The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-10-24
The RndicaI ..vev Rebell1on.,

lie par tiilcHts palb = 1Ct 4-t%5 PuDAiSACA
at the Government Printing office, Wash
ington.
The Secretary in his official report,
says:
1T has been absolutely necessary to
retain about one-zixth of the army in
those States Of the South East of the
Mississippi, which were engaged in the
war Of the rebellion.
II is painful fact, which merits serious
consideration, that in some portions of
the South freedom Of opinion is not toler-
ated. if that opinion is expressed in
opposition to the doctrines which Original
ted the late rebellion Indisputable
evidence establishes the fact, which is
proven, too, by the experience of numer-
Gus sufferers, that an armed rebellion of
regular organization and great strength
exists in parts Of those States.
The ramiications Of this organized body
are extensive; its system is arranged
with great care and shrewdness
So long as it exists, so long viii it be
necessary to aid the civil authorities with
the armed force Of the nation in putting
down this second rebellion and in bring
ing It's leaders 10 speedy punishment. =
p. 1917.
For certain purpose, and that net for
good, he makes the broad statement above
quoted. lie gives the full force of his
name and high Office to supporta false
Radical charge. He AYERS that it has
been absolutely necessary to retain about
one-sixth Of the army in putting down
this second rebellion" in the alleged
rebellious States East of the Mississippi
river. But strange to say, there mo
report Ct any battle, or skirmish, or
collision, or even fisticuff between the
soldiers Of the Union and the trebels."
It. does, nevertheless, appear that our
loyal army made some captures; that
is to say, Brigadier Gen Mcdowell re-
ports that, in North Carolina, Lieuten-
ant, with nine men, arrested three per-
sons ;" and another Lieutenant, with
twenty men, arrested ''three" more and
and a Lieutenant, with a Sergeant and
ten men, arrested ''about thirty persons y
Not one of them is said to have been
armed. p. 534.
The supposed offence of these thirty is
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squad was sent ito Cherry Mountain to
arrest parties Of men who had been as
sembling there This is all we know of
these bloody men and these are all the
reported eaptures-a sort Of first install
ment of ''this second rebellion"
No one pretends there is any Rebel
lion, in the South, now; but of coarse
there was, in 1871, can armed rebellion, +"
having regular organization and great
strength, with extensive ramifcations,
in the Southern States East of the Mis-
sissippi; for Secretary Belknap said so
and a great many RAIDS said the same
thing. OF course, the military force of
the United States, located South,
squelched that great, armed" "or-
gained" Rebellion :" and we are bound
to believe it was '.squelched by moral
suasion = for not a man was killed, nor
a drop Of blood shed. Nevertheless it
was terrible though bloodless, "rebel-
Iona grand imaginary rebellion, got
up without regard to lead or salt petre-
rebellion made to order, and duly certi-
fed to, and published by Secretary Bel
KNAPP.
In view of the gravity of the charge,
it is amazing, when we contrast the num-
bers of the rebellious population with the
very small Federal force, in each of those
States, to learn that the whole soldiery, |
officers and all, were not 'sgobbled up
and swallowed alive !" We give full |
measure and count in Louisiana, as if it |
was all EAST of the Mississippi;" and |
using this same report and the census of
1870, we proceed to show the popu
lation of each State, and the whole Fed
eral force. of both officers and men, within
it, in 1871. We state the numbers and
locations of the military forces, IRON the
official Report of Adjutant General
Townsend, dated Washington, October
goth, 1871-pages 94-98 of the volume
to:
Alabama, population, over 996, 000-Federal |
forces, officers and men - 1S5 /
Florida, population, over 1S7 000-Fed-
eral forces, officers and men ....-.. 355 /
IOf this force 1872 were permanent garri-
sons of Forts Jefferson and Barrancas, /
leaving the active force only 1881
Georgia, population over l.1S4,O0O-l
son of Fort Pulaski
Louisiana, population over 726,000-
forces, including garrisons 532
Mississippi, population over $4,000
forces .........- ..-...-...--s. 275
North Carolina population over l07l-
000-forces. including 155 in Forts
Johnston and Macon. .................- All
South Carolina. population over 100000
forces, including garrisous i'm
Charleston harbor .......... 1040
Tennessee, population over 1.25S,000-
forces -. . s.. ! (. !. ..... 1873
population over !, 225 600
forces (Fortress Monroe) 315
Total Population $4,000
Total forces, officers and men 1881
Thus, these nine .'Rebellious States,
with a population of over eight millions,
we're subdued by little force of less than
!, 900 men Less than one soldier to
, 900 Of DonuIatit,ni M hloodshed and