The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-06
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Editor Rebel When shall have written
this line, 1t will be the first have penned since
the fan Of Doneison--now nearly a year ago
And my pen had still longer persisted in its
mastery inactivity, were it not that the mis-.
management Of certain military affairs in this
department greatly to he detriment of my
own personal interests if not to those Of the
Confcderacy, imperatively demands that !
should call that pen into action and elamor
trumpet tngued for reform Which | accord
ingly proceed to do.
As these Confederate States well know,
ain not, in the strictest sense Of The rm, a
military man. When a youth, never had
sufficient influence with a member OF Congress
to obtain cadetsliip at West Point and as if
for the express purpose of crushing mymilitary
aspirations at a blow, the General Assembly
Of my State abolished the militia law, about the
time was old enough 10 muster. The result
is, that il | were aspiring to brigade before
board of examiners, could no doubt, espec'
ally with the aid Of diagrams illustrate, the
difference between thriy-two FOUNDER and
canteen Of Enfeld-riAe whskey, but am not
rash enough TO assert that could establish
higher claim to the rank in question. Never
! theless, as it is the custom Of the country now
for everybody--fools and philosophers alike
to criticise with extreme wisdom and severity
the most intricate movements Of our comman
doris in the field commanders Of education and
experience who know, or certainly ought t.
know, very nearly as much about the science
OF war as at least some of the exempt-from.
transcription critics of the street corner and OF
the press, cali see no reason why should
not have fling at the way things are managed
as well as the rest Of them. Hence, ven urs
to pen this communication, which trust you
will publish for the good of the service and of
the country at large If you decline to do so,
| shall invoke the aid Of a foreign power, and
shall get Mr., Sanders, in yacht with select
crew, to run the blockade with it at Charleston
for the London Times, or as special instructions
to Messrs. Mason and SlideIl for the National
Tnteligencer In short, have certain grave
comp laints TO make, and if the grievances of
which shall complain are remedied at once.
this Confederacy must then inevitably stand
confessed the most stupepdous failure in sacred
or profane history,
One Of the natural tendencies of these "big
wars which make ambition virtue, is to pro-
dRce large crops Of forage wagons, single and
in trains; and it is with these have to do.
Permit me to curdle your young blood with
tale of horror "The evening was glorious,
Hand light through the trees, &C." For further
particulars avail yourself Of the first favorable
spell of weatherand see Campbell's Rainbow
To complete the sweet picture, the undersgn-
cd was bowling along one Of the turnpikes
leading to this city, in buggy which had re-
Gently cost him sufficient quantity Of Confed-
\ crate currency to, create conhagraton in a
pile Of wet mules, while by his side, in conscious
security (please do me the Kindness to sup.
press Mrs BIS copy Of your paper containing
this) sat one of the loveliest daughters Of Bed
ford. Our conversation was not remarkably
tender, of course, nor was It unusually senti
mental; but II was in the highest degree en-
PERTAINING, for did the most of II myself.
forbear to mention the subject Suffice 1t to
say, that in the midst Of one ofmy finest flights
Of eloquence-and in justice to myself, must
be permitted to say they were all fne-wC
suddenly met forage wagon, Never was the
utterauce Of a sublime thought so suddenly
choked off It lisa we'll established axiom tina
with Yankee army wagon (of which style OF
conyeya nce there are now several in the hands
of our forces) in the very middle Of narrow
turnpike, itrequres the highest order Of genius
to drive a buggy by without running quite of
: the road or smashing wheel declined, il
h he enthusiasm Of the moment, to be dri, OF
i among the rocks Of the wayside merely t
crafty an ungentlemany teamster's lazy d'sin
y clnation to give his reins a single jerk and say
II "Geew when suddenly --rT.rip l--ballol anS
!. d--n it, hold on there and one Of my buggy
wheels was spolSeIess, and |, it is needless t.
say, was speechless.
There | was. And what was still more
melancholy state of facts, there The beautiful
= and accomplished daughter Of Bedford wa
= also. Dut worse than all with the single ca
y cepiion of the wheelright's bill for new 81
Of spokes) was reduced to the heartrendin
y necessity Of calling upon that delicate femal,
= reared in the lap Of luxury, where the vino
81 heaven were not permitted to visit h,
a checks too roughly and whose feet were ne'
y or intended to tread upon anything roughc
than harebolls and daisies (Which they couI
not possibly crush,) to let herself outand wa
OF two aud half miles ere the spires Of tho cit
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