The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-20
What the Rebels Think OF Re-
suits and Prospects.
A BIo UNDsarAKiNa PROPosxD
onATTASooeA, Oct. IL.

spSesal Cortespondenoe Of Che Cseisaati aAsc,tA
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. IL.
The following is leader from the en-
Chattanooga Rebel Of the 9th October. II
pnts the cpse ia very plain terms
Upon reaching the Tennessee river
from the field OF OhiokamAuga. Rose
crans addressed his troops. Fellow.
soldiers said he the object Of our
expedition was the possession Of Chat
tanooga, and here we are Brief, and 70
the point; foroible and adroit Thus far
the campaign, whose mysterious surgea
are rolling above MS, has no clearer, ss IL
certainly cannot have . more lAconic
history. The few words OF the Federal
General illuminate the whole page hs q
ray from q dark lantern, aud no man Jan
close bis eyes TO the somewhat painful
glare which they throw full upon him.
mot even General Bragg himself can
contradict them, except with the sword,
and suoh sirokes a. ID may please heaven
TO send US through his hands in the Few
days OF fair weather just before US.
| Unless we hasten TO make hay while the
suo shines, the story as thus told, will
hold good through all time; the spring
will open untowsrd dangers 10 our arms;
the cause which now tuns upon the pivot
Of its crisis, will drop like 10 wer which
has been untended; aud the end must
fade out Of sight In rolling torrent OF
dis siers---in fogs and glOom.s God for
bidiii Iaa a.rfG sdf D. evs.a..
"At present the case stands about in
this wise We have lost the gate 10 lower
East Tennossee, tho river, which was our
base, and the facilities which these
fprded for progressive movementa into
East Tennessee and Kentucky. We have
gained hand to hand fight we have
repealed . powerful inSasion; we have
preserved Georgia, and secured . COM
mandIng pOaltlon around the enemy.
RosectanS on bbe othsr hand, has acquired an
that lcc huVs Ios,. He mas reached OhRt.
lAuOoga and fortified IL, taken up the
river line as his base, and now preparea
qui tly TO winter in bis new quarters,
leaving us uncivilly out in the cold 10
take csrse OF ourselves as est we eau or
mustg Physicaliy, and To all appearancas,
Ia the aggregate he is the gamer; for
att y the prt OaeFs, standards and artil-
lery 'Sken ~ CticamAuga are counted,
ur victory 10 told whilst our deficit, in
ths long sum total, glory included, does
not maze upfor any results vet achieved.
IN l1oTu, zoe have lost ten on tsOelUs thoat-
sand men t0sthotst gaining an eqaipalent "a
pOdaeing terrStory. The whole question,
therefore, t,iIns upon the aitu alton, and
whist We viii do with JiknEIn military
circles, IL Is generally beheved that Ro-
secrans has blundered into a position
which, improved by an adversary Of ge-
Mus, might be turned In three adroit
movements to his eternal ruin. IL this
be so, AVID tue movements speculated,
bot by no means explained, ara made,
the victory OF Chickamauga will be COM
|, piete, and the many lives there sacrificed
will become rs 90 many tFophies 10 mo-
BILE work. But II this opinion be false,
and the movements suggested As possible
fail TO be made, and we continue 10 gaze
listlessly from the bJld knobs Of Mis-
sionary Ridge upon comfortable barracks
Of the blue varl ts below, then may we
tremblo for the next campaign; for a.
sure 40 there is any surety In the future,
the spring Of '64 must see us far from
the borders Of Georgia, or near 70 the
verge OF destruction Nail IL 10 your
door post, men Of the South, Andirefiss
90 be deluded into any other belief Etod
and raiDssnt ara our needs We must have
ttew Kentucky and Middle Tennessee can
0 " supply them. Better give up ths sea
coast tstter gre up Eag South Rest, aye, be-
Ter 10 gi0eUp Richmond iVithont strtUgle,
ard t0sn ties than lose tte golden fed, iDhoSe
grain and pool are our sole hope, The enc
NV has just one army too many Ia the
Il Id ior ue. We must crush this over
pla.; We must eainons signal, Stonewall
Jackson cAmpaign, Destlny points the
very place. Be Rosecrans the victim.
d feat him, pulv,rize him, run him 70 the
q iio river, and then close the war with
the n, xt summer. Aud howl q Nothing
! sAsisr. The bee which has really stung
, our hank 80 lopg, orce disposed Of our
triumphs and legiOns have a clear road
; before them. Fyd eumptuously through
} tho inter, we'll shoa and clad, they have
, only to meet dispirited foe, Fetake the
. ! valley Of the Mississippi, secure the cleo
uou OF peace DemocTAt 70 the Presi-
dency 10 the fall, and arrange the terms
Of ttsaiy and independence. .i.
3 Ihrse Fes1ts can be accomplished 70
sohSrs eiSc than fa ms Department, 1he
No, thtoea IS our real ad0crSarH g5
IN matter how Olten wo whip The
EAst, the efeol is still born 70 tho end.
let us teach the true contestants lesson
Of peace aud soberness, and the dther-
snce will be seen as speedily As our nsed
calls lVr tne deedV a laHta