Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-10
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From the New York Times, Sept. SOL

From the New York Times, Sept. SOL
The rebel States of Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas. Arkansas and Tennessee,
accoring 10 the official reports ut their depart
ments. have put into the field 10000 men.
OF these troops there are about SO 900 in Vir-
giuia. mostly in General Beaureeard's army.
This is low estimate If he commands near
200 900 men. for it would require that he,
should have I41.O00 drawn from the States of
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolia, Flo
rida, Virginia and Mary land-a number thew
can hardly yield. But allowing for Virginia
59, 900 men, drawn from the States of the
lower Mississippi Valley, it will leave 81 900
troops in the field for home defence of the re-
bel States and to operate upon Missouri and
Kentucky, which the Confederates are striv-
ing to sever from the Uuibn. Let US take off
5000 for home service-for coast guard and
garrison duty-aud we have $1,000 rebel
troops left for offensive operations against
Missouri and Kentucky. a very large pro-
portion of their force was recently in Missoo-
ri under Pillow and Hardee. But these men
have all been transported to Kentucky, leav-
ing In Missouri only the regiments that ac-
company Ben. McCuil0ch. 1t is not known
how MANY he has, nor indeed is it known
where he is al present Bat it is, we think,
an entirely reasonable calculation, that the
Coniederates have, either upon kentucky soil
or ready to be precipiteted upon Kentucky,
fifty thousand troops, in the main well drill
ed, equipped with artillery, and altogether
formidable ia the field. But as the collision
in Kentucky becomes more sharp and absorb
ing, all possible reinforcements will be thrown
forward by the Confederaies. They well know
that their homes must be protected on the
Kentucky line. or not at all; ana so every
fighting man that can be spared from Missis-
sippi, Louisiana, Arkansas. and elsewhere,
will be pushed forward to Kentucky to pre-
vent the invasion of their own homes. The
Confederate army to be met and opposed in
Kentucky, will amount. therefore, in very
short time, to not less THAI $4,000 men. 1t
may. in any emergency, be run up easily to
100 900 men. And such an army in the hands
of Gen. A. S. Johnston, will be powerful
and dangerous adversary, requiring the best
strength aud ablest generals of the govern
ment to oppose it successfully. II the inva-
sion of Kentucky is not met with all prompt
ness, and with all the power Of the govern
ment, no earthly power can prevent the vic
torious march OF General Johnston into the
Ohio valley, and the wintering of the grand
army in the cities of Louisville aud Cincin-
natl.
Kentucky will be giant in the fight; but
Kentucky is not armed. General Anderson is
a hero, and will "die the DEATH in the field
if need be. But Gen. AndersOn's health is
exceedingly infirm, and many ihink him fa
tally impaired in vigoE by his sufftrings in
Sumter. IND these circumstances it is in
cumbent on the Administration to look vigi-
lantly into the movements of the enemy in
Kentucky. What impends th re is not duel
between loyal Kentucky and rebel Tennessee.
1t is "a battle between the Titans-the fiercest
fighting men of the Confederate States-in
full force, under their very ablest generals,
(Beauregard to the contrary notwithstand
ing) against the most gallant and resolute
race of men that the UniJn can boast of-the
yeomanry of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and
Ohio. But the rebel forces are in the field
armed, drilled and in motion. The Unioniss
are not. They are just rallying, without
arms, without discipline, and without a lead
err They need the instant care and powerful
aid of the government. They must have it,
or the Ohio river will be as effectually COM
man6ed by the rebels as the lower Mississippi
is-and that before Christmas, and the provi-
sions now carefully stored in the granaries OF
the Ohio valley will 60 to feed traitors.