The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-11

ON % t4x80 IN teU0 o. Wy0Out 8vln0
without the written CONSENT q BIZ parsuS lsgal nasssr
or gsdan but y spise Of this rsgsi..oi AFSe Pre-.
lows Who have never seen twenty ysars but who do
noe cfups 70 Pr themselves down y twentt two or
ss'S e. n ss viz
parents and are discharged bx Owl authority. under
The Benedcts too who have Left heir "hearths and
nomss ere tssassn'y gad 70 avs:l themselves Of the
tSroraS ths .nsr"ossIoc a. c,v,, o"h"rss1 1sso
another GLASS OF recruits who being neither minors
husban w. have recourse 70 various ru lodges 10 oh,
They suddenly become deaf, or iame or shortsghted
but they mus! 30 very smart % deceive medical ooef
and board Of Dspeotos u would be very difficult =
enltst because they have taken fancy s0diers life
There are come, undoubtedly. but, from what can
two win the best solaier young man who en-
lists because hs 10 tired Of his customary pursuits and
bankers after uniform and ride or the man who has no
choice between a knapsack and impending starvAt
he former liable 10 be disappointed and therefore OILS
contented he finds that Al Is not gold that glitters
The latter though perhaps satisfied with
mako up his mind 10 do his best
Every man who Joins the army OF the United States
must 90 so voluntarily. There ID not the SHADOW Of com
pulsion. Even after recruit s passed by the Off
and surgeon, no still FREQ TO back no feis dis
posed. He IL not soldier until sworn in. He be
perfectly sobcr at the time Of enlistment II he &C.
knowiedges himsslf to be 10 the habit Of getting drunk
or II he have any sign OF liquor upon him, lao M sent
away This Is as should bs, and contrasts most favor
ably with the Conssrptons Of France and with the Bril-
tsh rystcm OF making man drunk and then giving m
sshil.og tin the Queens name" II Is tue that the
French 0Onscrp, clear himself By providing sub
stt.ute ant the British regain his liberty be-
fore being sworn In BY OF live dollars emart
money" ae Can also purchase hts ois sharge o. any
time, excep. in tin o. gar, for one hnnared cellars
In tbs eryice there s M such thing buying dis
charge. The term OF en- istment 70 shors-nve years
oniy-and The recruit ensts in his sober senses and
supposed to have made up hs mind TO serve aRhiu ly
for i've years before he offers himself
The Unied S.ates army hes hithe, to been mainly do
pendent upon the immigrants Tor It's recruits. IL aoy
cats on the subject couid be Obtained have DOUBT
II would appear that the bulk OF recruits enstea during
the at ton years foeisncrs that the mai .ry
OF them had been at the time OF their enlistment
moro than from four 70 Twelve months IN the county
many less than that. The number Of emgraDs who
arrived at this city during the year 1860 100 600
End The Oty Inspector estimates that y per cent Of
have been mao adults, 4. will DO ut that
lees trade very brisk, which II not or uuees
the men were well supplied vi b money, which is not
very probable, great proportion of them would be In
able 70 hnd work. and would therefore later
swell the racks OF those who ioer about Town, waiting
Mt,-wbsr like, for something to turn up
These are the men who enlist they driven To II,
not by law, as in France, but by sheer necessity which
s oposet 10 know nothing about law The records of
the recruiting offices show that during the year lsC0
cruilDa was I'm usually brisk, and that there great
pIoponderance Of foreign over native recruits.
II has often been matter Of that the proper
tioa Of Americans enstipg IN the army small he
foregoing remarks will explain this TO some extent
AnOiher reason Il That americans mud other andmOre
muneratipg employment more easily than TO- cgpers
whom the manners ana Gus IONS OF the country
familiar and eth another Is that they consider
the service scarcely enough for them having
an i'eanore or less We'll founded-tbat the soldiers
generally, arc rough specimens OF humanity, the
American prdes hmsef upon being military man at all
tmes that be 20, when ason Offers the volunteer
Juror abundanuy proves but he prefers to wait for
occasion worthy Of himself before sh0nlterng bis
ket leaving the task or controlling the restless skins
10 those who fancy such work. who choice 10
the matter.
since the outbreak of the Southern rebellion the pro.
portion OF native recruits has increased II formerly
about in ten but curing the last few months It.
has risen 70 three halt In fourteen while the pro
portion OF Irish has averaged five Coz three
hair EOglfh one, and other natobates in f0urte en-
II Is No uncommon thing to find men OF a OF
tlous ~ one military post-AmsIiesns (boih North and
Souh), Euglsh Irsh Scotch, Canadians tbo.h French
and EDgllsh), French, Germon, Portuguese. Spanish
Greek, Hebrew, ltaRp, Russian, Polish, Hungar ian
Swedish, Danish, Nhese-men OF all cODploxiOns save
The rrtpressble one ara OF every shade Of character
rhoe Is scNcey profession trade or occupation
presented Editors, lawyers accountants. surveyors,
merchants hotel Keepers apothecar etudenss OF med
cine aud divinity clerks OF all kinds tradesmen Of al
kinds doth uteul and ofnameDtaiJ, laborers and
who have never done any thing in their lives
No fewer than eighty diercrt occupations repre-
scented among the five hundred enlisted at the New
York Cbstbam street Office during The six months ending
April 80. 1861
Recy ing officers eDjoned not TO allow any
be inveged into the service BY false representations
but must person explain the nature OF the service the
length o. the term The pay clothing ratous, and other
alo 10 wbc soldier Is ens,ed by law TO every
Ave years. aad the pay from eleven twenty
dollars per month sith board and clothing The follow.
Ing shows the monthly pay Of commissioned officers
and privates In all arms OF service