The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-01
Western States. 1t is estimated that there
are now in the United States about 85O,-
900 Indians. ed

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are now in the United States about $780,
900 Indians. f ed
SOUTHERN LETTERS.
Hereafter all letters addressed to post
Offices IN the South, which have not been
reopened since the termination of the re-
bellion, will be forwarded to the reopened
offices nearest for which they are designed,
to remain, if not previously called for,
until Offices to which they are addressed
shall be again in operation. a.
'.f SOUTHERN AFFAIRz &c
% The New York Worlds correspondent
writes long letter on the condition of
affairs in the South. He says the South is
exhausted by her tremendous efforts
From the first to last more than six millions
Of men have been in the ranks from the
SIX great States of Virginia, Georgia, Ala
bsma, Mississippi North Carolina and
South Carolina LouisiAns Tennessee,
Arkansas, Texas and Florids furnished
from $4,000 to 10000, and Missouri and
Kentucky 10000 each, and the State OF
Maryland still les, although the muster
rolls of the lAdjutsnt General contained
only 100000 names at the evacuation of
.A----=-s-y U7ts ~.
dutylin the field. Yet in January, 1869,
the rebsl army numbered 100000 men,
most of whom were in actual service. By
the law subsequently enacted every man
capable of bearing arms, with the excep-
ton of few civil officers and professional
parsons, was made soldiers, Slthough the
list of exemptions details for special SER
vice, and deserters, reach to point of ab-
surdity, there was still q large army with
sufficient equipment and tolerAble morale
in the field. OF this number the actual
loss can only be approximately estimated.
From the best judgments /. have been able
to obtain the proportionAte mortality has
been larger than that of our army. The
number of manned, crippled and wasted
forms, everywhere to be met, indicate that
nearly every family is in mourning,
sometimes for two, three or four victims.
The total loss is set down by good authori-
ty at 100, 900 killed and died in the service,
and 100, 900 permanently disabled, while
there were perhaps 100000 suffering under
various degrees OF disability. The lack of
medical skill and supplies has undoubtedly
added largely to the number of deaths in
the Southern army which if is claimed are
more than balanced by the rsvages of
climate upon our own troops. The want
of sanitary or hospital organization un-
doubtsdly swelled the mortality at the
South .--.,-. ., ..--, -iiif
The rebels never spared men when
their. sacrifice weuld win, advantage.
Great as has been the loss in men the loss
in wealth has been still greater. The un-
recorded loss of the South is much greater
than that of the North. Together with its
national debt, the bonds issued by the Con-
federacy for the support of the war would
amount to about four thousand millions of
dollars. 1shioh.roduoed to our own currency
would represent thousand millions. A
full estimate of the Confederscy's indebted
ness has never been made out, but it covers
another thousand million; besides this
tthssEs are State: municipal Individual sac.
rency was swept away by reputation, and
worthless bonds given for the remainder.
The Losses of the Southern States may
be summed, up In three departments, il
the cost of army and war material. Second
the destruction of property. Third, tn
d. loss INCIDENT TO disturbances; corrupt esti
ms,es-these foot up nine thousand thre
: hundred millions. In Virginia there ar
} thouaands of miles of fencing destroyed.
Through South Carolina, Georgia and 6
! part of North Carolina, the cotton field
: srs almost like primitive forests. Gin
a., "' y, harns, aud wells and cisterns hay
sheds, :. L..a Many Of the farms al
been destroyed.
uninhabitsi5. ~. ...... -"
Alabama has suffered in the desGfuc..,
of cotton, railroads, workshop facilities,
and factories, and go it is with Louisiana
and Mississippi, although more fortunate
10 getting back earlier to their homes.
Texas, although hardly touched by the
foot of our soldiery, has been prey to tie
rayages OF guerrillas, more destructive
than the enemy. Arkansas has been eaten
out and has little left her but naked terri
tory and it nude habitations A belt CT
destruction, extending from Chattanooga
TO Savannah, thence to the Potomac, has
destroyed the wealth of an empire, not 10
mention what has been destroyed from the
Ohio TO the Gulf. Individual suffering has
also been very remarkable. 1t is COM
mon story of almost every person who had
wealth that be is now poor. NJ my OF
them who had large credit, who lived on
/ incomes of thousands q year have not
enough to buy daily subsistence but de-
pend on the charity of their less unfor-
tunate nsighbors who were once in els
borate attire are now in soiled jeans and
gsping cowbide shoes. Most of those
who lost slaves we're married, many young
men, widows and unprOiessiOkAl persons
who were living on the hire Of
few negro servants who had
4 terly at a loss how TO live. The country
abounds in gold and silver coin. Much Of
this is undoubely buried, and Will only
make its appearance when order is restOr'
ed, Cotton now in the country is being
rapidly exchanged for specie and commOd
tiles such as are much needed for coars'
wearing apparel Except shoes, ther'
has lacked less, perhaps than ought else
Few tsnneries have sprun g up, but mos
shoes was eyidentlylinported from England
The South has at last lost its independ
] enee, which it might have willingly sur
rendered after it had been obtained j
\ ! has also lost its prestige, and power, an
, fame, and its name, compared to which, a
4 other sacrifices are as mere triaes. In he
estimation all the dangers, all labor and a
losses might have been borne more chez
a i fully if they had not been in vain. gal.
Al 81 ls1 1T MAIL MATTEKs. 20 .
q ..i /. WASHINGTON, July 81.
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