Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-26
Win, Be.ome. OF the Yankee Recruits.


Taking the Yarkee ports Of battles and their ac-
counts of cnstmen and musterngs into services, We are
tempted to conclude tina. there must be large number
Of nor-combataut Yarkse soldiers. The Nashville Pa
ro some time ago amused lis f with some figures bear
ing on the subject 1t reminded its readers OF the en-
husiasm with which the people Of the North responded
to the call of Lincoln for 5000 troops to suugate the
South made on the l5h Of April just after the fall OF
Fort Sumter. The Whole Of that aniabe section OF the
American continent, numbering some twenty odd nil
lions of human beings each n feeling and spirit f,r
the patriotic purposes Of the occasion, host within him.
SELF. was ablszs This call succeeded By another
aed the Sd Of May for GO 900 more to be added
to the regul scryceo the standing army and navy OF
the glorious Union" Resp came up to Washing
ton from the Governors Of the various Northern States
by telegraph assuring the President that he could have
any number OF men, at any given place, at any given
time. Every newspaper teeming with accounts OF
military organizations cyery spot according to the re.
ports, was the encsmpnent or rendezvous OF men
armed aud eager for the fray fist for the defence Of
the Capitol OF the Uaion aud next to wash GU. l.
Southern blood the "nsult to the flag OF the UnioD
which Beaureglrd, in an unguarded moment, had
offered to it ID the Earbor OF Charleston. Such
was the enthusiasm and such the fervor Of the military
movements in the North, that we might have concluded
they had million of men in arms. But we we're not
frightened for knew that II Lincoln got the number
he called for he had would have, together with the
Irregular army" about $50 02O men, few more or less
We should indeed be disncnsd to believe ne bad less
lumber in view of the very ample preparations we made
to meet them-and especially in view Of the fact that we
4 hhadt than whanaver thew have
ventured in reach Of our Let not sur the
courage and patriotism of tour Northern brethren" by
saying they had not their complement OF 10000 valiant,
urairching troops We, therefore, assume that to be
the truth.
Now the very interesting problem is what have they
done with them. vii. anybody answer that question
We have been figuring at it ever since we received their
account Of the battle Of Manassas.
Their Grand Army which moved into Virginia on the
Tuesday previous to the battle Of Manassas num-
bered SIS, 900 men, They had rs miles to march,
aud only had from Is IS 900 in the fight What be-
came Of the rest
Tney had from rs to 900 soldiers in South western
Missouri and at the battle Of Oak Hill they only had
5000 Where were the remainder!
Tyler belonged to CoI's brigade, numbering from Z
to 10 600, bu When ne came 70 the sucking point,
Cox wasns there "as know Of" aud Tyler had only
30 men. Why didn't he have more!
After figuring up these several questions, the expert
an pcrsevering accountant will please add those en-
"a red at Manassas Ok H and Cross Lanes ssy 80 900
toa and sfser adding few odd thousand for the SINAI,
matters at Bethel, Rich Mountain Beverly, &C., (say
altogether 900 in round numbers tell whsre the
balance of the 10000 have been and why they have
m, come to the scratch, What have the other 40 600
been doing all this time? It is plain to that only
one in every fourand a.hal of those called out have
been abe TO &c, to the field Of battle According to this
proposition Mr.. Lincoln will have to call out and obtain
million to get two hundred and twenty or thirty thou
sand Sighting At this rate va beg the acconmo-
dl,ing artbmetcian TO inform US whom be will be able
to 'yindicate the flag" and sutjug,te the South