The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-06-16

~ In material they commenced Nth little b,
d have BY one expedient and another gotten
h. larger stock. The first Bull Run was goo
o send to them; since then they have importe
!, large and small arms and ordnance stores /
% quantities, IL exchange for cotton: Clothiu
they sill lack, but one cannot SEQ that neithe
IN the field Of war nor in society do the clothe
make the men. In equipments they shor
G but here again they have bit upon wonder
J, fuI expedient--to use less. Medicines the
I are scanf of--so much the better, perhaps
b The health of the men at this season al
\ though the food is coarse and scanty, is o,
t tho average as good as our own. -.
. yl OPERATION OF THE BLOCKADE. Yit6
The blockade has been and is damaging
injury. II is useless for them to talk, as thsy
do, about the development Of manufactures ID
their midst. All such are fictitious, and will
subside at the first dawn Of peace, as it needs
no Adam Smith to foretell. The whole South
is living in the plainest way, in many thing,
having revered to the necessities and practices
of the earliest pioneer settlers. Somo com.
modi.ies there are in manufactures which rank
almost as necessities. A spool of thread, for
example, costs dollar in some parts of the
South. The impotency Of the South in the
elements OF sefsustenance and long war
10 seen most clearly in the railroads. Al
though they appropriated all the rolling stock
OF the border States, and drew il back as they
retreated, the roads South are in shabby or
der, All along the road sides, and at the ter
mini, can be seea the wreck Of GERS and loco
motives. The road beds, never good aud
much used, are kept in poor repair. 4.
DISCIPLINE OF THE ARMY. !i s,,
Here again the injury of the blockade has
compensatory advantage. Whisky is a
scarce article in the southern camp. We saw
little or no drunkenness among soldiers or Off
GERS. The usual p-ice is 81 dram for VIII
ky, so that to have a INC derate spree private
might spend three months wages The pay
of officers and men is about the same az our
own. The cost of living is dearsr Tho con-
sequence is they must spend their accumulat.
ed substances or live plainly. This they do
both in food and raimont. In clothing in
deed, this is very apparent. Upon returning
to our own lines each officer (not in the open
feld) seems as if he were dressed for court
ball. 1t is a nisuomer to call their apparel
uniform;" it is multiform and parli.colored,
patched up of odds and ends, the prevailing
tone being sort Of stone gray and ruese col
or; is coarse home made cloth with all manner
of devices to aid to the insignia Of rank. 1t
is evident that they have made large use of
captures in this respect. Too many Of their
men and officers are wearing our blue coats
and pants-tsken from us.
MOBILITY OF FORCES.
Another remarkable feature of their armies
is their mobility. They are uuencumbered
with such vast amount Of baggage, stores,
tents and camp chests. They have no SUIT |
lers, and consequently no government trans
portation is used in this traffic. The rspidity
with which they can march is surprising to US, |
but we should by this time admit that it is
one Of the greatest inonsenfa of success. Some |
Of their marches arc, We believe, uuexampled. /
We 60 10 the field ever ready for stay, and
arc always ready for a march,
MORALE,
In one other thing they display some ad.
vantage. They are more zealously and close
ly attentive aud faithful to their trust As
nearly as can discover, it is a rare thing for
an officer to be engaged in corrupt or dishon.
est practices. The Southerners never loved
money perhaps with that keen acouisitible rel
sh Of their Northern brethren. There are
reasons in nature why this is 40. To their
honor be it said they seldom sell their offices
10 lihe their pocket; and all such cases, If made
public, in high places or low, are visited with
-igorous punishment and thorough contempt
BY their brother officer. We found two
Quartermastcrs in prison in Atlanta on charge
'f cheating. Coupled with this is alacrily
md willingness to do their duty. We have
observed no case in which an officer refused to
attend to his affairs at any hour or season.
It seemed to be we'll understood that war ia
rot arpleasantry, and a general dread of
changes" prevails. dsi Hr
OBSERVATIONS. t9 {
There are many points still untouched which
can only mention briefly. The rebels have
in their Generals, Lee, Beaurepard.
Johnston, and Cooper. Their President is on
he whole quite popular, and bis failing health
hieds him from much criticism. The hostil !,
ty 10 the government on measures Of policy :
$ not very noticeable even 10 Congress.
Several fallacies seem to be running through
heir minds in regard to what is passing out
ide their limits. The recent investment of |,
President Lincoln with extraordinary war
powers convinces them tha. we are living IN.
Ter an oppressive despotism-unc unconscious
eemingly, that they have long bad moro
omplete,a a mere dangerous one, because act. l
ng thro' the forms OF law, in the practice !
# their own government. Legislation there a
$ more completely subservient 10 military I
'ower than in the Assembly of Napoleon. I
The case Of Mr.. Vallandigham has often q
'een cited TO mo. If the panner of bis ar r
est is correctly reported here, this is BY far L
he most unhappy event Of the kind for the q
equation of our government. When ask o
d, What would have been dono ia simi. o
Ar case with Southern malcontontin they a
nswer that he would have been tried by civ {
law. But il not corvictedI" WHY, 4
hen, military force, is the answer. But con. i,
ict between the two is at present improbable. o
- f,.s LIVE THE UNION.
Wo emerge from tho seat of the rebellion
aptized with new Ioyally---as DOGS every !, !.
Jnion prisoner, we believe. The flag seems
'lrer, the very rocks aud hills dearer, and : :
be sweet souls more charming than ever
eparation has no charm comparable with
nifty. Our motto is again Inscribed: The !,