The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-05-09
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st length in tul progrCss. Grant has ssnta large
force under 6ea1 Dodge, Reinforced probably By g
'tw thousand from below, " Tuseunibia, to advance
in an eastery Erection aud Il possible to threaten
Bragg laHk aud rear.
| Ole %. oUt veg best tayahy o. csis, aud true
houest fighters, Iris GeE. Forest Is trying 10 inter-
eept lhe advance Of The enemy in HAT direction but
TIE olds icing luu 60 10 to one agaias, him, it is
10 be expected that be vii nicely impede tie I'D
vance OF the enemy temporarily, and may erhaps
step hin from crossing the river.
3ai5 is gloomy state oil things Of besl we hays
agaiu given up portion OF country to tbs invader.
which would have contributed largely to ,he food OF
J.e army lnl people, aad who knows bat Tie whole
Of Noitn Alabama, aud south Middle Tea nes.ee will
have to be abandoned TO tGe rayages Of the foe The
pheasant Little towns OF Florence and ATKINS and who
KNOWS tut also LaWence5urgh, Pulaski and hunts
rLemay be s,cked and burat by the enemy, and ga
Iinmense amouat OF property may perhaps he again
taken OUT Of tie country. The several factories
about ficrerce at Pulaski and in Lawrence county
must be los, to as, and tie amy be deprived Of the
large aneant OF socds, and rope which they ere man
ua,tming, All that poricn Of the equity is at
present entirely 1T the eteUyR macy. The wheat
crop ID Middle Tennessee and Norta A.aJam', could
not be lrger and in better condition, and IL is a
pity to Think, that the Yankees may soon Craze their
Stock ia these fine wheat fields.
The movement OF The enemy towards Huntsville, is
in concert win the moyel out into Mississippi, by
several columns OF cavalry towards Columbus and
jackson, TO attack ycAsburg ia the rear. AS we
have butyery little cavalry in Mississippi / should
lol be surprised, that they will be able to roam at
liberty over large portion OF that State destroying
everything as they go.
The advance OF the force towards Decatur is prob
ably al intended to quad TIE river and to pre7eat
any cavalry force going South into Mississippi, from
Gen. Van DoIn's corps, to cut Off the cnemys cav
airy torres proceeding South from 0kaona and sal.
lilo.
While he enemy is developing his strategy receiy'
ing reiuiorcCmeDls and gaining all binds OF advan'
tagcs, Bnggs army is lying idle, quietly awaiting
Rosecans attack, which may probably not take place
until the 1ankiug force, II allowed protced without
opposition, will be WEI. IN Bragg rear.
II g. very much to te regretted that B3gg's army
cannot be reinforced, and did not make an offensive
movement ear " this sprirg as aeon as 1t could be
mobilized
It's ia my opision not necessary to fight Rosecrans
in bis breatwoIks there is an easy access by the
Eagleyillo road, to position near Triune, hanking
MGrlrecsboro ard Franklin, and at the same time
threatening Nashville, which predict win be the
road when Rragg's army advances,
The great cavalry raid Ct Gen Wheeler, which was
announced with great flourish, has not turned out
to be such grand asair after ALL lie had very
large body Of cavalry with him which would have, it
pro- ery handled, destroyed the whole Louisville
karoad--and who could have done much more than
they did Wheeler's raids in spite Of what his great
friends in high places may soy, do not compare with
Morgan and Forrest successes. Morgan has been
entirely laid the ahef and they doing all they
can 70 cause him 10 be forgotten But the peopleoG
the South canno and will not forget John II. Morgan,
whatever bis superior Generals may do to thrust him
into obscurity be ana Brg.Gen. Forrest, the best
fighter tho South has have made cavalry what IL
is, and have given it It's high reputation
be successes Of The other pct Generals cannot b,
compared with theirs.
siace Van Dorn's failure at Flenk in another dis,
asier has belacn HIM. About % Of his men on out
posts were captured with about 100 horses at Spring
Hill few days ago. BY the Yankees who surprised
them at daylight The fact OF body Of our troops on
ou'post being surprised is bad sign fear that the
officers Of Van Dorns army, from the lowest to the
highest are Worshppng too often at the affairs Of
Yeas and Baehus and have forgotten Mars altogether
this is very unfortunate feature in this war.
10 thi-k that the men, upon whom fhe country have
to deptnd upon in this serious crisis, for its very
lsence, arc daily oosing the confidence Of and the
respect Of their subordnates and the people generally
by conduct, which mi ght he called licentous even
in times Of peace when men might have some leisure
hours to spend 10 revelry.
| Although our people are now deservedly command
ing the respect and admiration of the world by their
country and cause, history will have SEINE day to re.
cord the dark side OF the brilliant pcture. The spec
ulators nest Of yipers consuming the vitality Of TIE
country hcapng Injustice and injury upon the wives,
widows and orphans Of the brave defenders of the
laad Ia the field, will probably be very harshly dealt
with aftcr the war. IL is to DO expected that the
hardy race Of men who have been brought up in the
ranks Of the Southern army will upon the closing u
The war; lule the land after their own fashion, and
then the dsy OF retributisn will come. Then the so
dler5 no have received injury from spectators aad
men with substitutes in The arEy who have specnlated
upon The products Of the country aud The necessities
ofsoders families, viii take their vengeance out of
such men, and tho Spectator viii reap hsj at reward
Woe 10 tie sptcuotor, sud woe to the man who reius
ed TO assist tie soldiers families. When the army wi u
have mndo peace with the Yankees, they will com
menco war with them and they will clean up and
purify the country Of the reptiles, More anon.
COsNOrOLITE.
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