The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-06

creator to-day than th OF Jhs United States anu tnat
the Union feeling At the South. which year ago beat
high and prevailed to extent everywhere, Is now
nearly extinguished. Ihsve fot It to be myuusy 70
send thess facts to you Just have received them,
without color or exaggeraon that the readers Of tho
HERALD may how necessary for the nation 70 put
forth its strength order to DOWN the rebels
In the field ana how equally necessary 1t is to get rid OF
the aboitoniss Congress, and repeal all the sboli
ZIONIST legislation Of the last Congress- if wish TO revive
and develop the Union feeling OF tho South. During
tho last two weeks Of the session OF Congress
saw and eonversed with great many gsntlemen from
Tennessee Kentucky Missouri and Western Virginia, who
conrm all that this gentleman says in regard to those
States. They all with rebel smissaries who
have used OF legislation Of the last Congress az
argument nveige those States into tho Southern
confederacy.
NV informant declares that throughout the whole Of tho
States Of Georgia. Alabama Mississippi Louisiana, South
Carolina, Virginia. in large portion Of North Carroll
and Tennessee there is but sentiment among tho
people-namely, unshaksn devotion to the Southern
perfect confidence tho Confederate government
and settled determination to persevors in the struggle
until their Independence Is achieved The latter ia tho
prevailing idea. have myself during the progress OF
the war; and particularly since last March, conversed
with dozens Of the rebel officers prisoners all men OF
education and intelligence, and have always remarked
that they speak Southern Independence the cause
for which they took up and for which they are
struggling Slavery mattor Of secondary Importance
have yet 10 nd the first who went into the
account OF slavery They say they like the institution
of slavery because is suited their climate and pro-
auctions and because their interests in the light of po
l.cn economy require slave labor. s'But," they say,
1--WE would sacrifice that as We are sacrificing our Ives
fortunes it Is in order 70 achieve
our independence" Even the Union men in the South
entertain these sentiments. They have become con-
that ha on tha topS M
Congress-. and that the is to be made war not for
the reconstruction Of the Union but for the abolition OF
slavery and, believing this, they arc united IN oppos
tcn to il.
In my last letter stated that the plans Of the rebel
for raising troops had been entirely
full Ny letter OF March 20 had stated IN detail the plans
adopted by the rebe War Department for having in the
fed by May 700 900 That letter tho FIRST init
nation given to the public that the rebels entertained
any such stupendous design and in quarters it
discredited bnt events have shown that my nfor
nation was correct. Only the rebels have been
EXPECTED. They have now in the field their army
II 100000 men, Nor is that all. Their war system
and mode of raising troops IS far more perfect than
that Of the United States government Their War De-
nar,ment has made provision for keeping that num-
Der of troops constantly in the field long as the war
LISTS. Aud this II 10 be done not by calling for new
regiments for hundred thousand or two hundred
thousand trcors at time, but simply by Keeping
full all the regiments organized by sending TO thcm
recruits they may be wanted. Each ono OF the
the field is tokesp constantly at home, in the
neyhborhood where the regiment was raised, ono or
more recruiting officers. THIS officer be kept
MI
~ IN So snd ,ro,n1ad sosiars ,ra 10 ~
sr es horr IN, CIV IN s"rlugb iii tbey recocsr
These and vacancies cased battle are to be ned by
these recruiting officers sending the number OF men
49, r.,,,s 49, ~ no oh,a,,cd hv conscrnt;on in
whore volunteers do not oier. In every :nty
=. r -, 80 r ,haso tha ra,v racrnts 80 :,
be drawn. This plan devised by General Leo, thu
ma ~, annrora, AZ both lar nov;s and IN. war ns
pirtment.
- ~. - a,sa,.s ~ naca,si,v ~ ave. r,,rry
-, = IL ~. -. ,-r,rs ,ha, i, a,r,. aS Tho a.v
i,, as 49, a,,a,d ~. r.;sry ar .ntrs ,oyy 80
g,ents and lie drIing Of them 10 degrees that would
49,, 49,, ao.c,;a ,s.an. no,r esy ncr racru;ts in
49, IN r,,rs,i s,rrou,ded an ali s,des nv d,sciniined
sd,a -, en- = hecorne az nroacart "a they that n
LII ~, ,he n.. Tscr,,,ss =, orca unJer ey,s,rercad
rlas end that /, Iii rson onsiantIv in the 1eId an
WY ~. y -. ~ :. ~ 40 y, ~ . '5 " - ~ -
5,r,<e. hi ,n,s "a nov he;nc dome There arc to be
fourteen c,rs darpse each crmnoscd Of three dyison
ha dvis,ons are already organz.d and q, four
b.trades 81 rour regiments each me regiments az a
az s noH, LII, ra,r rros eoo !, soo mon mt
under tac new system as stated above each regiment
viii De selt 600 strong There are thus v os 10y troops
r y a so ,ovoo s ,n,ndors arc ~ hc ,hne
generals and MAJOR genca s who have most distinguished
Themselves IN the war II IS said that they VIII oe iseau
, a., a. 49, .,.,rn IIn,h nnn.na- ivhnn
.xcharqed] e. kirby smith Van BORN lowell and iar-
de-. others that Lowell aud Hardes viii be major
- Jaaus ~. a,,sans; ,u sn "1
on arms there Is an abundant suply both OF cannon
and musket as well as swords aud equipments for the
A .'s am srIiy i ~ "a 900 s ss 49,
ohn Il lloyd lad ssnt 70 them FROM the national armo
ries besides the 10000 mussts which were seized by
w a.s. s.s ~ M s'u,n ' n a. SUI .s
hloc<a. bslwe.n the Is, u Nav 1851 ana the 1st Of
uy 1852. Geo more They have had also during the
,st l.e.se non 'or nc and r y ms
i.or1. 1ranchvie IN -outn carana Mobile and Iusca
ioosa IN A1ana acsson in Mississippi Fayetteville N
Nfrta tafN az Lynchourg ana hlcnmon1 AZ thess
hon now tro-e randI haa ever The above enun,cra
amounts u million Of muske,s. Many OF the above
sss = ~n'h "a. ne v"csiue ol.,k sn au gun
bT,ss a. ron !, fch,ond n, ,rie~lo, vobla ami Inv
fc.,la inc on,ii,v nj IN. e,,non u,ds nv tnam NAV
- irsr-ol r.n ne ,,s,s n when tose ~ tbon have
her, s.nsrted tba, have ren mo our hans +, has
h f.-d ,r,s.hla \, brrt ,hsm or 20 breal on tha,r
t-pons ami they arc now N nse among our owa nrti