, 1875-07-19

UL1 1VS 1000
tho South aud Of the army, titus increasing
its resisting force to that Of population Of
not less than II, ,oooo
What WIS tho force Of the North :? Tho
population At The outbreak Of the War WAS
1s.60O,0O0. 10 this should be added tho
LOCO white Boutlern sympathizorB witt,
tho North, and the additional assistance Of
the $50, 600 Southern blacks who aided the
North. At tie outsot Of thu War, and unt1
tho ond OF tho second yenr, the slaves aiForl-
ed the North but comparatively little assist-
nncc. hut we mako largo allowance when
wo place the loss Of tho labor Of staves to the
sontl, ut mn average Of tlsrce-quhrters OF
million Of population. Collecting these figures
together it makes 20, ,o00, 900 NJ tho strength
OF the North. From This totul, howavor,
n very important element must be deducted
that of the Northern " Coppcrheatls."
They were active allies Of tie South, They
kept up fire in the roar. They opposed
aud resisted the conacriptions. They refused
to volunteer to fight. They excited riota In
tic large cities. Thoy predicted disaster and
ulklINHtc AE4EkAI AuA fAA Nh 4&aot k4t"
80 bold mud daring as to mako actiye resist
anco, requiring large forces TO be kept in
New York City, In Southern Indiana
and elsewhere, to overawe this disloyal
elomcnt and hold it in check. At very
small estimate there were 1000, 600 Of these
active Copperheatls, and It is moro than
likely thsfe were 100000; but, calling 1t
tae former figure, the Northern invading force
was reduced to Il, ,oo0, 900 against tho South.
ern resisting force of 100000, OF,
adling in the Coppcrheatls, 1s,ooo, 100 %
the force to be overcome. To invade such
country M the South, occupied by a most
war-likc race, necessarily required n grent
prcponderance Of attacking force. Tho
South fought on interior lines and was at
home among friends. Tho North fought on
exterior lines and was away from home
among active eno1nies. The North was in a
strange and unhealthy climate and among
savagely hostile population. It had to
| garrison every place TINT was tnken,
had to guard all the railroads, md
establish and protect new md changing
dopots Of supplies. It had TO mako roala
and build bridges to cross the streams. It
Ind 70 traverse swnmps, jungles, and mo-
rasses, and travel roads which woro almost
impassablo. It had to scale high mountains,
| penetrate difficult passes md thick Forests
and travel enormous distances. The country
to be conquered was as 1arga as ten Great
Bitains, anl almost rs large as Russia,
and quite as inaccessible and impenetrable.
The who!e white force Of ablc-bodiod mon
in tho South went into the War, as the labor
OF the slaves provided them with food and
supported their families at home. It ha&l
long been o proverb that Southerner was
born with rifle in his hands, Thoy were ali
markamen md hunters, They were coura-
geous, desperate men, brave even to rockless-
ness. Tho Southern women entered into the
war-fceling u eagorly rs the mon, and clung
to slavery moro tenaciously thnn tho males,
and spurred them on and Kept tllom up 10
their bloody work, No people On earth ever
fought harder than tho 6outherners, and nc
other people Of equal strength with the
North could have conquered them.
The Standard saya the North had popu
lation Of hundred millions for ita recruiting
field. We have Rhown TINT It's recruiting
field was limited to population Of leaa thar
twenty millions. But 1t may mean that Euro
peans served in the Northern army, which il
true, but they wero citizens and residents O.
tue North when they volunteered The a1ml
rolls chow that rs per cant Of all the me.
who served in tbs Federal ranks were native
Of this country Aliens were not subjected u
CONSUMPTION, and the North had no recruiting
stations in foreign countries.
The Standard ovarlooks and ignores tn
enormous assistance which the English rem
lered the South In supplying the Rebels will
arms, powder, munitions, clothing, and wa
material. The immense expense attend
ing the construction Of 600 war steamer
to blockade tho Southern ports, and t
eqnip, man, aud tnaintnin this vas
fleet, was caused by tho efforts o
"neutral Britain to supply tho Rebels fron
the sea with munitions and merchandise
Tho North, therefore, had not only t
, pcnerate the faRtnesses Of the South sn'
overcome all resistance, but to guar
against the efforts Of Great Britain t
aid and assist the Rebels. No people O
earth ever fought another under create
disadvantages than tho North did the South
and no nation ever mot q more desparat
resistance or won more complete guccess
To this tie South itself bears testimony. Th
? London Standard should take SONS othe
, | form Of showing it's hatred OF the Nortt
! and not let ita auiulosity and virulonoe hin
liz eyes To the simple facts in the case.
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