The New York herald., 1862-08-21

from the Richmond Despatch August 1871
Congress will meet on Monday. II win have many i'm
porsanteasures discuss and to decide. lie, us hops
that discussion viii be limited and decision quick This
IL time Cor talking The crisis demands f crisis
did demand the Sriefest possible consultation and the
most decided action.
The first and most important measure 10 be decided is
CONNECTED h the cnnscripon That law inanifestly
imperfect, and demands immediate revision The Yan.
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Sr e .ssTSs ss as @ % 10 $ S'oa e. o. niaas
Eiy short "o'asss, and ihss unless Congress sc a.
tskeh at q disadvantage We trust III Heaven that
the experiences Of iast year may not be tlifown
away upon that body. and that il will take such
measures 10 render the Of such disasters az
w tnen experienced inpossibty for the future 70
do so they put into the fcd force 90 AS that
d The enemy That this can bc done by calling all
the conscrpts between the ages OF thrtyvs and forty
ve aud by extending the list 20 sixteen the one hand
ana Afty-iys the other, and that without any
very great inconvenience 20 tho agricultural interest
Tho country taink is quite evident Youths from
sixteen eighteen are In general fnyss able 10 carry
mausks, as they aver become afterwards. Ii there
should DO especial where such ability docs not
exist there should he special exemptions suit them
Tho general INV would not be affected by such exemp
tops. For the rest, man atty old Is. IN general
az strcpg though perhaps as i've as man NJ
auy othor age whatever Although he may not DO
able double quick II with younger nlen yet there
are many duties which ne eau perform jnst a. vel,
gattslions or of that ago might bo pls.ed in
all the sarriso.s thereby rssa.ng younger msa for aed
cry as well younger But, above all there Is no
resson earth why they should NOT as drivss aud
cavalry. We are sure the government could hnd EN-
ploymen for hundred thousand such fcsn without
making them servo infantry where the youngest aud
most active alone should be employed. And they would
leave thereby hundred thousand young men 10 serve
in ths infantry To think too thar oil men might be
employed In the public Offices entirely with great adyan-
tag0 70 tho public. II would give whole ba,sons or
young men an opportunity, which doubt they eagerly
desire their country 10 the hod Wcl hope the
win take this vsw Of the subject and begin
the work ~ once.
II the measures hero proposed be followed on, rgidy,
pu; into the fed force quito equal TO THAT called
for by Incoln In numbers, and superior IN every quality
that goes TO the emaking up Of good soldier We can get
Our consoripts into place quite he get his
and instead Of disaster and dses such a. marked the
winter of 6l-62, may calculate On pushing the vic.
tories that have attended our arms Of late 70 hc most
remote consequences Bat, above oil let Congress act
with decision snd at once Thsy have time 70 lose,
for the cool weather rapidly approaching and the ranks
= = n: q ~ &. s up .SsS s & os1
contemporaries nnd nso hard 10 awaken from There
lss ccusss arpss Gy ineposi.cn from ebroad now than
does NOT in,yad 10 intervene herself, but she has
done. anc, apparently, VIII continue 10 40, every
thing y her power 70 prevent France from taking
fag2 sss 70 49, Be, thus Gar the English government "a,
15t only not sympathixed with but has purs lsd
policy little less than openly hostile She has w
purchase Of and muni,qns q war, white sls know
we could obtain them Besides st this m nnsnt sh
is alarmed about Canada which shs fears she win lose
Was 70 bring out the welcome nsws c ecognition, ha
come aud she brought out instead ne the debate
Parliament on hs Canada question w trust there WI
sresdy they aided 70 pf6duce the supipe attitude Il
which the government induigsd last year Their reyut
were :Fiatteras, Roanoke Fort Royal, Donslson, Nsv
Much, every thing. depends upon the prompt action
Congress- We cannot bat hope that II viii leave 1T hom
ali the iesven of,dsnasogusm which 10 contracted unde
the Old Yankee government and rsoognizs tho change
s well As in the people Of the country