The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-19 00:00:00

GROWTH DCRLIG 1111 WAIL.

While it is snelaocholv to redeet that WO war hen filled
so many graves, and carried grief tow many hearts, it is some
relief to know that, compared with the surviving, the
fallen have been so fee. While corps and divisions and
brigade's cod regiments have formed, and fought, and
dwindled, sod goes out of existence, a great majority of
the men who composed tame are still living.
The Demo is true of the naval ie-rvice.'hue election returns
prove this. So many voters could not else be found. The
States regularly holding electioas, both now ►ad lour years
ago,,to wit—California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois,
ladies's, lowa, Kentucky, Maine, Marylend. Massachusetts,
Michigan. Minnesota, Miasouri. New liazopehire, New
Jeriey, New York. Obio,Oregoo, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Verwoet, West Virgiuka and Wisconsin. cast 3,982,011
votes now against 3,b70, ta cast thee, showing an aggregate
now of 3,3199,211, to which is to lei ohleal 33,726 cut now
is the new states of Kansas and Nevada, which states
did not vote in 1860, thus swelling the aggregate
to 4,015,773, and the net iacrease during the
three years and a half of war to 145,751. A
table is appended showing particulars. To this
ag►in should be added the number of alt moldier. in the
field from Massachusetts, Rhoda Island, New Jersey,
Delaware, Indiana, Mimosa and Califort.ia, who, by the
laws of those states, could sot vote away front their homes,
and which in number cannot be less than 110,000. Nor is
this all. The number in organised territories is triple
now what to was four years RV, while thousands,
white and black, join us u the national arms press
back the iosurgeot lines. So much is shown affirma-
tively sod negatively by the election. It is not
material to inquire bow the increase has been pro.
dtoed, or to rites that it would have bees greater but for
the war, which is probably true ; the iusportent fact re-
mains demonstrated, that we have more men now than we
Lad when the vow began ; that we are not ezhausted or is
peacoat of exhaustion; that we aregaieho4 atzeoigh.and may,
if need be, maintain the contest indefinitely. This as to
men.

Material resources are now more complete ►nd abundant
than ever. The national resources, flirt', are unexhausted,
and, as we believe, inexhaustible. The public purpose to
re-establish and maintain the national authority is
unchanged, and, as we believe, unchangeable. Thu
hummer of contuming Hoe err.. reirimu, it, (douse. On
a careful consideration of all the 'sidearm &omissible, it
seems to me that no attempt at oegotiatioo with the is.
surgeot leader could result ILI any g.od. He would accept
of nothing short of the severance of the I7uion. His de-
ea:ethics to this effect are explicit arid oft-repeated. He
does, sot attempt to &afire us. He affords us no excuse to
deceive ourselves. We nowt voluuterilv yield it. Be.
tween him sod us the issue is distinct, simple. and
It le ►n issue which can only be tried by war, and decided by
victory. If we yield we are beaten.
If the Southern people tail hum, he is beaten. Either
way it would be the victory and defeat following war.
What is true, however, of Min who heels the iesurgeot
coos., is not useessarily troop( those who follow. Although
be cannot reacoept the Maio', they can. Some of them
we know already desire pesos sod reunion. The somber of
such may increase.