The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-03-14
Another Letter from General Early.
~ CRY OF Mexico, JANUARY 10, 1866.
70 the Editor of the.Mexican Times:

CRY OF MEXICO, JANUARY 10, 1866
20 the Editor Of the.Mexican Times:
SrR-A communication, of which the fol
lowing paper is copy, was sent from
Havana to the editor of the New Yorl
News for publication. 7 respectfully re
quest that 1t may also be published in YOU
journal. IL
The. main object of this communication
il to show the very great incorporation be-
tween the forces Of the Confederate States
and those Of the United States in the late
war. / have not undertaken't to point out
fhe errors of statement, In regard to battles
and operations in the field, committed by
Mr. Stanton and General Grant in their re.
ports, which are numerous, lbecause to do
90 would require too much space for a com.
munication to newspaper.
Ihave confined myself to facts in regard
to the strength Of the Confederate armies
which came within my own knowledge
but correct idea;o Of The superiority in mum.
bers of the Federal forces everywhere may
be formed, when it is seen by Mr.. Stanton's
report that there were called into the Uni
ted States service from the 'loyal States
alone, 2,656, $50 men during the war, and it
10 recollected that the white population of
all the Southern States ihcluding Missouri,
Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware
amounted to only 6,000,000; 90 that the
number of men called into the service of
the United States amounted to one-third as
many as all the white then, Wbmen and
children of the Southern States, provided
all the latter had embraced the cause of
the Confederacy.
In the overwhelming odds in men and
resources which the United States had
against US. are to be found sufficient reasons
for the failure of our cause. withoutlooking
for others; and no man with proper sense
of propriety can read, without feelings of
unmitigated disgust the abuse which few
writers in the Southern States, who contri-
'buted nothing to the success of the cause
themselves, have attempted to heap on
President Davis. Eat
A feeling of selfrespect, if nothing else,
should restrain every Southern man from
uttering aught of reproach against our lea
der under his present misfortunes, and the
generous everywhere can but respect the
prisoner of Fortress Monroe.
In ride from the State Of Virginia
through the States of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Arkansas and Texas, did not find a
solitary good than or woman who did not
express the deepest sympathy and profound
eat respect for Mr.. Davis, and it may be as
sumed as certain that wherever any pre-
tended Confederate, at home or abroad, is
found denouneing him, that man has either
done nothing for the cause himself, OF has
been positive injury to it.
President Davis, during the long and Sc
we're struggle which he sustained by the
energy and integrity of his character, may
have committed errors Of Judgment as to
men and measures-not to have done so
would have required him to DO more than
human-but when the history of that
struggle ia fairly and truly written, all men
win Be compelled to yield him credit for
the purest and loftiest patriotism. /
At present he is suffering obloquy and
imprisonment for the cause Of his country
mon, and he Is entitled to and receives the
sympathies of all the good and true among
them. Respectfully, IA. EARLY.