Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-11-27

Leaving in Dixie. 4.ojs4bj- -5a1.siS esa.#seS
Now it may be said that many OF tao Sc
ce.sio9ist. OF the recovered States have led
With their slaves before our advancing armies
to the still rebel districts, where they are
now UNFOLDING the rebellion. We nimi.
/ this. but insist that they are outnumbered
+ by the Unionist (vhite and black who have
+ I'D from the rebels TO find refuge and pro-
lection in the loyal States, - that tie Pour
Milton. Of Whites and Two aai a Hall
i Millions Of Slaves above given comps, just
about the total population Of Dixie 4; this
hour. less the waste Of a5lc-bliei men by
casualties Of war.
Il may BE- said tina. the rshels still hold
small portions Of louisiana. AMI Arkansas.
We admit !. but Insist that the population
Of these fragments is far less than that OF
.bose portions Of Mississippi, old Virginia,
North and South Carolina and Texas, which
are firmly held by the armies Of the Union.
Thus, while the loyal States are as strong
to day as they ever were, the Rebellion is
certainly third weaker than it has been.
| The rebels began this contest, hoa.tiag
tha,, If the Union were maintaiasl by arms
the war should be wa-el not in the seeded
! bu. in the loyal States. They had m d5ub;
Of their ability to take Washington. in a
month. and dictate peace from the smoking
ashes of Philadelphia or New Yerk within
ninety days. Yet from that hour they have
never seen the inside OF Washington unless
a. spies or prisoner, and have never gained
a permanent footing in any Free State-nor
even in Maryland. And they have not fer
months veniured IS appear IN foree in any
loyal State.
Iti., then, the nascl truth--scrutanzc
figures for yourselves that above onc-third
Ut the ar with nearly one half ths White
population of tie rTeten lei C9nfeIeraey
are at thi. time restored to the uni'n.
There remain, then, the Two and a Half
Millions of Slaves and, If any one chooses
to Insist that they have been sweisel 10 Three
Millions by removals from the recovered
States By their rebel masters, we viii con-
ccde that number. They are worth sone-
thing to the Conlci 'racy while they can be
kept fetieyed AID dccile without too much
trouble. When it comes to requiring one
sound white to watch aud curb every three
able bodied slaves, then they become bur
den. Now these slaves being necessarily
drawn back from all the frontiers to pre-
cludc their escape to our lines, are far more
compaetly loca ted than OF old. They have,
moreover. been, and still must be. ext
sively shifted from place to place, increasing
their facilities for intercomm unicaton -
They now know, down to the wooIiest and
,tupidest child among them, that Union
means Liberty for them that the Rebellion
is eternal slavery.
Can you believe those slaves longer an ele-
nens of strength to the Rebellon2 Once,
they undoubtedly were but are they now?
How long is it since you have heard rebel
boas. of their fidelity? or have heard Of
their fighting for their masters? Are not the
rebels themselves clearly aware that tbs
slaves are their implacable foes
Then a, to supplies We do not believe
the rebels utterly destitute. We know that
they cannot be at this s,as1n. Their Corn
oss,n is just made their pOrs Is now com
;, ing in their Wheat should not 10 all gone
yet, nor their Potatoes. Bat OF Beef, dead
or alive. they confessedly have very little
! and it must lie considered that The SAFES
left 10 the rebellion Tia, side Of The Mississippi,
, hap neuer yet grotcn their own food. (rex.
as is different but Texas is utterly cut of
r ard isolated from the main trunk Of the
. Rebellion, 50 that she can afford it no aid
= whatevsr,)
Now it is admitted that the crops Of the
Atlantic Rebel State, are very short thi.
year, not more than half an average. Then
, the waste of war i, terrible and keeping
on foot and active service armies equal to
one in twenty of the entire and one in
. twelve Of the Free population is fearful
strain on the resources of any country
1t cannot long be maintained anywhere much
, les, in country SO poor and requiring such
enormous amounts Of army transportation
as the South.
Our armies to-day outnumber those OF
the Rebellion they press it on every side /:
they hold Kentucky and Tennessee, without
! which the rebels admit that they must be
starved out. But we need more men to fiji
, up the thinned regiments and enable our
Generals to make shor. work of what life
remains in this most foul treason. The
bounties offered are generous the term of
service will probably be short, especially if
} you rally promptly and generally. Many
hands make light work ; and Two Hundred
thousand men added to our armies in n
month would insure the overthrow of the
Rebellion before Spring, Young men of the
Loyal States take hold altogether ard
speedily flush the War.-Net0 York Daily
| Tribune.