The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-20

With tho Ieallets of the present revolution
npon both sides; and differing from Other
great pbpuiar qonmotiphs aud the disruption
b the social lnSok ings which Ink riea to good
inoTa.s--is dis that tic personal habits Of the
fhiefs 9f The Soj.fest are under 70 little re-
TaIelfrs.l for example. . Yankee side Of
he question. Lircola. thongh anlundoub:ed
3ulgariAn. man or senpeFass habits; Sew
ard, thdngh destitute Of private integrity. i .
person pf exemplary conduct; 30 With Cl.s,f
Mcclellan aEid nia.sy Others Upon our ow,'
side. Dly:s Aud Stephens. Lee and Johns.ot.
and intact ~ cur EselfpiI geofrcis. and mos
of cur 4oyelhuTs are sHpgu'arly anifOrnl ~ lis
respect Ee
It is 4iqFeAlioa whether the point is not one
pc fercd against our elieinies; for ins Il sd5si
habits should be also Of sober n :I,.s and
Ehougt Eope siay explain how nsrs blop,s4 viii
drink aE.ditld PlszioIlaver5 ,sAtnsEI:. ia. IN
hl iinh man raid Of stljusasion and ss,errni-
nation. Htd ! war On Wom5h and Z. ,,,s'sn. II i
llliEidulf e 4na !, reason III hunlal Ia ase Tor
The vie acIsloi sanc Injlds.
TIatthe 4loraH tone III the leaders Of ties
par and ehufel,es Isl one OF Toe liirs. r. sers
lials tdpopk lar faith il huIoubted bI.. ui.eI
i is Unite TO stupidity it ratbdr stads to
treak apwt public confidence and credit.
Xs tolerated. very bad fellow if he be a very
briMeilt tlleftain, bht We rsrelf excSse a
mans fldhders Of heal no matter how .ood
his as4Ft fQay chance 10 be. u a 4'ord, evaii-
ability is liEst sought III war.
] Titus how nSAQs good men have fsslsn l,efore
tle might 4 abls. bad men. Religions faith,
purity Pi elhracter. love Of home and country,
Insy make 1 man rersis snt and patient. but
they 20 not make him a skiIlfnI soldier.
NaEibqPFohaa was ths Ealscat df EogiislInesn,
but be led The British ar rs to incessautl aud
splendid v ftoryE William IT. was enc Of the
mold. It ara truest and brasest Of men, but
military srkcess eirdsd him Lafayette loved
France with all Lis heart, lie was a good
man bnt poor soldisr. Napoleon loved him
sell and IF khce for his own glory, but be loossd
the Frerch lesgles In every Ieaven. 1t would
be very hard to show that marlborough o.
NAPOLEON zfonld have beeR better soldiers i
they. had zen religions nrcr. Cromwell va.
aigteat general hot because he was a stric
Puritan AMI pietist, BHt because he had mil
tary geniui John Hunyan vas doubtless a
sincerely bious az Crelnweil; lut he woui,
hardly have saved Ellgia IN the field. Hon
est1 il always admirable; but il is a two-edee.
sword Pka;p lIwas doubtless as honest q
William % Orange; Servetus as honest as. Cal
win who ttrued him. Tofqaeraada "a homes
as The f'ro:es;anik ho Slaughtered.
son tAeie s a ssoD,aerTui charm in lie cha,
acter os tat mar who beings soldier is ais
sairt lake tie Fateefs Of Gusiavas
Swedish ala ISiorIes'ail Jackson. very sin;la
men- Bop active. generals by nature. an
christians Also They bore tie croes a. we
as t'asir on n banner They prayed and Tough
fOngtt and prayed. aud they we're ;avincibl,
Ther4 is al instincti4e supersti sidn in the n,
III fame Ianfl as ille1e Is living impulse ia Il
II christian dlird. which strengthens men in the
u faith to,ssl d the truly ehrissian. leader.
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