The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30
Tbroo Years q Triumph The Re
belhou a Failure.

~ tt3+.+t p - tAAt tat A"AN pa z ia i.Hta
90 % a far longer period of iiue 7
4 t'ue that the good results apge.
hate been very expensive IL b'oot
and lreasute bot the Necessity wa
forced upon us, and IL viii be ii,
pleasure q The historian 10 making "
the account. 20 6ad a large talanc,
Of compensation Tor the sacrifice.
! How stood ihe case Al tie opening
II l66l-2s There we're hfteen slave
States embracing s4Aosi square
{ miles, and eighteen free States with
ah area Of 628,6l3 square miles
Thus there we're three more Tree
States with l9,4Gl square miles les
than was contained IL fifteen slRe
States. The slave States embraced
The most productive soil and climate
on the face of the globe, out of which
/ shareholders grew rich in idlepess,
luxury and dissipation. The North.
ern States, though containing large
share Of fertile soil aud blessed with
abundant mineral resources. did not
afford such ample returns for labor,
but what they did afford was, as il
should be everywhere, the result OF
the labor offreemen,
What has the administration accom-.
| plislled IN respect TO the area Of free
dom Z Missouri, Kentucky, Tennes-
see, Louisiana, Maryland, West Yir.
I gii Ia, Delaware, aud last though not
least, the District Of Columbia, may
be considered as substantially liberat-
ed from the bondage Of this despotism,
aud joined to tie grand domain OF lib
cry. Missouri has ad ipied a gradl-
al emancipation policy, but The rapid.
/ u growing radical party will probably
not permit the ear 1860 10 pass with
out total abolition. In Kentutkyeven
1 Conservatives admit tbat the institu-
ton i dead but if il is not, a party
OF freedom has sprung up that viii
soon lidsl il. The same may be said
Of tennessee, aud as for Louisianath
loyal people are soon TO vote on tree
Constitution and the result is not
doubtful. Maryland isfreeing herself,
as is also West Virginia while Del.
aware with her handful OF slaves can
not long be counted with lie 'man
steulers I" and The District ot Colum-
bia, the seat OF the National Cppiial,i is
tree from he gull that tor more lhan
liali century in.olved the whole
Republic in shame and disgrace. How
eAhiliruing i, ibis record Of progress
10 every iiiead 81 bis country and Of
tie hunan family 1he area of these
Stales ana the District, calling West
Virginia 25,0O0, is 23G,G67 square
miles, equivalent 70 six States IA, large
as Ohio, or more than four States as
large as England, ireland and Scot
land combined. Il is not enough 10
afford every rea enable person some
decidedly heart oh salisi cton! Is
not this worth remembering 10 lie
credit of The Administration Z atid Will
not Tie historian give il az mcalcula-
be importance +! In this past terrific
~. already rnalrhed from the n,ss Of
The rebellion and tie curse OF slavery,
more human sorrow and suffering will
be SAVED Nilhiu few years, in con-
S 'queucc OF the change, Than the war
has or will cost. Ffeedom, therefore,
TOW virtually holds within State or.
gapizalious, l,0j8,2S0 square miles,
While despotism is reduced to 6l0.4l7
square miles. II Is true that We have
not the full control Of Louisiana, bui
the d ference is doubIy balanced by
our possessions. in Arkansas and
Georgia.
Again, al the commencement of the
rebellion the Conftderacy started out
with l,626,lI6 males between the
ages Of Is and 80, while the North
lad 4,9jj,GS0, or I'll htly over three
to ose.
From these figures we deduci moth
ing on account OF disability for militia
ry service, because il is presumed that
all can be effective either in labor or
IN battle. Rut 10 tile ranks of the
traitors we must add that portion OF
the slaves WHO have been, or should 1
have been, as beHeiieial TO the South |
in producing food as an equal number /
OF ireemen in lac North aud to the 1
male slaves must be added such por.
iiOn Of tie females us had BEEN &C. 1
cusiomed 10 oUt-loor work, say one
half between The ages Of fifteen and .
Gfiy. From botl sexes Re get ,20O,- I
000, which swells he effective force 4
OF the rebellion TO 2,S26,i40, against /
Asst. ESQ ii The loyal States. This 1
il considerably less lhan Two 10 one
very nearly one and three-quariers TO +
one or. excluding Mar1 land and I
Delaware. aloa. iwo 10 one.
ilow stands The case now OF
their effective slaves not over 100000
are to-day available 10 the production
OF food tor though 20 many have noi
been liberated, yet oar army sweeps
over 50 much u their land ard 50
disorganizes tlieif labof system. that
lhe polk Of mulliiades ls OF little prot
Il. This diminuiion 81 100000 s.are,.
loeeU er wah ihv los estimate a 500,
GOO sxs9all,szs d mar--which Is esi.
mated q, rom q ihe Eastern presses
81 over 0su- ies@e- lhe preseui /
leisl sinneih ~ l.626,ltt We