New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-16
THE CAMPAIGN nEORE ~.

THE CAMPAIGN BEORE ~.
When our Civil War commenced inearnest, the
Rebellion was in practical, substantial com
mand Of the resources Of the Slave States. Mis-
souri, had more men fighting for it than Alabama
and Florida together; Kentucky covered its
weakest frontier for hundreds of miles by her
neutrality, and sent quite number OF regi-
mentS TO the Secession armies before she gave
one to those Of the Union. sNew- Orleans was it,
commercial and moneyed metropolis; Norfolk,
Nashville, Memphis, VickSburg, Natchcz, Knox
Vile, Little Rock, &c. were its inland forts,
manufactures, and recruiting stations. The
entire resources of over Ten Millions Of People,
Of whom nearly Seven Millions were Free
Whites, were at It's command; while the Three
Millions and over of slaves were the doclle'
unquestioning instruments Of It's VIII
Why Shouid they h6Fo dared or suffered
hoped or prayed. for the success of the Union
The Union did nothing, and proposed to do
nothing, for them; while the Proclamations and
Orders Of Mcclellan, Patterson, Halleck,
Sherman, I'D told them that we expected
nothing. wanted nothing, at their hands, and
would not permit them to aid us To "crush
with an iron hand" any attempt on their part
TO throw off the yoke of their Rebel masters was
McClellan's threat; and no one can doubt that
he would at least have tried to be as bad as his
word.
We ore near the end of the third year of the
War; and new and vigorous campaign is about
to open. What does it promisef In how far
does the experience of thepast warrant the hope
of success IN the immediate future We
answer,
J. No man can nop say that we have made
no progress. OF the region claimed as belong
ing to the Southern Confedersoy, We firmly
hold West Virginia Kentucky, nearly all Ten
nesseo. Missouri, most Of Arkansas, more than
half of Louisiana, good part of Mississippi,
with portions of old Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Florida, Texas, most of the
Indian Territory, New-MeIico, and Arizona.
Nearly half the White population claimed as
belonging TO the Confederacy are this day under
the Federal flag, and no longer subject to Con-
scription TO fill the Rebel armies. Our gains
within 'he past year moro than half overthrow
the Conlederaey a. it stood when the final
Proclamation Of Freedom was issued Give US
one more years work 30 effective as the lost,
and the Confcderacy will bc PROSTATE.
III. The slaves, at first powerful element OF
strength to the Rebellion, arc so no longer.
They now know that the Union means Free
dom, and they are uneasy, excited, anxious,
yigilant, and insubordnste. II no longer
answers, as it once did, TO leave three Or four
hundred Of them in the caro- Of single over
seer. They take to our lines and our marching
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falsehoods that once repelled them keep them
back no longer. The Rebels dare not arm, be-
cause they cannot trust them. They work
ftfully and need sharp watching. Asawhole,
they have gradually and all but entirely ceased
TO be oil element Of strength TO the Conlcd-
eracy.
Ill There remain, then, but the Whites Of
the disloyal region TO overcome; and their total
number,.le the fearful War Losses by disease
and wounds since tho Rebellion broke out, ore
very nearly as follows:
Alabama GO North Carons 100 900
Arkansas 10000 South Carolina. ..,.jOWO
Florida ......... 10000 Tennessee. lOOOD
Georgia. 6O1OOJ TeIas.--... .fOoOOO
Louis ana 900 90 Virginia. .rOODD
Mississippi. 40 40 Prom Md& XIV say 1000
lotaL
Such is according TO the Census of 1860 tho
White population, so nearly as may be, of the
entire area this day held by the Rebels; and II
does not exceed the population of the single
State ofNew-York.
Out of this population, it is barely possible
that the Rebels, BY hcirmcrciless and sweeping
conception. can have 100000 men on their
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