The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-09

sence with the army as soldiers. IA a
b li,ved by JEFF. Davis, however ana
this view he endeavored 10 impreas upop
the & nerals at this council, that the time
has now arrived when the slaves can be
more useful with arms in their hands and
organized into regiments than Ia any
other capacity. The cultivation Of the
great Southern s'aples--oOtt IN, sugar,
and tobacco--has been de6nitely ADAM
doued and will not be resumed aRAiR
during the war All that the South nov
cares about raising is corn, wheat, psta-
toes, cattle aud hogs Aud this can be
done by the old men and boys, and by
the women slaves, quite as we'll without q
the able bodied male slaves as with them.
10 is beloved, too, by the rebel leaders,
that the time has now come when, OF
necessity, the Southern armies must be
raised 20 such 4 numerical superiority az
will enable them not only 10 meet, bat
once for all TO crush out and defeat their
invaders, and establish their independ-
enco asa nation The proposed measure
has been long aud auxioasly considered
by tho rebel leaders; but 10 has been
finally adopted with the fall consent aud
approval of the distinguished generals
who were present at the council, II IL
said that IL will be put in operation i'm
mediately. Fil ,ti5l1 lAa.
IL will need but a moments reflection
TO convince the readers Of the Herald that
this step will, as | said, change tho whole
aspect of the war, II will bs impossible
for the North 20 put into the field moro
than 80 600 negro soldiers, while the
South has fully 100000 able bodied
blacks, who, between now and spring,
will be armed and uniformed, and fight
ing side by side with their masters, And
no comparison can be made between the
effectiveness as soldiers Of the Northern
and Southern blacks. The ferooity OF
the faithful dog, who defends his master
when attacked, is not greater than the
courage and devotion with which the
Sou bern slave will eight when led and
C mpAnded by his matter, , D.. .,.l.I
The addition of 800 600 men to their
armies, or even OF half that many AZ fir.t,
and the other halfin = year from nov,
viii completely turn the scale against us
30 far "a the numerical strength Of ar
mics Is concerned. True, we have q
large number Of men in the army now,
and our ulimate resources in men are
without limit. But tina is not the qusa-
ton. The question is, can our armies
penetrate into such q country IS the
South is, and achieve success there, when
that country is defended, as IL will be
nov In few months bv armies amount
ing TO 700 600 or 100000 troops ?---ar-
mics, too, operating on interior lines, az
they will act, on the defensive? This IL
= a. stion which 'he next Congress- viii
do we'll 10 consider. m aGJ daIoi
\ the great argomvnt which jeff Davis
used in urging the adoption, Of this step
was that by taking II they would vindi-
cate TO the world what they have 90 Of
ten asserted--namely that they arc
lighting not for slavery, but for inde-
pandence and separate nationality,
They would, Of course, Mr.. DAVIS argued,
prefer bath Butt has become evident
that ifthey cling 10 both they can have
neither one, while IL they give up the one
they can gain the other, aud, this being
evident hesitation, of course, was At an
end They will therefore sacrifice slavery
In order 10 gain their Independence. ~ q