The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-07-28

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lime, There was bat little difference iu
numbers between the population ot lho
Southern States aud That OF the Norh
cn States by the crnsns Of 1870, the
Southern had a population 81 ,95G8sl.
the Northern had population of T..
96s, i5j. But notwithstanding this
comparative equality Of population in
the Two sections, the North furnished
vastly more mcn than ihc South.
of the continental troops, the South.
ern States furnished js, ,i2i; the Nouh-
crn furnished Ia. .i9G; making about
three men furnished TO the continental
army hy the Northern States to ono
from the Southern.
OF militia, whose services are auilcn-
tica,ed 10y the war office. The southern
States furnished 1919; the Northern
i furnished iGOt2 .,ehiag nearly four
men furnished TO the militia by the
Northern States 10 one from the South.
crn.
Of militia, whose services were not
authentic by the War office, but are set
down in the return as conieclural only,
we have 76,sl0 furnished by the South
ern States, 30,950 furnished by the
Northern, making, under this head,
more than two men furnished by the
Southern TO one from the Northern
The chief services Of the Southern
States, it will be observed with smile,
were coyectnral onlyl
Looking, however. at the sum total
Of continental troops. authenticated mi
litia, aud conjeciural militia. we have
1890 furnished by the Southern
States, while 2i9,503 were furnished
by the Northern making 100 900 men
furnished to the war by the Northern
more than the Southern.
But the disparity swclls when we di-
rcctly compare South Carolina and
Massachusetts. Of continental troops.
and authenticated militia, and conjeci-
ural militia South Carolina furnished
33,dOS, while Massachusetts furnished
92,592; making on the halter sum total
nearly three men for one furnished by
South Carolina. Look, however, at the
continental troops, and the authenlicat-
Cd militia furnished by the two States,
and here you will find only 5,503 fur
nishei by South Carolina, While 82.Og2
were furnished by Massachusetts,, 6eiag
sirie9i faies mare Than Souh Caroi,aa,
anil much moye MaH 5y dHMe Southern
Suites togefler. Here are G,cls and llg-
ures Of which the Senator ought not to
be ignorant
Did the occasion require, | might 20
further, and minulcly portray he in.
hncilty Of Tho Southern States. and par
ticularly Of South Carolina, in The war
Of the Revolution, and compared viii,
The Northern States. hi. Is sad
chapter Of history, upon which un-
willingly dwcll. Faithful ANIMAL. record.
that as carly as 1873, the six South
Carolina regiments, composing, with tho
Georgia regiment, the regular force Il
the Southern department, diI not in the
whole muster above eight hundred men.
nor was Il possible to fIl up their ranks.
During the succeeding year, The Cow
crnor Of South Carolina, pressed By the
Brid,h forces, offered to .dpulaio the
neutrality Of his State during the war,
leaving il 10 be decided al the peace 10
whom l should belong "a ,,rsmonitory
symptom of tbe seces,ion proposed ia
our own day At h,t. after The fatal
drld Of Camden. oo organized American
force aas leit in ilis region The three
Southern Staios---animis opibosyas
I Parrfi, according 10 the sauni Of The
s.ualor--had uo, a single battalion iu
iAe held During all this period the
me0 of Massachusetts, were serving
rhcir country moi II home. bat away
FROM iheir oan Loflers. for, from the
time Of the declaration Of Independence,
Ma.eaebusciis saw lhc smoke Of an en-
enemy'' camp.
~ last, by The military genius and
/ rcmafkable eSeuions OF General Crsca,
n Northern man, who assumed ,he com
mani of DE Southern army, South Car
dina was rescued from the bril,sh pow-
cr Bgl ihe tr'als of lhis saceessfal
leader reveal in a striking manner. tie
weakness II the iiayo-holdIng" ssais
which he saved. some of these are
/ graphically presented ia biz lsiirrs--
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