The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-05-28
STATE OF AFFAIRS IN NEW YORK.
An Inside Tep- Condition Of the Northern
Troops

An Inside TTep- Condition Of the Northern
Troops.
The following extract from New York letter,
received at the Office of the Richmond Dispatch,
gives view of affairs somewhat different from the
representations of the Northern newspapers:
The Stock Exchange brokers of New York, it is
said, are nearly all AbotionstS and some resort
to all kinds of tricks 10 bolster up Lincolns insane
civil war One of these devices is, that whenever
John Brown Chase wants loan, they make
fictitious sales one with another of United States
bonds, at advanced prices, which never change
hands. This is done to bring bidders for the new
loan at high rates. The money spent Oh account
of the war is reck lessly wasted everything is
Quoted in loose and extravagant manner, and
sticks in fat Jumps to the palms of Black Republl
can jObbers, spOsmen, camp followers and con-
tractors Of all for the sake of the stars and
stripes The terrorism proclaimed by abolition
nobs has subsidized somewhat, both here and in
the North. Common sense people begin to reflect
upon things, and look at what is going on in its
true light, now and for the future.
Nearly one-half Of the so-cacd troops in this
tcity-and have no doubt the same applies to the
grandloquent array of numbers at the North
general y-are '.men in buckram." About 3 900
are put down as ready for service in this city or
Eicinity, when, if the truth could be fairly stated
it does not amount to more than half that number.
The truth is that they short of arms, and can
not supply those already called out. Nearly all
thc regiments concentrated here and at Staten
Island are drilling without And such re-
cruitsi They arc picked up at random, from the
lowest dregs of society, composed Of dead Rab-
bits, loafcrs and rowdics. That New York has
sent some noble re- ments (aud more the pity, J
composed of brave and worthy men, who have
been well drilled volunteer regiments, including
the 9Th, 9Th, Goth, and list, cannot be denied.
But neither these corps, any dispassonate cti-
zen, who have the motley bodies Of raw
recruits following drums and flies through the
streets, will deny this assertion. Arms arc short,
ana this fact is initiating strongly against the
movements of troops against the South. The men
ofthe South and Southwest have always been in
possession and usc Of fire arms This is not so at
the Moth, and especially in Northern cities where
few or none possess firearms such rifles, &c.
outside Of volunteer CONF auies. The whole militia
force Of Ohio does not exceed 200 900 men; to
call out eco, would take every other man in
the State, which is simply impossibility. The
whole military force of New York city and State is
about 800 Geo; to call out 1G0 900 would take one
in every three, which is also impossible
because, IN either case farms and business pursuits
would have to be Abandoned which would result
in famine.
1t is stated that Lincoln intends speedily to send
two agents to Europe to purchase steamers of war
AnG arms Inc Hrutn ought 10 pursue similar
course.
Seward will not allow his instructions to Adams,
his Minister to England, to be published The
reason is that Adams is a rank Abolitionist and
tits said Stewards instructions mainly based
upon the Exeter Hall platform. In other words,
he tells him to say that the North s able to put
down the South, and that it is against attempt
to establish permanently slave empire that the
North is fighting, and that in putting down slavery
tha l. tla NH ri
humanity of England for sympathy and sustenance
Whenever his Instructions the light, ii will be
found that Abolition sectionalism forms the staple
to all the European Governments.