The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-01

soul-stfrriRg rattle of drums, and thuuders
of artillery usher an unknown and stranger
guest 10 his place
AIaek! our friend is gons
III Close up his eyes tie up lis chin
step from TIE corpse, and heE him IN
H That sandeth there zfepe
And w4i,etA stthe door *.
He waits no longer The Stars that
gli$teHed nt midnight "fke swarm of
fre4aiks tangled in SILVER Braia' hive paled
before the waning of die night The cock
hath trowed. The rosy flashing of the
Northern light the Jras gel Of the East !;
the gray wrinkles Onf peak and ridge, all
foreteIl the dawn. Itis 1863
The beginning of a new yea1I' is ever sea-
son of vow. and asIwe eyer think. of better re-
solves Happy it Is when the old year con-
veys 90 many plaudits 4. our teDnsdience,. AS
a race. az a people, as 4 nation. We l1aEe4 right
tolpont Fithpride to dEghtee lsixtF4fwo, ard
as a State, and the citiEpns Oa ssafe, we. in
Tennessee! have especial reasbll 70 swell with
Honest iuspitatior ;lfot it hEz been to Us a
year Of trials. which wel1lAF e endured, of
temp thtiors We have kphrleH. Of dnties we
Haze fulfilled, and of aalictEett which have
taught US Tie uses 9nd Lessons Jf adversely. "a
they have revesiEd id genuine beauty the
faith. hope and zll9roisrn OF bHr character. II
has seen US ldse oht capitol After noble SIGHT
at Fort D6nelson. the misr spresehtaiions OF
shica we have bofne WiShbIitla Hurmur; it
has sseIi rs cl.eerfully retire. from our door
silK obcdEent to Tie national romsn4ild; It has
SEN our Governor arld his sxeculise house
hold. patient and laberiaas uuler every
sacti5iace, hardship and SANDER. cour-
ageoRs alike in .conileil AID OH tie field
Of batsIe: il. ias seen nsil bf drf blavest
sons ylslli Vi, freely their hearts blood FAR
from Home .lad kindred al9lr the Whole line
Of defcnst. from sl,eIfIl-siaFfed ei'sagehien;
Of Fishnly Greek. te The late defeat Of Bnrn-
siqe it has seen onr fathers 1-Evesl sisters aud
sweet.hearrs. exposs.Itv tfe 1uoks srueI ol
foes, resist with the d4vos5ah of martyrs the
assaults which cr.sfs -slitA tsfJhy iesve made
upon their patriotism IL IrI4 3een them hsil
MP the sfuEcheoif Vi eur honor. Tith pure
hands aud christian esrts. through a weary
Stsls ~ pleF l1-llt At~ ueli1cif an sit fltt
YEAR, ROY. l.elo,ds fheEs. abound rsslo1ce more
iaithhiIland f.ultiessl As NE hold. our own
la,airs and r4arygf npoI the tt.del s,f our po-
iisic.A falIr;cEsnFeiy pEasA record for d
I~isssie ye.ir BE
sli:.l sscil Il .ec9ri. and the tanric.ioi
+ v.lietewI.h J; inspires Is. W Ravd ptis To AL
II o4r. s,4ters Of tic sonkli lwIis Cromwell
demanded sii \ onna -ey, g'dfnf IS us zee etrs
not "a ssEsr or WRINKLE itf out. lot mol,
or wart omitted; Tire Enfe as tis-H lsoshiug e:
tsrnl.ste 4. set dewnHaE,glstif nlalise, nor sac
r:.ice anything 10 tie ssIin desire slnbotl
i aid comsg visags; and fof Tie nation a
+ large. we can say iHathe svpF5s 81 tie great
est 9f alI highlands disciples of liberty an,
free government, wPrEis IN . have placed 1
tile leaa Of the f,ress;rlt aktidI-4F' Applaud Vi
when ~ run; consoIs Ing wleu u Ifail, cIree
/ ~ wbeE we recoyer4 pntllft Hs lass or--fo
/ Gbdls s=siNe-let MS piss OH