Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1861-11-15
Americun Personal COURAGE AstonIshes
Hn.tIf Ua1. Nhe lI1urnoa. WI


The Tfrses Of October 2Sd says the war
is as popular as tits hopeless. The North
ern States are pouring battalions after bat.
talions into the Federal capital, while i'll
is said, that even these incessant reinforce
ments still leave the army under Mcclellan
inferior 10 numbers TO that Of the enemy.-
The magnitude Of the forces either actually
under arms or shortly to be raised is almost
incredible. After all the Attachments de-
nanded by the exsggerations Of tho Ameri-
can journals the residue Of probable truth,
as computed bv our special correspondent,
is enough to astound us. None of the reg
ulor armies of Europe make any approach
10 the scale of these levisS, all of tOhich, be
il observed are for active and immediate
service. The aggregate population Of these
States adhearing to the Union is very near
ly that Of Great Britain, the advantage be-
ing rather on our side. Out Of our popu-
lation we maintain an army--considered
large one--of some 100000 men, being in
the proportion Of about one soldier to every
lo0inhabitants The Northern States, from
an equivalent population, have placed
$4,000 troops in the field, are on the point
Of increasing these numbers to 100000,
and could, in the opinion of our cofrespon-
dent on the spot, raise at least 100000
"without any remarkable pressure"
The population of tho South is about
100000, but from this aggregate mu.t be
deducted 100000 on account of the slaves,
who do not bear arms. This leaves 6, 6,00o,-
600 to be drawn upon for the supply oft the
army, and we are assured that from this
population--a population less than that Of
Ireland-the Confederate Government can
maintain force of 100000 men. This
would be one soldier TO every ten inhabi-
tants of the country-a proportion never
reached before.
America, in all its great centres Of popu-
lation, is one vast camp. A Democratic
Republic, with standing army of less than
$4,000 men, has been transformed in the
space of few short months into something
very like despotism, acquiring more and
more of military character day after day.
France under the First Empire was not
more completely merged in its army than
the Northern half of the Union is at the
present moment The Unionists have nei-
lher been disheartened by defeat nor dis
concerted by delay. The war fever has
spread till all classes are embraced by the
contagion. Soldiers are everything, and
everybody isa soldier. Noparty or section
Of party ventures to talk Of peace. The on
ly kind of busines thriving is that springing
out Of the war. Army contractors, manu-
facturers of warlike impliments, and purvey-
ors Of military stores are driving prodig-
ious trade, but all other peaceful pursuits
are either languisbed or suspended. Ex-
cepting in the remoter States there is little
actualsfghting, but''drilling serves for ex-
element and occupation till the collision
occurs. The two sections of Of the Union
are creating their armies before marching
out to battle. The advance Of a standing |
force has not proved the least preservative
against war. What other countries kept
ready made the Americans are now making
as fast as they eau, on an enormous scale,
at an extravagant outlay, aud for the most
terrible of combats.