Year: 1862

This is very different exhibit from that
usually made by our enemies in England.
AS an illustration of this we may state that
at a meeting of the " Essex Conservatives"
held at Colchester, England, on the 22d of
October, and at which our troubles were
the chief topic of discussion, a fippant
speech in favor of the rebels was made by
Mr. Peacocke, NJ p, in which he spoke Of
the Southerners as " nine millions of whites
struggling for their independence. Here
was small mistake of about three millions
and half, or about thirty-nine per cent.
This is about the average of English cor
rectness concerning American affairs.


The table we give above shows that the
whites IN the loyal States are about four
times as numerous as those in the disloyal.
The white male population, capable of bear
ing arms, in the loyal States, is about s.
100000 in the seeded States it is only
about 100000. The rebel Government,
through volunteering and conscription, has
already raised, for it's various armies, nearly
100000 men, and it can raise but few more.
But in the loyal States there have been not
more than a million of men employed in the
armies, and we thus have an immense re-
serve OF very nearly ly two millions. If the
present campaign is conducted with spirit
and energy by the Federal Generals, it will
end the rebellion for the armies that the
Southern Government now has in the field
cannot be replaced. But even if we fail in
this campaign, we shall still have the mate
rial for making two new armies almost
equal in magnitude to that heretofore en-
ploycd.


The slaves in the rebel SSSta&ess are an ele-
,issGs2t ,of srengt@f fl such States as are not
invaded by the Union troops but they be-
come an element of weakness as our armies
advance. They perform the labor of the
country, while the whites are away from
their homes doing the fighting. But when
our troops approach them, they become our
| laborers and our friends. Their owners
then begin to dread them as much as they
do "the Yankees" Many thousands OF
them are now in the service of the United
States as laborers. Some of them have
proved Invaluable as scouts and guides.
One of them, Robert Small did us a service
in carrying off steamer from Charleston,
which would have won medal or a vote OF
thanks from Congress, if it had been done
by white man. Many others have render
ed services of less value, but equally show
ing a devotion to the Federal Government
and detestation of the rebel Government
The free colored population of all the States
amounting to about half million, may also
be regarded as a part of the loyal popula
ton, and they are ready to render any ser
vice to our Government that may be asked
of them. The population hostile to the


Union, then, is only the white population


of the seeded States, amounting to abou


five millions and half; or if we make


small allowance for Union men among them


we may call it five millions This is reall,


I'll that we have to contend against Thu
far the rebels, although so inferior to us il


numbers, have made an astonishing resis
tance. But they have brought out thei
whole strength, and it may soon be exhaust


ed, if we properly employ our own great
; superior numbers and wealth. The questio


as to whether five millions shall not yiel
, to twenty-six millions ought to be speedil
answerec by arms, as well as by ballot.


-BuLletip