Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-08-07
District of the Cape Fear, Aug. 4th. 1862.
From the NewYork Times, july 2

The New Muster of TrOopz-What Shall be Done !
1t is month since President Lincoln issuedhis pro.
camatOn calling for fresh muster of three hundred
thousand men, What proportion of that force is now
under arms? Is there half of it? Is there single
hundred thousand Is there fifty thousand the whole
country over What proportion of it has been sent
forward to reinforce the army OF General Mcclellan 2?
Has there been twenty five thousand men? Has ther2
been ten thousand? We do not doubt that since the
battles of last month, General Mcclellan has been
strengthened by than ten thousand new soldiers
for great part of our forces in both of the Caropas
under Generals Burnside and Hunter, has left those
States and come forward to reinforce him and de-
tachments have also been sent him from other columns
OF our army But of the new levy of volunteers we fear
that he has not yet seen nor is likely for time to
see, the faces of half dozen regiments.
To come at once close home, we would ask what has
this great State of New York, with free population
of close upon four millions of souls, yet done? Have
we after the lapse of month, sent forward our first
regiment? When, at the present rate of recruiting
shall have twenty thousand men, not to speak of our
quota of sixty thousand, in the field? What has this
metropolis OF New York, with its population bordering
upon million, yet done in the matter2 Will the mus,
ter rolls exhibit one-quarter of its quota? We know
that some OF the newspaper reporters Judging from To-
cal and exceptional facts have represented recruiting
quite brlsk--as indeed on some days and at some oic
has been. But there be need of denying that
general survey of the field, and an accurate esti
mate OF the results recruiting is dull enough and does
not give prospect of reaching such activity as to fur
nish quota of the levy in any reasonable time
We Of the city have not regiment ready to 90
forward, and we have not yet sent single man to fill
up the thinned ranks of the regiments now in the field
Throughout New England there is more activity and
some OF the Western States doing their duty. But
even 10 New Eng audaye, in patriotic neigh
Dor State Of Connectcut-we have heard of towns that
have raised thousands of dollars for bounties to
recruits than they have raised recruits And take it in
general the country over, there is great holding back
on the part Of the fighting element, and a practical
apathy IN regard to the tremendous crisis now upon the
nation.
Bounties and donations of money have been offered
to volunteers in pr0tusOn. Almost everywhere q man
is furnished with quite small fortune before he enis
and all bis wants aud the wants of his family provided
for thereafter In this city it would be useless to offer
any further inducenient The increased bounty prof
fered by Governor Morgan has not produced an IL
crease of volunteers In fact the pr0prety or value to
the cause of the great rewards offered in some quarters
may we'll be doubted.
AS the Boston Commercial Bulletin" of last week
remarked, in writing this topic If this country is
worth saving it is worth saving upon its own merit
not because much will be paid for people to vol
unteer and fight" We almost ashamed to write in
this way on this topic for all know that tits neither
on account OF lack OF patriotism nor pluck that men
do not come forward and join the ranks with pro
aptitude. Into the various causes we do not care TO
enter They all irrelevant or secondary at present
The fact that there is abundant peaceful employment
for athe fact that the crops must be gathered-the
fact that some are not satisfied with the conduct of
war-all sink before the great fact of the country
peril.
1t will not do 10 let another month pass away with
as neagre results as have been exhibited this month
Ii the present method of raising the armies nel died.
prove unsatisfactory and SLOW there must be DRAFT.