The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-08-20
Report Of the Condition VI Affairs 10 the Re.
bel States-A Crisis Approscbisg.

Report Of the Condition of Affairs 10 the Re.
bel states-A Ciisis ApproscStsg.
From the Cincinnati Gasette, August o.
A physician from Macon, Georgia, Dr.
Baisdell, is now in this city. hs,isg been
driven from Macon, on twenty four hours no
tice, for no other reason except that he was of
Northern birth, and was known 10 be familiar
with Southern defences, troops, ANS, re. Dr.
Baisdel has resided for many years iu Geor-
gia, and all bis interests were identified with
tho South He owned a plantation, with
some forty slaves, all of which, ith . large
amount Of other property, was declared con-
fsca ted to the State; and men to whom he
had loaned considerable sums of money but
few days before, absolutely refused to pay
back to him enough to defray his travelling
expenses. He had just returned from . two
weeks visit to Richmond and Manassas, when
he was ordered to leave, and some Of his
statements concerning the battle are of special
interest.
He pronounced the whole story Of JEFF.
Davis having taken command iu porson in
the afternoon, or having been with tho troops
at all during the fight, pure fiction. So Of
the other story about the undermining around
Manassas, which lie says the rebels would not
care tO uO, lOT Ibc oitupio FSooou tdob suoJ
have too many disaffected in their own ranks,
who would be only too glad of the opportu.
mites that would thus be afforded. A more
important fact, and one which we commend
to the attention of the military authorities
having control of the movements in Western
Viignia, is that, as DR.. B. was coming thro'
Atlanta, Ga, last Sunday, on bis way North
five thousand volunteers were leaving there
for Slaunton and Western Virginia, to wipe
out the disgrace of Col Ramsay's crack Geor.
ola troops, incurred at Cheat River. They
were without arms, but Davis had telegraph
ed to send them on, as be had taken large
lot Of Northern arms, and could supply them
on their arrival in Virginia.
Dr. b., says that the Southern supply .
arm. are almost exhausted--a statement
which the proclamation of the Governor Of
Georgia, published in our columns few days
ago. amply confirms. There were ten thous-
AMI soldiers in Virginia two weeks ago, en-
tlrcly without arms Very few of the sol.
diers have improved weapons; there are no
more than 5000 MIME rifles in tho whole
Southern army, and the rest have only the
stolen United States musket. In Georgia
warehouses; were being opened for changing
the country rifles to "a uniform bore, and for
fixing bayonets to them and to the double
barreIIed shot guns. Attempts were beiug
made, in accordance with tho Governors pro-
clamatcu to get these private arms brought in
for tue use OF the troops, but the planters
were afraid to give them up for fear OF tho ne.
groes.
He estimates the number OF troops now ia
Virginia at about 10000. Some arc finely
drilled but most of them are disposed to be
insubordinate. But short time since there
had been an actual rebellion in the third
Georgia Regiment, stationed ut Gosport Navy
Yard, caused by dissatisfaction with the ra-
tions furnished; and the troops had been on
the point of returning home. pisatfecton
for this or other reasons is general in tho
army in Virginia, and troubles like that st
the Gosport Navy Yard are constantly occur
ring
Before the battle at Bull Run, the people
in Virginia had been quite despondent, and
the better classes-Dr. b.. thinks even ma
jority-stiIl hope for n restoration OF the
Union. The death Of Garnett has been So
verely felt but they lamented the loss Of
Co. Barlow, Ito whom they attribute their
recent victory,) moro than any OF their Off
GERS Next to Beauregard and Lee, they now
look upon Magrudcr with the most conf
dencc.
Georgia has $4,000 men now in the field
OF these the regiments from the First to the
Ninth are enlisted for twelve months, the rest
| for tho war.
Throughout Georgia and some of the other
Southern States the people were very much
discouraged with the operations Of their new
Government, and especially dissatisfied a.
having no chance to vote for members of Con-
gress or any Of their other officers. Davis
WAS far from popular, and the continued
drunkenness Of TJombs, Cobb, and others,
did not diminish tho dissatisfaction with the
self-elected officers.
! The heavy taxes, in some cases sir times
those of last year, were also producing great
dscontent. Alexander II. Stephens and
others were constantly uaversing the State,
enlosvoring by their speeches to keep up tho
excitement against tho North, and thereby to
divert their attention from their own suffer
ngs.
The statements in the Southern papers a
bout the excellence of tho crops were sheer
| falsehoods. In Georgia the corn crop wa
very bad; and tho yield Of cotton was not an
average. They al hoped that the blockade
would soon be raised, so far at least as cotton
WAS concerned.
1t was mistake to suppose that tho ne
groes did not comprehend the present crisis.
They were maturing their plans, and negro
! insurrcction was regarded as Ultimately inev-
liable. The people themselves expected it,
and their only hope seemed to be that they
could keep it back until the North would be
compelled to give up the war.
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