Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-13

visiting me from New Orleans, who sail he could
get no gLld but had TO bring bulky silver, the
gold was all sacredIy kept for the trovps and
the war. have coDversed elsewhere with gen
temen three months ago, who saw themselves =
portion of the troops so paid. There is no qnes-
ton but for the present. and il this is rightly
managed. for the future, money must be almost
unknown Southward. $3.50
2. Shoes-Large quantities os leather and
canvas shoes are manufactured. The shoes in
store in large quantities for the servants have
been appropriated for the army. Shoes have
been sent from Europe One vessel alone, evad-
ing the blockade, brought in $4,000. Shoes have
gone, within the last few weeks, in large quanti-
ties through Kentucky. The Shoe and Leather
Reporter publishes valuable statistics on the shoe
trade of the South. showing that the Southerners
are not as bad of es represented. IL states and
demonstrates that during the past three quarters
of the present year sufficient number OF bro
gans went south to supply army of four hun
dred thousand men, for twelve months, and allow
three pairs to each man. When the blockade
shall be made more effective, now since Kentucky
has abandoned her neutrality there must be a
reliance OF the workshops of the South. The
South can manufacture rough shoes for about
two-fifth of its population.
Leather.-Previous to and in anticipation of
South and Texas especially was stimulated vita
its manufacture. Individual dealers who laid in
50 600 and 81 900 bought SO 900 and $l2 900
worth, in such places Memphis, Nashville and
towns Of like character throughout the South.
Sak-Some regiments may have suffered, but
to represent that there has been any great scarci
~ in the army of the rebels is a mistake. The
supply is now becoming more plentiful. Hun
dresls of men are employed on the seashores evap
bushels per day 1t is now coming in freely
from the Western part of Virginia. Zollicoffer
went to the Saline works in Clay county, and got
all the salt he wanted to save the bacon needing
curing. for his friends in Tennessee.
Clothing g-There is no reason for much COM
plaint among the troops The uniforms present
a curious mixture, grey predominating. The
agents of Northern sewing machines hire large
number of men and women and employ all these
machines in manufacturing clothes All do
large business. Every tailor assisted by thou
sands of women, black and white, is busily at
work.
Horses.-The South is eminently superior to
us. Our horses, for cavalry purposes, are not
carefully selected, nor rigidy inspected. The
horses for the South are owned generally by each
rider. and has been in his possession as his per-
sonai property for wears, has teen highly valued
and will be taken care of.
mistake. The troops, as a general thing, are
well ted. In Nashville alone there is meat and
flour enough for the State troops for twelve
months. Immense stores are filled from top tn
bottom with bacon, and all the wholesale grocers
are well supplied. Immense quantities of provi-
sions were bought before the rebellion com
menced Kentucky, until recently, was a great
means of furnishing the South with additional
resources of provisions.
All the Western States, through Kentucky Is
neutrality, assisted the rebels by furnishing pro-
visions. Few persons not actually resident at the
South, or familiar with this subject, can form an
adequate idea of the providence of the rebels il
laying in their great staple, bacon. With bacon
and corn meal the South will be satisfied The
women at the South generally are acting Quar-.
termasters, furnishing literally the troops The
great defect is in the want of system not in want
of food. The want of a perfect system of dis
tribution of almost everything in the South has
frequently occasoned suffering and complaint.
Greatly have the resources of the South been
under estimated concerning the manufacturing
of powder. cannon, shot and shell. rifles and mus
kets. Percussion caps. am reliably informed
made in Nashville alone. at $50 900 per day
The reasons of the impression being made on
the minds of some honest persons coming here
from the South, that there is such great scar
city of everything in the rebel army, as from
local information. from isolated facts, from occa
sional and temporary wants of supplies, &c. Few
coming from the rebel army have the intelligence
to generalize and to discern what is occasional
and what is the usual fact of the case For in
stance. concerning one regiment of our own ar
my: have seen the most doleful account. com
planning of want of food, neglect brutal treat
ment. deficiency of clothing, and receiving nc
payment / have seen letters from families, il
another regiment, complaining of the most in
tense suffering; would it be right to assume thest
things true of the whole armyf Because | my
self have seen a company ready to mutny (anc
only quieted by the most elevated sentiments
because some were without shoes, others withou
coats, and all without overcoats, doing scouting
duty. lying in the open field at night exposed t
suffering, would il be right for me to assume tina
our army generally were deficient? These state
ments of superficial observance do harm.
Union feeling in the South and the Border Slape
States-Let us not mistake here. Union mer
should make no mistakes. There is little very lit
tie Union feeling, in the arstocracy of the South
or, of the border slave States The social feel
ing. especially among the young, is strong. yer,
strong for secession and the South. The arstoc
IRdiUidaal Earnesfness.-The South has NOR,
of it-there is more individual, personal exertiou
sacrifice and selfdenial in the South than in tn
North. Nearly all are doing something directly
Radcalism and novelties and rebellion are alway
more active than conservatism; and Northern
men, who enter into the rebellion in the South ar
more demonstrative and active than even South
erners themselves. The women, old and young
are very effective in their eforts-every one ]
out the sanction of the Government.