Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-27
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out" Their papers candidly admit that neither II
CLEIIAN, RosEcRAXs, Wool nor FREEoNT are Dr.
pared for aggressive movements, because they ha7
not men enough, and enlistirg progresses SO slowl
it cannot be foretold when they VII be s5.s
abandon the defensive position in which they a.
kept The New York World would know why. Z
the end Of FIVE months preparation, the eight nj
lions Of the South have IN the field a larger arm
than the twenty-one millions Of IKE North with q
their bOasted superiority" in every respeet W
might answer that this phenomenon Is to BE- attrit
uted, in great measure, to the superior zeal an
pluck Of the Southern people; to the personal il
terest that every individual feels in tie issue Of Ii
contest; and to the institution Of slavery, y hic
gives US 8 slave population to cultivate the croD
and to harvest them. whilst their free and chiyal
rous masters are fighting the battles of Indepen
deHce It is remarkable and sublime exhibition
Of devotion in this conaection that the great Stat
Of Ohio has but eighteen regiments in tie field, Will
Virginis with not more than ene-third OF its whit
population, has sixty-fve thousand volunteers il
the field We subjoin the article from the Hord OF
this subject:
MORE MEN MORE FORCEl
It is now five months since the bombardment OF
Sumter and the great uprising as it IS termed Of
the Northern people. How stand We? The rebels
absolute masters of eleven States, in half possession
Of the twelfth pressing upon borders threaten
ing our capital, and we on the OFFENSIVE,
wondering when and where they will
strike Who that heard the burst Of pa-
triotic wrath last April, snd the great rallying
cry that swept over every Northern Il and valley
could have believed that this September sua would
have risen upon such position! VI boast Ofour
great dOiDgs-exult over the millions Of money
raised, and the hundreds of thousands Of men arm.
Cd. equipped, drilled, disciphned bu, boast as we
may the fact still remains that the eu my is at Sur
Threshold, and we are on the defeusiga. We have
talked loud OF eur superior Popu.adon, superior
wealth, superior credit superior iutcl seace supe
rior morality, superior physical condition Of our
armies, superior everything and yes here We are
on the defensive We havo heapeI III ulsuner . {
denunciation and execTau0n upoa tie rebellion
stigmatzed il as the most nefsriC1 aud sCsursad
that human deprgvity ever Coueeis.. sworn be
fore high heaven lhal i, shall Be ~ dJEa and
the priceless heritaCe Of cvristlc- -7cd-and set
here We are, tk2Tebelli0n goriiur cr q cH. week
right St our 'front.' and We On the dst-zziye
Now We are r9r Eolag 20 take 10 t-g iEssusats
cry for an advance, whItl- seven weeks cg3 drove
the national troops 70 such di-l=-g a1i disgrace.
Heaven forbid. Our troops 1r5 no. ar-ppr-i for sn
advance. There IS 20. one Of tt--r c1um11dia-s
Ge1arsls-n9itler AcClsii4l Oh L-5 ItE1ll-e, ace
Wool at The Fortress, ros Eoz s-s in Western
Virginia, nor Fremont in Essre-s Missouri
WJLA4 " zaA-A-tStA AZ Ait-a-+ai4 A4n
present timei for there Is Hot cls oi them who
would not be opposed By apex " I1fLs o. TIE
enemy II superior position and b &. z5 il 1c loJ
vast moment 10 be needless y lmpeI5ls. PIT WHY
this superior force on1he part Of tlslE-Tay Hos
Is It that our tWepty-one millions sis-r lhess frs
months, have under arms less 1Iul#r cf s---ia-s
this day, than the eight millions 1f l-fel rsCF
We may say that the Confederate gere rnHe NJ he
used eonstraint. while our goVernuel 81 zs not.
But the fact that great bcdy, Tie sme-s5 nia.-
lRrTfr Of M -sr 20 r- 20
tariy as cur own. Even were IL Ct-erTi-e. cur (
question would still be unanswered. Itm9tters not
how jed. Davis has raised his immense force. !
