The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-23
The Colt fsY velssA tsess.

Inc G0bt IVY VVAUsNSV~s~'
The last Proclamation of the Govsrnor, dis
peusing with the call Of the militia for actual
service. who're ten per cor t. Of tho white popu-
iation has volunteered, meets every demand
Of Justice and necessity, and should be &C.
lively supported by the people. We are con-
adent in the belief that very large and efcc-
tive volunteer force viii in this manner be at
once sent into camp.
The present moment certainly appeals with
peculiar cloquence and power to the patriotic
spirit Of our people. Our arms are victorious
before repeated ass sults of the enemy, and
nothing is wanting but additional numbers to
enable our Generals to precipitate their COM
mands upon the enemY's lines before ASH
in o,on. and drive both his army and Govern
mont from that city.
st,ou, volunteer force, Immediately, rallied
would vastly facilitate this enterprise. In0se
volunteer companies VII. oh are II rst organizeo
v;u hav. the first chance TO be supplied with
the arm, which have been picked up in such
larye pu6bbers upon the field OF battle before
Manassas. Those volunteer forces which
should not be able to procure such arms would
be at once placed in the charge Of our breast
works and batteries and would thus leave
our Generals free to move their whole present
force forward against the enemy's lines. In
Disciplined men, even with inferior arms, are
capable Of manning breastworks and serving
artillery as successfully as the most We teran
troops and il is for this reason that our u en-
erals are so eager to procure men at this par :
ticular juncture, no matter how little they
may be drill led or how slightly armed.
The present call for volunteers, or, If those
cannot be procured in the desired numbers, for
militia, is intended to meet this particular po-
sition of affairs. Eight or ten thousand new
troops, no matter how raw, thrown into orr
brcastworks, and placed in charge Of our ar
tillery, would make everything secure in cur
stron gholds, and would mobilize the whole CT
our we'll drilled forces for operations in the
field against the enemy. The new troops need
not be afraid of being put to work upon en-
trenchments, for these have been completed;
and even if further ratification, should be
needed, they could be completed much moro
edily by throwing the whole force Of the
army upon them, than by wasting time By
employing only small portion of the force.
The occ asion is therefore the most admirable
one for volunteering that has occurred during
the war. The first companies will be certain
to be armed with the best guns in either ger
vice. All the companies will at once be put
forward in places where they are sure to gee
| heavy fighting, and where they will enjoy the
protection of field works at the same time that
| they may have the opportunity of dealing de-
struction upon the enemy. Their opportuni-
| ties for learning the drill and becoming ac-
quainted with the discipline and art of camp
| life, will be better than has been yet enjoyed
| by troops newly organized; and they will
learn war on its largest and most active scale
| by immediate participation in it.
| We trust that the rally Of volunteers under
the ten per cent. requisition will be prompt and
enthusiastic. The country needs their services
| to make good its designs against the enemy
We are tired of awaiting attacks. Wewant to
carry the war into Africa. We desire, for this
purpose, to mobilize the whole Of our pres
ent force, and to supply their places in the
fortified camps with the new forces. Six, seven
| or ten thousand of these sent at once into our
camps would be worth as much in the way of
rsinforcements as the same number Of regulars
and veterans. They would disengage for ser
vice in the field against tho enemy the whole of
our present army, and drive the invaders at
once from the soil of Virginia. All alarm and
apprehension would cease within our own
borders, and panic would be carried into the
I country Of the enemy.
We urge upon our citizens of all classes to
bestir themselves zealously and actively in pro-
noting the enlistment of volunteers. Those
| who cannot march themselves, can encourage
others to 60 in their places; and there is not a
county in Northside Virginia, which cannot
this very week send its quota of men into
camp. We invoke the people to zeal and ac-
tivity in this good work. A few thousand mon
added to our forces in the moment Of victory
will be worth ten times as many at any other
| period.