The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-06-02
Of the existence Of some Union feeling 4

a,
vi the existence OF some ohioh ieelihS Il
am assured Dy Southerners themselves. IL is
not large, but, IKE that IN kentucky, genuine,
intense what remains Oh IL. very many per-
sons OF RANK ana inteiligence were accustomed
10 get our niue party INTO conversation as
quiet as possible ana put IL 10 US seriously
what we thought OF tne chances OF the strug-
ger ihere Is Win Ineth strange and sig
hifcaht redundahce OF the inquiay, when do
you lhihk the war VIII emu
THE REBEL ARMY.
The rebels believe and affirm that they have
the best army and the brayest soldiers in the
world. There is enough of truth and enough
oil iaisehood about the remark not to treat it
as aJest Inc military spiiit ana power and
organization OF ine SCUM are TO my mind
soinethins Iharseious. omcers pay more study
70 Tue Pro'eosio. 'iie 'iieh are ike the french,
eitner niore easiiy Inspired with martial zeal,
OF hhe tne Oossacks, less capable OF choice or
!udglnent. ~Ine ofncers, however, are more
thoroughly welded TO the business OF arms.
lthas become the work OF their lives. This
may De by the force of circumstances, and
the only work In which their whole energies
were bent. vi this necessity they make vir-
tue. Ihere Is an intense and never-wearying
talk OF war, warriors, plans, battles, move
inents, iortlncations, DC. The chief Of
ncers manifest more intimate acquaintance
with the nomenclature and terminology of the
art than 90 the same ranks IN our army. The
men have binder, 1t may be, but u more en-
thusiastic attachment to their leaders and the
corps.
The confederacy is one vast camp. To ev-
cry man oil sound limb 1t is ones privilege to
say; Wnat regiment do you belong to?"
.in .heS t, snou,u hase ueer aole 70 MAKE
ty Iexcentions notedl a soldier of Tho st.ta
4 ~.
able-bodied population. is a remarEable stretch
of power in the history of renubjics and a no
tent engine of war.
The ,,,,,,o c.,,, :. e.;
wav !, ma,'y ,h;n@s ha,;n r,o., m P'a."I.s ,,as
,acoss;,;as ~, ~ .eu W .he
Ger settlers Sopaa oonanooa;,;os .hA.o p,o:
m,nnfact,,r.s ,vh;oh ra,,i. ~ ano .eao arc Al
snool Of ,hra.d Sar axan,,a " s,S lii,
some narts of the south aithonah a' ,bnn an ~
20. III .t I,:u oUu'n' Iho9sn 'ney ap-
SS,oins and al dra :, h stocn oi 'Le Doluer
the roads South are in shabby order All
alone the road sides and at the termini can ha
seen the wreck of csrs and locomotiyas
Whiskev Is a scarce article IN tho So,t,o-,
camn. I'VE saw little or No JrnnLannass
among soId;ars or officers THO ,,srai ,'r;a" -
. dollar a dram for wh;sIar s' ,tot ~ ,,. p,.o
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MOBILITY OF FORCES.
A remarkable feature of their armies is their
mobility. They are unencumbered with
such a vast amount of baggage stores, tents
and camp chests. They have no satlers, and
consequently no government transportation is
used in this traffic.
OBSERVATIONS.
The rebals bavaeon aJanca \, ,ha;r ,a,ar.Is
Lee. Beauregard. Johnston and Cooper Their
President is on the whole quite popular. and
his failing health shields him from much crit
icism. The hostility of the government ON
matters of policy is not very noticeable even
in Congress-
We give it as our deliberate conviction that
every mans life, liberty, or property within
their lines is at the service of the government
in such sort as it may prescribe. Public opin-
ion has little or no voice; the exigency has SO
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