Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-10-29
THE VALUE OF CHATTANOOGA.

correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette communi-
Gates to that paper the following editorial article from the
exChatanooga Rebel of the 9th October 1t puts the
in very plain terms: ssA
= Upon reaching the Tennessee river from the field
Chickamauga, Rosec addressed his troops Ftlowf
soldiers said he, the object Of our expedition was the
possession Of Chattanooga, and here are
Brief, and to the point forcble and adrot Thus far
the campaign whose mysterious surges rolling above
U.S. has clearer it certainly cannot have more la
comic history. The few words of the Federal General u,
inmate the whole page ray from dark lantern and
no man close his eyes 10 the somewhat painful glare
which they throw full upon him. Not even Gen Bragg
himself can contradict them except with his sword, aud
such strokes as Please heaven to pend through
his hands in the few days of fair weather just before
Unless we hasten to maks hay when the Shines the
story as thus told will hold good through a time; -
spring Will open unoward dangers to the ca1se
which now turns upon the pivot of its crisis will drop like
Hover which has been unended and the end must fade
out of sight in rolling Of dsasers-n fugs and
gloom. God forbid it
Sat present the stands about ia this vice: We
have lost the gate to lower East Tennessee the river
which was our base. and the facilities which these afforded
for progressive movements into East Tennessee aud Ken
lucky. We have gained hand to-hand fight; have
repeled powerful nvasion we have preserved Georgia.
and secured commanding position arGund the enemy
ROsecrans the other hand, has acquired all that we
have lost He has reached Chattanooga and fortified it,
taken up the line his base, and prepares
quietly TO winter in his quarters, leaving uncyly
out in the cold to take Of ourselves best
or must Physically and to sill appearances in the aggre
gate ne is the ganer for after the prisoners standards
and artillery taken at Chckamauga counted,
tory told whilst deficit in the long sum total glory
included does not make up for any results yet achieved
In word we have lost ten twelve thousand with
out gaming an equivalent in producing territory
The whole question therefor turns upon tae situation,
and what We will do with it, In military crcles, it is
generally believed that Roecrans has Numbered into pc
son which, improved by adversary of genius might
pc turned IN three adr0t movements to his eternal
III this be and the movements speculated but by
means explained are made the victory of Chckamauga
VIII be complete and the many lives there sacrificed will
become as so many trophies to noble work But if this
opinion be false and the suggested possible
fail To DO made and continue to gaze lsessly from the
bold knobs OF Missionary Ridge upon comfortable barracks
OF the blue varles below, then may trembe for the
next campaign; for there any surety in the
future the spring Of 1864 must far from the borders
of Georgia to the verge of destruction Nail to
your door post OF the South and refuse to be deuded
INTO any other belief!
Food and raiment needs We must have them
Kentucky and Middle Tennessee only supply them.
Better give the coast better give the Southwest
aye, bett to give up Richmond without struggle, and
win these than lose the golden field whose grain and wool
are our sole hope The enemy has just one army too
many ~ the field for We must crush this Oserpus
we must gain signal, Stonewa Jackson campaign.
Destiny points the very place Be R0secrans thu victim
Defeat him. puyeze him him to the Ohio river, and
then close the war with the next Aud how 7
Nothing easier The be which has really stung faux
80 long, disposed of trump hs and egions have
clear road before them. Fed sumptuously through the
winter we'll shod and clad they have only to meet dis
pred oe retake the valley Of the Mississippi the
election of peace Democrat to the Presidency the fall
aId arrange the terms of treaty aud Independence
These results can be accomplished nowhere else than
10 this department. The Norlhwestis real adversary
No matter how often whip the East the effect is still
born to the end Let teach the contestants les
of peace and soberness and the difference will be
as speedily as our need calls for the deed -