New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-28
ENLHsTmENTS.

We are happy to know that the work Of en-
listment is going forward with increased vigor
in all parts of the loyal States. But our people
should not fail to remember that the great want
of the Government at the present moment ia
men mon We are at war upon scale per-
haps more gigantic than was ever before wit
messed since the Christian era, excepting during
a brief period in the career Of the First NaPo-
leon. A million Of men are rushing to arms.
HOstilities blaze along every league from West
ern Kansas to Hatteras Inlet, making land
line of full 800 miles; while from the Capes Of
the Chesapeake to the mouth of the Rio Grande.
along o sea. coast line of more than 1000 miles,
every accessible harbor, bay, and river has to
be watched by our armed marine. To man all
these points, on the land and On the sea, re-
ouires an immense body of soldiers and sailors.
Some persons may suppose that we are mass
ing too many men at Washington. But, while
we pretend to no special knowledge, we presume
il is the intention Of the Government to collect
an army on the Potomac OF some 100000 well
disciplined troops, and in due time launch them
upon the rebel South like an irresistible ava
lanche And in addition to the number neces-
sary to remain in reserve for the defense Of
Washington, We have reason to believe that it is
intended to make that city o great military depot
during this Autumn and the coming Winter.
Other points along the beIgerent line are,
however, sadly deficient in troops; and it is to
supply these that enlistments should be pressed
forward with the utmost vigor. Fortress
Monroe and its vicinity, lower North Carolina
Western Virginia, Eastern Tennessee, imperile(
Kentucky, and ny-contested Missouri, are per
! ishingly in need Of men. Two hundred and fit!
| thousand in addition TO those now there, coulc
be well employed at this moment in the section
mentioned. Never do our citizens hear of al
approaching battle at either Of those points, tina
they do not culver with apprehension lest oul
gallant soldiers may be beaten by vastly superior
numbers. How long shall this Perilous state o.
things continue 2
Let US enumerate some of the obvious induce
ments for men Of the right character to imme.
diately enroll themselves in the ranks Of the
loyal army.
/. Pay. As we have often said, our troops,
and especially our private,, are better paid than
those Of any other army in the world.
ii. Their food, clothing, arms, tentage, and
hospital Punishment are now equal to the aver.
age of European armies, and in oil these par.
ticulars they will soon be equal and in some
respects superior to the best of them.
III. A steady improvement is going on in the
material Of regimental and line officers. VOun.
tary designations, and the e1purgatiOn consequent
upon the action Of Examining Boards, will soon
rid the army Of titled ignorance, imbeciity, and
inexperience.
~. The different arms Of the service are
being better appOrtiOned than heretofore. We
are getting fair supply Of cavalry, while the
complement of field artillery will soon be i'm
mense. We learn that the Government has had
end is now having constructed more than rs, 600
gun.carriages for field batteries
V. The hot season is passing away, and the
bracng breezes of October are close upon us.
Northern men have beea reluctapt TO cross tie
Potomac and move down the Mississippi during
the Summer sOlstice. But, with genial season
before them, which viii expand into long lin.
gcriDg September as they march Southwark, they
should now step forward with alacrity TO enrol
their names in the advancing columns.
vi. Other employments ure becoming precari-
Gus. The harvest is over Mechanical pursuits
are dull. Merchants are out of business. Mari
ners ind nothing to do. "a hard Northern Win
ter is approaching. The Government is ready to
furnish work for half million yea, thrte-fOurths
Of million, Of men. AS mere business eni-
ployment, the army viii afford tho best ia! can