Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-11
Correspondence Of the n. Z. world.


Correspondence Of the N Y. World
~-~rl 1r BALTIMORE, March 81.
TROOPS FURNISHED BY THE STATES TO TIE REBEL
ARMIES.
In regard to the proportion of the Southern
people who have been Withdrawn from productive
pursuits since the beginning OF the war, the facts
show the number to be tar less than is generally
supposed. The following statement, recently
made in the rebel House of Representatives, BY
member formerly well known in political cir
cles at the North. shows in round numbers the
number of men that have been furnished to the
rebel armies by the respective States since the
war began: alabama has furnished 40 900
men; Florida. 5000; Georgia, 81 900; Louisiana
SO OU0 Mississippi 40 900: North Carolina, 80 :
900; South Carolina, 25OOO; Texas. 29,OOO;
Virginia. l03 900: Arkansas, %, 900; Tennessee
81, u0; Kentucky and MARYLAND, 20 600 each;
Missouri, $4,000; total sol 600"
HOW MANY wIrHDRAws FROM Productive PuR-
SUITS ft
This, of course, does not represent the present
strength of 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 in the South who have been with
drawn from productive pursuits Ii is easy,
therefore, to show that the requirements OF the
military service have not materially affected
the productive ability of the South as many have
supposed.
The entire population of the Southern States
in 1860, not counting Maryland, nor the Unonsts
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 en-
rolled as such. OF these as stated above only
one-third have been yet called out, leaving
| 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 num-
Der 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
and enty one aud will form powerful element
of southern strength, whether in the army en-
gagged 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 1850 only ten mi lion six hundred
| thousand acres of land in the eight States of
Alabama. Florida, Georgia, Louisiana. MisSis-
| sippi, North and South Carolina, and Virgins,
were occupied by the culture of wheat, corn and
potatoes, and The raising OF cattle and hogs; while
in 1863 four million six hundred thousand acres
| of the land formerly used in raising cotton and
sugar were added to the former wheat fields,
corn fields, and stock-raisng farms of the South;
and il 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, Ten
nessee or Kentucky. 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 VALVE OF SLAVE LABOR.
In their agricultural aad stock raising opera
| tons of the present year. the South will be de-
pendent on what has never failed them in any
great degree during the war. namely, the labor
Of their negro slaves; with few and unimportant
exceptions, the emancipation proclamation have
not reached them afierted their condition.
! They still have their comfortable hnmes, and are
beyond the reach OF want and cafe During the
last year of the war; the number of slaves in
the seven States of Alabama. Florida, Georpia,
| Mississippi. North aud South Carolina. and Vir
| GINA, has been vastly increased by those that
| have been brought there by their masters from
! Tennessee. Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas and
| Louisiana The committee on slaves and slave
pro- erty in the rebel Senate estimate that three
hundred and eighty -6ve thousand slaves from
the last-named six States and Maryland have
escaped and been enticed away into the Federal
lines; while seven hundred and ninety-6ve tllous
and slaves from the same States have been
brought by their masters into that part of The
| South vet untrodden by our armies. Owing
| TO the natural increase OF the slaves during the
last four years. there must be now, therefore, in
| the South proper, many slaves as there were
before the war. namely, three million two hun
dred thousand. OF these. fully eight hundred
thousand are able-bodied men and these negres,
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 agricultu,l OPP
erations of 1864. .
From these facts. il will be seen how the
South can raise. during this year, the amount OF
| grain and the number Of cattle and hogs men,
toned in nv last letter. And have thus given
what NAV be called the economic view of The
/ southern situation for the year 1864 IL is a
view of the question which has occupied great
share OF the attention of JEFF Davis aud the
leading men of the South: and all its details
have been systematsed and planned out with a
| far greater minuteness than have been able to
describe. In doing this. they have exercised a
degree of foresight and sagacity of which we see
no parallel among the men in power at the
North.
REBEL PLANS FOR fHE CAMPAIGN or 1864.
Nv information in regard 10 the military plans
of the Confederates for the campaigns Of 1864.
corresponds in the main with the facts recently
stated by your Washington correspondent; and
| this is worthy Of remark, for our sources of in
formation must be widely different. All that l
can learn, leads me to believe that the approach
] ing campaign. on the part Of the rebels. will be
marked by great boldness and audacity
TIE NORTH TO BE INVADED.
Il may be set down as a fixed fact that the de-
fensive system of warfare. governing prnci-
ple has been abandoned by the South; that an
| invasion OF the North at two. and perhaps at
three points, will form appointment feature in the
campaign; that determined effort will be made
to transfer the seat of war to Northern soil. and
to fight decisive battes north of the Potomac and
Ohio rivers. During the winter just passed sys-
tematic exertons have been made to influence
public opinion in the South In favor of this
change; and the task has not been a difficult ore.
! The obstacle to the adoption Of the change of