The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-10

ersl aspeet and hsraring, are already more or
lees knowA 70 those when am row addresr-
ing; and bhan probably deoin it ry duty. iu
q CAIN and dccorotiS manner, whilst rsfrainiBy (
from the laegnage of Controversial strifo. to
explain and vinsscats both rny Yates and
speeches in Congress, IA. least to such an Ell
tvpt as will eDab.el those 10 whose favor aad
support aspire, IL cc;ernino how FAX they
can safeiy aud properly coride IN my capaeity
ani my disp-sitioa TO ssrye rhem. hops
that II will 10: l.ereg arded AZ unlD.coruins IN
me 10 say here that [ have given no vots in
CoDgT ess which am not prepare | 10 defend
have delivered 40. speech which | am not
ready TO Jnstify; have asserted no principle
w6icA s.In no. able 10 maintain; AID have
nei ;hor uitersd y word nor p'rtormed an act
which ] am dcsiIous "f shielding fEom the
moet searching ~ asipy. As ono CT ths rep
| reseftaeives siL tongiess, from the State Of
f.na essee. i h.sf ever held III view the non
- lid Ys:.aeeN ohs ~ao!e Cos.o,oanca!ia
yielding neither au!uy 10 sectio,.s,i PR judir, r
hor 10 persona nartiIitios. have lsh ,:ei
night aat day uitls per oiinai,ce "i ny H..
i-l,iNe dnties, auI hase been alike asst 'nous
LiIhsuahding 10 ns,tiers cf ofiicial buoinc,s ID
lkOlSng tue in:epeets oa my constituents J
have done all in mY power to give ilicacy agd
lfapcers ~ the va policy OF the G,verHIuont
! hhye both vot4d aud spoken il iavtr 81 e"
cry proposition winch ipvk"d to increasing ;hC
psy Of o1i citiZea s"iiery. or whic am -! .si
prgvuiing ad'iI ieuli coiuiort for tieln >yhctlI
sjocated u, cs'apr or ia hospitals. IT So"
| heh am sure, ~ pretenuel ih atty ql-l tr.
/ G'at Any meuoeolol Congress was more Ic;.vc
tbiep wns IN pf,cuting l..c Il5s..gc ui the Rr
uoisr which ,|io Corg,ess o. al ecctin,. ID
| sbost t. be h.iI aud IN accordance with
which our cat 81 soldiers VIII he sccnre Nh,
privilege OF s"i1g; and It ID not my iau.t that
tnis Incstinab" crlv..og' va, not extended -
those also who sna,i :.i'aHcs -. be beyond tie
i.mtis vi the State At tue sInc OF the e!ec ton
"a poiit which pressed upon the consider.
ariun of the House oi Rep, cs"rlatiyep ~iih
moro than my accustomed earrcs,ncss ven.
ture 10 assert that 40 inamb~- Of eltacr IIoug"
eIer,ed himself more z.elynsy in support a.
all measure. o.''.ci-I wifi, the iirnacia! c,,ii.
earns at lhe CoIir,iera,,S; The iiicr.aat If ,,5r
mniiiafy stei gth; siIe Improvement oi our
val ar.ences; tie suppr"ss,on AMI p,uis.I
iheut oI otn1is. c,rIn,tiuu; a,,i tho proven.
ton OF that ahnn.na:,is unilic ~ ia SO firu., =,
C .rried gu. IN va-i"ps tr"is, wii. iI- envu,ies
o. tuc ca,i5e ,ut Cs,i,iGy.
| Earnestly did | Labor during tn. fl s sos
siau ni the rcrna, "ut Congress 10 iudu>- ,,e
Government ~ III ca ,"r al he cot Un and
tobacco then in private hands Hat sue
ceeded III this. y" 40 must now perceive. tie
accursed blockade waicA nh-i-ucts our com
merce wCul! have hscu long s''cc AT ;.u e'i.:
our indepeudehci Would have bon a"lEou.
edges hy all Ihr Prise pal powers of Ehrnrc:
We shoDld have al 10 war debt rr.ssIr,g
ike an ipcnbCs upn" tie eaerStes OF on. p-"-
plo tor centuries 10 :pn,; Ne should have fIad
no claims set up by our suff.rng citizAns
fHsainst the Government on account of cotton
burned and tob.cc" destroyed; and W should
nave had before ii's time a currency cGuiva-
ieht. IN All respects, to gold and SILVER.
have heen recently Informed ina j has
been objected 20 rae IN several quarters, ia At
did not suppnt {, at GiIr late session. tie biIl
Introduced hy "a member ftSfa Mrssissippi
Mr. Birksdae, y1licir. propesed - ccde l.,
the President tue bowas TO susi end the writ
of N,beas Co'l ns whessoever and whercso.
ever he pleased; that skaf support measure
prohbitory I'll TIE exercise OF Martha Law:
that voted for tie bilI, now becoue part OF
The law of the 'aRd, reg uiatins the torcib.e
mprsssHent of private property: aud that
protested in Congress formally sgaiDst extend
ing the conscri tfon system tu the PEOPLE o.
East Teuuesste III a manner more rigorous
sDd oppre esSive IMAM it was to bs made to op.
crate III other PORTIONS of the Stale. | care
very little who ceusures tne Jor my conduct in
regard TO the measure just nameu. Tfeei the
most perfect hssuraHco that no enlightened
mud patriotic man. who will calmly consider
fhes. matters, will dsapprove the course pnr
sued by Iue, asG have not the least sus y citi
that the maltg Baat fact onists of the hour will
venture to assail taos@ aots. 0peniy-which
they must know II wo,5ld be sp easy d. defend
to their own n,ost woiai iiscoanfiturs.
1t has been 'iniimase.l to me that there il
sonc disposition felt 10y our citiz ,n.soldi,r ry
to send military men exclusively to Congress
from the Stale of Tennessee | 10 rot beiie ye
that there il much foundation for r,irs aiiega
,ion. certhiny think iuyseIf that those who
iIt.if AR tiaI
defence of 'ser rkDbb caure. and who are oGe,-
.cise adequn4iyf3aai5fkd should be preferred
70 those who havs tsf~n no part i'll the pehd
ing war for indepsndeDcei I trust that 10
man ts fnuro I vaIetul thAQ am 10 those who
have 80 n. bly, naietafhed Odr interests upon
the .perilows fl Jd Of bstue. and shall never
oeass TO rrgrdi that oi Acariss ssnccs beyond ny
contp<f made 1t AbogeAhss impossble that II
sbobd sohsve .lhaA sArisS which enoircle
others. Should this objection, though, be al
lowed to prevail. shall 4ave st least ONE
havd been h9htirg 10 -dsfepce of our cHnss
from the besuning ~ fh4 -atfuggle 70 the
prcsant mon ent snd il the door to pcivii pro- !
yaotion shoSld be closed 70 me, kaey'will be at
ieasesafowed, In due season, % receive the
meet re Gtsd Of thek merits 4pX' sufferHngs
8 Ip couOlusidp,lst me sAy that, should snoth-
er be chosen n my A,esd 10 represent yoa in
TIE National Council. .B1Nss,it viii we not un
becoming b spe to use th( isug usge ei an en-
inent stsissmin now dead, who. on al occasion
some vhar similar. uttered the foto owing mem.
orabie' woras: IL trcmbie when ! consider tho
tr Wet L have presumed to Ark. ! sop6tied
perhaps, too much iu my owu scod Intentions.
T1ey. were really aair sbd uprRhs, and Fam
bold to cay that I asE ne III thing tor you,
when pray that whonsoever yon choose "a
succeed me, lie may resemble me ia ell things,