Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-11-29
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The Timssof October 2sH 5ays tiig VAR 4 as
popular as it Is hopeless The lIorth2rn States
are pouring battallious after battaliohs into
the Federal Capiinl, while il is sid that 'evtu
!. thess ineessant reinforcemchts sti leave tie
army under Mcclellan inferior In numbers 10
that @.s the ene.ny. The magnitude Of the for
ees eitker actually under arms or shortly TO BE-
raised is almost Incredible Aiter all the abate-
menis derJsHded BY the ezaggeratiohs Of the
American journals, the residue Of Pfosab'e
truth, as computed BY our special corrcspon-
dent, is enough TO astound u.s. None Of he
regtIIT armies in Europe make anu appYoarh
10 the s1ats Of these tesies oil Of hich Be ii OBJ
serued, are for 0etiue and immediate service
The aggregate population Of these States AT.
bearing to the Union is very nearly that Of
Great Britain, the advantage being rather on
our side Out Of our population we maintain
an army considered large oue-of some
100000 men, being in the proportion Of about
one soldier to every 100 inhabitants. The
Northern States, from an equivalent popul.-
tion, have placed 350,0OO troops in the aeldj
are on point Of increasing these BtsuberI TO
100000, and could in the opinion Of cur cor
resp nd nj on the spot raise al lsast 900 900
without any remarkable pressure" .a.
Tic population Of the South is about o.
000,0Oa, but from this aggrega'e must he de-
Quoted 100000 on account Of tie slaves vic
do Mt LEAR arms. This leaves 5000 600 &c
be drawnupon for the supply of the army,
and we are assured that from Ibis popnia@6n
tffa hat, ,,rI l-.ft,7
Confederate GOTarnmsnl can mail.taid force
Of 100000 mrOs This would be ore soldierto
every Tea Inhabitants OF the couniry--a pro
p 'rlien never reached before. ; .i5iiF
America, in sll its great centres Of popula-
lion. is one vast camp. a Democratic RepuI.
lie, with stapdiHg army Of less than I5,oUO
men, has been transform ID in the space Of a.
Few short months into something very ikea
sk%potsm. acquiring more aud more Of mill
tary character day after day. France under
The ! Irst Empire ives net m6ne c0mpjetely'
merged 10 its army than the Northern half Of
the Union is at the present IaaR1eat. 1'llesU Un.
iOnisls have neither been disheartened bE DE-
feat nor Disconnected by delay. The war fever
las spread till all class,s arl embraced by the
contagion. Soldiers are everything. and every,
i4dY is soldier. No party or sAcliJn Of par
iy vfniuFes to talk OF peace. The only kind
1f business thriving is that springing gediseG.
The war. Army contractors, manufacturers Of
xarlike implements, and purveyors oflmilitary
stores are driving a prodigious trade. but all
1ther peacefuI pursuits are either langui.hing or
suspended Excepting iu the Vepolee Slater
here is little actual fighting. but drilling scrVes
FOR excitement and occupation till the collision
Al II
-reating their armies before marching out TO
'attle The advance Of a standing force has
'ot proved the least prcseIvaliss against war
What other countries kept. ready nna,hs, 'the
Americans are now making as fact as they can,
N an enormous scOle, at an exiraYagant out
ny, and for the most terrible of combats, a7i