Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-07
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TER NAV NUtTkR o. ra' OPs-wHAf SHALL BG DOSkY /,
Ii is moulss nee President Lincoln issued his pro
eamation calling tor fresh muster OF three bundled
thousand nsn, What proportion Of that force Is uO-
der ATUs = Is there half OF itr i there siOsle
Landrrj thousaLCr |, there tiy thousand tho Whole
couutry Ove'r What proportion OF IL has be6u sent
iOrsard 10 t.lu"rco h army OF General hcOl Ian -
Has tn beu ~ 'uy i've thousand msuy II ~ there
b.eu ten thou,auO' We do not doubt that since u e
battles Of last mUn;b, General Mcclellan has been
slreug Lsnvd by than ten thousand new -Odiers
for grel. par. OF fore, IN both OF the Carouas
under Generals Burnside aud Hunter, hAs lett those
ates aud come forward 10 reinforce him aud detaOh
meuts have also been him from her columns OF
cur army. But of the new levy OF volunteers fear
that he has not yet seen, ia likely for time TO
see, the faces oil half d,zea regiments.
To come at once Gloss nome, We would aak what has
this great State OF New York with free population Of
close upon four millions OF sous yet done' Have we.
after the lapse of month, cent forward our first reg
ment! When, al the present rate OF recruiting, shall
have twenty thousand ner, not TO speak Of quo
Ia OF SKY thousand, in hs field What has this me-
tropolis Of New York, With its population bordering
upon million YET done in the maltery VIII the mus.
ter r,ls exhibit quarter of its quotay We know
that OF the newspaper reporters, Judging fro 10.
cal and exceptional facts have Represented ting as
qaite brsk-as indeed some days and at offices
it has been. But there can be need Of denying that
on general survey # the Id and accurate esti-
mate OF the results recruiting IL dull enough ard does
give prospect Of reaching such activity to furnish
oar quota o. the new levy in any Reasonable time We
81 the city have not one regiment near ready TO for
ward and NC have not yet sent single man to fill up
the thinned ranks OF the regiments ia the field.
Throughout New + gland there Is more activity and
some OF the Western States doing their duty But
even in New Engand-aye, even In our patriotic neigh
Dor State of Counecticutse have heard OF towns that
have raised thousands OF dollars for b0pnes TO
cruils than they have raised rectua And take it In
general the country over there s great holding back Oh
the part Of the citing element, ard practical apathy
In regard 10 the tremendous crisis now upon the M,
ton.
Bountics aud donations Of money have been of ,red to
volunteers In prousion. Utmost everywhere man is
furnished with quite small fortune before be eniss
an all his AID the wants Of his family provided
tor thereafter In ths city il would be useless 10 n I
ANY further inducsment. The increased bounty prt
by Governor Morgan bas produced an increase OF
ounteeIa In fact the propre,y value to the cause
of the great rewards offered 10 GU rters NAY We,
be doubted.
As the b 80 on Comm cal Bulletin OF last week re
marked, in writing this topic III this country Is
Wo;th swing 1t is worth saving upon ts merit nc
heesuse much will be paid for people volunteer and
tight" We almost ashamed to write in tha way Oh
th' topic for all know that il ia neither account
OF lack OF patrio. pluck thai do not eome
forward aud in the rAbks with pfOmp itude Lotto the
various do not enter. They are all
irrelevant or secondary al present, The fact that there
10 abundant peaceful employ for al-he fact that
the eIOps ust be gathsTed-ths fact that some are not
satisfied with hs conduct OF the War-sl ink before the
gress fact of the countTy's peril.
II will do ls another month ass away with as
mesgcs rssul's a, have been exhibited this month.
tis present meth ID Of raising he armies needed prove
unsatsfaattTy sni SLOW, there must be DRAFT.