The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-22
Progress OF tho National Arms.

SECRETARY ceWafu mas sent = circular
to our Foreign Minister detailing the pro-.
gress Of the National arms, and roucu.
ding as follows:
In the West, fifty thousand square
miles have been reclaimed from the pos
session Of the insurgents. On referring
to the annexed map it will be seen that
since the breaking out OF the insurrCc
tion, the Government has extended its
former sway over and through q re-
gion Of 200 600 square miles, au area as
large as Austria or France, or tbc PENN
sula OF Spain and Portugal. Tho ilsur-
gents lost in the various field and siege
operations OF the month of-July which
have described, one third Of their whole
forces.
Jefferson Davis, the leader OF tie scdi-
ton, has since proclaimed a levy OF all
the able bodied men within his military
lines. Tais, If carried into effect, will
exhaust The whole material Of which
soldiers can be made. The insurgents
estimate the total number Of coneoripts
thus TO be gained at 20 600 TO $4,000.
Oar armies now confront the insurgents
AZ all points with superior numbers A
draft for 100000 more ia in progress, to
replace those whose terms of service
have expired, and to Gil up the wasted
ranks OF our veteran regiments, and the
people, Just as fast as the evidence OF the
necessity for that measure ia received
and digestcd, submit with cheerlulness
to the ascertained demands Our armies
everywhere are well equipped, abund-
anily fed, and supplied with all the
means Of transportation. The soldiers
Of the two years service bear them
selves as veterans and show greater stesdi-
ness in every conflict. The men, accus-
toned to the camp and hardened by ex-
ercise and experience, make marches
which would have been impossible in the
beginning of the contest The nation is
becoming familiar with arms, and easily
takes on the habits of war. Large vol
untary enlistments continually augment
our military force. All supplies are A.
bundantly aud cheaply purchased with
in our .lines The country shows no
| signs Of exhaustion of money, material.
or men. A requisition for 62OO remount
horses was filled and tho animals dis
patched from Washington all in four
days. Our loan is purchased at par by
our own citizens, at the average ratio of
Sl,200000 daily. Gold sells, in our
market, at 1913 to 1923, while in the in
surrectionary region il commands 200
per cent premium.
Every insurgent port il either block
AIDED, besieged, or occupied by the
National forces. The field Of the pro
jected Oonlederacy is divided by The
! Mississippi Ali the Qualifications on its
banks are in our hands, and its ilood is
psrolled by the national fleet
Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, Mary
land-all slave States-support the Fed
ederal Government. Missouri has already
ia Convention ordained the gradual abo-
lition of slavery, 10 take effect at he end
of seven years Four iilths of Tennes
see, two thirds Of Virginia, the coasts and
sounds of North Carolina, half of Ms
sissippi and half of Louisiana, with an
their large cities, part Of Alabama, and
the whole seacoast OF Georgia aud South
Carolina, and no uncomfortable part oil
the coast of Florida, are held by the
United States Tue insurgents, with the
slaves whom they yet hold in defiance OF
the Presidents Proclamation, are nov
rowdod into the central andNSouthcrl
portions Of Virginia, North Carolina
South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama
while the pioneer slavehOlding insur-
gents beyond the Mississippi are cut on
from the main force. On the other hand
il is lees than six months since the laws
or customs of the United States woult
allow a man Of African descent TO bear
arms in defence OF his country, there ar,
now in tie field % 900 regularly euliated
armed, and equipped soldiers OF thai
class, while 30 regiments Of 1900 each
arc in progress Of organic alton, aud 60,
500 persons of tie same class are em.
pIOyod as Transfers, laborers, and camp.
followers These facts show that a8 ih
insurrecti0n cOntinuas, tho unfortunate
servile population, which warat the be
ginning an element Of ila strength, u
being transferred 20 the support of thu
Union.