East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-11-25
q be Courier
Wednesday. November 90. 1893.
Rebel resources and Plans.

From the first it has teen tho GOA
slant practice of rel ublicons TO un-
derate the strength of the south, and
Notwithstanding the absurdity of the
statements made by the tribe Of phi
lJsophors, priests and fanatics who
manufacturo sentiment for the party,
they were in the initiative accepted as
views of the government" and war
policy adopted, pred,coted on theories
as false an fallacious as thor autho
were ignorant and INSCRIPTIONS. The
determination to ignore facts aud act
solely upon opinions founded in error,
passion and prejudice lei TO disasters
in the outset which ought to have been
a convincing lesson 10 the people, ami
to have induced proper appreciation
Of the strength Of the enemy on the
part Of republicans in particular, but
such was not tho case Every time
the South has es3lyel'to increase the
strength Of its arm os, we have been
tod thai il was making n clean sweep
Of its able bodied population; and yet,
o. most every occasion of q UaicN re-
verse, We are prompt 20 attribute it to
a superiority of numbers on tho rebel
side. Demoraliz zion, starvation and
dest.tution have been SO often paraded
in the papers as threatening destruc-
ton to both the military and social
organizations Of the Southern Coa!od-
eracy, that tho gu.lable have looked
for collapse Of the whole co lcern
before our armies would be able to
march to tho heart Of .eb dom. ~
Great fears, inlfact, were entertained
by some, that not even respectable
military representation would be able
to get in at the death" being deferred
10y the criminal carefu.ness of certain
"mud-turtlo' generals; and yet, when
ever the rebel armies are hunted out
they are represented, in after reports,
49, GIL ormo |, in an excellent
state of discipline, admiralty nandIcu,
and fighting Ike devils
The cry in regard to a scarcity of
provisions at tho South, has undoubt-
edly, II some localities, had some found
alton; but talc thc rebel States as
whole, we shall undoubtedly ind that
they have enough to eat, though the
variety be somewhat limited, and can
feel as large armies as they can raise
OF proitably employ, for years to come.
They have also, NC doubt not arms
enough and powder enough fer all
practical purposes; and undoubtedly,
if we meet them with nothing but the
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ton laws, thus keeping them united
and full Of hatred, they can keep the
GolI ,,aany ynors langni' aud it j.
quito ~ WON 70 lool, Tho f,4 souo~,
in the face
Inc following article on the SUBJECT
Of rebel resources and intentions may
nroyc Instructive 70 some of orr read
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Transcript vigorous anu violent sup
porter OF the administration bnt a
paprr which is not willmlv blind TO
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We have received from anin.ciiigcnt
ani educated gentleman. who has re-
Gently returned from a twelve years
residence in the South, and who is IA
niliar with the character Of It's popu-
lation and public men, as we'll as with
tho great features of Is territory, tho
following able and judicious review Of
the military situation;
.srho resources of the rebellion are
NV, r,oqsed in tbreo REGIONS almost
.,norateI from each olbor. and the
tbroo ri,;o, fbua r,.goino, thepucleus Of
each orouD. AFRO Richmond. Atlanta
and Shroyrnorf
T,,, 49, sno.,ssos 90 4ho 1rn;on
- :, I'll, "n th, 1Iiss;.s; ,T baya
g. "'1 :" ! , ti ;eaiot;on - tba 'o ' no
a.;nm 80 - tho 49,, na,5Iy cam.
plete. Kirby Smith, IN command OF
the Tran'-Mississippi Department. has
his headquarters at Shreveport, and
is struggling with difficulties almost
insurmomtablo in the cndeayor to
make that department effective and
& ,tf--ustniuinr In has some \ rlnn-