The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-20
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1864.
Suggestive Extracts.

IN looking over the exchanges re
ceived yesterday, our eyes fell upon two
items of interest, which in themselves
supply a volume Of commentaries on
the result Of this wicked rebellion on
the two sections Of the Union. The
first is as follows:
The pay rolls Of the factory hands in
Manchester, y. H, for the month Of
February, amounted to 81 100000 being
one-half more than for the same period
during any year preceding the war
The second contains this statement,
made by a refugee recently arriving
within our lines:
al lived within a few doors Of Mr.
Mallory. the Confederate States Secre-
tary Of the Navy. His wife, a Spanish
lady. IS most anxious TO reach the Stat,
OF Massachusetts,, where her sister now
is living. The Secretary and his lady
are actually very poor, 50 poor that
when guests were 1t their house they
usually had TO borrow from us table
equipase, and that Of the simplest.
During a temporary absence, ! made
the Secretary welcome to the milk OF
my solitary COW, and he esteemed It, FOR
his wifes sake, IN exceedingly great
kindness"
We believe that If the facts contained
in the above had been forcseen, the
malcontent FIRE caters of the South
would never have precipitated the pre-
sent host;uties; they had 1attered
themselves that the withdrawal Of the
supply Of cotton would stop every
spindle IN the North, and leave two OF
three millions OF people homeless,
houseless breadlcsa; while the agiicul-
tural districts Of Dixie would reyel in
all the Injuries Of tropical productions
u may be said that the prosperity Of
the North Is Artificial, and such is the
case. IN some measure; bit not to the
extent Of the entire expansion Of in
dustrial interests. There is a broader
basis Of real prosperity, today, through
out the loyal States, than in 1860; and
though the price OF living IS greater
than at that time, salaries have adj
yanced in a ratio that viii justify the
payment Of the prices demanded for
articles Of food and clothing.
Whether or not the statement as TO
the poverty Of the rebel Secretary Of
the Navy be correct, in all its details,
Of course we do not positively know
but we have seen letter from Mrs.
Foote, the wife Of a Confederate States
Congressman, III. which she detailed her
manner Of living, which was at least as
humble as the above picture of the home
of BIr Mallory.
But there are things upon which We
can speak from personal knowledge;
and so can every one who Las spent a
day in the vicinity Of n Post Commits
sary, Immediately after an advance by
our troops The citizens, 40 matter
where found, are entirely destitute
Thousands are only kept from starving
by the rations dealt out by the govern
ment; and thousand Of others only i've
by the employment they obtain from
the army
A gentleman just from Mobile, a few
days since, said, in rcmaIlling upon the
dcstitution existing in Alabama, that if
thepcople there knew Of the prosperity
Of the North, and also that they would
receive a pardon, if they surrendered
themselves, there would be few people
left in Dixie, who could get away. But
the leading rebels carefully conceal the
real terms Of the amnesty; and magnify
it into something more horrible than
death. Tho masses are told that they
are 10 be made the slaves of the negroes;
and that if they 60 to lhc North, star
walton awaits them, as the whole loyal
population has beepredurod to beggary
10y tho Withdrawal of the supply of
cotton
Such is the result Of war on both
sections; and when we reflect upon it.
we do not find it difficult to deciphor
the result Contests Ike the present
are decided by RESOURCES. and despite the
initiation i'm the North, and Of certain
degree of artificial stimulus, that sec
ton is richer, and enjoying a higher
degree of prosperity than ever before
but yet it IS far less than it would be. if
peace, " the suppression of the rebel
lion. were restored.
The inauguration OF Massacre,