Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-09-17
The Position Of the War.

correspondent OF the Boston Journal pre-
senis the following view Of our military situa,
ton:
The census of 1860. with emigration and
the annual increase of births gives US popu.
Iaiion of 81 100000 in ih- Summer of So 1.
Ofth's population 100000 of whites aud
100000 of slaves exist in the rebel dis
trieis. and 1000 900 Of free men are TO found
IN the loyal districts. The contest is now be-
tween forces standing in the ratio Of to 30,
with ready % aid the successful party
In comparing more closely the relative
strength O; the two districts. ". find ,ha, one
halt of the whits ARE males on--haf of the
males arr under i6, and onr-half Of the resi-.
due. from old age. youth. physical intinnity or
sickness. unit tor service. This State has
never been able to bring more than 10 p.
cent. Of the people into the militia, and if we
allow l2 per cent for the capacity of the reb
81 districts. Ii is liberal allowance. In the
Southern districts which are said TO b. loyal
or have been suldued, such As Missouri, Ken
lucky. Tennessee, Maryland and portions Of
other States. there is a white population of
100000, and it is a fair presumption that
four per cent. Of the population, or one-tlrd
Of tn" fighting men Of these regions, have
joined the rebel armies. We cannot allow
more, as the rebel conscription has operated
but little il any on those districts.
The war has been in progress for three
years. and an allowance Of 10000 a year for
the excess OF young men growing up over men
becoming sup'rannuated or dying by ordinary
disease, is very liberal allowance. Further,
by the best information in our possession, the
rebels have lost in the last three years, down
to the 9Th of May last, by deaths in the field,
camps and hosptals, by wounds and captures
and most of this is conccdel-12O, 900 a
year, or 100000 men.
During the present campaign, since May
lst. Lee is understood to have lost 10000
men; and Johnston, Magruder, Forrest and
others, at Least $4,000 more. The following
gives the result: Rebel force at the outset,
twelve per cent. of 1000, 900 whites. 4SO 900;
four per cent. of 4,00O,O 900 whites in South
trn districts loyal. 100000; young men
growing up in three years in excess of deaths,
10000. Whole number of men able 10 fight
from the start, 100000. Rebel losses in
three years TO May lst, lost in the field and
by sickness at 10000 year, 100000; rrb-
el lossrs, East and West in tho present cam
paign, 1000; owners Of plantations. arti-
ticers, drivers, Refugees and men who will not
or cannot fight. at least 5000; remainder in
the field Or hospital, l95,OOO Total 100000.
We thus have remaining as the whole rebel
force, either in the field or fit for service, and
to be relied upon, 10000; from these we
may deduct at least five per cent. or 10000
for the sick in hospital. And we have fight.
inr men, $4,000. OF these there are west Of
the Mississippi, at lrast 25,OOO; with John
ston, 45,OO0; with Forrest and others, 1O,-
600; at Mobile and in the Carolnas, 10000;
with Lee and on raids into Maryland, $4,000.
10 crush these we have at least 100000
men, and FIVE deduct for furloughs and hos
pi,als ten per cent, We have 100000 men in
the field, and of these we have in front OF
both lie. and Johnston at least twice the force
opposing them, at least 100000, the residue
holding the Mississippi. the coast of Carolina,
and the communications and depots in the
rear of our main armies.
If our Government will but keep the Sc ar.
mies up to their present strength, and keep
down, as they can, the price OF gold, the re-
suit is certain. For the last two months we
have disposed OF our foes at the rate Of nearly
50, 900 per month. Should we continue to
move with the same degree of dispatch, the
present campaign Of 1864, at IFS close, would
leave few foes in arms or able to renew the
contest.
The KISSING MARKET.-At North Berket,
Mass. few weeks ago, there was a '' Grab
Bag party, and the money raised was to be
applied towards paying debt of religious
society. One Of the ways adopted, at that