The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-25
THE SITUATION.

idiosyncrasy.
Rosecrans is said 10 be checked by several
circumstances besides the weather. but the
most intelligent opinions contemplate his adj
vance by the time The Spring fairly opens. HiS
reiniorccments are stated by The most positive
information, as not exceeding fifteen Thousand.
Great expectations are based on tho next pass
ofarms
Charleston is stiIi unattached wien Will
tho ball hegin2
Drowning men catch at straws Twelve
months ago, when the infant arms Of the
Confcderacy were stretched out Ike those
Of child in deep water, doubling, fearing.
yotnover hopeless ofrcaohing shore, such o
Bit Of drift wood as that which has Goatcd
to us from the French coast would have
convulsod the whole heart Of the nation, and
we should have seen men, and sensible men
100, graphing it as though il were some
special immunity from d~ngcr, some al-pre-
serving talisman of future coed And vet,
what is il?
We will explain briefly for The entire
matter inconsdcrablo IN substance is very
extensive in bulk; running through several
columns Of correspondence between Mcssrs
Drouyn De Il Houys and MERCER ON the
one hand, and Messrs Seward and Dayton
on the other; tho whole amounting to the
morest puff Of French smoke, and the foul
est smell Of Yankee diplomacy. The en-.
tire business, in n nutshell, is this: Napo.
leon, with what Interior designs the future
must disclose, having politely invited Eng
land to join him and received polite mega
tive, plays his hand solus, and says to Abra.
ham the First, with tlaternal chue under
tho ribs, you aud | understand one am
other, my old boy This is an ugly scropo
you've gotten yourself into with the South
ern States; can't do something for you
Psbaw, you are tired Of the war; suppose we
have Peace Commission and talk The
matter over az Montreal or Vera Cruz, or
"somc ont Of the way place No harn in
that, you know, for whilst the convention
sta you can so on whipping tho rebels, as
you have been doing, aud when it adjourns
aud you have subjuaoted them, why you
can make pretty speech, with a fair show.
ing Of just spirit before the world, and
tell several first rate anecdotes besides that
may happen to occur to you, as we 60 along
Reduced to common, unofficial, outi.diplo-
matte language, and thc proposition OF the
Emperor bears this intent no more lie
does not see the Confederate States at all !;
they, il is assumed, are eager for anything
which the grace of God and the French
Emperor may send them, aud only too will.
ing to treat for terms Mr. Seward replies.
Delicate subject he saysaud must DO consid.
cred in various points Of view. Whoroupon,
having paid the usual compliments Of the
season to the Emperor and tho Empress, the
Infant Expcctaut and the Universal French
Nation, he proceeds with beautiful speci.
inen Of special pleading, which would be
respectable in point Of art if it were not
shameless in point Of art6co. Tie tells the
world that the government is doing as well
a. could be expected; it has already strcp.
glcd the better part Of the rebellion, pos.
sessing itself with more than two-thirds Of
tho original Confederate States, and leaving
but three States whole to tho Southern
traitors; challenges history for q parallel ia
the oxhil iton Of vaor proves, and effect
given by tho true and loyal people Of the
United States, and concludes with an easy,
Oclf assured and wondIously complocent
rejection Of tho polite attentions Of tho i'm.
peral ministry Thus ends tho first ere q
what has bccu mis.callcd "intotyention.
What viii succeed II, can any ono tell
what may conc Of 10, does amy oiic cofci
Drowning men catch at s,rawa says thc
old adage, and wopoor drowning simpictons
who enc year ago fols SO much respect fol
he opinions Of MY lord and sho move
msnts Of MCusieur,nre now unexcited by an
aclval propogal, and taNp il about Eish ais