The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-17
TUESDAY MoRNTNG. MARCH II. 500

We are satisfied that the Spring cam
paign viii DO opened by battle in Middle
Tennessee 1t may come to pass prier to
any serious operations on the cast, in front
Of Yickssurg or along the Virginia line. It
IS certainly impending, and as been de.
layed thus far By the condition Of the
reads How we'll We are prepared FOR it,
the enemy VIII be best able to answer, after
they have tried rs.
Upon the issue Of this approaching cen
fisi hang, for esrSidsrable tine Al least,
tho dssHniss Of ths people Of Tennesses.
There il ne essd sitissn whose eyes are
net turned y il With Aepe and with he.rt-
buraisg. All Of II knew fuIl well how
seriously 10 is t. .Rsss ear political status,
lew directly il nust influence oar personal
ssnssrus, and how materially in result VII
tsusk tke nsss delicate question for the
seuntry At large, which rises in the futans
that Of feed None Of u gre there, whe
have net kindred. TIE asarsst and dearest,
AID friends, he sldese and traest, In that
army. Itwsald be strange, therefore, il NO
we're ast enlisted iats feeling Of the nest
profound ssriousaeH-
Ne san net say that HssAavs heard any
srprs.sioss Of alarn. Est single appre-
ahsssisa lad crossed ear ewn mind, fer We
have every ssnfassse in the urny Of Ten
nsses and the sin ssrsst ne stien AID respect
fer General job nstsn We regard alse the
geography Of eu7 probable ''situatisr, ? as
atvantagesus.
Daring recent Writ 70 the anps q sur
trssYs, re were srrsk BY The energy, whieh
wls Everywhere manifest Fstwithst.nd
ing the glsonJ weather, the inactivity, ths
.hurlishnsu Il m pleasant quarters, aud the
varisus Ills generated therein to mind. !
mood and good feeling, the forces were in
the best of spirits. General Bragg, with
that rare tact of his, which (not#ithstapd-
ing we hola ourseIf to DO ne especial
admirsr of hts1 must be OWNED a NEST sue
eessful implement Of organization, had conf
trived to amuse the idle hours with various
sports and duties, from dress parade to
the execution Of spy. General Johnston
Aas in the very midst of rank and fls,I
making the acquaintance of the regimenta
ofhcots, showing himself personally atten-.
tive to tho army, and cheering. and encour-t
aging all by his animated, life-gEving pre-
sence. There was that wsrrior-ohurchman,
half saint and half soldier, from the far
Leuisianas, rising above the multitude Of
men, like some temple Of devotion, tower
of confidence and strength. There was the
brisk a.d vigilant, fearless and fsroible,
senior Major General Of Tennessee, with the
quiet, but dauntiess junior close by him.
The boys are always ready to give three
cheers for Cheathsm, to lift their caps in
genuine respect for McCown. On review
day We saw Breckiuridge, who used to be
our beau ideal Of ! Yice-President, and who
presides AZ gracefully over division of
soldiers, a he did aver chamber of Seua-
sors; he aad Hardee, BY the way, were rid
ilg together and superb pair they make.
Besites these, we're host Of Brigadiers /;
bat the. were not as noticeable; q fact, we
de net think 50 much Of the Brigadiers.
The glory Of thu army Of Middle Tennessee
next to the commanding Generals, are its
Celenels; those sble chiefs Of clans, whose
knighay valer xnd strong capacity mould
tho metf1e Of troops iatc pure and Warlike
images Of war: those feudal princes, who
have received tJ.e mission Of ancient times
transmitted. md hold up the pillars of the
Republic az their prototypes Of old held up
those Of -1e crown; those barOus Of a
thousand men, chosen by free will for cour-
age, skill and military integrity Many of
them are ct to lead armies, to coatrol States.
They are the bone and sinew of the Official
line in the army Of Middle Tennessee.
Ofthe army itself, let Richmond, Perry
: vile and Murfreesboro, the patieat courage.
the loyal zeal, the winter march and the
summer tramp, speak their sulogies, more
eloquent than words OF rasuth. or scrolls Of
Penl