The Position Of The South

Washington, Oct. 31. A gentleman who for twelve ruonths has been attempting to get away f 'ron the South, sucoeded several days ago ii reaching our lines, and is now in tliis .city. He oucupied a rasponsibla posi íion uuder tho Confedérate gov ernmont, and had goód opportunities for learning the real coiiditiou of aflairs in that section. He represents tlio oon Hcription as aotively progressing, anc that persons between 16 and 55 are beiug calle d ; aleo, telegraph, expresa and ruilroad men. The rebel authoritios are making ao efíort to geí every avuilable njan into the army. About 30,000 of the new loviot, have been sent to rein torco Loe. Food's íw'rny uuiabers about 30,000. - Therc3 are a few troopa beside the.se two arroies, and they are scatLered cver tke South, and. thero aro ouly íorty as provost g.uards ut Fredarieksburg, Vi.ginia. There appeara to be a bullic.iüy of eubstanlial food, and luxuriu can &t raauy places be purchasüd. Thid gentleman says thousanda of the soldier would, f they oould, eecape froiii service, aud in gome &ections, ii an opportunity vvera oflorod, the Union feellDg would emphaticully maujfost itself. He bought. Borne gold beloro he lolt Riohmocd, paying twentyfive dollars in Confedérate moiiey for one in coin. After Ëarly's defuat in the Vaïley a dollar in goíd could not be bought for thirty dollars in paper. Ho suya no ooe out of the Conf'ederaoy ean havo a correct idea of the gan eral eífects of tho ravages of war, both on agriculture and trado. Mjobael McClusky, ionnerly Postrnaater of thu House of Sepresentatives, bas rocoveiüd irom the vvounds he reoeived in battle and has been elected a inember ol the rebel Oongreos froni tho Memphis District. The rebol papers appear to bo unanmou-i in favor oí ariniiig the blaoks. - The editor of the Southern UonetJirale, writin;? to his paper from Riohmond. says the pressuro brouglit ujon tho authoritiea bore lavoriug the armirig oí the blucks has buen too Btrcug to resiet It is with gratiladü I arri able to state offioinlly cljat arruDgementa are now - made te arm for tlio spring cam paiu üüüjUiJO tlavüs, tfbose masterjj sru to bo coiupensatcd by tho te güvcia:r;L'i:t. The slavud i ,,;.,.- ocl aiu io bave thuiï iruoduu, aud fiity acres oí' 1.a;,! each, whicb ciií;u'u3 thum a permatKiDt humo iu tlie tíoutli.