The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-24
Peacei Peecei

Under this haIdng we and in the New York Cal>
casian six column article which We regret that the
press upon our columns will only permit us to give
lew paragraphs:
Yes! we write Tor poaco--thst, for this distracted
and well aigh ruined land
"Ns more the thirsty Erynns of th soil
Shall daub her lips with her own chillren's blood:
No mare shall trenched war charPrl her Ids
Nor Gruise her flowers wilh tb, armed hDof
Of hostile peace.
With peace we desire the restlratIon of the Uaion
II tnat great Blessing can yet be b aimed but we are
al all events tor peace-an ea y honour able pea O
whatever war may accomplish f,r dissolution aud
despoi ism Ia peace alone is there any hspe for III
United States at Amerira.
In his unnatural strife enOIgh blood has been shed
en- ugh loss aad suffering inflicted to glut the ieuest
disposition The power thar has ieon xercised; tnt
m'ney that has been Squandered; the pre.eruppts
that have been bestowed, ought ~ appease the mst
.vnmcions appetite. But. there are three thing."
saith Solomon, which are u Yer satisfied" Had he
llyed tlll our day be migt hay aided To the mum ler
hatwill abite the mplciiy of an army of contract
orsi the npoltunty ol an army of place hunter, -
What will satisfy The intolerance OF q cruel fact m
the cravings Of unsrrnpulous ambltiony Moth ng =
We do not propose 81 address any such people. The
association would be disageeabe and the abour Ger
talDly wasted, We do with cundrnce, adde's those
who re 10 how ddwn to Baal ,er to worship The
Image that Nebuchadnezzlr has SIT ul; thase who
hive TIE things that make i0r .eace;'' win are al
heart sick Of this war; Of the wickaensss and ncnn
lpetency has disclosediOi tAe prthigaey ID crime
IL has engendered; Of the nOFOrs that ever, where
ltouw Ia its train; thuse who unwilling longer ia
see tile country abandoned IL the salinOls ok per
ments of the wild aud reckless party; th9se wha val
ne The Fisats oi merriam citizen, who yiew Tic
rapid strides ul military desp tlsm with es p,sy an
apprehension; who unwilling IA i pei sonal liber-
u siOuld any longer he leld subject b. III ilnpert
nent tyranny OF every Jack h otc, o. THAI the BlS
tile 81 ull snpersede he jury box, and N novel pes
tenttps Of martial law aDnu The law Of tne land
Against the Ice of Peace greet outcry NIL
course be raised by those who have direct pecunin.
ry, political or pi0Hs interests In prolongng The war;
by those who Tor years. have abJfed to bring alb Ut
The present condition Of things: by those who IRE at
al times readyi 10 sell their birth right ieOw,citi-
Eens, lor their msarabe EaSs Oi African puttagc--
We will not be disturbed by their olamor nor denul.
cations, nor threats. nor even by their Violence.
Calmly and freely. we will consider the m tier Tor
ourselves. aud fpr th' sc who 10 come after u.s.
They will below ont "Tcason,n 'uAlt ~ with al
tho variations. These terms have been q ie hon r.
ed lately, and an hopesi mgn mny now accept hem
without reproach, u not Without apprehension, A
gaod while ago one nactUr samuel johnson snrc sti.
eally defined patriotism az 1.-THE Ia refuge of
scOundrel." The world changes. but men and NOR,
ais remain substantially HE sane Our accusers
having mOn0polSed all the patriotism OF the land
share II with none, except their eoaiederatps and
tools.
"llur 2 they say "treIt with rebels ist with rsh.
els No terms fbr rebels bnt unconditional suhtn iss
l.. AZ A H.. A ~.
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leoe,S asa'"ss ~, "'u ,sntco"s un'y ue
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nopeS ., saNau'"' yes' Ahn 30 say We Lolph
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| lorHlye tn"se "hv Sc ApaSs as''hN' u.s. AM sing
"Nb Hl'c" eyes,
That mercy 10 others show
That mercy Nh " 10 me;''
and have no lear of Judgment but thank God that
4 ye mr., not as olh,r ma, UpW wnnt meat hath ina
our rsar led I AZ he hath u,own so mty Have ve
Inrootteu thai y.,nr Etaer snn Am,rIte nnJ vo,,r
muthnl Htie, nj I'm, SO ar, The children nr re,.
clio aoainst ,lhe heat t,ovsrns 4 thnt eve, ysted,
''I' $50" '"N e,, ,'D' W. '"",ou'
ho'ho'"S'o"' '"o S"""N"" '""s SpeahS 81 the
future
The old Union with itS s1lerior bene1ts baif do,
str,ye,l il bItted ou, where IS The c,he tiye C,re
10 Gn In one, the ja ring raamenIsy Shall we Ind
il In nm immense public debn and which of the
Sta - will pay In rhusn VINO alcee failure of The
rnndthmss - which IL was incurredy Those WHO
have realized the benefits or tho.e who have snaCred
a ossy Sh N we tld il In national ptideP Thar h
hmbled In the debt n strength and rreltne.sY Thev
h.ye paSsed away: little einains Of them, but the