Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-10


The CELSIUS returns. admirably arranged and
class'hen by Mr. Kennedy, gives "a an Opporta-
nifty OF accurately euaging tie power and
sosrce~ of the rebel Sutes For the basis Of The
Investigation which ve propose making. We have
takeB merely the States that are now held. in
grea. part, by the Conleleraies. from which they
have drawn their richest supplies and which will
proo@hty SUPPORT them IN the future, Il ths uri--
happy war conlinues-namely. Alabama. Arkan-
ss-, Orda. Geore IA, Louisiana Mssss iYgr North
Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia
lt j. true that they now hold small PR
ton Of Tennessee bu, this may be balsncei bv
Western Virginia, which Is in our possession
The supplies Of men and provisions which they
have previously derived from Tennessee, Ken
tacky aud Missouri-though important in their
past efiect-cannOt enter into this calculation as
probably the most enthusiastic English or Amer
lean friends of the future "SIave Confederacy"
would not include these State in their power
which is henceiorth 10 oppose tAe Union.
First, as TO the extent Of the country, these
States embrace an area Of 6sl ,94S square miles
o. territory larger then the area of France, Aus
tria and Spain combined. with a population of
1888, $50, Of which 1922 Eel are whites, and
3,245,39 are slaves. The number of white
males in these States l. 2 377 ,03y
Looking at their resources and products we
find the value OF the agricultural implements
manufactured during the year 500 to be 81 SOL
SOB, or less than one half that of the implements
made in New York State alone SO, i29 037)
Their steam engines and machinery manufactured
in that year amounted in value to 81, 766 500. or
less than that of Massachusetts alone which was
So,l3l ,l2c. and not one halt rat of New York
$50 ASA 63). OF natural products, the Con
federate States produced in coal, in 1850, 9,600-
627 bushels. worth $696. lSS, while Pennsyl vania
produced Al 1874 .295 bushels worth 81 $50, $50
In lead. their yield sol 900 worth, against
over $780, 900 worth in the othef States; in cop
per, Sl36,eo0. against 81, 3l4 5l4 in the Others
But IN Hour and meal 1t might at least be SUI
posed that their agricultural provinces would
show richer returns Their total ID oiuct in value
Is $40 ,e4l loo, cor less than that of PENNSYLVANIA
alone 1926 $50 ,26l,) and some 50 900. 600 less
than the product OF New York.
In manufacture. they show in cotton goods, in
1860. lie factories. worth IS 1913. 32l capital in
vested. employing l56, 926 spindles, 3 ,932 looms
and 9,54I hands, producing in value Sc 63S ,945.
while little Rhode Island alone has l35 ftctorieS,
with 81 800 900 invested, and EMPLOYS 766, 900
spindles, &c 000 looms and Husbands. pro
ducing in value Sl2 .25s. 459.
In WOODEN goods the number Of establishments
is leg. with 81 .lo9 $3.50 capital invested, engaging
l2,054 spndes, 202 looms, and 1867 hands,
producing annually 81 OBS ,6Sl In Connecticut
alone, on the other hand, the capital invested is
S2494 600, with 1918 spindles and 1853 looms
at work. aud 3.15l hands, producing annually
$3.50 900.
In leather, the Confederate States prodvced in
1860 value of 81 955. $50 while Massachusetts,
produced SIC. 1854 056, and New York $40, 1855
Oli In boots and shoes there were in these
States c64 establishments, with capital of real
and personal estate invested amounting 10 SS04
All, employing 2.64l hands, and producing in
le60, 81, 466,979 In Massachusetts,, on The
other hand, there were 497 establishments with
capital of 81 50 ,277. employing 90 ,:,9S hands
and producing $40 ,440 209.
Taking Il view OF manufactures In general we
find that there were in 1860 in the rebel States.
1856 establishments, wi;ii caWital invested OF
So3 ,595 GOO. employing 81 0l5 hands and pro
dncing annually Sl2S, $50 600. Contrasting these
with Massachusetts, we discover there 1865 es-
ADJUSTMENTS, with $4,000. 600 invested, en-
ploying 2l7, 100 hands, and producing 1854,
0O0,000
In the value of real and personal estate the
South shows the vast amount OF 81, I05, 262 ,2l5
with an average increase for each State since
1850 OF over 200 per cent.
-Four OF the free States, New York, PennsyI-
vania. Ohio and New Jersey. exceed in their ~.
gregate real and personal estate the immense sum
of S492l ,657 ,0el
The number Of acres improved in the rebel
States amounts to 50.l94, $50: OF unimprov ed,
12S 500 50l. The cash value of far1s is 81 ,59S,
3o3, $50; the value of farming implements and
machinery, S75 ,622 COS. As AN indication of
the progress OF the South the last ten years, it
should be noticed that Ofer IL 900 900 acres of
new land have been broken and cultivated during
that time.
The cash value of the farms of New York
Pennsylvania and New jersey surpasses that of
the whole South. and the farming implements OF
Illinois, Indian, New York and Pennsylvania
are mere in value than those OF the Confederate
States
In live stock, the Confederacy produce ,406,
7Oo horses, (the loyal States about 4 600 Co.,
6Sl .442 asses and mules, , .440 800 mich COWS,
aud I52 $50 working oxen The value Of their
live stock is $3.50 COS ,506-not quite one quarter
that of the stock Of the whole Union. OF wheat,
they grow 25957 ,03l bushels. or but little more
than the yield OF Illinois alone; ga. 80 .5O0) of
Indian corn. 229 9l6,7iS bushels, which is more
than one fourth OF the whole crop of the United
States Nearly all the rice of the country is, Of
course. produced by them and over 100 900 900
lbs of tobacco Their great crop cotton, is put
down at 4 965 296 bales of 400 pounds The
Southern cane sugar amounts 10 sol 800 hhds..
and molasses to l6.0l9,5Sl gallons. Sorehu
molasses reaches e29 4l3 gallons. and maple.
400 Gel gallons
Their sweet potatoes reach % ,094 ,976 bushels,
and native wine is made to the amount of 1885,
060 gallons
This investigation might be followed out to
minor articles, but enough has been given to
Justify several conclusions. 1t is evident that the
progress of The South in wealth, the last ten
years. has been immense; and it is still more clear
tina, country of such vast agricultural resources,
cannot bestarved out Yet. great as its advance
has been it is far surpassed by the most incred
lille increase of wealth in the free States. Man-
uIacturers and many branches of agriculture
have been abandoned for the culture of ole
staple-cotton; and, despite Mr.. Olmstead's ar
gument. we think the census proves that cotton
growing has been very profitable.
A country of such resources will evidently not
be conquered in a short war New York indie
pendent.
TORACC0