The New York herald., 1862-04-12

land go 900 Missouri 69s 900 Tennessee SIS 900 and
Western Virginia. 2soOoo ms part Of population Of
The South amounting to 2ioI 900 deducted from the
l2OOO,0oo would leave population of above
sss4o72 which is probably the utmost strength OF the
coniederaey OF these their slaves amount 60 nearly
Tour mions 953 524. having increased from 200 900
since is5O), and their lighting to million and a
ha1 5o7 l69) leaving of white non-combatants four
and half millions a AZ, ,TT9) to attend 70 the planta-
lions and transact all other business in connection with
the slaves. The above enumeration Of ablebodied mon
does not include those the States Of Kentucky, Mary
land. Missouri Tennessee and Virginia who Union
ists, whether they serving in the Union army
or not After putting the nsld thsr army OF 700 900
men the South viii still have aoms OF capable
Of bearing arms, nearly many more-uamely COL 260
men
WORK FOR rsrlnISpER
The wisdom displayed by the President In assigning
General Fremont the department which has created
Tor MIN will be evident from Consideration OF the tor
story embraced in the department. and the work TO be
done in it II embraces the whole OF Western Virginia
and besides. all those othor parts Of Virginia that lie
west OF the Allegheny Mouhtans the eastern parts o
the States Of Tennessee aud Kentucky, embracing the
famous Cumberland Gap, Knoxville and the important
line Of the great southern Railroad from Abingdon in
Virginia. 10 Knoxville the entire States OF Ohio and
Michigan The two last named States intensely abo
tonst. Michigan, tho home OF "bood Ietting' Cnand
tes has lighting population OF abcbodied 900
ohio-the homo Il Bsa. wade, who told the President
few weeks ago. whom he refused to Fremont
his command, that he was within half mile OF Hoy--
Ohio has fighting population of 40 900 mon. Ye,
Michigan has only "a 900 in the army aod has
sequently $50 900 lighting mon at home. The great
ority Of the "a 900 in the army democrats while the
O VII At h0m iiioo-
lists and republicans Ohio, too, has only 81 900 men
in the army, while 1873 900 OF ablebodod popala-
ton remain at home. OF the o! 900 Ohio troops in the
fold IL is we'll known that majority democrats
while Of those who stay at home a. least $50 900 voted
for Fremont in 1885, and are sbolitonisss These
stay at homo abolitionsts in Ohio aad Michigan viii
doubt therefore rush 10 Fremonts standard by
Of thousands and if they display half the alacrity
in fighting for him that they did in singing about ree
soil free labor, free love aud Fremont in 1856, he will
have army OF 200 600 in this field and a re
Of another 1c0 900 to call upon in a fow months
The work for Fremont to do IL nothing less thas TO
follow the track OF the victorious I'm army OF
fall up the left bank of the Big Sandy river Kentucky
Prestonviils, PiksviIls Manchester and Barbours
Vile. and thence strike for the Cumberland Gap.
He will find no enemy until he approaches the lat
ter point. There, however. he will md that part
OF the rebel army posted for the defence OF the De-
partment OF the Cumberland" and thsrs he will
have 70 Hght. The rebels will be in strong force
there they will dispute the Eastern Ton
with all their power. But If Frsmonts aboltios
soldiers fight bravsy the result bs doubted The
rebel armies will b. swept like chat before the wind
and Fremont will advance TO Knoxville He will thus be
possession Of the line Of the great Southern Railroad
he cut on ths retreat Of the rebel army Eastern
Virginia The rebels will thsn bs compelled to svscuate
Virginia BY way Of the North Carolina railroads But
Burnside takes OF those roads the rebel army
Virginia viii bs caught in trap and forced TO
der-an owing TO Fremont. Yet Of his friends
Washington grumbe At his department and fnd fsul.
with old Abe because they say there 10 nothing in
it, If Fremont has the genius has friends claim foe him
he will organize his army and ind his work.