Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-07
VIEW OF A RADICAL.

VIEW OF RADICAL.
The Charleston Mercury gives a slight
draw back from the universal exultation of
the southern press eve protest." it says,
against the suicidal system which has been in
operation in cur war department Of rejecting
all tweisemonths' volunteers. But ior this
fatal policy our army might now have been
double, almost quadrupIe, its present number
The emergency is by ar too great to admit
OF squeamish silence on the part OF the peo
pie and of thepress. What generous and
a most unbounded confidence aud support
could give, has been accorded freely to the
executive and its various departments. But
III the face OF our present fearful odds, and OF
the desperate efforts now being made at the
north, aud the fierce and ruthless invasion
promised us, it becomes necessary for us TO
speak. and for the executive and congress 10
act. 1--WE want men-men and horses
nothing else. They are but to be called for
10 be had. They are at hand, ard ready.
We trust Il more extended policy to meet the
wants of the country will be at once entered
upon. We trust it is already inaugurated.
Let all twelve months volunteers be accept
ed withouta day delay and long before the
suns OF May next shall have banished the as
perities OF winter, and warmed the earth into
trulttulness and lie, the enemy will have been
crushed from our path and driven headlong
to The northermost borders of his sterile re
glon Men are wanted-cavary is wanted"
THE REBEL ARMY INCREASING.
The Richmond Despatch says at is I'M
derstood in Official circles that The secretary of
war, the Hon. l.. Pope Walker has recon
mended to congress an addition to the SOUTH
ern army of about three hundred and fifty
regiments, or such a number as, added to the
force already organized. will make an aggre-
gate OF five hundred and sixty regiments. Es-
tliDating each regiment at II thousand men,
this would give force of five hundred and
sixty thousand men, rank and file. The white
population OF the confederate states being, in
round numbers, five million six hundred thou.
sand souls, the proposed army would amount
TO just ten per cent. OF the whole, or one sol.
dier to every ten white people.
FINANCES OF THE REBELS.
The Richmond Examiner says "rhe secret
sessions OF congress are occupied with the
government, which will be permanent during
the war 1t is understood that the debate on
this subject presents single alternative. on
which the sentiment of the congress is much
divided. Ii is, whether the government should
extend the produce loan, OF whether it should
take the control of the crops Of cotton, sugar
and tobacco us purchaser. Each plan has its
respective advantages. The latter however,
is considered more direct, more available. and
compromising Il larger mutually of advan-
tages, and is recommended by views, contained
IN memorials TO congress, Of some of the
largest planters aud most important capitalists
of the SOUTH
C0NTRABANDS.
The rebel congress at Richmond has passed
the following resolution :-Resolred By Congress,
That the committee on the judiciary be in.
structed to inquire into and report on the ex.
pediency OF prescribing by law, while the facts
frach af,Aa III.