The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-04-13
The South Cannot be Conquered.


The Richmond Examiner, 10 speaking Of
the delusion which prevails a. the North,
that we are already on the eve OF subjuga.
tion. very justly remarks, that in popula-
ton of five millions there are one in fi.e
capable of making resistance-capabe of
exerting effective effort, in some form, in
opposing an aggressive power. II true TO
herself, the South is capable, standing on
her own soil and requiring her enemy to
come, by long marches, against her, ofsuc
eessfully resisting avmillion of men. OF
the one in FIVE of her popuIatioI-lhat is
to say, Of the one million of men, who can
tight oft the foe, ether al home or in the
field, one half, or five hundred thousand,
are fit for organized military service, aud
can be spared for public duty !; leaving
half million of males and all the females
al home 10 conduct the business of agricul-
tute and the arts. OF the five hundred
thousand thus spared to the public, al least
four fifhs may belong 10 the army in the
field.
Can people, thus possessing an army OF
al least fonr hundred thousand brave men
10 meet the advances Of invasion, with a
reserve of six hundred thousand behind
them, at home, ready to assist in the last
resort-al well aFmed-caL such a people
be conquered by any foreign power unless
they choose to be!
The foreign power labors at the disadvan-
tage OF proceeding u long distances from
home, and is under the necessity OF guard
ing long lines of march and transportation
The necessity of fighting is not brocght
home In its caee, as in the case of The di-
vided people, TO each man. s door and the
further disads dsantsse ia put upon ii OF con-
dueting the war virtually with volunteer
troops In fact, for every man i, succeeds
IN bringing into the immediate field of bat
lie, it must have al least TWO others, either
guarding the lines of transit, gsrrisoning
the territory already overrun, and engaged
in recruiting, organizing and drilling al
home.
The North boasts twenty millions OF peo.
pie. One in twenty oil This number, or one
million is more than il has yet succeeded
IN placing upon lis muster rolls OF this
one million, not more than ons third, or
three hundred and fiiiy thousand have been
brough, into actual service on The field the
residue having been employed in the aux
iliary duties inciden, to military organiza-
lion and invasion. II the South is TO be
snbdoec, i, must be by this three hundred
and fifty Thousand men. II is plain that.
with a capacity 10 bring four hundred per-
iect and able soldiers into the field, REIN
forced al home by reserve of six hundred
Thousand males, young and old, capable of
shooting gun, saying nothing OF females
who might lend hand in Staying Yankee
on occasion +; it is plain that The South is
not conquered. and cannot De conquered,
unless she SO elects.
The foregoing Rrithmeiics data do not
tske the negroes into account The great
mass of these are still engaged ia cultivat-
ing tho soil, and still loyal 10 their masters
and The Southern cause. Besides their la
Dor in agriculture and some OF The mechan.
ical arts, hey have rendered good service
in the construction of earihworks, and re-
lieve great many whites in the heaviest
work OF our railroads. Ii is computed that
al least fifty thousand OF them could be SO
employed in the army as 10 relieve thai
many white soldiers and conscripts, thus
adding that number of muskeis 20 the effec-
tive service. AT all events, the advantage
We derive from the slaves is, si;ll, far great.
er than the counter advantage which the
Yankees have derived from ths unprofi,a.
BILE enterprise of converting them into sol>
diers--Selma (Adc) Reporter.