The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-27
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PrLAsKI. March lBth, lsssE
Ersduafiy the sIeis ,t the war is aPproach4k
The enemy is ralyiug hislast energies for despefe
attack. The Mississippi il 70 te optned Charleston,
the embr 20 seat The war. TO be obltetated. and
hiddIe Tennessee which feeds the Eete4. :. is TO be
reanexed 10 Uncle Sans dominious.
as regaris. the opening Of navigation o9 the Mis-
sissEppi Rivsr believe that the land batteries oi
yicksburg and Port Hudson. have fairly deponsr4rd
the truth Of the war heo that properly eonstrqet
cd forts and land batteries repe any stack f1n
Charleston, defended by one Of great Cenefsis.
and probably one Of the best military engineers Of
the age viii prove hard TO crack anH i Is 70 le
sxpectsd that the Brig Bs inside viii bHAt his head
open in -butiing against the Charleston defines
As TO the conquest OF Tennessee that y mere itn-
probabis ilan anything che. Through Tie energies
rot tue Conscrpt Bureau the army Of Ttnnsssee has
been considerably eniargtd and is. i appears In
rplendid condition and ash ting II m. 4fa Le-ltAler
than 1t has been for mouths.
The warn. mellow spring retiher is e4using ntA
and frssh life TO burst throughout nAturf he munpy
roads are gradually dying up. the poKs are furf9w-
ing the fields the cattle luxuriatifg upon the
fresh grsss the birds are sirgiI e. and All sefns
awakened With lise after the foods ard the eid
Of winter. The army-is doubt animate By fiekb
spirit Of power
Il is difaeult 10 tell what fencrans tph resey
The Yanks cali him) will des RDSey1 we tnderrtand.
is an mpetuous lighting man, sho rushes forwas'i at
times regardless q Al expense ard eHHseque Dres
This last advance from Nashville, sLout Christmas
times elbows this IL Was a resolute impsiuous. bold
and powerful sdvan,e. but il was well fhecked st
Murf. eesb..ro, and night have been turned intp a
rapid asd di.a strous retreat and rout. Rosey may
suddeny take t into his head 70 advance and i be
does, he win do it rapidly. Although it win take The
whole concentrated power Of his army. % attsskour
army ef Tennesses II might not be improbable that
enough M en- could Be spared from the last reinforce
menss reetfrtd. 70 try expedition into Past Ten
nessss, By The way OF Livingston, hontepmery and
Kingston. Such an expedition. as ~ defperateI At
smpt (snd this spring is the very time iof despdrae
stiempts) ouehtnot 10 he considered = inpossiSie K
nor improbable II is getting perfectly disgusting ts
w4ieh lbs mos smsn,s OF the YAnkse concern. A1sr
having nAde ridiculous sentimental addresses q bic
troops and toe Ohio Lesisators il which be speaks
hi. army OF insaders, mnrderers. thieves and riv-
ishers as voluntary exiles from home apd frends.
for the defenee and safety OF ALL and ln which he
.kfaks Of gentle peace spreading her rHg evstf fhf
land . be sends an army Of these voluntary exIes
from Fra1klin south Through he finest portion thd
state towards Colombia, through q cepIitIy rffre
mix aud honeyFfious. through the gatdkn spot ot
'TsnGessee through which said .svoIahthry exiesi
Isit track Of FIRE. After portion ~ them bad
lsen gobbled up by Van Dorm and they At Ia CON
epd~d to retreat they left the bloody wpks OF their
loathsorns presence everywhere. Houses and fepses
burnt cattle and horses gone groes gnk all kfds
OF provisions gone. nothing eft but teF rurhaPpy
x6its women and children, the victims qf heir btu
tsliiy.
THE history u the '.second nseupation os TenHes
a9e by thest voluntary exiles will be equal In heart
rfhding dramas. 70 the most bbarous wars OF ekter
nlsnaion in the middle ages. The painter will hass
the opportunity to choose terrible scenes, pu:
on conyass. wien the history OF this war wiz be writ
ten aud painted. llf HI.
There are ether ress rs WY u belislve that the
movements OF tha emmy this spring. will probably
end in fnuie-tIe appr aching fnanFihI erisis tAs
dissatisfaction of the Northwest. the novenlert II
Missouri. understand th hatH certain old chieitaih
issgain the war path. West Of the lMissisaippi
lie commands chosen band OF warriofs. the hhfoe.
OF Lexington Oak Hills and many other battles an
lately the heroes o Corinth. 10 fex days 6e1erl
Prize will srobablybe in Missouri to conquer AZ
hold that noble State which has furai4hkd The bis
lighting in the Southern army
The Lincoi1 corscript act. which may thoF u
fruits some time next summer. has been passed To
iate. 10 save Yankeedom. II At the very beginnini
% the war. such act would have beed passed. !
might have given the Yankee army probably nor
territory 10 hold. and would have prolonged the Wal
bot now il too late. What stampede OF Eorther
conscripts, TO Canada and Europe there must u;
large body OF cOnscripts in the Northsst will febs
and the Lincoln Eovernment will probably have I
send troops into Illinois aud Indiana. this sprinE an
summer que q e rebellion here occAsioned BY I'll
couscript act and the proIorsation Of the war. f
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