Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-12-12


Of the discharged three moaths' volunteers
the aggregate force furnished to the Gov
eminent since April last exceeds 700. 000
men.
! We have here an evidence of the won
derful strength of our institutions. With.
out conscliptions. levies, drafts. orzotheI
extraordinary expedients. we have raised a
greater force than that which. gathered BY
Napoleon with the aid Of all these appli.
ances, was considered an evidence of his
wonderful genius and energy. and OF The
military spirit of the French nation. Here
every man has an interest in tho Gorern.
ment. and rushes to its defence when dan
gers beset it.
| By reference to the records Of the revo-
luton 1t win be seen that Massachusetts.
with population Of ESQ. 900. had at one
time sc. 900 troops in the field. or over one
sixth of her entire pecple--a force greatly
exceeding the whole number of troops fur
nished by all the Southern States during
the war. Should the present loyal States
furnish troops in like proportion. which
undoubtedly would be the case should any
emergency demand it, the Government
could promptly put into the field an army
of over three millions.
WHAT SVEN MONTHS HAVE DONE.
1t gives me great satisfaction to refer to
the creditable degree Of discipline of our
troops most of whom were. bnt short
time since engaged in the pursuits ofpeace.
They are rapidly attaining an efficien-
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to our arms. Officers and men alike
evince an earnest desire to accomplish
themselves in every duty of the camp and
field. and the various corps are animated
by an emulation to excel each other In sol
dierly qualities.
The conspiracy against the Government
extended over an area Of 1873. 14f square
miles possessing a coast line of 1923
miles, and shore line of 25.4l4 miles.
with an interior boundary line Of Of I .03l
miles in length The conspiracy stripped
us of arms and munitions. and scattered
our navy to the most distant quarters OF
the globo. The effort to restore the Union.
which the Government entered on in April
last. was the most gigantic endeavor in
the history of civil war. The interval of
seven months has been spent in prepare
ton.
THE HISTORY OF The WAR.
Tho history of this rebellion. in common
with all Others. for obvious csnses. records
the first successes in favor of the insur-
gents. The disaster of Bull Run was but
the natural consequence of the premature
advance of our brave bat nndisciplined
hoops. which the Impotence Of the coun-
try demanded. The betrayal also Of our
movements by traitors in our midst ena.
bied the rebels to choose and intrench
their position. and by reinforcement in
great strength. at the moment of victory.
to snatch it from our grasp. This reverse.
however. gave no encouragement to our
gallant people: they have crowded into our
ranks. and although large numbers have
been necessarily rejected, a mighty army
in invincible array stands ready to precip-
itate itself upon the foe. The check that
we have received upon the Potomac has.
therefore. but postponed the campaign for
few months. The other successes of the
rebels. though dearly won. were mere af-
fairs. with no important or permanent all
vantages. The possession of Western Vir-
ginia and the occupation Of Hatteras and
Beaufort have nobly redeemed our tran
silent reverscs.
AT the date Of my last report, the States
of Delaware. Maryland. Kentucky and
Missouri were threatened with ret'ellion.-
In Delaware the good sense and patriotism
of the people have tr umphed over the I'M
holy schemes Of traitors. The people Of
Kentucky early pronounced themselves.
by an unequivocal declaration at the ballot
box, in favor of tie Union: and Maryland.
notwithstanding the efforts of bad men in
power in the city of Baltimore. when the
opportunity of general election was af-
forded. under the lead OF her brave aud pa
triotic Governor, rebuked by an oserwhcl-
ming majority the traitors who would
have led her to destruction. In Missouri
a loyal State government has been estab-
lished by the people. thousands of whom
have rallied to tie support of the Federal
authority. and. in conjunction with troops
from othOr portions Of the country. have
forced the rebels to retire into the adjoin.
ing State. The government established
in Virginia by the loyal portion of he'
population is in successful operation, and
have no doubt will be sustained by the
people Of the entire State whenever tht
ttraklom Of the rebel forces shall have
been removed.
Thus has it been made clearly apparent
that in whatever direction the forces of Tho
Union lave extended their protection. thu
repressed loyalty of the people. irresistibl,
maniiesting ITSELF has aided to restore an,
maintain the authority of the Government
and doubt not. that the army now assem-
bled on the banks of the Potomac. will
under its able leader. soon make such {
demonstration as will -re-establish its an
Ethority Throughout the ~ebeIlious States.
ARMY SUPPLIES.
i Extraordinary labor. energy and talent
have been required of the various bureau.
of the Department to provide for tn,
wasts Of our Immense army While err
rors may have been occasionally commit
/ ted by snbordinates. and while extrava
CANT prices have undoubtedly in some ca
scs. controlled BY haste ant The pressure o
/ rapid events. been paid for supplies. it i
with great qualification that refer to tn
economical administration Of affairs dis
played in Che various branches of the ser