The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-22
VOL. XIII.-NO. %
Interesting Account of the Condition
and Public Sentiment OF the South.

Interesting Account of the Condition
and Public Sentiment OF the South.
The New York Herald Of Tuesday con-
tains a remarkable art Gle, from cores
pondent who has recently spent several
weeks in the capital of the Confederate
States, and who was not an idle or uninter-
ested observer of men and things. The
article is accompanied with diagram OF
the defenses of Richmond, aud throughout,
bears unmistakable evidence of genuine
ness. We copy such portions as are DEEM
ed of most interest to our readers
sTRENTH OF THE REBEL ARMY.
NY estimate of the strength of the reb
ell army, gathered from observation AID
from the data within my reach, gives them
not less than 100000 men, who are distrib-
uted as follows
Virginia liV,VUO
Tennessee and Kentucky y............. 1000 0
Missouri ........'....' UOV
Along the Coast .............. ...... 10000
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 35O,OOO
cannot doubt that the rebels have more
men In the field than the national govern
ment has, and / think that the numerous
disasters we have met with are attributable
to our undertaking the strength OF our ene-
my. While there is no manifestation OF
military ardor at the North, ,tthe South is,
as have said, one universal camp. War
is on every tongue and the subject of eve
ry thought. Day and night you hear moths
ing but war shouts, eXultatiOns over victO
ries and imprecations against the " damned
Yankees" No business except what is
connected with war is attended to or
thought Of The self.sacrifces which these
people impose upon themselves is most ex-
traOrdinary. They take the blankets and
quilts from their beds, the horses from their
stables, the cattle from their sheds, the
provender from their barns, the sons from
their hearths, and give all to the cause
which they deem sacred. Universal mad
ness seems 10 have gained possession of
young and old and the women, whoshonld
be conservative, are more rabid than their
husbands fathers or brothers. Nothing
but series Of successive triumphs on all
points, on the part of the national forces,
can restore them to reason. If We do not
make up our minds to crush out the reb3ll
ion by resstless forces, we might as we'll
cease this effort of re-establshiDg the Union,
and leave these Southern fools to the conse-
quences of their own mighty madness. It
is common thing to ind old gray.haired
men of wealth in the ranks with beardless
boys. do not believe that there has been
any drafting for the army. The force OF
public opinion is stronger than that. De-
nunciation as towards and poltroons, and
as white llvered Northerners, exclusion
from all society, and contemptuons and bru
tai treatment, are the spurs that are applied
to men to Iorce them to enlist.
ARMY SUPPLIES.
1t cannot be concealed that there is great
suffering among the rebel soldiers, and that
immense proportions of them are constantly
| in hospital. The necessares of life are
very scarce the luxuries are not to be had
for money. In the matter of shoes, blank
cts and hats, there is a great deficiency, and
one which no activity on theirpar can sup
| ply, and | think that if the coast were
thoroughly blockaded, and all foreign and
domestic supplies cut off, the rebels would
have to yieldlf downright exhaustion.
Large coDsignments in supplies, provisions
and mules are received through Missouri
and Southwestern Kentucky. Nashville,
Memphis and Richmond possess immense
stocks of -four and corn meal. The prices
| in Memphis, on the 10th of October, were
! FlOur.... SO per barrel.
PORK. ....................3O 80 cents per lb
Duller... ~ cents per 10.
| CCfee. ......................5 so cents per Id.
Some goods increased enormously in price
such for instance as gray woolen goods.
Steel pens sell at S. per box. and soap,
drugs and paper command fabulous prices.
FoUNDRIEs, ARMS AND EQUIPMENTS
The arms in general used among the rebeT
troops are old United States muskete, alter.
ed from flintlocks into the percussion, and
rifed. There is factory of small firearms
at Richmond, and one at Fayette, North
! Carolina. In the former they rife the
smooth bOres, and also rife cannon. The
Tredegar Iron Works, at Richmond, are
said to turn out eight small and four large
rifed cannon daily. There are also cannon
foundries at At anita, Ga, the iron being
procured from Dalton, near by; two on the
Cumberland river, and one at New Orleans.
Powder IS manufactured at Little Rock,
Arkansas, where sulphur is found in large
quantities. Gun carriages and forges are
made at Nashville and at Atlanta, Geor-
gia.
Among the crack batteries in Virginia
are the Washington Artillery of New Or
leans (Walton's), Kempers and Fschel-
mans. Kemper received his education at
an Austrian school for Artillery.
Small arms are in great abundance, and
bowie knives are among the favorite weap,
ons of the rebels. In point OF general equip.
ment. the Southern army is far inferior to
the Union troops. In fact, outside of Vir.
gina they look more like an armed mob
than regular organized army. ,fn-a