Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-31
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Pertinent Queries and Constitutional
Answers.
The following communication is written by a man
of business, familiar with the subject on which he
writes and readers will at least be interested in
its acute analysis
Question l. What are the requirements of
& soldier?
Answer L. Arms, and olottissg, corn, poyk,
beet.
o.. Who furnishes the northern army?
A. 2 White aaea make the arms; arhite
( Aaen raise the corn, tend the cattle, and pack
the pork and beef; one-thlrd of the hands re-
quired to make the clothing must be acIste
& men.
Is z. ). Who must remain at home at the
north employed in the ordinary concerns OF
life, in order to maintain the credit of the
north?
AS. White nsem.
e Q. T. What proportion of the aeE at the
north can be spared as soldiers without i'm
pairing the ability of the north to meet The
above conditions?
A. 4. Say one-half
o.. Who furnishes the arms for the south
ern army?
A. 5. Arms have been furnished by the
confiscation of northern property, the pro-
ceeds paid in Europe for arms. If one YES
sci in five succeeds in RAINING the blockade,
the supply is kept good. If four are lost, tits
simply loss of stolen property.
The writer knows case where a large gun
factory in London was paid in advance, in
gold, for all the arms it could make in six
months by the agents of the rebels The
machinery for making the guns was made in
Springfield, Mass.)
Q. g. Who raise the southern corn?
A. 6. Black slave aco11ep
O. T. Who feed the southern cattle and
hogs?
Al Black slave nromen
q. s. Who make the southern clothing?
A. s. Black slave Womea
Upon every plantation in the south will be
found spinning jennies of six to ten spindles,
and hand looms. Upon these simple ma
chimes are made the ''linsey woolsey" goods,
afterwards dyed by the slave women. and
own as "butternuts."
J. l-2. How many white men must re-
main at home to maintain southern credit and
ndustry2
A. 8 IL. Next to none, they have no credit
dustry to maintain.
n n>- allow many able-bOdied field hands
= }. g. Slaspted from among the black slave
G%%omen2 $1,000 slaves not less than sOO,-
% what is the capacity of each able.
bodied field acomaal J?
A.91-2. The customary allotment of corn
land is l5 acres, the customary crop 20 BUSH
els. saw 375 bushels of corn, enough to feed
the cs0le and furnish the bread for at least
two soldiers. In her hours not occupied by
eeld labor she has heretofore made enough
cloth to clOthe all the negroes and part of
the white men. 1t may surely be inferred
that the negroes will be allowed to go part
ly clothed, and that she will clothe at least
two white soldiers,
O. 10. What is the equivalent of one able
bodied black slave field woman.
A. 10. Two white soldiers.
O. IL. What becomes of the black men?
A. IL. A portion remain at home to raise
corn for the white women and children; the
balance follow the southern army to perform
all the heavy labor upon the entertainments,
drive the beef cattle on the hoof to the army,
&C., &C., being promised their freedom as a
reward for their faithfulness.
N. B. 100000 black women keep in the
field 100000 southern rebels-one southern
rebel is equal to one northern soldier-one
northern man must remain at home for each
northern soldier placed in the field therefore,
although negroes are not men, yet for all
purposes of war one black SlGUe acoaaGn is equal
to four no'thepw lolite men.
Q. II. What are the first principles of
war?
A. u. Husband your own resources and
strike your enemy in his weakest spot.
Q. 49, What has the north done!
A. ID. Wasted its resources and struck
the enemy in its strongest spot.
Q. IA. How shall we reverse our course?