The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-08-19
CHARDON, ,GEAUGA COUNTY OHIO. FRIDAY AUGUST 49, 1861

in 734, by the SaraceDs in Spain, three bup-
dred and seventy thousand. In the battlo
Of Muret, 10 1918, between the Catholics
and tho AlbigeDses. were slain thirty.two
thousand; in The battle of Cressy. in l248.
fifty thousand; in tho battle of Towton. in
I46l, tbirty-seveD thousand; iD the battle Of
Lopanto, in 1871, twenty five bousaud at
The siege of Vienna, in 1853, seventy thou
sand; aud in battle in Persia, iu 1884. sixty
bousand. ...
These are only few OF the battles that
have occurred iu tho past, and yet we have
In them tho frightfui number OF 4 $50 600
human beings slain. 1t Is supposed that
Que tenth o! the human race has been de.
stroyed by war. aud the famine, pes,ilenco,
disease, fatigue and oppression that accom-.
pany the same. IL this esiima o DO admit.
Lted, IL will follow that more than fourteen
thousand millions havebeen slaughl cred In
war since the beginning of tho world-wbich
is about eighteen times the number of tn.
hnbitants which at bresent exist on the
globe; or IN other words, Il is equivalent to
the destruction o. the inhabitants of eieb.
teen worlds Of the same population as ours.
This calculation proceeds on the ground
that one hundred and forty five thonsaud
million of men have existed since the Mo-
sale creation.
The most numerous army OF which wo
have any account in history was that of
| Xerxes. According to tho statements o..
Rollin, which is based on tho statement of
IIerodotus, Isocrates and Plutarcb. this ar
my consists of 700 900 infantry, so 900
cavalry, and 20 600 men for conducting the
carriages and csmels. On passing the He'll
espont an addition was made to il, from 9th.
| or nations, OF 800 900 which made his army
consist of 1907 vessels, each carrying $50
men; in all PIT ,6l0, which was augmented
by the European nations with 1900 vessels,
carrying 2i0 0C0. His land forces amount
to 2 100000. Beside this feet, tho small
J galliCs, transport ships. &c, amounted TO
5000. containing about 240 COO men. H.
Guiding servants, cupucbs, women, suffers
and others. who usually follow an army. it
is rcckoned that tho whole number OF souls
that followed Xerxes INTO Greco amounted
to 8 2S2, ago. After remaining there some
timo, nearly the whole OF the immense ar
my, along with tho floot, was routed aud
destroyed. Mardonius. one Of his ablest
commanders, with an army of 800 600. was
/ finally defeated and slain at the baltic of
Platea, aud only three thousand of this vast
army With difficulty escaped destruction.
WDiIo on tuls sutJcct, anu III cOhc'usiob
let us glance briefly at the comparative
strength of tho two armies in this country.
According to tho most liberal estimate
there wero in the seceeded States at the
commencement of tho war 300 900 men, be,
tween the ages OF 16 and SO. capable OF
bearing arms. In tho loyal States there
were $4,000 between lbe same ages, cnpa-
bio of doing military duty. Now it is reck-
;. onod that zach side has lost 5000 leav.
sg ,hG ns ,ehsis sSoydjbb yjb aud the uuiOn
Surprising tho rebels to have every ava'I.
able man in tho service (which is not at all
improbablo) they now have an army OF 4OO,-
600. Now If our forces continue TO do
stroy them az rapidly the next three years
as they have the last three, their whole ar
my will then bo swept out of existence
And if We wore to lose 400 900 more men
it would leave US with . 2SOO0uo cadable o!
doing service, whilo the South will be vr.
tually exterminated. Will not lbese delud.
| cd peopie cease their rebellion before they
arc swrpt from the face of the eartb:-
Pharoah and bis host were utterly destroyed
when pursuing the oppressed lsraelites to
re. ensave them.