The Portland daily press., 1862-07-29

BoUNTIEs.-The Boston Traveller thinks
that the plan of offering heavy bounties ior
volunteers, operates injuriously upon the re-
cruiting service, because it tends to create the
impression that there is something wrong, and
men have TO be bribed to enter the ranks of
the Union. The Traveller thinks that the i'm
preston created abroad will be quite the re-
verse from our own. Instead of being taken
as evidence Of our liberality and readiness to
pay the soldier well, it will be held to indicate
that we are "hard up' for men, and that we
can only fill up our armies by offering heavy
bounties. They win contrast the slowness
with which recruits are now obtained, even
with these bounties, with the spontaneous up
rising of the people last year, and the conclu-
sion will naturally be directly opposite to that
to which we desire to direct their minds. 1t
thinks, in view of these facts, that there must
be resort to drafting, which has the merit, it
says, of equalizing the services of men. 1t
operates upon all men alike, and bears with
equal weight upon men of all opinions. 1t
forces into the ranks quasi traitors as well as
patriots. The Traveller closes by recommend
ing that an early day be fixed after which no
bountes shall be paid, and that drafting be
commenced Immediately thereafter.
THE NEW YORK REsoLUTIoNs.-In yes
terday mornings paper we published the reso-
luton passed by the convention of committees
in New York, but one of them was accident
ally omitted. We give them this morning en-
tire:
sis of the rcbeon-a crisis from which see no de-
iverance other than in the prompt and energe,
ic action.
Resoired That every person. and every community
of doubtful loyalty. should be regarded disloya;
and the announcement should be made that we rely
on no qualified unionists TO perform duty in this
contest for great principles. but trust only in the
ly loyal who will sacrifice property, life, and
opinion, for the common good.
Resoired That the time has fully come when VIC
must strike for national life using every weapon
God has given and calling TO aid every person
who can be drawn from the rebels or added TO
That proclamation of the Commander-in-
Chief, declaring the provisions of the recent law of
Congress TO be the sentiments of the Government,
and that they will be enforced would secure to the
Union cause thousands of laborers, thousands of
fighting men, and millions of cooperating we'll
wishers. That the welfare of our country, the lives
of loyal soldiers and the happiness of loyal families
all over the free States, demand the proclamation.
Resoired That every DAYS delay complexities our
relations both foreign and domestic gives the rebels
strength, and is wasting hundreds of good and true
and il is far better that every rebel should per-
ish, than that Que more loyal soldier should die.
And therefore it is that we, with entire unanmity,
most respectfully and most earnestly call upon the
President TO act in his capacity Commander-in-
Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States.
and Immediately issue the order which will take from
the rebels their great source of strength while it will
diminish their army by calling to the defence of their
homes large numbers of rebel officers and men.
And assure the President that in this in every
act of his Administration the people of the Free
whole
lied world will applaud the Proclamation of Eman-
cipation.