The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-07-04
Yankee Warfare.

Our people arc now beginning TO comprehend
though long rclucant--to what point Of dospera
dou this most informal yankee warfare has nttaned
and that for oyery one amongst us tho stake is all
oruothng. II is certainly wholesome to remember
this, and az there were amy danger Of lorgottng)
TO be reminded Of II by now atrocities Of our dnS-
mrl enemy. The ever present thought Of this re
mendous issue cannot but nerve our whole society
10 tho effect and reconcile It to the sacrifices nccdu
for our redemption Therefore we hold IL TO be
work useful, and almost sacred, to force ou readers
to look the grim reality In the facoi to hold tup
close before their eyes, and compel thcm to. oppre
oiato tho full significance of H.,
The Yankee warfare has now arrived, we Hy 40
pitch Of desperation, using this word not in tho
sense of rd,spair-it has not yet come to that with
thom-but in tho scnga of that gloom, orOciOus
reckless passion with which gambler who has
doubted his stake every throw plays his last game
wherein his all Is slukcd, and all must be won or
all lost together; lccng that this very hour will
decide whether he is TO ris0 from the gamo mil
lonaire ora boggar. Several symptoms indicate
that kind Of spirit in the present campaigu-the
mad, blind charges Of masses Of drunken troops
upon our breustworks--the persistent resolution Of
Grant to break through our lines, or else destroy
bis own army-thc Rtr0ciOus mulignity Of that
last reckless resource ofba0cd invaders ifthoy can
not conquer, at least TO doynstato and destroy If
thoy cannot humble at least TO hurt burn, main
and torturo--espccally the cowardly practice Of
bullying, frightening and stripping bare the unior
unate families Of Confederate womcn and children
within their linos--nll those proceedings provo not
strength but weakness, not tho naughty prodomi
nance of conqucrng armies, but the bitter rage
and spite Of foe who feels that his game is nca-
ly up, that his fabulous prOdigaty Of men and
means, OF blood and treasure, Is never To be repaid
n mis- world.
The brutality our enemies have shown lu thor
treatment OF women IS, above ALL both character
istic of their nation and indicative Of their sense
that all is over with the war Tor the uuiOn' Let
us recall two late examples OF this. few days
ago was recorded the case OF poor Mrs. Cory, near
Bethesda Church, who, after her place was stripped
of every means Of subsistence, went to the ruGian
who callsihimsclI General Warren, soliciting per
mission to buy little portion of her own plum
dcrcd stores TO feed her two sick and starving chill
drcn. owe keep nothing for SALE replied the
General "Ihou,' said tho half frantic woman
"l will beg; give me, for Godssakc, meal OF meat
for my sick children Madam, replied this
General "wc read that during the siege Of Jcru
salem womcn were reduced To cat their children
This scene we have verified. 10 is true; aud the
man who said those base and coward words CON.
mahus corps OF Ihe army now numbering at our
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man. iho'"cI Ui ooi'ooo'"'o suns """lus. nVISo"
an "ono W,Iulu Ino yanNoc Hncs' onIo'uou an
ih'or'o" WIN "cheL" "I%u' u anu So''ccou pass
10 como W h,o"mV"U W "'' 't,e"u' Io' '"cy'
ir1 n0u are po''cr WnVIo you are was ''c answer
men l enter hchhohu woman P"'o"' Will not
Do sa!e'
IL is good Tor IT,, To- near TO thnk over TO lay to
neart lhc'Ionts IKE tnesej Ihey ortIuy us WIN All
inc Srength Oh hoy lorror from sacred rage Ihcy
make us leoI Ihat between US ana thaJ yankee ma
uon lheIc Is a gun nAeui ana tha5 Whatever De-
uae' we ana lhey are TWO nations no" ana forever
more.
Yet there Is people calllng themselves Cohleler-
ates, comfortable cltlzehs VINO nave never seen any
Oh tne real horror OIL war VINO nave never loSt
hlgnt Sleep nor meal s meat IN all these 'hreo