The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1864-04-21
Che D atlp Rebel.
mIssrsslPpr-arv, voHursr

We ere tod by the good Book, that whe,
Mosss and his followers made geod their on
| cape from tho manifold gives of Eyyptia,
nonasgs, and stood upon tho safe shers Of ths
Rad ssa, gazing on the boistersus waves fas
enguiphins the pursuing hosts Of q dsspot. I,
song Of desp aad heartfelt gratitude wont ar
| to the Temple Of the Redesnsr frem vilins
and grateful lips, which, like the dew OF Ger
mon that doseerdsd in liquid pearls spon tn,
mountains Of Zion, made more genial the dew,
air thst foated across tke untroddsn wilder.
ness IN which tseoe Psrsecutsd people were
foI csd 10 wander.
kria sneh peaus should now be chanted with
one voice by the great Mississippi heart. in
the outPourisgs Of native impsises, for our
ssecess in defeating the invading hosts under
Irisrsen, who we're to rfrel upon tho sanc,ity
OF our aliaIs. Tho people of Miegissippi. with
one voice and one heart, should give praise to
The Ged OF Justice for eur deli verapcs from
the nonstreus excuses Of the wretcho,i msr
cenariea who we're sent TO take permanent
hold OF our Sfatc. And ct the same Tins, we
should remember the deep debt of gra,ituds
Mississippi owes to the magnanimous. stain,
less hero, Gan. Forrest, who, with his noble
band, cemented inc the imprsgnable wall bv
signsi successes and the uHion of conviction
ahd ahection, eaHsed our osgle to rise Il lam
uphsntly and saved eur State from comrlete
ruin. Lot Mississippi remember Forrest and
his veteran band Of aauntless men. She
owes them an everlasting deb. OF thankful
ness.
Gen. Forrest has proven himself the Murst
Of this war. He has done more work--mers
successful WORKMAN any other cavalry ofH
cor Ia tine service. He 10 Successful every
whore, and in every engagement. He always
gees in TO win and comes oat 10 Triumph
Since the day he was chosen captain of COM
papy of cavalry raised in Memphis, early in
the strife, en- Forrest has remained in the
saddle. He was kept busy ip Kentssky BY
S:drsy Johnston, while We occup cd Bowling
Green; he was sent to the aid of tho garrison
ct Fort DoEslson Just a. that place was pass
ing out OF our hands, aud made his escape bv
cutting through the ensnys ranks; he figured
very prsmiaenty at the battle of Shiloh; he
captured Murfrsesbsrs' with its estirs earri-
sen consisting Of psveral regiments; he fol-
lowsd d brigade OF Yankee cavalry for six days
and haally csptared every emo OF them at
Rome, Ga saving the Georgia State railroad
the destructioa Of which. would have brckon
up cenmunicatien between cur armies He
next s;oes mp to Jackses, Teaeessss, gathers .
few thousand recr ats aud returns to Misssip
Pi shipping the epsrny on the routs and charC.
ing Il em successfully with uBarmed men, He
destroyed Shermans programme in tho south
west by whipping snl putting to rout the
force under Griorson aud Smith moving
through North Mississippi. He next capt,res
Unicn City with its garrison of renegade Tom
nesse ans, moves on Columbus and Hickman
aud finally pounces upon the Yankees al Pa
ducah, Ky capturing number of prisoners
ard Destroying much property. The Yankees
supposing him in Kentucky, started a force
from Memphis to interfere with his return
but cre they proceeded far. Forrest confronted
theso again and fifteen hundred are said to
have surrendered up their arms to him. This
occurred ct Whites Station on the Memphis
and Charleston railroad and only ten miles dis |
taat from Memphis. So much for energy, de-
termi aaton and bravery. II success is the
test oil merit, Gen. Forrest certainly deserves
much from our Government Clarion.