There it is and it has been our business 70 cuuua-
Der it. No sane Northern man VIII affirm that we I
have been unable; why then hls il n7C been 9Jn +
We have met reverse after revarse-G Great Bethel. t
Bull Run, Carthage, SPRING gfeld-haye suffered dis
souri, to be oyerrun, East Tennessee - be trCljen
under, have failed to follow Up Cur advantage in
North Carona, and refrained from ell Ike Demon.
strations elsewhere-and all for want 0g sufficient
number Of men. And what IS still worse taere Is
rot even now, when all the hard ccnscq queEces Of
he difficulty have been brought home TO US, any
adequate means IN operating for its remedy. Con.
yress contemplated and authriZed the raising Of five
hundred tn Jusand men for the speedy suppression |
If the rebellion. We have not one half that mum.
Der on eur rolls all told; aud at the rIte we are
low enlistng, will not much more taan keep good
wen that poor figure, against the current casualties
If disease and battle. 1t takes months ss We have
would judge from the present progress Of the North
q enlistiDg that it had made up Its mind 70 60
through the winter campaign with fJrGe n5t ma
erialy larger than the presentaEd take The chances
this is indeed so, it reflects mi-c-lblJ upon our
,atriotism.
Had we the half million on foot. which Congress
-oted, or could we be assured Of thsl By The first
+ December, it is morally certain tl-t lle rebellion
would meet its end before the heats Of tie next
ummer. With our present force, 10 mar cG1 say
Al.
fected at all We are simply fighting the rebels
n equal terms, with one quarter our real strength.
q such cause ss we haVe-the very existence Of
be nation at stake-the North ought 70 nd no great
ifRculty in putting million OF men under arms.
he French Republic of 49, with a population but
tile exceeding our free States raised twelve hun
red thousand men to repel the Eur02ean coalition
Thich was threatening its destruction. IL IS true |
hey had CarnOt to the civil counciis who was
bic both to infuse courage and enthusiasm into the
eopls, and then to organize with graEdest unity
nd effect. We have no such inspiring comm aniing |
bility in our public administration. But We have
that ought 70 be worth far more-a people of une
aaled intelligence, who have had, for three gem
rstions, the richest experience Of the blessings Of
freedom.
Il is idle for the Northern people to wait for any
ew impulse from high places. They ought to find
leir stimulus to duty in their own b0sons; or, If
a external monitor be needed, the mere sight of
le glorious stars and stripes in danger Of beng
umDieQ ana DuFieQ IOTeFSrf ought 70 De enough. /
his enlisting must not lag. az It Is doing. 1he
eople everywhere must " axe up 10 the real ne
essities of the Government, and rail- to tie over
ROW of its enemies. The present defensive posi-
on is q shame and danger. We ought 70 have
rmies that can afford something Cise-srn les e.
IRE whose superior strength rebellion will quail
I'd cover, instead Of amazing The world, as it new
PES with proud defiant front. We should remCm-
er that every day this fell treason keeps its stand
day added to its prestige, at the cZpepse of the
BOD name of the republic. IL we tsh this rebel
On with one quick, decisive, rNEelm.ng blow,
e shall take higher rank thae ever among the
itiOns. II we allow q wavering lgging lREer>
2 strengthening on the defens.T lCry ss We s
n and IN attack never assured 80, suoCess-We I
AL wade through dishoaCr, and probably come
It in defeat. Triumph is sure re wiz It. but 2
must show ourselves more iE cs sst-uiss -Pus q
nth more Of Cur strength.
ExcIaauEs OF s.rfsJ.irys, (
We find in the New York World sg'iflzr. ar- Q
;Ie OF the subject q tie exchange e rl.s7Uefs
urZcs upon the LIScOLs Adm.lis sea,i5a r ch.rge
policy touching the, exchange OF prison srs vi.h
ne reBels,7 dtsiriny them 90 PG-zss t'la u-u-I 3
arse Of nations a. war, su5jec--s resIie..ols as
ro,itcal offenders. It would -asEa al sspeslai =
eeption ia the case Of o:iee-s che F's3e--l
my in the service Of the Csnretess Sl-.s 1li
iyatefrs. The 'LEooIS GoYerUHs . lHus. 80 iu-- ?
sr if it desires to effect an arran gIa 71r ut that
tic Confederate Sta es for the exezare ~ rri4. =