New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-13
THE NEW mODE OF sNLlsrmrrr.

/ AS1H NE" MODE OF ENLkSTmENT,
The General Order relating to eDlistments
which our Washington correspondent FORE
shadOwed few days since has been issued.
IL puts an end, except 10 special cases. 10 tho
raising Of new regiments or couvanies. and
takes the business OF recruiting entirely out Of
the hands Of the State authorities, to place Il
under the charge Of officers of the regular
army detailed for that purpose, as far as pos
sible assimilating recruiting for the volunteer
forces to that for the regular army. As this
order only takes effect from the 1st Of January
next, we cannot forbear saying that it SCENE
to us great bIunder We believe that under
its provisions very few men will be raised. IL
the army already raised is large enough, this
objection is unimportant, but if it DO desired.
as we believe it is, to increase our army till il
is in position to cope with the Rebels at al
points, we trust that the proposed plan will 10
modified or abandoned. 1t cuts off all the fac
titicus inducements which have done so much
to raise the magnificent force now in the field.
The personal influence and money of would-be
officers, the effects of local and Of State pride.
the power of selecting oficers--all these ana
many more are cast aside, and resort 10 had
to the system of the regular army-a system
which finds it difficult to recruit dozen mea
week 10 the great State Of New-York. Ia
our opinion, the mere fact that recruiting IL
placed under the superintendence OF Officers OF
the regular army will alone deter thousands
from eplisting; not that it should do 80, but t
will.
We fully appreciate the reasons which have
led to the PRONUNCIATION of this order, such a.
the desire to fill up regiments now in the ser
vice rather than to add to the number of regi-
ments, and the wish to reduce, as far as pos.
sble, the expenses; but we feel certain that
the proper means to that end have not beeA
taken, but that n mistake has been made, only
less fatal than the one which last Summer led
to the refusal to accept any troops. Surely, it
cannot be difficult to devise system which.
while retaining all or nearly all the existing
inducements to enlisting shall still fill up the
regiments in the field to the maximum number.
One that occurs to US is to allow the Govern
ors to accept companies, not regiments; and
then to require them to send on the companies
as such to the regiments in the field, making
room for them by consolidating oil companies
that fall below q certain standard number.
We merely suggest this; but there are doubt.
less other courses as good, or better. Our
conviction, however, that the present order
is ruinOus one, is so strong that we urge that
between this and the LIST of January the opinion
of the gentlemen who have hitherto had most
to do with recruiting be sought as to it's
probable effect Such men, for instance, %
the Governors of the several States would
certainly have no prejudice against system
which.would relieve them from arduous duties:
while their opinions, founded upon their expori-
euce, would be of great value. We ask Mr.
Cameron to give bis attention TO this. Surely
no moro important matter can occupy his time,
for the result of q mistake such as we believe
is being made is not confined to the loss Of
two or three months during which the expert.
ment is being tried. Ensting will come to
stop, as it did in consequence OF the refusal 70
accept troops last Summer, aud it will again
require weeks of vigorous effort to restore "
to It's present flourisbing condition.