The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-19


Chattanooga its Aavsnt"ses aud E."eurees.
position Of Chattanooga as q n,anusacturrg
peint and have been requested to- renew them
II is generally conceded that Chattanooga
cannot be taken by the enemy, and is looked
upon az being one of the stronghoids of the
ConaedDracy by our foes. !. is S:rded on the
north by the long range. o: mountains know
Waiden's Ridge, on the W. S, by the Rae
coon aud Cumberland Moun :ains on the south
by the Missionary Ridge, a~i on the u,
several rivers. &c 1t IL NOT naturally fortified.
il can easily be made so arfifcmlIy. Ii thro,
we told, thiR place ia TO lie held at all
hazards aud TO the last extremity, wily is l.
none of the armories or Government found Is
are established ut This place. il Inc question
that ia daily asked by pe.soDs seeing The place
for the fret time, aud examining its sdvan
fages and its oisse proximity TO the ine1ha usi-
ibie beds Of coal and iron. The attention OF
the Gov eminent has been called TO this local.
ty, and an agent sent down TO !oxsmine the
mineral resources of the country but this
should have been done before the Govern
merit had decided to build srrnories in Macon.
Columbus and other points Governments
like individuals, should study eeouemy and
make lheir calculations reach to millions un
bora. Whilst the public mind IS sb,or bed by
the war, very Little notice 10 taken of the out
lay Of capital but when the war ends, aud
the people settle down to second thought
there will be fearful responsibility Tor som.
one to shoulder. Nsthing can exonerste the
Government for its Ahortsighte dness and i'm
polite hse Of the public rnopey, and Where il
ne excrse for the favoritis,u ehown some
stat ~, whilst others are entirely forgotten or
treated with indifference, no r,atier what their
advantages may be, or vha. cos: IGay be SAVED
to the people. | would respectfully ask the
Government why is all the patronage of the
Government bestowed upon Georgia. IL it
becausa tina. State has been overrun. by the
enemy, their property destroyed their negroes
ssetah by thousands, their homes LETT in smoul-
iering ruins, their wives aad families exposed
to the insults Of the brutal euemy. the men
cor pelied to lake the cath or leave the coun-
try. o. because they have furnished moro
men according to the number of their inaabs
iiautsf Georgia has suffered none Of this.
tctIicASco, bSAb ID uAe Foth tis X ca
| sufferer but 10 Government. works must BE-
crested upon her soil, though second TO no
State in mineral oalth and natural resources
great portion OF her territory over un. tie
largest army in the field. and a people that
have barred their breasts to tho iron STORM OF,
every battle lield--a brave aud a chivalrous
people who are willing TO help bear the hca,
! and burden of tae day. bu: at the same time
cannot and will 10, DO weated with cold cen
tempt. We ask nothing Unjust or GngeBerous
All We AJAX Of the Governments III to establish
the arrpoTies and ioundrlea where they can be
beet protected and the interests of the ceufi
try best secured, both for ourselves and poe
terity. Why should We impose and leave be-
hind as g legacy 10 the ris;Dg generation 6
perpetual tax-a burden ghat can and onghi
noss to be avoided. New is the tins to speak
ou, row 10 the time for tho Government ts
lie warned, SO there may be no excuses or Zoe
plea OF ignorance, or that the wo,ks are e.
tsbIished aud nlust remain Where they are
PLACED. ORSEgfrR.