Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1861-10-03
THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR ON THE
SOUTH AND ON THE NORTH.

THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR ON THE
SOUTH AND ON THE NORTH. a
Although the Confederate forces
have been kept in heart by their victory
at Bull Run, and by more active move
ments than our Generals have thought
proper to make, and by constant prom
ises that they were Just about to be led
to the capture of Washington and the
occupation of Baltimore, yet there is
abundant evidence of their discomfort,
decentralization, and, in some cases, mu-
tiny, from discomfort, scanty clothing,
insufficient protection from the weather,
want of medicines and medical atten-
dance, unwholesome and insufficient
food, and absolute hunger.
AT first the Confederates were abun-
dantly supplied. The precaution-lit-
lie different from robbery--to lay in an
extra large supply of goods from the
North, on credit, in anticipation of the
war, continued all through the early
stages of the rebellion, gave them abun-
dant materials for the first outfit of their
army: and the treachery Of FLOYD, i'm
proved by their own stealing faculties,
furnished arms for them. But the sup
ply is, in great measure, stopped
There are no more opulent and credu-
lous Northern merchants to supply them
with goods on twelve months time
The rule Of Southern honor, that Se-
cession suspends debts to the North.
and coercion cancels them, kills the con-
fding goose that laid these golden eggs
for the Southern dealers. War also
suspends Southern credit.
The summer has exhausted their i'll
gotten stocks of goods, and has worn
out the clothes Of their soldiers. The
precarious chances of smuggling in the
interior, or running the blockade on the
coast, will hardly be reliable for the
supply of an army of 100000 men,
Winter is at hand, when, even in a
Southern latitude, and especially by the
enervated people Of the South, substan-
tial tents, wooden clothes and thick
blankets will be required to keep the
men from perishing. There is already
a question loudly asked in the South,
where these are to come from, and no
one seems able to answer. There is
some bluster about capturing them from
the Northern army, and taking up win
ter quarters in the Northern cities, but
with all these brilliant projects they do
not entirely suppress a shiver at the
thought of their army in the field in the
winter.
q. But the summer which has exhaus-
ted their means, and worn out the out
fit of their army, has been all the while
developing the resources of the North,
and improving the condition of our SOL
diers. The time which has created con-
stantly accumulating discomforts, suf-
fering, and complaint on the part Of the
Confederate army, has constantly i'm
proved the condition and removed the
complaints Of ours. Any make-shifts
in equipments or arms which our SOL
diers were obliged to put up with at the
outset, have either all been substituted
by articles of the best quality, or will
be in q very short time. The whole
army will this fall be clothed in the reg
ulation uniform complete, with heavy
overeoats, blankets, socks de-, and will
be supplied with the best tents. AS to
provisions, all complaints about that
have ceased. The supplyis all that the
army rations require. T
Our armies will make their descent
upon the South, provided with every
protection from the weather, with abun-
dant supplies of every kind, and with
such an outfit in the material of war as
the world has but occasionally seen. In
the mean time, our trade is prosperous.
The necessities Of Europe have created
Q demand for all our surplus produce,
which is enhancing prices in our mar
kets, and must continue to for some
time to come. The capital of the North
is paying the expenses of the war, and
is again returned to the pockets Of
the people to quicken the currents Of
trade.
On the other hand, in the South,
there is nothing but exhaustion and ruin.
Their generals feel the necessity for
striking blow soon, for they cannot
keep their army in the field in the
winter; but to strike the blow is the rub.
They do not dare to try it at WASH
ington, nor anywhere except with
overwhelming forces, and the chances
for that are constantly growing less.
Their supplies are procured by the ex-
baustion of the country; and even future
crops are sacrificed By the impressment
of the farmers teams. Their cotton
crop is Of no more use to them than so
much EARTH King cotton is no better
than stuffed image. He cannot even
procure salt for their potatoes. The r
fnanciering is all Of that kind whic h
burns the candle at both ends. 1t ca n
only run for a limited and brief time,
and then nothing viii be left but paper,
Their war is prosecuted at the cost Of
their rapid and total ruin, and con-
stanlls increasing distress. which must
resuls in decentralization, desertion By
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