The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-06-18

From The Army Of tennessee.

Correspondence of the Rebel
MARIETTA, juno IGDh lsGl.
En-. REnBL3 Tho death of Lieut. Cen PolE,
will create a sad sensation throughout our young
Coulcdcracy, second only to the immortal Jackson.
Our infant nation will be clad in funeral weeds.
The press and pulpit win culogso his name, and
even the enemy lif he has ono sparI, of chiyalry
in bis BOSOM will award the tribute of % tear and
do justice to his pic,y as a man and his va'or as O.
soldier
A venerable Bishop of a Church. whose form OF
worship is established by nation first IN laws
literature philosophy, arts, arms and sctonc..-a
nation on 'whosc dominions the sun mover scts'
and whose power is limited only by lhc haJatoi
globe, he assembled to the topmost round Of the
ecclesiastical ladder known to body of christians
distinguished for picty and talent A brave and
illustrious General, he spraug at single bound
ItAe ru'ian ItvuI t"v v'ctu gst.,,-. ...
the first warriors of the age. The General was
equal to his men whose yalor, consuucy and WG-
fcrings will form theme for the future historian
and poet, and whose services will be appreciated
as long as constitutional freedom has % friend and
protector.
Whilst, then, we do justice to the memory of the
illustrious General and Bishop-whilo "storiad urn
and animated bust markcs his grave, let us never
forget our obligations to the unknown and unrc-
corded private soldier, The General may be
moved to seek the lannon's mouth by the "bubbIc
reputation His rank and the applause Of the
world may form the instinct and inspiration of his
bravery The private knows no ambition or hope
of fame, but duty and love to his family, his
country and his God. lie knows too well that no
pcalng organ, no poets pen, no orators tongue
no lying epitaph will sound for him the notes Of
praise Brave mon were living before Agamemnon
they died to famo for want Of a Homer Heroes
as bravo as, Caesar and as patriotic as Bruus, pass
here daily worn down and pale with sickness and
mut.atod with wounds. Are these inglorious he
rocs to remain unnoticed2 Mo- Thanks to the
spirit of Chrstanity--b blessings attend the civili-
zation that conceived the idea Of Relief Commit
tees whose special duty It'll to seek out the suffer
ing of every rank and condition Of life to cheer
their dropping spirits, and bind up their bleeding
wound. If the spirits Of Polk and jackson are
still concerned with the things Of this life surely
no more fitting tribute to their namcs-no holicr
incense could ascend to Heaven, than the efforts of
men in a different sphere to tread as undnchmgly
the paths of humanity although that path may
not be strown with garments rolled in blood.
They were Christian heroes. They delighted not
to wade through slaughter to throne. The hor-
rors of human bloodshcd with them, was sanctiGod
by truth, They obcyod God in resistance to
wrong, and fully appreciated the couplet.
"Tho drying up a single tear has moro
OF honest fame than shedding seas of gore"
Let me, however, change the subject We have
much here To sndden the heart aud anything ia
the shape of the ludicrous affords relief A little
scene occurred in one of our hospitals few nights
ago, of an amusing character, Mr.. A. Chairman,
we believe, of the Macon, Committee, zcalousand
humane man, went into one of our hospitals late
at night He believed he had effected general
clearance of the wounded to be semitic Atlanta, but
after a minute observation he dissolved q man
stretched on pallet in the extreme end of the
room. lie approached the sleeper and after
shake, he told him he must be of for Atlauta. The
man accostod, arose surprised, and in true IIybcr
nian account replied. TIN dyil you say mocsDcr
did your honor spako tc mc2' Yes said the
Chairman, with great animation you must be off
in minute to the cur" "Tho devil fly or with
my jacket" said the Irshman, eff goa foot"
The Chairman porplexod in the extreme, called to
his assistants "to lay hold-that the man was out
of ms head, and must CO." The Paddy affirmed
he was neither derangod, or wounded, but of Sound
mind and disposing memory" and protested most |
earnestly against tho assault on his personal rights
The Chairman soon found he was "Irawu on, aud |
joined heartily in the laugh, at his expense. The /
supposed soldier was an Irish assistant at the hos
pital and was only taking a snoosc after the La
bors of the night and day.
There is little change in the 'front.' The enemy
are moycing to-day to the left Some diminishing
but not so heavy as on yesterday. The wounded
as you will find from the enclose list, is increasing
G.. AN.
Cor Griffin r. r. C..