Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-06-30
MILITARY STATISTICS.

The st. Louis Republican gives the following
statistics Of the arms bearing population Of the
loyal States
"Whst is the proportion which society can, without
serious detriueut spare to the military service
thought be pretty well settled question Madison
in Of the numbers Of the Fsderaist is authority for
the following statement in this reference:
'The highest number which according best com.
puaton standing army can be carried in any country does
exceed hun6yedh part Of the whole number Of souls
tpenyh part Of the number able to bear arms'
Keeping in mind this rule let us see how far in this
war Government has conformed to it, BY the
Of 1860 appears that the total population Of the Union
white aud black free and slave 81 fS 900; of this
aggregate the white population numbered 20 95 000 This
population distributed among the Free and Slave
States follows Free States IL 92 400; Slave States
9 03G 600 OF the Slave States however, Delaware
Maryland Kentucky, West Virgins and Missouri may be
ranked with the loyal States and for present purposes
their population should be added 10 that of the Free
States, but with certain qualification the population of
these States was 1888 $50 But il is well known that
population has sent large numbers to the rebel armies
how many impossible 10 cay Striking of the proper
tion due to this cause may fairly add to the loyal
population two mions, making that entire population
about hosny millions Of whites. Such popu ration ac
cordng 70 the rule referred 10 by Madison could probably
furmsh only 200 900 men.
The returns Of 1860 show the whole number Of
male between eighteen and foryye 10 be 1924 065
vi TINS arms-bearng population, il assign 957 600
(Which s aust estmate to the States in revolt we have
left 4,767 600 for the loyal States Dividing this number
Dy twenty-five according 10 the rule and have rather
less than 300 600 the number that can Well be SHARED
from the oTdiuary pursuits Of life
The total Of free blacks 4s5 600 and &C saves
3953760 OF these free blacks on, II 900 lived IN the
free States while 20 900 III the States Of eawae
Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri The course Of the
has brought perhaps, half million Of slaves under the
control Of the Union authorities.
Several OF the revolted States Tennessee Arksnsas
and Louisiana have since they have been occupied by the
Union army, furnished soldiers TO the Federal army
Increasing the estimate of the entire loyal population
by additions drawn from the slaves the free blacks and
recent sdherents in the reyoted States and shall
be guilty Of under estimate in reckoning the whole Of
that population al II 600 000. Such population would
according TO the tables of 1860, show the number
o. males between eighteen and fortyfye to be about fire
millions.
akng then, the largest estimates and the draft fer
The held ought not in conformity 10 the rule adyerted TO
by Madison, much to exceed 100000"
These figures are very suggestive, but it cannot
be doubted that the application Of machinery en-.
ables modern States to stand somewhat greater
drain on their population than the proportion in
dictated by Madison.