, 1862-02-11
THE REBEL ARMY BREAKING UP.
One Fear Troops Refuse to Re-
Enlist, i.
PROPOSITIONS TO "C0AX THEh


Indicates that tic rebels arc to have period
Of weakness like OURS ut the expiration Of the
three montl1s' scrYicc-onls ten tines worse,
and that i: is coming right clese, too:
The First Alabama regiment was the Yery
first regiment in the confederate service, and
the first in the field. It is, therefore. the
first Of the twelSc-montls troops to go out.
Two companies Captains ClarEe's and Ma
bry's, from Barbour county-were discharged
yesterday. On the 9Th Of February two other
companies Capt. Smiths, formerly Baker's)
from Barbour, and Capt. Ramsay's, from VII
coS,,..o out.t On the 18th Captain Dawson's,
frum Pike; on the 18th Captain Posey's, from
Pike.
The remaining companies go ont in March
Great efforts have been made to induce the
gallant First Alabama to te~enlist. They were
poorly successful, except the last one, Il few
days ago, which Las been partially successful.
heart TO part with the First Alabama. Last
week he attended one Of their dress parales,
and made speech to the regiment His ap-
pea}s were strong and earnest, and hard to re-
sist. He said that he Wou1d ratker have one
sach regiment Of veterans than three regi-
nents Of raw troops. During that day an ef-
fort was made to rcorganize the regiment.
Three companies-Captains Clarke's, Smith,
and Posey's-declined to reorganiza in this
regiment. The seven other companies fur
nisled small number each-about $50 in all
This number Vii probably be increased to 800
or $50 in few days. It's expected then to
ill up the reg lnlent by recruits
The Memphis APPEAL Of the S0th l1t. dis
cusscs the question very dcspondingIy:-
We are surprised that the subj j.ct ofrc-enlist-
ing old troops in our army, and recruiting new
ones foF the spring campaign, is treated by the
| greater portion Of the Southern press as 4
trivial n,attcr, which will regulate itself, and
| from which VIC need have no :spp1chensions
| Of danger. It is we'll, perhaps, that ill Of Us
| do not sit in 4 state Of dreamy apathy and
| view this important and absorbing sub.
ject in q si1ni1ar li:sht, waiting tor tho Coy
ernncnt to put 4 ball in motion whose mo.
nltntum is absolutely nothing if il fails tc
receive an impetus from the patriotic heasing:
! Of the grcat popular Heart. There is danger
| in this matter which call only be avoided By
being properly exposed. Nothing that vi
| can conceive OF will prove SO disastrous to oul
| cause as failure to 1et the people-thcy whc
originated and are carrying On this war-bt
| fully advised Of the sacrifices and enduranc.
| that arc to he expected Of them before it i
brought to u successful termination. Chie
among o:l.er subjects, full Of solieituac, i
That OF SECURING the punctual rc-cnlistment
for the war, OF every available nEln who i
HOW in the military service Of tho Confedcra
cy-a col1suulmation, which il attained, vii
render the conflict comparatively short an.
decisive, when otherwise it might be protract
cd and pregnant with frequent defeat.
| 1t is not tbs part OF true wisdom for rs t.
under estimate the importance Of this matte
better by 1ar eSasgs5cI.lte it, and thus err o.
the side Of safety. We observe that til
Northern press arc placing great hopes uro1
our inability to pass this ordeal, and are tlr:::
ing increased yi.or Oh the part Of the Federa
Government with the view Of discOnE,!.ill
Establishments. i late eopy Of the CuIcAG
TRIBUNE, which We have before u, yentiiatc
thu subject in along aud elaborate leader, dwe
ling upon it with i chuckle Of the gimme:
satisfaction. It ventures tic bo:lsting asscz
. tion that II ihe Washington dcspoti:m wi
press its alleged advantages gained in the r,
pulse Of Crisienden with proper sigor, til
lcbtliien is dead" Tie gIsings out at Wash
> iDyton, too, are quite sinli}ar in their chnra'
and spirit We are informed By late dc:
. patch that s'all the intelligence which til
| Government receives is to the effect that IL
rebels will have great difficulty in inducin
their twelve months soldiers to reu1ai1l in Sc
rice after tlicIz period Of enlistment expires,
| and that & the march ho1neward is likely I
begin soon, unless circumstances unforsec
prevent it." We can here plai1}y sce VIII
the enemy rcgards our greatest weakness. 1T
HAT lie relies upon it as the sole suurcc
: triumph upon fields WIRE his armies ha,
: been overwhelmed with continuous dis:sst
!. | and drftnt. ForewaTned, therefore, =
shou1d bc forcarnled-
!, BY The way of initiating the work hefo
! them, The Confederate Congress has vi
! properly passed s law offering y liberal e<,un
u upon all en1istmcnts during the war, toScth
r with 4 f1r1otgh OF absence Of from thirty
lis oars, however, in the delusiyc belief II,
{ lis task Of legislation is complete with til
exhibit Of craftsmanship They must deyi
some measure better equal to the cmergen
l. than ll,is-on which, Willie it may appeal
: patriotism, will still be effective in case th
e appeal falls upon ears impcryious to its Il;
+ urul influences.
: Per contra, the New York 17orld has t
e following in its Washington correspondence
L sttThere is misaprrchcnsion throughout t
- country with regard to the time in which t
| rebel soldiers term Of enlistment expirt
> There were not more than Ten thousand troo
that is, regular twelve months troops
j. the South at the time that Sumter fell. T
~ present rebel army has been orsganized sin
u that time, coptemporancously with our on
,; A few regiments which will disband bctwe
u u now a;id May will not senslbly diminish
"a. efficiency Of that army 60 far as numbers
- concerned; but it is known that troops whC
= term Of enlistment is nearly expired, v
not fight with the SAINT ardor lis those WIas
military career is before them. THIS fact
u u learned 10 our cost at Bull Run II the y
~ ~ should be prolonged to May, the defective
~ =, ga1,lzation Of the rebel army will be- Of use
e U.s. bnt until that time VIC must expect
~ meet them in rs great numbers as here
~ fore. In connection with this matter
~ ~ is we'll to state that DOW it is known t.
" ~ the total elective force Of the ra
" army cannot exceed three hundred tlous:
~ ~ men. Tie rebel newspapers admit that Il
;sn have only arms for two hundred and twcr
~ ',9 five thousand men, comprising old Hint l.
x muskcts that were stolcn from the Uni
IN States arsenals, and not more than fifty til
:, ~ = sand English riled uauskets, which VIC T.
!. - know are not an elective weapon. Agai
~ this rctel force we will have an army Of
'iu hundred thousand u,cn, Us well armed
mr. equipped as any troops in the world. "
" tile fight commences it will be found not q
IL u. that our troops arc better armed, but that
~ have at least two cannons to the rchels' ont
he S'"'' DN1'@ "A~1~ :"
W.