The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-06-17
LIECOLN'S GRAND ARMY--WHERE
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A comprehensive view of the pending war in
Its present aspect, contains everything not only
excite hope but to inspire glowing confidence in
the triumph Of the Confederate cause. Our ene-
mics have not only run up public debt so vast,
that with all their ports open and all their avenues
to trade undsturbed, they fear to lay tax suf-
fcient to pay the interest," but their expenditure
OF men has been enormous
Senator Grimes, of Iowa, in late speech ad-
yoeahig the enlistment of negro soldiers, referred
to the deletertous effects of the Southern climate
on the Northern soldiers and said, that Iowa,
year ago, had sent five full regiments to the field,
and now out of them all there could not be pro-
duced thousand effective men. A prisoner taken
at the battle of Williamsburg stated that his regi-
ment left Maine twelve hundred strong, but num-
bered at the battle only three hundred.
1t is the boast of the Northern papers that they
enlisted at the beginning of this war, seven hun
dred to seven hundred and fifty thousand men.
All that are left of them are now in the field The
enemy have no reserves. This is proved by the
fact that when they lately considered their capital
in danger, they had to call for the militia, and to
seduee them by the promise to keep them only
three months. It is corroborated by the further
fact, that when Mcclellan and H;Ileck have beg
ged for reinforcements, and they have been con-
slant beggars they could only be gratifed by
weakening other commands. In this manner it
was that Banks says he was victimized; perhaps,
however, in that case Jackson was merely robbed
of greater trophies.
The forces of the enemy are McClellan's and
Halleck's command say 100, 900 each; Mellow
ells, Shields and Fremonts, say $4,000; Burn
sides, Hunters and Buffers say $4,000, they
must be small for they have kept very still. Be-
sides these they have but few scattered detach-
a., oJJ b1,f
ing figures add up 100000; and we think they
are too liberal. But putting the aggregate at
$50, 600, and there remains balance of 800 200
or 400, 600, to be set down as the consumption of
the North in men, in waging their war upon US
for one year!
The aHerald" states the present strength of
the Northern army at 100000 and the Confed-
crate army at 100000, above stated. We do
not believe that Lincoln has near 100000 men
in his camps; but even that number would show a
diminution of 250,000 from what the "Herald''
saws they started with Where are the rest? They
have got their Southern farms, or have otherwise
been placed hors du combat.
And not only is the Northern army thus reduc
ed and destroyed, but wherever they stand con-
fronted with ours, it is who seek the fight and
they who shun it. At Corinth and at Richmond,
they prefer to burrow and dig, and although they
have come to whip US, decline the gage OF battle.
The excuse they give is that we outhumoer them.
The strategy on which they rely, is to cut off our
resources and to conquer u.s. not like brave and
strong men attack their enemies, but as undermin-
ers. The New York "Herald' exults the
idea that food is to fail U.S. that medicine chest
is empty; and that thus the strong man is to be-
come weak from famine, and the sick man is to
die for want of medicine;-and then the brave
and invincible hosts of the North to sweep over
our land Poor degraded creatures! Instead of
the noble eagle pouncing from some towering cliff
| upon his vigorous prey, we have here mise rabe
| buzzard waiting for carrion!
| Our enemies are destined to disappointment
here as in other things We are boldly confront
inc them in the field aud we have intimidated and
over matched them there. One-half Of the great
| army under whose rushing tread on pay day the
very earth shook-is gone. The other half are
oyerawed, and digging and trenching. Midsum-
mer is almost here The malaria, so deadly to
strangers, will soon rise from the swamps in which
they are fortified, and give them fatal fevers and
aches and agonies The campaign, in short, is al
| most over on Southern soil. Let us now with
wisdom and forecast nourish and develop our re-
sources, and provide for the comfort and health Of
our soldiers, and the enemy's last hope will die
Courage, ye soldiers and citizens of the Confed-
eracy! Ye see what vast work has already been
done Redouble your blows, and rekindle your
| confidence, and renew your energies, and glori
GUS result will crown your eforts.-Rtchnaono
| E18Ouiyer.