The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-07-26
who Shall volun,,er.

new call for 800, 900 men, with good degree
Of alacrity and promptness Some towns and
cities are doing nobly, and the right spirit
spirit prevails everywhere. But We fear that
sufficient number of men will not be obtain
ed IS speedily rs is to be desired. The people
are willing to do al that is necessary, and
more, but there is not full comprehension of
the real and urgent necessity If money could
meet the wants Of the government and sup.
press the rebellion, it would be poured out to
any extent. The government can get all the
money it can use, and the people are ready to
give freely in addition, to any extent that shall
further the national cause. But money cannot
do it all. Without men, oil the money in the
country would be poured out in vain.
The prevalent feeling is that there are
enough men, who can volunteer as we'll as not
to meet all the wants of the government. Per.
haps so; but there are many who could join
thu Neutrality-suspicious. who willnot and
We belive We hsve:aow reached time when it is
necessary that men shonld volunteer at the
sacrifice of personal interest and convenience.
Those who were attracted to the army by
natural taste for fighting and those
who would volunteer for lack of other employ
ment, mostly went to the war at the start
The men Of the loyal states who are now at
home are generally well employed, AMI there
is real scarcity Of laborers, and high wages
are paid in the farming sections for harvest
hands. Most of those who volunteer
now, therefore, do it at q personal sacrifice,
not only Of comforts but of money. There has
been very little of such sacrifice hitherto in
in this war. Our salaried men, our business
men, our traders and manufacturers, our pro.
fessional men and men of wealth and elegant
leisure, generally remain at home, and think
their duty dischargen if they contribute gener-
ously towards the expenses Of the war. Few
from these classes are in the army, except as
officers. 1t is not 30 in the South. There all
classes, willingly or unwillingly, are in the
rebel service, and thus their armies are kept
full, and they outnumber US on every field
Has not the time come when other than poor
men and unmarried men must fill up the ranks
Of the patriotic armies! And if not now will
not the national peril soon assume still larger
proportions and at last the people Of the loyal
states, like those Of the South, be compelled
to forego ell other business and sacrifice all
other interests in order to prosecute the war
to auccessful close? With the people of the
insurgent states the war swallows up every.
thing. 1t 10 the sole occupation, and those
who are not in the field are raising bread to
feed the soldiers and making garments to
clothe them. With us the pursuits of peace
60 on almost ss before, and the war is only an
addition to the accustomed emplcymsnts Of
the people. 1t seems to US that ell classes of
our citizens have got to enter into the war
more heartily, moro % . personal matter--not
only Is generous contributors Of money, bat
Is solditrs-before We can hope for entire sue.
cess. Let every class in society feel that the
call for volunteers comes to them, and act &C.
cordingly, and new impulse will be given to
to recruiting and the ranks Will be readily I'LL
ed up and kept full till We have conquered
pesee and rs-established the Union upon en-
during foundations. The question for every
man to put to himself is not, can some other
mar volunteer better than l. but caa 70. and
If can, win Ii-[springfeld Rep