The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-02-23


movement. On the contrary, We are san
gums Of tho most gratifying results. Our
authorities are neither Blind or imkeoile,
and we have an abiding faith in the ability
of-ouf brave Soldiery to make the yankee
nation curse the day when sberman's army
started upon its present expedition.
From the first bruitiRg Of this peace diS
plomacy, We have silently watched the
nOvements and its agitatOrS, and have been
forced TO tho conviction that IL loriginatod
with and has its ladVoeates among certain
class Of politicians who are entitled neither
by their patriotism, character or statesmsn-
ship to the confidence OfcthS people,
Savannah News si2ofg 10 si--o-asll 20
. Boyee, Fcote, DaFess,i and others of eur
COngrsssmen Of Senator's how many, We
know not tie Sun, Reporter, perhaps the
Register and Rebel among newspapers, are
THUS unceremoliouEly excommuhioatsd by
the NeWs.-Atlanta Register, . -
While we have no issus to make with the
aa Z :.
proposition laid down by the Savannah
News, ws Do most earnestly and eRPhSti,
,Cally protest sgainst the classification made
by tho Register Not an article or line
hasiever been published ia thispaper which
would warrant the charge that We favor or
tolerate any Of the dogmas Of "Resonstruc.
tioR," Peace negotiations through the in
Prevention of the States" or propositions
Of peace to the Lincoln government. On
the cOntragy,IFe have Esrrea against each
and all of these mOhstrouS Political hsfOsisS,
as we rcsrd:tbsp, We have argued here
tOfOrc, and frequently, that the idea Of Se-
curing peace through separate State action,
was not only an absArdity Hpon its face, but
that it could not even be attempted, by the
States ia either section without treason to
thesgOyerRRsDt. Il ThSideA.of re-construC-
tion, which we do rot believe has a respss-
table oprporal's guard to urge it in the Con,
fsderacy, We have always treated Is an ms
possibility, while the idea Of mixing prop6.
Sitious for peace has never entered eur head,
or received an approving word from cur
pen, We are therefore at q loss q, deter;
mine upon. what ground any one should
presume to class US With those who come
within the range Of the dsnunciation CON
tanned 10 the paragraph at the head-Of this
article. ,d.41 Lsab.2-- g5lgg5) OsaG
There is but one Of these propositions
upon which there can be any reasonable
difference Of opinion among, loyal and in-
telligent men, aad We are net 9disPoSedtOl
OK hibit much federation for those who lifAu
fer with us upon that, fot reason that.
the objections to the POGOyrSrelcsO ObyiOHs1
and important, that We Bhibk that theyo
every sensible n ~ aasas eopclag
sive against It. We refer to the Suggestion
that We should make oyerturss Of peace to
The Lincoln goverRmsut, either ReE5Or here
lfteryGi) sy.1 gs.isg,ba bas sAaai EIilalgs.t3 d
Our arst obiscfioA " such \ policy is,tAptsI
our Overturos, cYenIifl there WERE eRsohhble
hopes thas they would be considered, would
be construed, net only, BY the Lincoln goYa
eminent, but by Europeuu nations, intOnn
Of our weakness, ana prompted
BY an anxiety on our part to end the con-
est through positive Inability 70 continue it,
Our second ObjestibRlis that there's net /
ibo slightest ground FOR BsIisvingathat such |
would bad treated With any
lGOntcmpt, and we. should thus
ave dseIessly exposed ourselves to the
notification Of Insulting reRulse, rs \
Our third objection Is, that the Northern
TOvsrhGont having commenced the war must
axe Che initiatoFy stspa towards bringing i 70
copolusiSn. The world 10 fully aware Of the
aetthSt we desire pOaoo and HrorOAdy TO- Ooase
iOSlilideS and disband our armies whenever
70 are lot alone, aud the watiAys upon us tis
Inally suspended, ~ igthof nseeEPary 70 make |
ventures for tAO purpose sf communicating
his fact, foy it is already we'll uhdOFssoOd, We
ave no power to stop tAs Rkr, whiiS sar foes
an atop il AtAny mOpsni. Thsreiofes \ i
Dr them, not uS, TO make propositions for
eaeo. -.--------. ~ .--------------
It's very annoying 10 ~ 70 be compelled =
ehps. our position upon apbiestAs epupsct'd
yiih the policy our government ought topuna
i've for We do boliSvs otbSl 4fthor r. Is q paper
nih0 southets coh[edsracy which mas tone
ioiopily and Professionally advocated The, doc 1.
rinothat the war must not Ooaas,nnlil our ih.i
ependenSe Is acknowledged, and which ibGudi
opt palooftron al side Issues aud hSratichli
piyiops. that paper is lhs ChstiAnoogA Rebel
Vo doRot charge that WSbaysh epa tWillplly
iisFepresOnted but Il IL vsts strango to nc
lAt our position should have been 90 entirely
iseoncoiV0d.