Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-08

from COLUMBIA. south Carollra, Under date 81
September 23i. presents he folloviag vies q
the rebellion ao4 the resources OF the Confed-
crates:
THE sTEKXGTH AID eREkT wANr 90 TGErkBEIs
Ia recent letter. which. by the way. reads
like an open faced petition for promotion. fed
eral Brigsdier General Seymour. lately prisoner
of at Charleston. and whose opportunity FOR
observation from a prison window must have
been very great indeed, assures the people Of the
North that the Southerners are about giving up
the contest by reason OF TIC exhaustion in men
and material Of war 10 an extract from a let
ter-ss be preteuds handed 10 him steslthily BY
some weak kueed Conference.-The attempts 10
show that there il much dissatisfaction among
the people and that thousands Of malconients
only await the martial tread Of his legion 10 re
turn TO the bosom Of Father " Abrshs Can
dor and spirit OF justice compel me TO besiOH
some notice upon the singular fabrication OF
Gen. Seymour, which but for his glazing ms-
statements 1t would not otherwise have received
The fact IL there lies distance OF over Elk
hundred miles between the two main armles The
Confederstes have contrived thus far 20 keep IN
the Geld Between them there stretches eoun-
try not easily riyalled ia point Of fertility and
power OF resOurces-a country which IN extent
equals the area Of the kingdom OF Prussia. From
this region the main supplies have for one year
past been furnished 10 these two great armies.
II il therefore not likely that With this territory
und minished. and a harvest much more plentiful
than that OF last year. either the army or the PEG
pie will be in any way embarrassed for supplies.
Even were this not 40, knowledge OF the couB
try We; untouched 10 resources in Virginia and
Tennessee enables me to saw that it would suffice
TO feed the army Of General Lee, while General
Hood has at his back the States OF Florida, Ala
bama aud Mississippi, almost entirely free from
Federal invasion. This region il in extent
nearly equal to the kingdom OF Spain. But sup
pose the Confederates were driven from both
| Virginia and Georgia. and in their last effort
| either conquered or dispersed in South or North
Carolina, there u still the magnificent domain oil
| Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri III ex
tent vsster than the whole Austrian monarchy
and the Kingdoms OF Italy aud Greece combined
now likewise almost free from Federal invasion
and full of resources, TO which the Confederate
government is fully determined to repair, should
| which Is quite improbable, Its forces be over
whelmed east OF the Mississippi.
In point of materials OF war, the Richmond
| government has created foundries. arsenals and
mills. indeed, besides many military manufactur-
ing establishments throughout the country, the
| Confederates possess a powder mill at Augusta
which alone is capable of supplying the army
and navy Whoever, therefore, speaks of ex
haus,On With this wonderful people, does moi
know the extent of the remarkable resources N
| the command of the authorities. the vast stores
of cotton and tobacco vet intact entirely disre
garded.
| EXHAUSTION or TIE MALE POPULATION.
The most obvious danger which threatens TO
weaken the military strength of the COnfeteracy
ia the decrease in men The drain upon the pop
ulalon has been terrible, and is daily augment
ing; 300 900 victims are estimated to have fallen
1 in "
crpples NAV be seen whose torn bodies testify tC
the fearful carnage of the and the power o
modern proectIles Still two great armies art
maintained, with detachmonts and garris0ns in
many places, which combined, would make
third. That this drain must eventually be seri
ously .elt. there cannot be "A doubt; the nstura
increase of population under these circumstance
has it, limits, but this, 10 may be argued affect:
the Northern fighting strength alike with th
Confederstes.
judging from the thronged appearance of ever,
town and village where trade still hourishes
there seems TO be abundant material at hand
for. mingling with nvalds. strong. hardy mel
may everywhere be seen with apparently no tan
gible occupation. This fact s made the basis o
attacks against the government of Mr.. Davis
who is accused OF favoritism; il may be this !
right: STILL il seems a cruel thing 10 suppose Dir
Davis capable of such conduct when his armie
need reinforcemenis sorely. Que hundred ant
forty thousand able bodied men are detailed 4
, supervise the operations of their farms aud plan
tstions, fifty thousand are exempted from servic
because they are State officers. and il is estima
ted over one hundred thousand young men, be
tween seventeen and eighteen years OF age be
| come liable to the conscription in 1868, an
enrolment has already been ordered BY the Sec
rotary OF War. Looking. therefore. at thes
; figures, which have obtained from good author
ity there is certainly no danger OF exhaustion o
men at present. and the armies OF 1865. it, as tn
opposition papers call for, radical measures ar
{ adopted, must become vastly superior 10 strengt
to those of 1864.
ri REBEI PEACE TERMS.
The second point General Seymour made wa
the discomfort which he says prevails among tn
! people. This is answered by the fact of LAT
, state election Of q Governor Of North Carolin
when q candidate of q "peace party" was de
feated by an overwhelming majority of 6ft
D thousand votes. because peace any terms
| was his wstchword The Confederates ardent
desire peace but they are not willing to have
con any terms" Negotiations with them shor
of complete independence would be futile. Thi
. General Mcclellan, IL elected, will find out {
his coat There cannot fail to be disconnected pei
sons, but their causes of complaint arise fror
the difference of opinion in regard TO a3ministra
tive details and in no way effect the stability q
e the great cause the rebels are fighting for. viz
the independence Of their country and the rigi
to self government After a struggle of no.
nearly four years, the Confederates know to
well that nothing but a strong bond, Il bundle O
I fasces which nothing can break, il necessary
achieve the goal OF their wishes They would
indeed. De bad pupils in the school of adversit
had they failed 10 master 80 simple lesso
, taught by the history of every age.