Smyrna times., 1861-04-25
MISCELLAN US.
The Contest and the Rslative Strength
of Parties to It.

The following. from the N. Y. Times, shows
the Northern view of the ultimate result of The
present contest between the two sections:
Frsm the progress OF the inventive arts, the
chances ot war among nations possessing an
equal amount of courage and endurance are
aimust sxsetly measured by the amount OF
money beliigeTent can command. Money is
equivalent 10 numerical superiority in men, in
ships, 10 means OF lOcomOIion and subsistence,
AID 10 the perfection and com oleleness Of in-
scdnents Of destruction. Success is no long
er attribute Of particular ma ationalily, or
me fortune of particular Generalt or matter
Of accident. but depends upon mass, aud the
skll wisk which this is welded. The combat
All excellinF in these two conditions must in
Ihs end win, no matter what reverses il may
At 6Fsi suffer from want of preparation, or
trainiRg. or habitude.
We may eOncede personal courage TO our
opPeaents fully equal to our own, and still
leave them 10 hopeless inferiority as to their
ability TO maintain anything lika an equal
fight. The Confederate States contain a white
Population Of 800 200, ,-or about ne. eighth of
lhe population Of the Northern States. The
latter can, Il necessary, bring a force eight
tlnsss greater into the field. AL the slave
States together have a white population of
only s.OODOOO, against I9,O0O,000 in the
North. Measured by numbers, the North Is
twiee aud halt as powerful, assuming all the
SoHthern States to be q unit in sentiment and
purpose. Bat this is impossible. Missouri IN
bs Contingency will Join the Gulf COnfeder-
aey. neither will Delaware, nor Maryland, nor
Western Virginia, nor Eastern Kentucky, NOT
Tennessee. In case of hostilites, the proper
sarSeilIanee over the negro would compel al
lsss; one halt Of the white males 20 remain al
a L. 1.
70 saeh a degree as 10 render il tae height o
fsol-hsrdiness for The South to venture upor
The contest.
How 10 it with regard TO munitions of war
IN heavy ordnance and the like the South ma
BE pretty well supplied, from the forts the
have seized and plundeTed. But in the sece
skg States there is neither pORder-mill no
abuadry tor the casting Of cannon, nor es
txbhshment for the manufacture of arms. Di
any such establishment exist, they could neve
Tara cut materisl or aTms that gould mate
tAOse manufactured at The North. The sece
eiag NJ les lo-daf are being supplied from ouI
selves with everything they use. Take ava
tAs arms the Federal Government have distrIl
sses through Fhe South. or have been stolel
and they would be impotent for any milItar
exploit whatever.
They are equally weak in their com nisssar
4 d. fhe seeding States cannot manufaetu
yard Of clothing tit for soldiers wear, NJ
rssse the food for bis ratiOns These must
sappaied from the North, il at sll. They a
II ssill wesker 10 the grand siae gui non-CAs
Il Thlsihe seeding States are literally withol
4 snd sith the exception Of one or two poin
n nsser had any. Charleston was looked up
" TIE richest city South. in proportion to
n population. Yet Charleston is almost col
pieieiy exhausted. The State is so press
IAst tneisnns carry on the work necessary
eompleui its Capitol The moment Sta
seeedes us credit % ruined. The conviction
unfversai that secession will end in repnd
fioa. Nominally, Virginia is still a 10,
State; bat the fear that she will secede.
caused her bonds to fail to 57--the same bol
that few years ago were sought after at
RRd bui for secession would TO day be sell
at handsome premium
seceding States, individually. cannot
Fow, because they deny all legal responsil
hes. The Confederate States cannot, beca
meT allow any one TO secede from then
willard bee iuse they embTacs two black sh
s@sng theta Mississippi and Florida.
Vasieser direction the Confederate Sr
look, they can get no money. exeep'
spAatian, wh.cs soon exhausts what il Il
Their people have none and they
nas their face in no foreign market.
TIE Sou lies -tirely al the mercy of
sonA u th@ir innuinerable points yulner
deek. They want 2O0.0O0 men ss a
Ease agaipst 10000 on board well.appoi
sl oas day fkis force could threaien
ssai he asxs wilmsngson; ths~ext Cha
sae nert Sasannsh thea Florida,
s, Nea Orieans and Gslyeston. No
se isli where the blow ~ss 10 be ST.
conssqrentiy every menseed point v
n oe weli guarded Sneh aeet
1 coaic n elk months pui lhe Whole {
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