The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-22

The declaration made by JeG. Davis n
his Macon speech, that bat few menu
were left in the Sc nthern Confederacv ha.
tween the ages Of eighteee and forty.fiye.
deserters, were Of course somewhat dv W.
peptic. There are several men of militsrv
age still in the South, and there ara ncyt
two-thirds Of the rebel soldiers who hev"
deserted. But it Is true that the scarcifv ~
able-bodied men in the South, which hs.
been noticed for the last two years ever.
where except In the rebel camps, is rs.
scripting omcerB no longer furnish TIA
supplies OF food for powder that the -.
demands, while those that are impressed
and driven into the ranks desert II, ever
direction, so that there il q vast difference
between the muster rolls of . rebel ann
and the morning report showing men prs.
sent and f1t for duty. That Lees armv
has been reduced until the rebels are fear.
full that 1t will be crushed, there is abund.
ant evidence. A great deal has been said
about the losses Of Gen'l Grant during Era
march from the Rapidan TO the Appom..
tOx. He certainly did lose very heayilv
and so did the enemy. Since the stumble n
Petersburg, Grant has been largely rein.
forced and Lee has not. And one conee.
quence is, the thunder of the cannonadin.
on The James is exciting the most direfui
appeals for every body to turn out and
tight, which no one heeds, unless quicken
ed by the Provost Marshars bayonets.-
The Richmond Enquirer, Of the 4th says
1.-THE success Of the enemy" in taking Bat.
terry Harrison was due to ''the want Of
men" to defend the battery. The Enquirer
then observes:
III. every time Grant dashes to the north
side, he can edge his lines nearer to Rich
mond and fortify himself then rush his
corps back to bis extreme left, and reach
some other point on his other wing. il will
not be long before our army will be forced
into the immediate de.ences around tha
city,
This is an acknowledgment that the DO
sltlon held by General Grant on the James
has the important advantages that we haye
been claiming for it. His ability to throw
his whole force on either flank at pleasure.
and move more quickly than Lee can
shows that, though on the offensive. he hss
the interior line Of operations. We quote
again from the Enquirer (Richmond) ofthe
Atm:
1.-The duty of strengthening the army i.
not alone with the Government. Without
the active and untiring assistance Of the
people, the Government will not be able to
accomplish the greatly needed increase AZ
the army. This matter is now presented
to the people in manner that must make
itself felt upon the country. The enemv
have greatly strengthened their ay,u1. and
zee mast do the same with our army, IL this
is speedily done all will be we'll. From all
quarters OF the country the news is moef
except from the lines of that
noble army that has called upon the coun-
try less than any other army in the Con.
federacy. General Lee has always done
the best that could have been done with
the means furnished him by the country.
He now needs men to meet the increased
force he has compelled the enemy to put
into the field. Give him ten or fifteen thou-
sand more men and he will relieve Rich
mond of all danger. The revocation Of al
details for sixty or ninety days, and the
calling to the front OF the reserves. win
give more than the desired number. and
secure the country from the calamity Of
defeat"
In the same article the Es9usrer mani.
tests its appreciation Of the scarcity and
value Of men in the Southern
Contederacy in these sentences:
1T would not repay General Lee to de-
feat Grant unless some more important re.
suit was TO be obtained than the election Of
Mcclellan. To husband our resources and
to preserve our men are the duties of our
generals. TOWN decisive victories or to
proiOng the war is the policy best suited to
our cause"