Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-12

Assuming tie census tables " be eOTI5o', W LsS
have in the fourteen Southern States, upSATs OF &c
millions Of White males bstseS7 tie sges o. 10 and %,
and il Is idle 70 talk Abou. :sring them They at
10, shop ke psrs Aiors to.0ry men, 6uItoa naEeiF,
3, turned loose upon TIE EoSi Gnd iOscse 10 t2ltt
iron want; ba. they are Gssd ~ Aal6Las sac ss'-
guu and rife irem the sge Of twelve.
Cant, houevef, tbs: thru estimate Is sIIfsvaSsnt Ls
us suppose that the sgss Of s and 20 should so7e7n a
the Imi, II this uoali setsce Us % tesfsf' 'a
BY 10 ruls Of calculation could nghtug oreos .,
reduced TO one million Of men.
This 'orce can be ksp, IN The field as long q, he Nod
NAY GssAil Us ard j, Ill rot interfere Sih o1r Pc
ducins or agricultural population. When tie P'sasal
ercrs are gathered The south viii lot again tesl alJ
want # food for man o. horse lasu5oFdinGaoa UoIs
her blsck population upOu which the North eoa-tsd 20
LARGELY does rot exist slaves can be sai7 rs,'d
20 tae management Of lie boys under IS lnt lie &c
men; aid abundant oFogs be thus secuTs5, stia ouE
fighting men are IN he ID.
No, - Siih the Mort Whenev.r sas pa. sly,.a7
Ike her military sIsDg.a 10 the Geld she "e.S c7 BET
POWER to fsed her people ard though csT ~o,s P'Po
l.ioo In 1880 Sss 90 600 against $, 100 10 Thts
Of the South and though she oush therefore, 20 b.
able to send out so,ters where We CA '7ce one
YES We question much Il sac send ell heT 9as niou
a. readily as the S3G;h eau
The prOlo1gA'ion OF tAts struggle -l develop r0'e
Of the resources CT the sau,h than Of ~ No''a
kindness 10 our & neInIes IL Cruelty - our
The recent PrsglamIaou b. President D4vis, o. b
purpose TO visit upon the ;srs Of Poges ccz1u AID re
,latoa foF the ousrag,, committed upon Pc pc By
sis brutal sOldsIy, has inquired cOIfI,rce 'hioyg,aa
t1s COnfedeey, ard srcken ~h fear ;Ae d4s,Ies q.
procls nation Is msrs 5r JislHSE or The Io5es-
sion Of real determination 10 pro.ec. our 1ooy,s
sNaits practical dsno1s-adon. Tee Presiisni % az
opportunity s5IFdsd him already. TH. -n,ac c ua
a-siOnsd otiosfs Ct he EtAn rps have h'1 olP,ur
Cd. What vii be done with them fle b!c6t {. uos.
soubaiRnt eitt bu,ohsssd-ths payers o. v9rep
srongsd- tsse 7sui ed-oi p.undered mlunitas aG
is5Ola,ed dsu,c,s -NpTss " Nc Davis uoV d - Nas
tlsucI5s 10 iJE ou7 and thtOu the e N. GIve,n.
m,tt arOuld tLe Ls'riiss men aud Sorlea Vissa q
slenys Ines ~lo cry 10 3 ~ m'icy aid I,ort -
the sas-tTy ioJay Of thcss isssr.ed ll.css wi 3,
rslrimalsd aud Les jsTo,icu to rIr Col, d5F.e H.
Wg0Tat,d aLs~- Tho sasmy. convinced u,t ~ ue
r,sIilts I'D ssiG,s wil ds.- rCl bis u.eful -u,.
plse -itlsss IL sogln IlO, and ds=ti on 81 b.
frees Ell t.aI and 0'iappEsd cis,a5- cy g "a.
tslesd 10 usss NE rsneuis Ct Fopes poBcJ, itel a.,
inlA5i;aLE u ali The region o,eiIun BY Its Y.-Ls,s
zil euIss the lm5sSL Of Government -..eh ls,ls
tbs spir to psnst snsH.ss u TO protect 4 frsn's
TIE xhols Yankee siay Is "a JhDs With inssass ec,i
= 10 ice CO saea President Davis pafsUss ard %
= weak O. ss, I'll oontlus sAslf ouusges " cry fs
aF,sr We ilvtss tie prsJ sfs u ths psoPie LAT tie
Almighty Esv lHPAit Jieksoaiao asIVs AGt sasrsy o
= II Chief KsgissEsts in tbs momsutCus saaE, nay
rsDgtkeu HE faith if fAtei5 and bold W as LAns
and steady bis kRsss hey feeble Tor ia iu!y Is
iore hin.