St. Mary's beacon., 1861-05-09

Here too Nc nave 0ceO OOukeo % &c
outside the limits VI tho Register. II viii
1t frst, strike the reader ~ absurd n n.
low 28l 900 men % The available strength
Il nominal 6l2. 900, when OVER 5000.
GOO are allowed but 26l 100, This ap.
psssue discrepancy srises altogether frou
two stubborn facts: Insh the fese plsce,
the militia Of any State 10 mot eNissd
- leave It,. In the second place. the
Nnrthern militia Is al outside tie limits %
he .eas Of ssar. while that Of the South !.
within it; 90 that, in reality. SLOWING e6l ).
100 - the movable army from the North
is going to the lass extent Of probability
While putting the ssrs sst Strength at A1<ii,
ors doors. Of the Souihern forces. is mak-
ing Is - low ~ it could be made.
Forss, arsenals aud barracks have been
E apsursd in every Southern State, and i
they are setaken. soldiers must march 70
then, - matters Of this kind cannse be
done By proxy. :. The Federal trooper
then. must tr.vel-the Southern one is on
the spot.
It il easier to ,get 81. 900 men together
for Geld day. q home than 10, 900 70 e
hundreds Of niles. The smbulapcs aud
provisions which The North shosld procure
fer IS. 600 men in the coming war, would
serve $50, 900 Of tia Confederates. Be.
sides, the South CaroliDian army. which
We quote - q, 900 available, has already
q force of that puuber under arms there.
fore. our proportion If her qsota,iou -
seryiceablc 10 not overdrawn. Il Is natu-
raj to suppose that Georgia. mississippi,
Alabama and the rest could do IS we'll ~
South Carolina. But then. observes the
arguer. why not the Northern States have
~ many available men. in proportion p
For three good reasons Pirst, Grauting
that they could raise $50 900. instead o!
VI 261 loo. aud that I'll who we're requir.
I'd to do 50 would willingly volunteer. the
force kept II bone. from, motives of poll.
ey. custom and security. should not b lers
than so 900. 60 that the available would
Be only $4,000 Secondly. Neithe,
Nsrth NOR South, nor any nation ethe,
than France. Russia and Austria. could
send On . long journey 26l 900 men. and
iced and supply it on the road aud Mr.
Lincoln being pledged mot ~ molest pri
vste property" or fercibly take provision,
from the people in the invaded States, BIZ
Governments could % it less than any 9th
or Power. Thirdly. The North O.,
never raise 26l 900 for outside fighting
Were she attacked ut home, it 10 more like
~. ~ al military men will see. that thre
millions could be brought into the fcld
than that 261 900 could b aecunulats'
for . journey. aan
Those who argue that Ne Are raising
volunteers. and kse militia. gain nstbinI
BY the point. The volunteers and militi
sonbined. sss ssly Ae ~silisia.s in . cal
culaiivs ssnse. for tho militia y pat dow
1t - possible. not it, resi-, strength. Ne,
York has 81. 900 rsg1hls panadiag nssa
The bslligcrsnt fsrseA. then, are - FOL
lows. for tho war below Masses and Dir
North. a4s : ael 100
Sosth. ems 28l. 900
|
| fetal, $40. 100
W.vesing (Bsrdcr States and Terrific
ries). $4,000. Imaginative men think q
the result Of . war With Theses figures b
fore them. We win discuss the bearing 4
tho navy and the regular srny IN the fghi
in day or ~. But. they are sseondar