Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-15
WHOLE NO. 1928.



The census returns. 80 admirably arranged and
classified by Mr. Kennedy, gives US an opportu-
nifty OF accurately guaging the power and re
sosrces of the rebel States. For the basis Of the
investigation which We propose making, We have
taken merely the States that are now held. in
great part, by the Confederates, from which they
have drawn their richest supplies, and which will
probably support them in the future, if this un-
happy continues-namely. Alabama. Arkan-
sas, Florida. Georgia Louisiana Mississippi. North
Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.
1t is true that they now hold a small par
ton of Tennessee, but this may be balanced by
Western Virginia, which is in our possession
The supplies of men and provisions which they
have previously derived from Tennessee. Ken
tuckY and MissOuri-though important ia their
past efect-cannot enter into this calculation as
probably the most enthusiastic English or Amer
lean friends of the future slave Confederacy"
would not include these States in their power
which is henceforth to oppose the Union.
First, as to the extent of the country. these
States embrace an area of Gel ,94S square miles,
territory larger than the area of France. Aus
1893 ,532. of which 4 622 ,6ol are whites, and
3,24539l are slaves. The number Of white
males in these States is 9. .3T7 ,039.
Looking at their resources and products, We
find the value of the agricultural implements
manufactured during the year $50 to be 81 564,-
oO3, or less than One-half that of the implements
made in New York State alone tS3. .429 O37).
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 .l2e. and not One-half that of New York
(SlO4o4 ,e63). OF natural products, the Con
Tolerate States produced i'm coal in 1850 6O0-
62I bushels, worth S696 lSS while PENNSYLVANIA
produced IA 994 295 bushels, worth 81. .Se3, ESQ.
In lead, their WELD was SCI 900 worth, against
over S9OO,OOO worth in the other States; in cop
per. Sl56.ee0. against 1914 5l4 in the others.
But IN tOur and meal it might az least be sup
posed that their agricultural provinces would
show richer returns. Their total pfofuct in value
is S26. .S47 .l56, less than that of Pennsylvania
alone S26.572 ,26l } and some 50 ,OOO. 600 less
than tbe product oil New York
In manufacture, they show in cotton goods in
1860, lis factories worth s. 373 ,92l capital in
vested. employing l56. 926 spindles. , $50 looms
ana y o4I hands, producing in value So 63o ,945.
while little Rhode Island alone has l55 fictories,
with Sll $40 600 invested and employs zoo 600
spindles, $4,000 looms and 49, lS9hands, pro-
ducing in value Sl225s. .459
In wooden goods the number of establishments
is los, with 81 ,le9 800 capital invested, engaging
1904 spndes, 2O2 looms, and .367 halds,
producing annually 81 .035, ,6Sl. In Connecticut
alone, on the other hand, the capital invested is
s., ,494 ,OOO with lis spindles and ,753 looms
at work. and 1851 hands, producing annually
S5,S79 900.
In leather, the Confederate States prodvced in
le60a value of 81 2955 $50 while Massachusetts,
produced $40 1854 056, and New York $40, 49,
Ol7. In boots and shoes there were in these
States o64 establishments, with a capital of real
and personal estate invested amounting 20 $780,
All. employing , Gal hands, and producing in
1860, s. 2,466,979. In Massachusetts, on the
other hand, there were ,497 establishments, with
a capital of Sll l69 277 employing 69. .39S hands
and producing $40 6440 ,2O9.
Taking a few of manufactures in general we
find that there were in 1860, in the rebel States,
I5,6O6 establishments, with "A capital invested of
So3, ,395 600. employing 81 ,0l5 hands, and pro-
ducing annually Sl2S $50 600 Contrasting these
with Massachusetts discover there ,766 es-
adjustments, with Sl33 900 900 invested, en-
ploying 2l7 100 hands, and producing 1884,
In the value of real and personal estate the
South shows the vast amount of 81, ,70S ,262 .2l5,
with an average increase for each State since
1850 of over 200 per cent.
Four of the free States, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and New Jersey, exceed in their ag-
gregate real and personal estate the immense sum
of 81 ,92l 657 ,OSl.
The number of acres improved in the rebel
States amounts 10 50, l94, $50: of unimprov ed
lbs. .563 ,507 The cash value of farms is 81 $685.
3S3 ,e66; the value of farming implements and
machinery. S75. .622, ,69S. As an indication Of
the progress of the South the last ten years, it
should be noticed that oTer IL 900 900 acres of
new land have bean 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 more in value than those of the Confederate
States.
In live stock, the Confederacy produce .40S,-
70s horses. (the loyal States about 600 OOO,)
66l ,442 asses and mules, 2,44O 800 mich cows
and 752 $50 working oxen. The value Of their
live stock is $3.50 00S, ,5O6-not quite one quarter
that of the stock of the whole Union. OF wheat.
they grow 25 957 ,03l bushels. or but little more
than the yield of Illinois alone; "a, l59 .5OO) of
Indian corn. 229 .9l6.T4S bushels, which is more
than ne-fourth OF the whole crop of the United
States Nearly all the rice of the country Is. of
course. produced by them. and over 100 600 GOO
lbs of tobacco Their great crop. cotton. is put
down at A. 965 296 bales of 400 pounds The
Southern cane sugar amounts to 30l 922 hhds.,
and molasses to I60l9.5 .5sl galons sorghum
molasseS reaches s29.4l9 gallons, and maple,
403 Gel gallons
Their sweet potatoes reach 25. .O94 ,97s 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. Ii is evident that the
progress Of the South in wealth. the last ten
years has been immense; and il is still clear
that countryof such vast agricultural resources.
cannot be starved out. Yet great as it, advance
has been, it is far surpassed by the most incred-
ible increase of wealth in the free States. Man
ufacturers and many branches of agriculture
have been abandoned for the culture of one
staple-cOtton; and, despite Mr.. Olmstead's
gument, we think the census proves that cotton
growing has been very profitable.
A country of such resources will evidently not
be conquered in short war-lNew York lnde-
pendent.