Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-27

BALTIMORE. January.
RsrueEKs AND rnKlS TsLEs.
A great many refugees from the south. and
deseSssrs from the rebel armies, have arrived
here during the last ten days. They all concur
IN the same general statements OF cesiitutlOn
and stsry alton st the south di-conient Of tho
southern people The cisincliD.ton Of the latter
TO carry on the var any further hatred OF Pres
ideut DAVE on the part Of the southern people
anxiety Of the latter 20 throw OF the yoke of the
rebel government exhaustion Of the military
power OF the south their inability 70 recruit
their present srmies. or TO put new armies in the
Geld. etc Their statements have all been taken
down 10 writing. aud those Of them which
seemed in any degree important. have been sent
TO the war department.
The SOUTH STARVING AGATs.
As a general thing I have no doubt Of the sin
csrity Of these people. and hare no doubt that
they have told What they supposed to be the
truth. They have suffered and seen suffering,
and these sufferings they describe. Divested Of
v~erbisge. their statements amount. in substance,
20 the following:
Let. That there Is great suffering Throughout,
the south COR the want Of food and clothing.
There is no mouey except the deprecated rebel
currencs, which il worthless.
%. That there will be no planting OF crops
this year. as q general thing. in any part OF the
south. That the march Of General Sherman's
army through Georgia. and several other raids.
besides General Sheridsn's desolation Of the
Shenandoah valley. have convinced the southern
people that the federal armies have the ability TO
msfch anywhere through the south that they
please. and that wherever they do march that
desolation will mark their footsteps. and there
fore tbcy will not plant any more than barely
enough for their own families
EXHAUSTION on MILITARY RksouRcEs.
81. That the policy of arming and even,usll,
Of emaucipstIng the slaves. which Las been
agreed upon by the rebel government. has been
received with deep and universal disfavor by the
planters and slave owners. who are, as a general
thing. opposed to the measure.
4h. That the slaves themselves do not vet
fully understand the project. but view IL with dis
trust. That they will bot enter into the measure
with alacrity. aud that they will not in any event
light for the rebellion.
5th. That the whole rebel army does not
amount To one hundred aud fifty thousand men.
Of which seventy-hve thousand are under Gen
Lees orders. including fifty thousand the whole
force) at Richmond and Petersburg, and ten
thousand AZ Wilmington and the rest are at
Charleston and in the west. including twenty
thousand under Hood.
THE BACKBONE BROKEN At LAST.
9th That there are no more white men in the
south. and that when the above armies are de
feated the rebel government can offer no further
armed opposition to the United States, unless.
in the me ntime. they incorporate the regroes
into the ranks. and the slaves turn out TO be
good ~soIiiers.
7th That disaffection prevails in the rebel
army 10 an alarming extent, aud that thousands
Of soldiers are waiting for an opportunity TO de-
sert.
9Th. That the southern people are all tired OF
the war and Disguised with the rebel govern
ment. and long for an opportunity to depose the
latter and TO stop the former. and would willingly
return 10 the union.
9Th. That The backbone OF the rebellion is
brok en-, snd that the latter must inevitably col
lapse in a very short time.
SHALL oUR ACTION BE BASED iron THESE Al
LEGKD FAcTsI
Now let the readers of The " orld observe the
republican newspapers for a month to come,
and they will see each of the above statements
reiterated and smplihed. and introduced "a com
ing from n reliable gentleman. direct from Rich
mond. Fnis IL not OF much consequence. as the
public credulny on the subject OF the speedy end
OF the war demands. aud must have qualification,
But, as said before. the above information. and
great deal more with il, has been sent 10
Washington. aud more or less ~creience will be
given To it by the government. MIiltarr action
nay be based upon some points of it But sup
pose THIS Information is delusive Suppose these
refu- ees aud deserters have told the truth as
they saw IL, bat not the whole truth. Suppose
there facts in NV possession different from those
related above Would not the authorities AT
Washington prefer To hear both sides OF the case
before deciding on a course OF actionf How
dearly bought has been our experience IN all
that relates TO the powers of resistance possessed
by the rebels. and the recupera.ive powers OF the
rebellion. Let me relate, then. what | know to
-..s. - - H..
events OF the next sx months, the next year, de
eide whose facts are the most valuable, the most
useful, the most worthy of credence.
pEsrIruTIos IN GESKRAL poxs NOT KxIsr.
First. then: There is no suffering. as a gen
eral thing. throughout the south for the want oil
either food or clothing. There is such suffering
in certain localities, and these are-vhere our
armies have marched. The Shenandoah val
lev presents, Ia many parts. scenes OF heartrend
ing desolation. ia some OF which, as / have been
informed. people have been rescued from death
by starvation and cold by the humanity Of our
soldiers. Some parts of the territory bctv eeu
Washington and Richmond. particularly near
Culpepper. Warrenton. and Oh the RappAhsn
mock, have also beer made = desert; aad so,
also. have q ie~ miles of the country near Pc
tsrsburg But this has been the Inevitable re
suit of the presence in those spots Of large ar
mics tor long periods Of time.
KxaNPLxs oy soUrHsRs PLENTY.
Gen. Shermsn's army laid waste the country
TO a limited extent along his line Of march il
Georgia. But the dtsOlstion which he caused
Is as nothing compared with the plenty that I've
left untouched-not on the line OF bis march. bul
IN all the other parts of Georgia S~herman's
soldiers fsncied themselves IN a terrestrial para
disc. Flo,ks Of turkies and lambs, fstled calves
and fat oxen without number. cake and wine,
dried and preserved fruits: all these things in
p~rOfusion were the spOils Of their march. and sill
yer snI gold coin were by no means rarities.
The same things we're met with. except the cake
aud vine. by General Wsrren's troops in their
late march tom Petersburg To Hicksford The
tact j. The crops rsised all over The south last
year. as we'll a. the live stock raised. were moss
Abundant. and this has been proved ~herever our
armies have penetrated.