The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-15
CONDITION or THE SOUTH.
Number of Men Furnished by
Each State to the Army.
Plan Of the Coming Com Campaign.

Plan, Of the Coming Campaign.
Cabinet Consultations at Richmond.
Correspondence of the N. Y.World.
BALTIMORE, March 81, 1863.
TROOPS FURNISHED BY THE STATES TO THE
REBEL ARMIES.
In regard to the proportion of Southern
people who have been withdrawn from
productive pursuits since the beginning of
the war, the facts show the number to be
far less than is generally supposed. The
following statement, recently made in tie
rebel House of Representatives, by men,
Der formerly well known in political cir
cles at the North, shows in round numbers
the number of men that have been fur
nished to the rebel armies by the respect
i've States since the war began: "Alaba-
ma has furnished 10000 men; Florida,
5000; Georgia, $1,000; Louisiana, &c.
600; Mississippi, 100000; North Carolina,
$4,000; South Carolina, $4,000; Texas,
$4,000; Virginia, 100000; Arkansas,
$4,000; Tennessee, $4,000; Kentucky
and Maryland, 10000 each; Missouri,
$4,000; total, sol, 900.
HOW MANY WITHDRAWN FROM PRODUCTIVE
PURSUITS.
This, of course, does not represent the
present strength the Confederate armies,
which was given in former letter; but
it does show the number, and the full
number, too, of the able-bodied men who
have been withdrawn from productive pur-
suits. 1t is easy, therefore, to show that
the requirements of the military service
have not so materially affected the pro-
ductive ability of the South as many have
supposed.
The entire population of the Southern
States in 1860, not counting Maryland,
nor the Unionists in Kentucky, Tennessee,
Missouri or Virginia, was nine million two
hundred thousand. Of these three million
two hundred thousand were slaves, and six
millions were white people. Of the latter
one million five hundred thousand were Of
the proper military age, and were enrolled
as such. Of these, as stated above, only
one-third have been as yet called out, leav-
ing fully million of able-bodied men at
home. And it must be remembered, too,
that there must have been in the South, in
1860, certain number of boys between
the ages of fourteen and eighteen years.
These boys are now grown up to be young
men between the ages Of seventeen years
and twenty-one, and will form a powerful
element of Southern strength, whether in
the army or engaged in productive pursuits
at home.
TWENTY MILLIONS OF ACRES IN GRAIN FIELDS
AND CATTLE FARMS.
The facts set forth in my last letter show
that up to the year 1860 only ten million
six hundred thousand acres Of land in the
eight States of Alabama, Florida, Geor-
gia, Louisiana. Mississippi, North and
South Carolina, and Virginia, were occu-
pied by the culture of wheat, corn and
potatoes, and the raising of cattle and
hogs; while in 1868 four million six hun
dred thousand acres of land formerly used
in raising cotton and sugar were added to
the former wheat fields, corn fields, and
stook-raising farms of the South; and it
is quite certain that in 1864 twenty mil
lions of acres in the South will be devoted
to the culture of grain and the raising of
cattle and hogs; and do not speak now.
either of Maryland or Texas, or even Of
Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee or Ken
lucky. Whatever of grain or meat the
South can get in 1864, from the five States
last mentioned (and surely they will get
some), will be in addition to that derived
from the twenty millions Of acres just
mentioned.
AVAILABILITY AND VALUE OF SLAVE LABOR
In their agricultural and stock-raising
operations of the present year the South
will be dependent upon what has never
failed them in any great degree during the
war, namely, the labor of their negro
slaves with few and unimportant excep-
tons, the emancipation proclamations have
not reached thein or affected their condi
ton. They still have their comfortable
homes, and are beyond the reach of want
and care. During the last year of the war,
the number of slaves in the seven States of
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,
North and South Carolina, and Virginia,
has been vastly increased by those that
have been brought there by their masters
from Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Ar
kansas, Texas and Louisiana. The COM
mittee on slaves and slave property in the
rebel Senate, estimate that three hundred
ana olgnCy-uV0 IuOuStuu slaves IrOHn Tie
last mentioned six States and Maryland,
have escaped and been enticed away into
the Federal lines; while seven hundred
and ninety-fve thousand slaves from the
same States have been brought by their
masters into that part If the South as yet
untrodden by our armies. Owing to the
natural increase of the slaves during the
last four years, there must be now, there
fore, in the South proper, as many slaves
as there were before the war, namely,
100000. Of these, fully 100000 are
able bodied men, and these negroes, with
the one million or more white men referred
to above, will give the South all the labor
that will be absolutely required in the
agricultural operations Of 1864.
From these facts it will be seen how
the South can raise during this year the
amount OF grain and the number of cat
tie and hogs mentioned In my last letter.
And l have thus given what may be called
the economic view of the southern situa
ton for the year 1854. 1t is view of the
question which has occupied great share
OF the attention of jeff. Davis and the