The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-07-12
CnlrrANoooA. TENN., Jolly 10, Is63.

with me upon nubt qleall0nB. Each CT -LeH
aud solo. OF Tue : sge is entitled 20 g0te j
member OF Uong fess for all the Districts.
! No caucus hai been heid in the Confederate
States until the meeting at Winchester, which
no:ninated NJ competition, Gov. Foote. This
system enahes " men 10 appoint your mi
ers. Unoer the pre,eSts of umon, harmony or
Arty necessity, you nave ofteu been forced 10
vote coGi5ary TO your better judgment. 1t is
for you % say whether your votes are to be
thus controlled. III aly event. important lo.
gislatiUn vii be demanded of the next Con-.
gress. Ii tie war continues reorganization
of the Army viii DC necessary.
The Reguatl3Ga and Articles Of War afford
but litl,e pro,ect. n 10 Bubalterns and privates
against The grossest wrongs committed by su-
periors, aud need amendment TO maintain disn
ciphne end the spirit of the soldier. eueral
officers should be held responsible Tor injuries
to citize5s resulting from their negligence, and
want Of discipline. Enough has occurred to
iDuIe our cause, nd cast shadow upon the
glory OF our al ns. lii some sections, he peo.
pie have been robbed of their property with
impunity, which could have been prevented
! by commanders.
Your Governor is sworn to execute your
laws--yet no eli Is have been made to Gu
force L. N anc luo good citizens have been
lctt without any protection. The seizure oil
the arms tlf loyal Citizens was in violation oil
tho ConstitutiCo, nj an insult to lreemep; they
ought to De retu. led and the right of the citi.
zen 70 keep then secured. 1t were better i'll
every 81 horacr owned agun.
When peace shall be made, the army should
be reduced aC the oarliesemoment practicable.
A military government or large standing army
is not necessary A people may be 80 educat-
ed ard armed as 70 repel Invasion or defend
thei- rights aga anst usurpatou. My views
upon t.ie subject are published Ill my report
upon the "0id SoiIiors Bill" which passed the
U. S. House OF Rel rosontatives
To assist tho Jtt in Judging whether Gov
Footo or lnyosll is The better friend Of lhe sol.
dier and lne country, it is hoped that few
facts may be stated without subjeoting me to
the charge OF vanity. i have been elected
four times to represent my birth place in the
Congress Of the United States, aud claim to
have been at all tines q consistent friend of
the South. Extrac from my speeches are
Submitted.
May 18th 1850.
BuG IL Is not W rth while to reason upon this SUBJ
ject while The Southern heart IL is FOR he ne.
grVes slaves, VIC Cafe tVr them, II they we've 40
sent, We lerbaEs might nOt lament but sooner thln
nave them turned loose iJOn us to bs our eouah-ln
disgust Us W their vices, nsut us by their insUcuce
to degrPte Uur nanU Snd p0s[erlty by vile cUmming
ling 0t races we w0uld pay to Goa that the ocean
wave mi gut blot US 0ln the world-yea, gladly nc
cept the gores OF the pa and hope TOR us no future
mlSL. HlRten Nm ready lor war, sub jugaliou
extinCtiOntnr all Lue oVls that have ever Dei4len
man-ratser .hal G.!s ind II believed the people
Of lny 5tac, euher no Or in time to come, would
basely submit To ce thus degraded would this hour
] lataua hnr Al ast Il ay
which to cast my destay."
August Q, 1850:
"Sir trust anl not more fearful than other mon
II danger coGes ex ot to be as ready to meet 1t as
ain Low anxious lG AV0lC il pray 10 God that !
may never again W uess the wild work of human
destruction called glorious war;" hope that etpr-
nal peace may bless tle world. With me-
The drying up a ge tear hath more
Ol honest lame than uhedding seas OF gore
Sir, this attempttO pa, chains upon slavery TO
lead captivity cdpsWe 10 hedge around and put in
prison itten states Ot th@ UniJu with slaVee for com
pQnuAs, Whenever II may be uied VIII cause voice
to cone up lc'n tnat region which will shout the |
eternal anthem vi freed M But want no such issue
July 3lst, 1856:
Away, then, with your vile fdbrications about the
blignulg curse Of slayaryV Godihas not oonuemnsd
IT, and re nations have pracliced 1t in are. tGv
greatesS deg,ee 10 the general welfare. rne same
great principle Of pubic policy demands tnat the
AAerlr0 negro should orever be q slave. the white |
man who iails or refuses W control the negro who
lives on lhe same Ill with him. violates the VIII oil /
heayeu rs lnacn as hg would ty war uDon all gov |
eTment, sod has given tO ono he talent tO govern
the other is Cny lit To be asays 10 Is charty broth
erly i0ve, moral duty, poutcal wisdom, national
wealth aud power, TO hold hin Ia serVitudo which is
the only position that be has yet shown himself capa
bic OF hiing To turn him loose among us would ruin
the white race, and bu selfish cruelty to the negro
as base as thAt Oi Dives 10 Lazarus"
My competitor has served in both Congress-
90 aud has Irled his skill upon the army, con.
scription, taxation, impressment end other
subjects
have been twice discharged Us private
soldier irom the armies OF tho United S ates IN
1867, and served as an officer under Gen.
Scott ia the battles at the city Of Moxio3. AtI
the beginning OF this war considered il a du.
ty to take charge OF the sons Of my friends and
constiHents, and teach them to be soldiers
My regiment 10th Tennoasee) met The enemy
IN Virginia. SOulh Carolina, at Corinth. Perry.
vile and MurtreesborO' O'-maintaniug tie hon.
or Of your arms by tosome marches and The
Ioss Of many bravo men. t is not my fault
| ,hat ofa not nov ~ he service. Ii was nv
wish to remain, VI It could have been done
Without violation OF those customs that have
governed modern armies. Ny resignation was
forwarded because gentleman in all respects
my junior, and not in the line ol the
army, was promoted and placed IN com.
mand over Inc. My course Is approved BY the
army and my conscience. If not worthy oil
promotion was unfit to command a regiment
II wroaged, it would have been unjust to he /
living and the dead to submit to system oi
lpvoritism, which has done more to create dis.
satisfaction ard destroy the spirit Of the sol.
dior than any other cause. The friend Of the
laws, equality aud order--the enemy of con-.
binations, Partially aud arti6ce, shall be
conienied whatever be tho result Of this ejec.
t.ou' john II. SAVAGE.
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