The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-01
TIE Bill TO Employ slaves In the Rebel
Army.

Army.
" WILL PROBABLY BE PROMPTLY PASSED.
From the Richmond Sentinel Jan. %
The House Of Representatives engaged yesterday
u the consideration Of the Senate bill authorizing the
Employment Of forty thousand ;iayes Tor mental service
sage Of the This An important step In the
night direction.
Davis Suicidal Policy.
From the Richmond Examiner, Jan. 28.1
Nations murdered; but they sometimes
s0mmt suicide This just observation Of great POLITICAL
philosopher merits remembrance and consideration in
&is Land and al this juncture OF our affairs There was
sme when there was danger that the southern confede
hoy would be overpowered and destroyed by the vo-
asuec and superior power OF It's enemy That time Is
passed The force of the enemy Is spent He can never
make another effort commensurate, in any sense, with
gigantic intention Of subuga,ng half a continent in
whole military power Of the enemy has rested, and
row still rests, and must Of necessity continue
70 rest, upon the volunteer basis. No people
viii support the load Of universal conscr ption
without the motive OF self preservation from actual death
and practical robbery The people Of the United States
compelling motive Their homes, their properly, their
ives are In no danger They light from the motives OF
supIdty and Of national ambition and these principles
q human nature, however powerful will never put the
under arms render them patient OF govern
Aent and law which forces them into such position
~ volunteers the Army OF the United states COM
Dosed during the first two years of the war; by subs
tuses bounty men, hrelings, the ORAL Of humanity Is II
through the future stages Of this Even this has
been growing more and more scarce The machinery
which produced II mas worn out Inc best informed
Observers Of the Northern States concur in the
opinion that they cannot raise fifty Thousand men 70
Dienish the exhaustion by battle and disease and de-
ssron Of the last terrible year On the other hand the
society tho South is organized for War has
become the natural condition Of tho country livery
arrangement in he-domestic, commercial, agricultural
end politicahas been settled with direct reference
esntlnuaton Of the state OF war Consumption Is regard
- thing not more TO be evaded than the heat OF
Summer and the cold Of winter Few hope 70 contend
against make the least questions Of It's proprety
their own II has come TO be recognized as the
ordinary course and method Of existence With II the
supply Of the army will never fall and there either
energy sense In the military administration Of
confront the enemy in May will be equal even In num-
W. have .. last the hope and prospect Of good mill.
enYy administration and believe that the opening
yagn win again nnd best generals-Lee, Johnston
and position then in last May TO
: far better condition for defence than il year
a9o With base on the sea- Sherman Ii much less for
Sdablc than with his base on Chattanooga and Nash
vle An immense tract Of country In fair possession OF
eAe enemy . year ago. s now subject TO Confederate
aushority A year ago The enemy held Tie whole Of Ar
Kansas the bcs part of louisiana part of Texas and
krve proportion Of Georgia and Alabama All this terri
sMy-sn empire-they have entirely lost, and an
army OF three hundred thousand would be less
shsn the force required TO recover IT, The at
osmpt will scarcely be made. The diminished
srnics Of the United States, not less than the
n ogress of military events render limitation
q the campaign 70 the Atlantic States; and II has be-
come evident that the enemy will again be, IL be
was able all parts Of this country At
sme with his army and hold both East and West In
esmporaneous subugaton To compass the invasion Of
Virginia and the CarolInas be must renqush his grasp
Georgia and Mississippi; and while the confederncy
eains Virginia always recover the Western terri
cory Of the republic however often worsted there. South
tys heart; no lock and key like Richmond and the
James by which invader may shut up his conquest
whom made leaving IL secure behind while he prsses on
The question OF supply has always been bugbear but
nsver real dculty, and is less now than a. any pre-
vtous period OF the war; for there time when
much food 10 proportion 10 the population raised
N the Southern States Cotton and tobacco longer
supplant The natural production Of the soIndian corn
wheat and hogs The whole force OF the country, not
employed In wars devoted 70 the creation Of these
things and has been 80 employed for year past The
crop will surpass all its predecessors The value OF
eocd In specie In less than in this
Wy even in the localities where II Is dearest and the
HSuibution little better than IL Is this would vt
shts moment be the cheapest country to live IN on the
Aoe Of the globe But the distribution Is not good, be
saose the roads are uprspaired, and are often
considerable region that liz not able both 10 support
- population and the army employed In lite defence:
oome weak people nightly afraid that Sherman will
cot The road Al BranchvIe; Lees army
when ~ supplies from Georgia Is impossible imbecle
question: Virginia alone, ~ should ever become neccs
enry 10 turn the hard down her-nay, half OF
vhginls-a third 81 vrginia-wthout the help OF the
cnronas win feed Lees army for months II II wa
DOUBLED tomorrow Corn and wheat Is here, every
where the SOUTH somewhat difficult OF because
bed currency paid for u, because rude and stupid,
sd ignorant young men under the oames o. quarter
masters and commssares are dispersed over the land 10
9Nt ~ who insut the people make them rrly and uppa
totis ot the while, and give them for their food piece
Of paper, which 70 nearly always found 70 be IT.
regular and worth nothing when sent 70 Rich
Dond II they offered and gave nothing; II they took
What the pecesstcs Of tho army required without pro
ssnsins 70 pay, would be given more willingly aud be
seceved easily for all Of our people hold that the
country must be defended, and tho hshtng men must
s~i matter who starvcs but there II no one OF the
ree aaartsr Of the compass commanded by the roads
~ power leading from Richmond which would not
sapply Less whole army I'll the new crop came, without
gong Oh virgnias territory 70 got IT, " We had an en-
srretc and well ordered commssarat " we could pay
~ specie % M equivalent laid sufficient and imperial
s 10 kind and had the resolution and to colect H.
me YANKEES collect II wherever they 10 without DIM
sey They not only hnd enough eat In the land, but
more than they can destroy with Gre.
The time Va past when this nations life In In danger
from violence. II cannot be murdered now by the
essmy. But the period " come when II may b. In
ascsd % commit suicide. The enemy aware OF both
fncsa and rests all his hope success on bundsrs
- the Confederate government and the dependency Of
ne people Tho road over which we have travelled Ia
vista 70 The eye whom the journey seemed 70 be nearly
svsr The road has been rough the hills front are
6sep and the shades OF evening fall them. Many
ere foo.scr. and we.y some IAN. sy the say some
eternal scorn and misery But the great column OF
w.vs men win always rally " their leaders will lat
them The nstinct q the people, which Gold them
nat their liberty was In danger when the abolition
~ government osme into existence, and which
snpsled them 10 resistance four yeaFs ago, not less
Dewssl than then, asd viii perpetuAte MAJ resist
ssvslnv Of assss degradation which replaces the
CLEAN q hope n ,e.r forces viii Be- tsisraby wen
s . 49, ass ea ssn not shcays os cusdsd ey
the endurance Of the people ana he courage Of the
ny win be found ineshaus,hic. Nothing but utter
hope'essnes WI ever induce them 70 commit the sui.
sometimes trials like ours but thsy are less
dangerous than the panics OF government like ours.
wa greatest peril Of the Southern Confederary lies IN the
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