Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-08
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srArIslIOS OF REBELLION.


STATISTICS OF REBELLION.
R,,,,Nosx Apsil IS FROM couvsrsSti'n with
~. ensS Or, az from the -Ssu;h, have Obtained COIL
interest an6varable information IN refer
nns 90 the future pro pscts OF the South give II as
eomnete statement OF the facts up2n Nhlch the repe
bass their hopes OF ultimate sueeess.
ARK TBG KIDKL3 EXaAurKDt
There are two questions of paramount Importance TO
thinking men, AID particularly ~ STATESMEN as the
Nor At she present time. These are: what are the
ospab:ies Of South tls year ios isecinS their ar
n,es aud what ,xens have the COTTON pSnAons arc
sr atiOcs Of the SJuh been conyersd Ito wheat
ada and corn heidi And secold WHAT - tie conCi
ON of the stock Of horses n the South, and by VITA;
eans do the South eXpsot 10 obtain remounts Tor th'r
large cavalry ioEce aud how do they expect to keep
mn the ,e Iey oil this arm OF their service ANafo
for montns D. st OF tie importance OF the Seues in-
vslycd IN these questions, l have spared neither
time nor labor in arriving at the tsulh con-
o-r,ing hem and the results OF my iHVssIigau2n ars
embedded beoW. Ii viii require bus mo
mep.'s r, Election cOLS1ce ntrihgent men that the
ability of The South 10 caIy on the var o., IN other
ords that the DURATION CT the war se depends upon
he facts which will be made apparent by the inVesSa
lion OF the above qSestions. IL 10 al CT, 10 Eeaos
oledtsole 20 the intelligence OF the county, that the
deIuou ''she South Is tx austed that the backbone
nj the South is broken; that the Southern
Ter. are disconnected and muticout that the Sou
~ IA shose available military strength Low IN the
ssld for last iii al stTuggle-shouid be shared los
- 4hs isucrIut R1o uDthinkrg alone, bat by men Wco
ave acme claims to utsgeBcs. The sxc $50 Tor the
later r. toWeVer, that they only believe what hAs been
at dosn Tor them in tie newspapers which they have
been accustomed 70 read and beneve IL and also be-
snsa ,ueh hss been The constant OF every FEDERAL
official fom the President AID Secretary OF STATE down
IN the bottom Of the list Fer The shameful aod Wilu
deception Of the people, thus pSeuced by these news
uapfrs and these officials, there 10 excuse and no
pAiatoa.
TERRITORIAL AREA OF TIE SOUTH.
In arriving at the ruth regard t. the above points
Il ia necessary to take into conders lou the terri
to1isl extent of The South the comparative 'msll mum
Ger of the Southern people who have been Withdrawn
tom roduerVs pursuits during the last three years
aud the temper and feeling of The Stubborn people in
regard 10 the war.
Hampshire oceopy an OF quite respectable sizs on
he mat Ye, tce.e three aJes together only occupy
an area of 81 754 90 lee while the Size of South
Carol ns alone Ct "a 500 square m les The
srtG SsSte OF Indiana contains SO 500 lQIare milea-
Blu: Norh Osrolina, with It's 40 U00l quAre miles, Is
larger in territorial eut than lod aud has'achu
seSs together Hos may people IN tie NorLh believe
that L1usAns exceeds IN ter oral Kent The Empire
Safe ITSELF with the as 900 square miles OF the
.att,ry Yet such 10 the iScl. The ate OF kisss
.ippi b Al coo square nlS AID Is therefore llr;eF
than a he. Na4 York or Pennsylvania. The Safe
of AittGmA copI4ins 80 100 square miles, aud
Ia therefore lerger hsn New York and Connecticut
zetber. person Who has travelled ever the whole
knZ,h Of the shaped Illinois Central RilrsAd, from
Chicago and G4ienA on the north 10 Cairo at the souh
has sCme idea OF the vast t1seIt OF that ate Yet
eorg has Bs 900 qcsre mes, aud H. therefore, larger
than lI ois. AID florida, which the President sent
Mr. John Hey ~ COL e, con aims So 900 sqnse miles
aud IT, therefore, larger than 2, hnSylVADa, Asssachu
ants and Connect cut 81 together. Finally Ytsna ia
sill larger, containing 81 900 square miles and even
when the bogus state OF West Yngpia" taken of
she Old Dominion Is stil lirger than Ohio. ay 10th
ing OF TtIas IN this connection, because although Il
contains tue enormous tx ent Ut 2S1 900 square mlts
sod is therefore, larger than the seven great STATES Of
New York, PeDusyl yAnia, Ono, limos Indiana, AaSsa
cbrssLs and CONNECTICUT all tcgsther) sill it is pract
oily useless to the South a. present
ARA USDER CULTIVATION.
So much for the territorial extent Of eight of the
SJutheIn ates which as IL Is is the least mpor-
tans tea ure Of the In these eight Ssste.-Vr-
GINA, North and South OsroIiaa, Georgia, Alabame,
florida, Louisians aud Mesi-s'p2-thsre are one hun
died aud lCu mOns Of acres OF land yet unouG he'd
by f. msr CT planter say Lo.hng OF twenty millions
OF srres IN the condition in Ia The eight
States above named lot counting Wet Virginia. there
are OILY ioIty-,W1 millions i've iu16red ard nne:y
ttouand acres urdsr calivahoc; aud this includes all
SEC CO ton ard sugsr pEt.tons and rice fields OF the
tnl 9 South Tie e.9po Productions If cyufse 60
nOpol zsd she attention oi Ihe uth until 1851
cOETcE ABANDONED FOs aaAIS AND CATTLE.
Durpg the fss! year Of tho var u intxpedieney of
raising any cotton, ana too necessity vi racing
moe wee4s cora, be, I aid rS than lad formally
dGnS, DCta.ae evident 80 tue SJuteetn e0pis.-
fhis Lsecsilly 5eoAme more aud spparcns 1852
AID Co 5,d Numerous pubic meetings be hel4 ali
lbs .utl. fGese n,tetiegs OF conventions, or
hey Eere usually composed OI dsleGa.Cs IRON every
county IN S.Le, W,Is always ;te spostIueOUS ion
OF the p. ople. BIJ Whenever ttey were he'd plans
we're taken by be JOCied5rate government hay be-
the IneeIials reprefen ATOMS OF The prospective
aeeds VI a.mJ il The m,GlCr 0i prcysiOBs sid 10
gs tbz Ihe col oil cosOn saOuld DO aOSId IHed,
tle ULl wheat ana oJin SOd sae ri iag OF
Ito axe hOes be substituted wherever pgaGt,Cabo
rlis d-a ensEus asilcaly adopted by all these
Ings conventions, end, wbat is OF greater
sequencs u Mss been cal carried by the peo-
pIe OF the Sr!h, partially IN 1852 but alnIUss IniVer
ally "a 1858. The statistical buIcsu0 Richmond ore
YET perfectly organ d u enable s,as
tics furnished, s-oEius 70 what exent corn, Nheat
and potatoes have supe. Died the culture OF cotton.
But the following Is apProIiln ate taols, levcd by
Ene best informed the South ID be substantially
correct AID usI indeed, by she Confederate WarDs-
psrien. in mAkrg estiu for the supplies of the
OOnlsdeIals army L. 1854;
sUMBSk or AoSIs DEVOTED TO rHE RAISING CT WHEAT,
c0aN AAD PoTAI0Es.
Alabama .......l 100000 100000 100000 1850 900
8 60 Sia. -. 100000 sOOOOOO 100000 6OOOOOO