The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-05

In The loan of the euelay in killed and
wounded 4 statedto be hetweenf FIX hundred
aud a iheasand Twepiys ok hundred prison
era arsaaid 10 be captured alec, thirty-nlne
wagons loadea with snbsiatence Our own
loss considered heavy.
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we have read vith care and attention
tho letteraf Mr.. Dayton. 70 NJ Drouyn ds
l'IIuys, Of November 10Th. 1859, and of Mr..
Seward to Mr. Dayton, Of February 9th,
1868, and aiso ths reeeit speech of MI
VaIlandigham IL tbe United srics Con.
gress, for tho purfsssss 5f seeing Whistler
there IS any prospect Of an early termina,
ton of this war, and to find ont what are
the respective Views Of the different parties
Of which VIM. II. Seward, and G l.. Val
landigham are the representative men. We
can find nothing 70 give as reason 10 hope
for an early termination Of the war upon
such terms as the Coufedemte States can &C
cept, Mr. vallqndieham's plan il one Thar
is totally impracticabIc, Whilst he Is Ia
favor Of al armistiee, he ID storuiy opposed
TO orr recognition as an Independent Gov
orhmept, and nil not htaf to separation
lie not even MS wc. understand him, iii
favor Of the establishment Of a Confedcra
cy composed Of the Northwestern and
Southern States, bat is in favor ofrestorng
the Ola Union, which Is thing Of the
past Dir Vallandighsm and allthe north.
sfn democrats seem to be laboring under
the fatal delusion chat the Union Gun be re-
stored They admit shut itcnnnot BE- dont
b. war, aud they win had that peace will
aot.bripg about such result. The Rpls
way 10 make, peace, il for the NorsEornl
Government 70 recognise us as an indepen
dent Government, aud sfcat with us nc
cofdingly Mr. Vallpudighap's plan q
merely visionary, aud can result inno prac~
ticel fruits. 'rherounay, however, as sue
gcsted BY him, arise a conflict not only 81
opinion, but Oh arms, between the Lincoln
government aud the democratic party OF
tho Northern and NDrth-wcstern States
Mr. Lincoln aud his cabinet intend ~ these
letters Of Dayion,add Seward plainly show
20 carry ont bis abolition policy. 10 has
no hope or desire 70 calablish the Union a.
il was He kn.ws that IS impracticable
and 50 far rs hei concerned, not desirable
His. plan isto sulsuenic aha destroy th,
Southern States, e.oaucpata the slaves, and
npketho negro the equalo thewhiic man |
He does not Intend 70 change this policy
The democmisof the North, aud the fol
lowers 81 Cruenden 10 Kentucky, may
6ghChimwith resolutions, but he will not
regard ethose paper bullets Of che brain,
with any respess, aad will act as if they
never had been pissed. 50 long as they
ply his taxes and Fight his battles, that IL
all he wants They may pass what rosolu.
tions they please,a ind Il will not effect his
course. The democrats nay not submit toI
this, they may resist witHnr il necessary
the Lincoln despotism If they should do
lAls and should recognise rs As an iudercn
dtat Coniedemcy, then We might make
terms with any State or any Coniedency
Of States IN the Northwest upon fair, liber
alnnd satisfactory terms What aort Of al
treaty We should mako with tlem, whether
or not We. should make commercial ALI.
anco is a matter not proper for discussion
until they have asserted their State SOyci
eighty, and separated FROM the Lincoln
Government Thcrccogpition Of our indie
pcndento is a sine qua non Of peace, and
olhcr msttcrs, after thisis done. are proper
ar nefosiasion Gen Bragg % sIs prccla
mAsiou to the Northwest uttered sound and
correct doctrines, aud tho oncn upon which
our GOvernuicut win, We hqve no doubl,act
We are ready, ~ slated 10 that able paper,
10 mike peace pith any ssstc Of the North
vest Or any number Of Sthtcs, npop terms
alike honorable aud Jgss 10 them and our
selves. hattkopartianiar terms oftrea,yI