The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-06
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From our special Correspondent, Mint JulsP."
/ TULLAHOKk, TKSS. March, 4, SIS.
have still no news Of msieria importance 10 re-
port you Reports have been chasing each other oye
the country. that our cavalry mate dash int
Franklin, on the 22d ulimo, and drove the abolition
lists IRON the town The entire story MAS decidedly
refreshng for the peculiar felicity with which the de-
tails ware given, yet It provedt be the verest moth
ing Esrly on the morning Of the 22d. the abolition
IL conceived the extremely happy and luderous iarcs
Of celebrating Washngton's birthday sud artillery
was called into requIsition 20 fire a salute. As the
sagos peaed over the country conjecture caught the
notes, strapped on the seyen-lesgued boots and
Jumped to the conclusion tia, QUE irregular horse we're
giving The YANKEES fits. Thus was broken aPlfasiOg
illusion.
| The spirit of extorton has grown 30 morbidly
fierce 10 this section. that the prices Of the common
est ,Enmodites climb during one night, with the
spec and agility Of the tabled gourd. The striped
ticks Of candy that used to kiRdle such bright sm
upon our dirty faces when were little fellows, We
could all our pockets with. for half dime, and then
the sale yielded the retailer. prcfs Of ore hundr
per cent. They now sell very readily for twenty-five
cents This Is rather 2 small text be-, II sufficiently
illustrates the grasping Unsuitable spirit oAhe vul-
lures who are greedy devounng the very viials Of
our government. Six months hence. what Will be
the fate Of the soldiers wife ana child utterly de-
pendent upon the poor pttance he receives, aud her
own feeble exeriions, for the means Of subsstaneel
The prospect is a cherries and bitter one. But the
hearts Of these bloc suckers soeed with selS
sbness that they are deaf evea TO hungry babes pratt
Ting plea iof bread. BIZ. the heahless policy Of
these Shocks will recol with crushing forca. An
individual case will illustrate general principle.
supposeIone Of your neighbors hundred dol
lars in Confederate money the staple currency Of the
country and goods worth in ordinary times fifty dol.
lars. Impatient TO bocome wealthy, be sells these
goods fer one hundred dollars, thus deprecating the
currency half its value. Bat whilst thus depreca-
ting the currency, and doubling the price OF his
goods the hundred dollars in his pocket have suffered
like depreciation and in his indecent haste 10 be-
come rich, he aWakes from his golden dream and
ands that his goods are gone and he has only one
hundred dollars 10 his pocket according to the value
he has fixed to the currency lie over reaches him
self8nd finds hisproam like the fsbled bag of COLE
at the end Of the rain bow. There isG very suSges
tive legend connected with the settlement Of very
interesting little village in Maury county popularity
known as Undertook. There was for long while,
only one piece Of property ia the settlement aud that
was an old blind Bride but the Characteristic spirit Of
hrihness brOke through al restraint Tor they stole
from each other until they were all rich.
Il cannot say how true It may be
say you the tale as It twas said to men
Spring is again with us, and a bright soft spell q
sunshine tells of buds and flowers not far distat Just
Two years age to-day Mr. Lntoln assumed the reiEs
of executive authority. Perhaps his dwelling siu
sbrirks abashed st the ruin the desoa ion the rev
grave hills OF his half spent term. Like the mis-
chieyous boy who turned the sluce upon the min in
reckless experiment poweress to restrain u he turus
and gazes helpless and terror stricken upon its mad
puuging In the spasmodic effort Of approaching
dissolution, his tsuculent mRons have enacted a
sweeping Conscript law embracing al men between
the ages of eighteen aud fortydye the Junction.
ariesot the executive, and judicial departments. What
harvest for the battle aeh. A no distant future
Twin decide whether the Northwestern people vii
ubmit tamely 10 its execution. Good might.
! Very respectfully, yours
! MINT JULEP.