The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-04-14

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Correspondence. Of the n. Y. World.
BALTIMORE, March 81
THE REBEL ARMIES.
In regard to the proportion Of the
Southern people who have been withdrawn
from productive pursuits since the begin
ming of the war, the facts show the num-
Der to be far less than is generally suppos-
ed. The following statement, recently
made in the rebel House Of Representa-
tives, by member formerly we'll known in
political circles at the North, shows in rouna
numbers the number Of men that have
been furnished to the rebel armies by the re-
spectiye States since the war began: Gala
bama has furnished 10000 men; Florida,
5000; Georgia, 81 1000; louisa, $4,000;
Mississippi, 40 eco; North Carolina, So
600 South Carolina, $4,000; Texas.
10000; Virginia, 103, 600; Arkansas, 2S,-
900; Tennessee, $4,000; kentucky and
Maryland, 20, 1000 each; Missouri, 50 goo;
total sol 900"
HOW MANY WITHDRAWN FROM PRODUC-
TIVE PURSUITS.
This, of course, does not represent the
present strength OF the Confederate armies
which was given in a former letter; but il
does show the number, and the full mum
Der, too. of the ablc-bodicd men in the
South who have been withdrawn from pro-
ductive pursuits. 1t is easy, therefore to
show that the requirements of the militia
ry service have not SO materially affected
the productive ability of the South as ma
ny 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 millions two
hundred thousand. Of these three mill
/ ion stwo hundred thousand were slaves, and
six millions were white people. Of the
! latter one million five hundred lousand
were of the proper military age, md were
enrolled rs such fthese. az stated above,
only one-third have been rs yet called out,
leaving fully million of able bodied men
1T home And it must be remembered,
to that there must have been in the
South, in 1850, 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
and twenty one, and will form 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 millisn
six hundred thousand acres Of land in the
eight States of Alabama. Florida. Georgia.
Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South
Carolina, and Virginia, 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 raising
farms Of the South; and it is quite certain
that in 1864 twenty millions of acres in
the South will be devoted to the cul-
ture 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 Kentucky What
ever 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 twelve
millions of acres just mentioned.
BOR-
In their agricultural and stock raising
operations Of the present year, the South
will be dependent on what has never fail
ed them in any great degree during the
war, namely, the labor OF their negro slaves;
with few and unimportant exceptions, the
emancipation proclamation base not reach
ed them or affected their condition. They
still have their comfortable homes, and are
beyond the reach of want and care. Du-
ring 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 Ten
nessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas,
and Louisiana. The committee on slaves
and slave property in the rebel Senate cs-
innate that three hundred and eighty five