Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-11-05
rnt.l nlslnral Foundation

Total Disloyal Population oOss SOS
The estimates we have made are certainly
most liberal towards the bouth for we believe
there are more than 800, 900 people in favor OF
the Union in the seeded States, while there are
not million of disloyal people in the nnseceded
Border States. But We can afford to be thus
liberal, and approximat numbers are all that
can bo expected in calculations of this kind.
The general conclusion of this table is what
we desire especially to refer to that is that the
actual dsloyal population of the United States is
only about six millions, or considerably less than
One-iiith OF the whole population, which amounts
to 3D. 420, o9l souls, OF these six millions, about
one half are males, of all ages from infancy to
extreme old age; and Of thssemaes not more than
one-six, or say 100000 men, can be regarded
as capable of bearing arms. 1t is supposed that
not less than 400, 600 men are under arms in the
rebel States, and serving in Virginia, Tennessee.
Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina
aud elsewhere. This leaves a reserve of on'y
100000 men, who are needed to preserve order
at home, 10 keep down negro instructions, and
TO carry on such kinds Of business as can only
be performed by able bodied men. OF the sold
iers serving under the rebel flag probably not
less than ten per ceut., or say forty thousand
men, are from among the loyal population, having
been impressed into the service. But it may
still be allowed that the South is able to put up
an army Of 100000 men into the field, with
reserve of 100000 to supply losses from various
causes. This shows us what We have to contend
against
The loyal population Of all the States, without
including the slaves, appears from the above
table, TO be about twenty-One millions, of which
about one half are males. Suppose-as we have
done in the case of the rebel States-that one
sixth Of these are able to bear arms, and we
have, in round numbers, 100000 men. When
the half million Of volunteers, authorized by
Congress, are in service, we should still have
reserve of n million and o quarter, and we have
no negro slaves to hold in subjection, aud are in
no need of large military force to protect our
homes away from the Southern border, unless the
fears Of the nervous, concerning trouble with
England and France, should be realized, which
ne do not npprehend.
But the object OF this exposition il to show
how small is the proportion VI the dislOyal to the
loyal inhabitants OF the Union, and further to
show how little the loyal population has done,
when its work is compared with what has been
done by the rebels. The loyal population Of the
United States, not including the slaves, who
would give practical proof of loyalty iii was
allowed is more than three times as large as
the dislOyal; aud yet there are nearly as many
rebel soldiers in the field there arc soldier in
the service Of the United States. When we have
half million of soldiers, we shall have million
and a quarter in reserve, while the supply Of
really seryioeable men Of the rebel Satts viii be
exhausted.
1t is plain that We must defeat the rebels
speedily, if We put forth our strength But this
we have not done, while they have, in the first
few months OF the rebellion, put into the field
almost their maximum of strength They have
thus far bad the adYanisge in fighting. though
we have it in figures This must no longer be
the case. We must have an army of half mil
lion Of men, and If they are skilfnlly handled,
we, may, with the corporation OF the navy, put