, 1862-03-03
LIKING DEMONSTRATIONS.
4 Gloomy Future for America.

tA-" 'A~ '"oo'A AtNAes' 49, ot !
\ comparison between America in August,
1851, and Amcriea in February, 1852, will
Simply chow that the citizens Of the Great
Republic have coDtrtycd to spend more money
in 4 shorter time and to less purpDse than any
people who ever liyed on the face OF the elrth
That is literally all that has been done in the
States Of the Union from tic last rising Of |
Parliament up to the present day. TIC "o:fA
eaznut ihs,Gdc the South: the So1tA can do no !
7no' kn,s k'e?, tic North ct bay. For the ,ners,
purpose Of 1his mutual cheskmate, Il sun OF
money Las been expended OF such incredible |
magnitude that all similar cllar5es appear IN
significant in comparison. We only know the
costs incurred by one OF :hr two beligerents
upon Lis ar1naments, but hsose probably craced
DC costs ef aiithc a,7sies and aauics Of al The
are about six times rs heavy rs those OF our /
own estimates, though these have been -in- |
famed 10 unusual dimensions by the nenessi- I
tics Of the period. Tho actual expenditure Of |
forces is at the rate Of slGa, 600 coo year. II
nc are to suppose that The forces which |
arc match for these in tue field are q |
match also in cost, we shall arrive at the con-
cfGeion that the two sections Of the Union !
must be spending between them nearly |
81 ,G00, GEO sterling day. What has been |
dore for this stupendous outlay it would puz- |
zlc an7 hodY 10 discover. The Seutheruers, it |
is true, have achieved certain SUCCESS, but |
by virtue Of their position only. As they have |
NOL UCEu Suu4uE1t utT EOnpEl1GQ 10 l03uuOu |
their prttensions to Independence, they may
claim species Of victory; but their triumph
is due to their situation, and not to their mill
tary prowess. From the tone OF their journals,
which arc written with far Greater freedom
than those Of the North, We infer that the
Confederate army is strong i'll numbers, but
irditferently equipped, and less carefully dis
cip)incd than that under General Mcclellan
Tie relative advantages Of tho rival forces have
been not unfairly cont1aEtcd By southern crit
ics- The ContcIer.tes have the advantage
IN the individual excellence Of their troops, in
the military artitudes Of thcir population, ID
the number OF wclltraincd officers, and prob
ably in the more rcsolute determination OF
the mcn- The Ftder:.1s, on the other hnnd,
arc superior Ill artillery, in supplies, and in
materials generally; they have larger resources
to back them. and Gen. sicCle:lan, with clear
perception CT what was lacking, has labored
incessant1y to give his army that mcchanicat
power which springs from discipline aud drill
His efforts can hardly have been thrown awny.
but bis troops, after ali, are bnt soldiers OF
FIX months Standing, so That, II discipline Is
to pc their ch'et reiIarce. they can hlEc bat
mile 70 depend upon taefe Is prEsaolf NOT
!a1tanoi N MS sFIaY WHICH *oGia oe con
sloe.sa LII th15 country as aIAinea 1oF act''e
| sray'ee. as,' .,.a,a:,+ ,>,..:
lh:se seeounts sise sunic,ent eAplanat'on
| o. INC mi!ltafS lhacilea ~hlch IS a. oacG SO
Costly and Unpopular. lien. bcatfe5afa Is
moi s1FoFs enough 20 3a{aee2 agasa5t inc ~
ueItnnth1s =! Wa:cu asu1n5sen - pro
tfe1eo, anu ocolna "nic4 tAc ftaerat troops
t would i:sht 10 great advantage. IN fae Re
Eo'cr districts tie successes OF the csi!'Es7er-
| erts are pretty evenly balanced. Asalnst the
FEDERAL victory ct Sancrsct the C'nte1csatss
Dcw claim to set OF the news Of victory rt-
eytr-rc:ther in the interior nor On the coast
has such superiority been displayed a.
| would give any prospect OF the termination OF
The st,ile On the contrary, if wo are to draw
a1y conclusion at al from the barren history
OF tic caapa5gp, it is that cach party il pow
1rful enough 10 arrest the progrcss OF the
otLer. bnt poyCriees for uu;tIs;,lE bGyood,
The ore treat Etct established by the events
of the last fix months is the genuinc and COM
.ty q of ons at
tLey have BECOME so under the influence Of the
co1;trst i,srlf The Fcderals baye had amo|c
opportunities Of testing the temper Of the Sc
cscers and Of Iocraiinr th. sentiment of
7;olencs: ;l but in lie ti,ese i1iaIs theT nave never 81
found The slightest encouragement This
! fact s1one onoft IN lie decisive. Of the Ione-
;essress Of Sc var. Ninc millions Of peo-
DC. iuhabitiur a territory OF niue i,uudrr,3
| Ifnneand snnarn miles. AMI animated hr
sac s,,irl Of 1sisk1uss- err sc,rr ~ s,.f.,uod
| The Eatred exisfintr heiwee N0rt1, and Sonfh
heeonncs more manifest ,Iay aftcr day. 4
southern journal OF GOOD rc;utc arpues that
The Conf;:dr1rfe Stafes onnht IN nnro n7irc;.
Mes ~ no1fnr 10 shst,in fToTn III ;nterennrsc
TT;th III. Fciern1 States. even after The cnncIu-
sion If neace and tn fn.at the Yan1,ecs cSact1z-
as 13,c 1ansnesn tTeat Ennoneans1 Tie Sonrh-
errera Tnn15 nog~ rsf,se to liz, r,nder the
sa1nc government with the Yankees on aaY
condi:;ons Wb,tS Sver and thern are saoIit;on-
ists rnonoh in the New ENGLAND States: and
| Pure htFIDiicsHs enough III tIt Nuit4"eet ~
= .nio.a =on9 eoh'sn'lo" ~ 'Ae '''e'e7'' VI
Wl.;ia ,,,e ohiect of the var ia thus un,tt,;r.
n.e ~. c4 .ac ~ sSso,1t..1- raa.rn1nx. NJ
ane US CO.. 1s M
ex,cneraiion approachest to the Dimensions Of
fljs Teality. The Federal arny costs about as
much il one month IS our army costs in the
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