Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-02
DAVIS Mills. Mississippi
November "a, 1862 {

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OF all the expedients which the rebel leaders
have resorted TO for the purpose of accomplish
Ing their ends, the most successful has been the
systematic deceit which Ties have practiscd upon
the North. They know too we'll that they. with
their eight millions, are no match for the twenty
millions of the North. provided that the full
strength of the twenty millions should be put
forth The problem for them to solve. therefore
in the outset of the war; was how To represS the
ardor of the North; how To prevent the North
from putting forth It's whole strength. The ex
pedient which they finally adopted. ami to which
they have steadily adhered, was to cause the
North to believe that they had no military
strength; that the people were divided in senti-
meni; that there was strong Union party IT the
South that they had not the means OF arming,
clothing and suisi-t;ng armv and that for
these reasons a war could not be prosecuted BY
them with igor which their rebellion would
cuiie. The, reasoned, and reasoned correctly.
tina, If they could get the North to believe these
things. il would cause them To be So moderated
that the North would not put forth sufficient
efforts to subdue them.
Fortunately for them. but unfortunately for rs
there were not wanting at the North men weak
enough to be led into the snare of advancing this
object. without being aware that in SO doing they
aided the cause of the rebellion. IL was, how
ever, the Radicals aud the Abolionists of the
North who fell into this trap.
They denied that the South had the ability to
raise any army at all. because, they said th,t as
the white men went off to the wars. the
negroes would rise aud massacre the women and
children When the Southern armies were raised.
they said they could not fight; that one Northern
soldier could whip three Southern rebels When
the battles Of Bull Run. Balls Bluff, Wilson,
Creek and Williamsburg had demonstrated that
they could fight, these Northern prophets then
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except tattered rags. no shoes, no blankets, no
cannon, no muskets, no medicine, no food Now,
however. after Pope's defeat by these shoee-s
raSamufii"s, after they had expelled the Union
armies from Virginia and Tennessee aud trans
ferreL the seat OF To the Ohio and Potomac
these sell same prophets say that the Southern
troops disconlened and mutinous. and that
they are no longer under the control OF their
Officers.
Perhaps it WAS while in a state of insu,,,r.,;,,.
ton that their 'mutinous." half fed rebels
s;ormed the position oi the Union troops at Co
ruth, on the 4th oi October. under the most ter
rifle and numerous fire cot artillery which was
ever witnessed on this Continent,
So il Is. when the falsity of one statement is
made manifest. some other one is invented. The
object OF this studied MISREPRESENTATION on tine
part of our Northern fanatics, is the same rs that
OF the SeCe>sioul-ts. namely: TO ,fevent the wal
from being terminated. The motive, however. is
different They de>ire To protract the wa i'm or
der that they may grow rich upon fat contracts
and Government agencies When il is re
membered how many thousand, of contracts the
agents OF the Government must make-ior ships
for horses for munitions OF war for clothing, fur
the material for clothing. Tor all kinds of pro
visions for men and animals. for wagons. tor the
manufacture OF paper money. and Tor the thou
sand and one other nece>sarIes to carry on an ex
pensive war; when il Is remembered " hat a swarm
of agents the Government has To keep in paw in
every possible capacity, all over the land it will
be reidy perceived that these agents and con
tractors hud the war 10 be very Profitable atf'iir
aud have not the slightest e>ire see il ended
While it lasts their golden harvest lasts also
When II ends their season OF pros petty is over
These the men who make il a part of =
systematic plan 10 underrate the strength anu re-
sources OF the South. Their motive Is quite ap
parent. They have the unlimited control OF
money. and money can do almost ANYTHING.
among other things. il can control venal press.
and subsidze officials who "A disgrace to their
constituents. These harpes are continually sing
ing the siren song that the rebels never had more
tn 3Oo.OO0 troops at any time, and have not
now l50.0i0 in the field
The effect of these tales is to produce
throughout the North relaxation of effort To
persons who believe them. it seems of course the
hight ct folly 10 put million of men into the
field in order to whip 100000 starved half
naked and .'mutinous" rebels The consequence
l., that We send out our troops bv eribhlingS "a
h-ht the disciplined lesions Of the South and
when they used up. send few more. TO
go through the same prOCess--and thus, n our
statesmen say, 1.-The war still langui>hes
IL the people North could once comprehend
the true iSSue IN regard 10 the rebellion they
would very soon take such Steps would bring
IL to a speedy termination.