursFssslssea, sssiap 10 ie he gen.
srsl yeEinion., Hireswhset ths sIRsraEions,
wkish clsssa with ths eHUaBin.E VI I've Teuass-
see rivar, we set every now ssBil ehsafa gFimpee
es practical coed ssmss doEiv sId hrcan sHpegi-
ssss. Is mag b that aha snlsIse. Of hsstls oh
scared fhs besssr points Of these fornasr events,
and thst the absence Of the confusion, neeeesa-
riiy attending grsas ssaalsh asOoHats for .
certain degree Of soheFeResi aIew made visi
bic. But, Be the CAUSE vhss ii Esay, the per-
Torrance just ended requires lsss end simpler
explanation, and when usdarlkcod, will pro-
woke lees esussFe from Tie army, the people,
and the universal HrouaaTisce Of both, the
preas.
The inactive posseaEion sG Middle Teanes-
see created the necessity fs military impos-
sibiiisy. Thrssas shs shEsstlsslfsl disfaacs Of .
base line, sztsading fog znore than sixteen
miles, from point 20 the AiSt sf elsBlbyvills'
with good judgment, and had undoubtedly
maAy strong faasaFsa. One oil lhsee srAs Hoov.
eE's Gap 0thsE p0ists iResD slEuaslv4bs. But
we ere coustansIy rsuziaasa las& no position
can b sksctly callsd isRssEanbie; aud ssPs-
eialy 50, when shs sHsfHy b saahlstl to eiub
his forces and Eevs. spsln srssIss eEnzpassans
quaFter-to Be detsxnfislsd By Aina---along 3
line Of siztesn miles. guarded By an inaass
quAse body Of men. ThHa viii lest Ho0veg's
Gap, and our line wss lssakai. If ID had not
beea brokea 81 thAt particular PIses, IL must
By the nature 81 ths case JhavaaiVsa srAy scsae-
where else and Rses0rana' liBie IN ssR rear. 0
retrOgrads to TuIIAusrna tesissas q military
sine qzG non,
Tullahoma, of itself, 10 rot very desirable
As point for defense. itB sdvantaayes are
entirely for scsicn. It's usiitrsl eeniHection
with the chief routes whish lead over the
mountains, makes il atailabla log an stray sug
6cistly large to oPstaso ason an extensive
seals. But It Ray be fiasksd b. several direc.
tioDs, and wss aanked By tias road to Hills
bore. Had weahad . force shin 60 meet Rose
crsns singly. dr simultaneously upoa siGherI
wing, IL is likely that we world have driven
hiua back. But witho'E. aha, exactly tho same
movement ss the withdrawal h'ona the. sHhssby-
vile line, was again enjofnsl. Two days of
waisiag failed TO eRgags shs sssmy at Tusia-
hona, snd Dschsra hscAzas Inc Iasxt a,rpsaisak
Hero again ere failed 10 ba attacked. Rees-
Grams did zes OTeas Elk rivsfa e uua pEoba
bly, his design te distract eusma snsfcn In ftout
whfss be sect assy me usaaof hln unaa % |
cross into Eask Tsunsses b 'ElaStss AEingston |
&c. Gen. Rzagg psreeived this hmsnediatsly, |
end withdrew to BridasroE.. hEiddia Tennes |
rec thus alrssdy gGwS sssl liz, a.asantagssl
lost, the eastern poFsisA Of tf gtatsA end the
mountain and river ,fesaspsta to slls SNatas
below, were presented ct eass ',oth aa . scurcs
aRd resource. A m0vEssgG Upon ekese was
adopted. Il was scapEpliiloa with syssneaFl
success than one Mt disljnssa would bsl lid
to suppose. Our aosssF duFinE the smtisO er-
erations vsa comparatively iansil, and We snssE
our new position e0us,iOus Of % happy escape
from many psFila 'of ciro,l1lslece, .ad Of )
base e. nsssiy iIapreguahbs asl iiasasS ean De.
vice for TIE sons Of Mars.
The Tennessee river 10 mighty sts,ssm. and
the mountains which rangs thong lss hanks
are powerful barricaflss e. tia l.uas wiElain
That land embraces the prsaststivs region ofI
The South, Georgia, pOvsi,n If Alal,an,a and
EAat Tennessee. 1t b Interested by rDiIrOad
lines ct vast jmporfazIos. In IL weRd, IL ID the
StorshoHse Of the Ccnfederaey, and will be
necessarily defended. East 7snnaegss being
one great tissue Of national ieGenoss. there-
fore occupies the position af'u'fs tiiication to
everything eneiFgAed by ihp hlIis and STREAMS
and is consequently iiot ss BE sbsudoned. If
the enemy contiuus 10 sdvarice il will be, M
ne knows full well, At hls 9wr peril, We de.
sire nothing better.
In our opinion, hoEaEsgp 10 will apt Sd
vance. BE hes sohievsd already nHors shaali
Re anticipated. sna We fear NIL tgam bis ataen,
ton to the dsfsncoieBS Middle tennessee,
where women ead ehilARpa EnaH nsw h@ perss.
cuted at pleasure. The risls Of fartbsF pre-
sress is more shaa he win he svHliag to incur