Wichita eagle., 1886-11-06

| subscriber. X. III.
THE SOUTH IN THE UNION ARMY.
Some Interesting Statistics FURNISHED by a
Southerner.
According to Felix A. Reeve, a CORES
pondent of the November number Of the
North American Review, the southern and
border slave states furnished over $50, 900
white volunteer soldiers for the union army
ir the war Of the rebellion, and nearly 100,-
600 cologed troops for the same service.
Turning first to Delaware, among the
old slave states, we learn with amazement
that she furnished larger number Of sol
diers for the union army in proportion to
military, population than any other state OF
the national unionl In 1860 this heroic
little state had only about $4,000 white
males between the ages Of IS and 40, yet
she sent IS, go men into the union army,
or rs per cent Of her available strength.
New Hampshire contributed "a per cent:
Vermont and Massachusetts, 5S each; Maine
So: Rhode Island sc; Illinois and Ohio 60;
Kansas 70, and Indiana "a The other
border states did almost as creditably.
MARYLAND furnished the union cause 40 per
cent; Kentucky A; Miss ouri A, West Vlr-
ginia 48, and Tennessee, one OF the seed
ing states, furnished the union cause over
35 000 white soldiers.
Mr.. Reeves thinks that without the con-
seryative Union element of the southern
and border slave states the dismemberment
of the Federal Union would have been In
evitable; and had it not been for the con-
seryative stand taken by the Union Demo
Gratis of East Tennessee and other portions
of the south at the close of the war, the
condition of the cx-Confedcrates would
have been miserable beyond measure. Dis
franchised, their property taken. and they
themselves pursued as political outlaws
and traitors. thousands Of those who
had but lately been arrayed against
them in deadly conflict stood ike
o break water between them and
utter and unutterablc ruin, and this, too,
without any hope or expectation OF reward
from any source. Thus it will be seen that
these loyal friends Of the national govern
ment were as generous in peace rs they had
been brave in battle The country, there
fore, owes much to the union sentiment at
the south and ex-confcderates are under an
infinite obligation to the brave and unselfish
unionists, who, unable to endorse the pro-
scriptive policy of the dominant majority,
met their enemy in the gates, and placing
Themselves in q hopeless minority, advo-
Gated their civil and political rights at Il
time when they were deprived OF both
Tho American Short-horn Breeders as
ISOLATION holds its meeting at the Grand
Pacific hotel, Chicago, beginning at $
o'clock p m Wednesday, November 18th,
At the same hotel, in the forenoon Of that
day, there is to be meeting Of committees
from the Short horn associations Of those
states that have such organizations, notab-
IL, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, lii
nois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa, for
the purpose of endeavoring to agree upon
a scale Of points and urge its adoption by
the American association for general use.
Each state association has been invited to
send four delegates to this meeting, and
if not already appointed they should
be forthwith and urged to attend.
The Kansas association has appointed as
its committee Gen J. c. Stone, Of Leaven-
worth, W. a Harris, Of Iinwood, /. N.
Shelton, of Manhattan, and T. D. 'Cohurn,
OF Wyandotte. Having already adopted
ard tested satisfactorily a scale OF points
and standard Of excellence the Kansas boys
will have no objection to seeing it adopted
by the National Association. We have no
doubt il q standard is agreed upon there it
will not be greatly different from the pres
en-: Kansas standard, and if, as has been
done ia at least one other instance, some
chap from another state presents it IS his
own invention, some man from the Jay
hawker region should rise up and remind
him that he needs salt, badly.
It is reported from Atlanta, Georgia,
that since prohibition became settled fact
In that city those of its inhabitants who feel
that they cannot live without liquor are in
the habit of getting their supplies by OK
press from the surrounding towns, and this
Jug trade" is said to have grown very
large. Even some of those who worked
for prohibition arc said to be getting liquor
in this way. The druggists, too, are be-
sieged by persons who must have alcohol,
and are willing to resort.to any trick to get
ii. These facts show what fearful power
| this evil spirit has over its victims They
show too, the Disadvantages against which
| local option laws have to contend. Tie
| larger the area covered by prohibition the
more easily it can be made effective. After
al IS said and done, however, prohibition
is great blessing to any town or state,
even when only partially enforced.
We should like to ask sympathiZers with
the labor movement, as represented by
Mr.. George, to tell Us at what point pro
perry becomes theft. A man begins life q;
. fcrm-laborcr or mechanic, and by indus
try, frugality, integrity. and ability rise
from one step to another. First, he be
comes his Own employer. Second, he EN-
plovs some one to assist hin, and ultimate
ly ne rises to DC the head cf a large esta5
lishnent with many employees. Does h,
change from being an honest workingma,
to being dishonest and bloated capitals
as soon rs he is able 20 own his home and
shop, or when by the growth Of his busi
ness he becomes 50 engrossod with car
and anxiety that he can hardly think OF