Des Arc citizen., 1866-03-08
AnOther Letter from Gen. Early.

l NA -'AirtNiNOs AO0c. To the Edit or of the Mexican Times; Str. communication, of which the follow ing is copy, was sent from Havana to the editor of the New York Ncms for publication I respectfully request that it may also be pub- lshed in your journal.
 The main object of this commun cation is to show the very great disproportion between the forces of the Confede rate States and those of the United States in the late war. have not undertaken to point out the errors of statement in regard to battles and operations in the field, committed by MT. Stanton and Gen. Grant ill their reports. which are numerous, because to do so would require too much space for q eommpnication toa newspaper.
 have confined myself to facts in regard to the strength of the Confederate arlgies, which came within my own knowledge but correct idea of the superiority in numbers of the Federal forces everywhere, may be formed when it is seen by Mr, Stanton's report that there were called into the United States ser vice, from the ''loyal States" alone, 2,659, ,553 men during the war, and it is recollected that tho white population of all the Southern States--ncluding Missouri, Kentuckcy. Mary land and Delaware-amountcd to only S,000 900, so that the number of men called into the service of the United States amounted to one-third as many as all the white mcn, wo- men and children of the Sourthen States, provided all the latter had embraced the cause of the Confederacy.
 In the overwhelming edas in men and re- sources which the United States had against us, are to be found sufficient reasons for the failure of our cause, without looking for prepriety can read without feelings of unmit- igatcd disgust, the abuse which few writers in the Southern States, who contributed noth- ing 10 the success of the cause themselves, have attempted to heap on President Davis
 A feeling of selfrespeet, if nothing else should restrain every Southern man from uttcring aught of reproach against our leader under his present misfortunes, and the gener- ous everywhere, can but respect the prisoner of Fortress Monroe.
 In ride from the state or Nifglnfa, tnrOugu the States of North Carolina, South Carolina Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas, I did not 6ad solitary good man or woman. who did not express the deepest sym pathy and profound respect for Mir. Davis, and it may be assumed as certain that when ever any pretended Confederate, at home or abroad, is found denouncing him, that man has either done nothing for the cause himself or has been positive injury to it.
 President Davis, during the long aud severe struerle which he sustained by the energy and integrity of his character, may have com mitted errors of judgment as to men and measurcs-not to have done so would have been more than human-but when the history of that struggle is fairly and truly written, all men will be compelled to yield him credit for the pnrest an lofticst patriotism.
 At present he is suffering. obloquy and Imprisonment for the cause of his countrymen, and he is entitled to and receives the sym pathics of all the good and true among them.
 Respectfully, J. A. EARLY
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