The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-01
SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH ], 1869

SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH j, 1869
Old maxims, like pleasant acquaintances,
arc quoted and referred to at all times with
auency and good nature. When we set out
on journey and all does not 60 well with
us, we say "bad beginning makes good
ending. and are comforted If We trip 10
certain undertaking "betIer luck next
time" is the first consolation ofthc happy
healthfal and wise. Or, as ia the insane
raid against us, we have been in tho habit
of crying "whom the Gods mean to destroy,
they FIRST make mad and thus with an
oplgram dispose Of the entire Yankee ma
ton. Also in time Of profound gloom
othe darkest hour is just before day" A
moments reflection will call to mind many
pat sayings Of this kind, which have been
current in the South, and which indeed
have done deal Of good. They have iur-
nished pretty household argument in ia'.
yor Of Che worst state OF things, and have
kept up the hope Of the country in the on-
" way by which hope can be sustained the
comfort aud encouragement that springs
out Of the superstitions, the prcjudices, the
traditions, the education Of the nursery and
childhood; for hope, like love, cannot be
reasoned with by rule and rate. But now
that tho storm is, for a season at least, over
with us, and the sun glimmcrs out upon our
ship sailing in free and flowing sea, 1t Is
amusing to look from her broad deck upon
our laundering enemy and hear their jar
gon. Argument, like honesty, specie and
public Credits out with them, and, in imi-
tation of ourselves, they have taken to
preaching maxims to the people. Never
mind Lincoln" cries the Philadelphia press,
"ho's all right" at 10 never too late to
mend, you know" Wheroupon grand ar
gument is built up, an argument equal to
the famous ahouse that Jack built" gs
the New York Herald owait, Let the tale be
told 10 the end, before you take too active
and it may be fatal steps. Oncsiory s good
tin another Is told We should say the
story told just now is deuced bad one, at
least for Yankee cars Plagiorsms upon
our earlier appropriated maxims arc pro-
posed and to read The Northern Journals
one would Imagine himself IN Dixie, one
year ago, when matters looked little Of tho
bluest. The truth is when mon have TO re-
sort to tho comfort Of old sayings, they are
always nhard up. Alicawber-liko any
thing that happens Or may happen, will do,
and will be eagerly sought. This is The
condition of the Ex-Americau Union to-
day. At the very moment, when some sig
nal effort is required, the Government aud
people thereof, lnd themselves PROSTATE
and poweross. Unable to reduce Yicks-
burg; helpless as infants ia Virginia; block
AIDED by tho blessing Of God Bragg army
aud the February rains in Middle Tonnes
see; called away from the coast By some
''prodigious bar Of ex-oommuuicOtionj' de-
feated ia Texas, and held in check below
Port Hudson, the Anaconda vrthos its
wounded length along, slowly, diaaily, emit
ting out nothing but poisonous yupors to II
own destruction Groaus in the East
growls in the center, and curses loud nnC
deep in the West, If something does no
turn up before many days, all men 500 tha
the power Of the North--of arms, Of 70
source and Of unouis gone forever
Though the war may not end, It's giganti
proportions must rccede; though we ma.
not have peace, We shall have the next thin
to peace, an enemy whipped in body au'
broken in soul Now is tho day therefore
and now tho hour for all men in the rank
and out Of the ranks to put their shouldc
to the wheel The golden chance % give
us this blessed momept, aud If We lail
improve IL, We write Qlrelres doubl
damned
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LIrEHAnY.
Notwithstanding our troubles, trials ~
tribuhtiors Of war and revolution iho gre