Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-10-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
GEN. BETz.ER NS TEsE REBEL.
E.EttN.
Ezi> letter 10 simon Cameron.

HEADQUARTERS OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAKoLINA, IN THE FIELD, Sept IT, iS6i.-
My dear CamcrOn-l on will deem me
most rcmiss correspondents II you had
been enabled To come here you would have
found much of interest in answer to the
question What of the Republicans from
your point OF view
We have been lying in front of Lees
army now for four months, which have by
no means been spent in vain. From the
examination oi thousands of prisoners and
deserters, and articles in the Southern news
papers, am certain that these nave been
months OF depletion to the southern army;
that the whole arms bearing population OF
the States within the Rebel lines have been
exhausted in the efforts to recruit their
forces, and the capnhllity, ii not the Will,
to resistance, is fast dwndling away.
TheCunledcratc Congr,s, in December last,
passed IN act. the first section OF which Is IN
these words II he Congress OF the toniede.
rate States do enHc, that all white residents of
the Confederate States between the ages OF
seventeen and llly are in the service OF the
Confederate States"
The act then provides how, farmers, me-
chancs and Others may lie detailed ly mill
! tary authority to ria>e the provisions and 90
the work inr the army in the field.
What would our Democratic friends who
are SO blatant over "LiucUlns tSrany' sny
! tn such- draft that on our size
| would like to see Governor SeymrurS mid
p-otesl against it. | would no' like 10 hear
! VOORHEES, denunciatlons OF il, Tor they would
! he vulgar
Now, when read IN the Richmond pa
pers clamorous calls that the detailed men
! Shall he all put into the ranks, how can !
| doubt the united testimony Of deserters and
prisoners that the Rebels means as to the
! men are at an Gudi
Never having heen a convert to the the1'
n that the provisions at :he South would
he readily exhausted, | have not placed
much reliance upon that result. Yet Is Ger
IAN tina. the means OF transporting ptovi-
sions from point 10 point 10y rail- have gwen
olt, and the railroads ate becoming 81 enp-
Ppled in their equipment that II 10 imlmtsi0le
tor them tu furnish the movement at men
and supplies necessary Ia the extensive mill
tarl operations required to nice, our forces
! Add 70 this the concurrent testimony oi
prisoners, deserirts and refugees, nat tue
rank and die of their armies are IN tue eonn'
dent expectation and belief In the promise OF
their LEADERS, that this will be Their last
campaign that the nomlnees oI tue Chleas"
Convention will he elected 10 November,
hhu Wat lNS iAhcpthhN"Ns " Wv Nf"''N
rate States viii he acknowledged Ahd d
treaty oi peace concluded, and yeu have an
imperfect stnnpsis at lhe reasons ~hy
hrlisye the Rebellion near iis snd.
!, II Will bs Tor the loyal men ol 1he A"i'h
~ ses 10 IL, that their treason does NOT snd
ln the way proposed by tbs S.'uihsth lea
dsT.. aided by The rleeiipa of 6snsial Ae
Clellan and the Chicago flaiiefm,
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at all Therefore, shalessr may have hssn
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