Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08
American Personal Courage AstOnlshes

American Personal Courage AstOnIshes
the Times,
The London Times of October % says the
war is as popular as it is hopeless. The
Northern States are pouring battalions after
battalions into the Federal Capital, while it
is said that even these incessant reinforce
ments still leave the army under Mcclellan
inferior in numbers to that of the enemy.
The magnitude of the forces either actually
under arms or shortly to be raised is almost
incredible. After all the abatemeuts de-
msnded by the exaggerations of the Ameri-
can journals, the residue of probable truth,
as computed by our special correspondent, is
enough to astound us. None of the regular
armies of Europe make any approach to the
scale of these levies, all of which, be it OBJ
served, are for active and immediate service.
The aggregate population of the States ad-
bearing to the Union is very nearly that of
Great Britain, the advantage being rather on
our side. Out of our population we main.
tain an army considered a large one-ot
some $50, 600 men, being in the proportion of
about one soldier to every 100 inhabitants.
The Northern States, from an equivalent
population, have placed $50, 900 troops in the
field, are on the point of increasing these
numbers to SOC, 900, and could, in the opinion
of our correspondent on the spot raise at
least 100000 without any remarkable pres
sure. i. .lrl-.-.f
The population of IL South is about
5000, 600 but from this aggregate must be
deducted 100000 on account of the slaves,
who do not bear arms. This leaves G, 6,0000 900
to be drawn upon for the supply of the army,
and we are assured that from this popula-
tion-a population less than thato Ireland
| the Confederate Government can maintain
q force of 600, 900 men. This would be one
soldier to every ten inhabitants of the coun-
| tIy-a proportion never reached before.
America, in all its great centers Of popula-
| ton, is one vast camp. A democratic re-
| public, with standing army of less than
! $1,000 men, has been transformed in the space
| of few short months into something very
| like despotism, acquiring more and more
| of military character day after day. France
| nnder the First Empire was not more COM
pletely merged in its army than the Northern
half Of the Union is at the present moment.
| The Unionists have neither been disheart-
ened by defeat or disconnected by delay.
The war fever has spread till all classes are
embraced by the cOntagion. Soldiers are
every thing, and every body is a soldier. No
party or section of a party ventures to talk
of peace. The only kind of business thriV-
ing is that springing out of the war. Army
contractors, manufacturers of JWarlike i'm
plements and puryeyors Of military stores
are driving prOdigious trade, but all other
peaceful pursuits are either languishing or
suspended. Excepting in the remO.er States
there is little actual fighting, but drilling
serves for excitement and occupation till the
collision occurs. The two sections Of the
Union are creating their armies before
marching out TO battle. The absence of 9
standing force has not proved the least pre-.
servative against war. What other cOun
tries kept ready-made the Americans ar,
now making as fast as they can, ON an enor
nous scale, at an extravAgant outlay, and 70
the most terrible of combats. rr.I.