The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-04
THE FIGHTING CAPITAL OF THE
SOIITH

the means OF subsisting and clothing abundantly
the army and the people is Enthusiastically within
OUT reach. Have we the men to keep up an eff
fective army? Let US see We compile the fol.
lowing figures from an editorial article of DeBows
Review, written in May of tho present year. This
authority is the best we could quote.
The entire population OF the United States in
1850, between the ages OF l8 and As, inclusive,
was 8, $4,000. III the entire population Of tho
United States in 1850 (23. .l91 ,S76) gave 0,l34,-
O09 between the ages of Is and As, what number
of those ages will be represented by the 100000
within the Confederacy in 1902 Result-2, $685.
900 in round numbers. Deducting one half for
females, which differs but fraction from the truth,
and the number of males within tho ages called
out BY the President will be l, ,l8l 500.
1t is impossible to estimate the number Of per-
sons to be exempted Cor physical causes from civil
employment, or in the workshops, &c, but few will
estimate higher than one in every five. On
this basis, the number capable of being brought
into the field would be reduced to 0i5, 200; or if
the exempts be one in every four, the number will
be $50, 100.
A thorough system of conscription and by mar
rowing down the exemptions, would bring this
my into the field.
But this is not all. by drafting, and employing
negroes for great variety of purposes in the army
which arc filed by whites, the effective iorco
of the army will be increased from 80 900 to 50,-
900 men.
The calculations above are made for 1860. Tho
average annual increase of population before that
time was three and one third per cent. Ii can not
have declined since. This, in three years will be
ten per cent. Ten per cent Of six millions will be
100000. Of this number, as before shown, about
one fifth will be males between the ages Of l8 aod
45-or 10000. This will not be fur from ro-
placing the actually killed or permanently disabled
by the war up to the present time, and 60 far also
fOw amends ar he yt m tv Of
the camps, leaving theactual military strength Of
the country as before stated-in round numbers
100000 men.
The increase of population from year to year,
then, will keep up the standard of the army.
Should it become necessary TO call out the males
between the ages of-l0 aud IS an addition win bo
made of nearly 10000 to the army.
The Presidents last call for the ages Of 40 and
As, it calculated would yield about 100000
We may take it for granted, sums up tho Re-
view, that in no event during long war, can tho
military strength Of the Confederacy bo reduced
below seven hundred thousand men, if the people
are in earnest to win their liberties and avert the
terrors of subjugaon and tyrannical aud heartless
Yankee thraldom.
Now we ask the timid and fant.hearted to look
at these figures. Figures cannot lie and here we
have them presented upon the authority of q gen.
teman of world wide reputation-one who has de-
voted the greater portion of an ordinary lifetime TO
their faithful elucidation. Grant is said recently
to have written to Gen. Washburn, that "nothDg
is wanting to crush the rebellion but determined
unity of sentiment among the people Of the North
that the military resources of the South ex-
hausted." If Grant knows no more Of our "mili-
tary resources" than this reported saying Of his in
dicates, he has spent bis life to little purpose and
his future like his past efforts will avail 10 teach
him little more. Unity Of sentiment has been no
less striking at the North than at the South But
we do not object to its being complete amongst our
enemies. What we want amongst the people OF
the South is unity of purposc-a universal deter
mination - be free and independent Let US have
this, and independence will come and peacefully
take her seat amongst US GoldsLOr0 Journal.
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GEN. SnERMAN.-Sherman belongs 10 that nest
of vipers which the South had been uncOnsciously
nourishng in its bosom for eighty years before the
commencement OF this war When il broke out hc
was president of college in Louisiana, enjoying
large salary, and protesting undying devotion 10
the South, to its Institutions and to its people So
strong did he pretend that this feeling in him,
that he declared, when war became inevitable, his
determination never to draw his sword against tho
South lie was treated 10 Louisiana with the uu-
bounded kindness which that hospitablc and high
spirited people always extended to strangers as
long as they had the power lie was received into
their families on the footing of an old and valued
Every house thrown open to
him, and he had q seat at every table whenever he
thought proper to occupy it, The return he has
made, while it is not very creditable TO himself,
could not have been instructive to the South
ern people. Before the war there was always on
the part Of that people-in every State, without
disposition to prefer Yankee cand-
dates for Office to those who were born 10 their
midst, even when the qualifications OF the latter
greatly exceeded those OF the former. by steadily
adheriDg to the policy indicated by this DISPOSE
ton, in course of time, and with great care, tho
South succeeded 10 accumuatiDg that nest OF vi
pers of which we have just spoken: and If they
now sting her whenever The opportunity offers sho
may thank herself for the inaiction. -
PASTE BLAcKING IF you want good backing
take half bushel of ripe China berries well pick
ed from the stems, put into kettle, and add three
gallons of water; boil down TO one gallon, then
strain the liquor through sieve, FROM the seed
and skins, ard add as much pine wood soot (tho
richor the better,) will make paste, and 10 IL
ready fog use; pint or good, or aqaart Of veac
vinegar, (or take small becr,) frst mixed with the
SCOT will make it better, and If you add the white
of an egg to half gallon Of the liquor it will be the
BEST aad equal 20 any Yankee blaeking.
The backing costs little besides trouble, and we
have boots cleaned with 10 iGferior TO none in
gloss, aud will not soil white handk kerchicf.
ANoTHER.-Ripe Elder berries, well boiled,
and treated as above, will make superior blacking