The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-04

from which We make some extracts:
II Tae WAR Uros soErHkKS SOIL.
Il lie all ndei briefly to his deEfe TO transfer
the var rPon Northern foi. tut the failure TO
lido this proceeded not from a want Of inciina-
ltloi but1oi power. We were not an old es-
thblished nation. with armies and haves a
our command. These had 20 be improvised
l|ffo.n the scapty materials to be found within
p the limits of our own Confederacy. We we're
blorkaded and cut of from other nations. and
Everybody knows that We had been an agricul-
tlIrhl people. and tTiat our facilities for manu-
ixekuring materials of war were extremely
limited. notwithstanding fllls fact patent TO
1.-The most casusl observer. We had now an army
larger than ever before--onr arms and muni.
tiohs Of war were increased in number and
improved in quality, and we are in better
cprdifion to-day titan We were twelve months
ago. Fl
coNscRiPrIoN AND EXEMPTION LAWS.
I lie alluded to the eonscripton and exemp-
ton laws Of Congress. explaining the lnecess
y OF one and the intsntidn of the othef. Was
sorry 10 perceive that there had been false
cPnstructon upon the first of these laws.
There was no dishonor 10 being conscrpted.
4 The Government had as much right TO make
laws requiring the services Of lis citizens in
kthe army, = 8 to compe them To work public
t1--k+o "a ~ Pal t@@rrf &c Atlcttot tHat y
ltipt Of the exemption law which exempted the
owner, agent or orcfsesr OF twenty negroes.
was not inten led to draw any distinction
'wlfatever betlyecn glasses No benefit was
intended to tIie + ch illorn IT,
1t WAS Simply TO provide police force
wllis Ii congress thought necessary, and TO "a
cititais inc agricultural productions OF the
country to supply the waivs Of beth the poor
people and The army. Any law intended to
b4ar unfairly upon the poor. even Is u feather 5
wright would never have received his sigma
tlire :. The poor hare fought our battles. =
says the President, H anil 40 have tho rich. 2
i Tie poor IN all revo ntiot~ are the mainstay
and props Of the county. Bat whils the
I poor have nobly done their dnfy, we have no
! causo 10 cosnplailblo Inc kich- All have done
wPl aud many /of the HeaIthiest and most
families IN the South have cons
lfn the ra4lks> He instafSced the Hon. Israel
Welsh and Others who had fought as privafes
Ia the bleodiest engagements ef the war; He
Thought Ifliere might he very properly re.
vlsionloi the exemption law, and trusted there
wbald be no conflict between Confederate and
STATE ihvE upon the subject Of the military
That there should Hbe no war within States /;
aid II fiany State chose to infict blow upon
tile cdniraon cause b. snacting conflicting
military laws he hoped that llississippi would
/ be hclaE. 10 adopt such a suicidal policy.
II srRkGetER
i tThe E'resiSsnt denounced in terms Of scatll
ling but dignifed rehuke the habit OF struggling
from the army he invoked public opinion to
flown down. and called upon tho women to
| dive the stragglers back ito duty.
/ FILL rr The RANKS.
4 he urged the necessity Of filing mp the
! tliinnsd Tanks of our regiments. Those vet
4 IeHans who lad gone through many hard
k.tt
| I'd s6pply the pladps which had been made va
can't by the death Of their comrades. A bri-
g4ds which. mustered ony 1900 men. would
have 70 bleed ~ much A. fit had it's full
qaota III 1000. Their rank. must be filed !;
hemanl:y demands it. 1t was a time for
patriots to throw OF the shackles Of private
interest fly 10 the rescue sf those heroes
which the ravnges of war had yet spared. and
cHnAecFate themselves TO the most sacred
cAuse upon earth
Illi The REAL pAEeEH.
1.-The President remarked THAI when he ar
rived here he thought tbs enemy were press
ing down npon us from the Northern borders
ef our Etate, but when be went to Grenada. he
there learned that nething could be seen or
them, but their backs. They were going
back perhaps with the intention of reinforc
ing the heavy column that was now being
thrown down the Mississippi river. TRe real
p9ints Of attack were at vicksburg and Port
Hudson; and to all Who desired 10 lend a
helping hand to the eoEntry in her present
s4igency, he would say. GO t. Port Hundssa
ard Vieksburg without delay r
sEcEsstrr OF HAnsosr--P PEExlsEsr MILITARY
IHli f sFEfEk.
/ He spoke Of the sAiutsty effects Of harno-
nions action between the several States and
tie Government at Richmond. and urged upon
Legislators. both State and Confederate. the
Necessity Of establishing permanent militia
m systenl. for even after the present war was
ended. we might expect trouble from our enc
4 mics. uaess our military estahlishment was
lof such character as to give them whole
some fear of Prscipitating war upon rs. The
true theory was to adopt q military system
which would be permanent aud opsrativs in
times pf pexce.
+ III The QUESTION AT issuE.