The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-07-16


The las. great struggle in this republic is |
near at hand. The enemy has concentrated an
immense army at his capital, An army doubtless,
far exceeding in numbers the Union forces but
which in all probability contains al his avaiia-
BILE strength. In the late desperate onset cor
tinued through six DAYS, he poured his troops
against the devoted Union army, in overwhel-
ming numbers, but il was not overwhelmed.
He was repulsed with frghtfll slaughter. and
the immediate object of our gallant general &C
been attained. Richmond is not yet taken
We have not troops enough. which can be safely
spared from points which they cow hold, to
meet the still immense numbers Of the enemy
who now hold Richmond, and wrest it from
them. General Mcclellan must be reinforced
by such numbers, as shall make the capture OF
Richmond mathematical certainty. In order
to do this, the troops now doing garrison duty.
and those in the field not actively engaged.
must he sent forward az re-inforeements and
their places filled by new levies from the cOun-
try. 1t is necessary that We hold the ground
We now occupy while our armies march on to
new conquests. 1t will also be necessary to
keep large standing army, after the rebellion
shall be put down, to keep it down, until the
country shall be restored to state OF complete
tranquility.
The President therefore, seeing the necessity
for the steps and relying upon the patriotism
of the people, has maj = call upon them for
800, 900 more men, the more speedily and effec-
tually to restore the country to peace.
1t may be asked, Why was not the exigency
foreseen, and the necessary number of troop:
called out long ago? 1t is asked, Why were
enli.tments stopped last Spring, when they
were progressing SO finely? The answer tt
these questions, is to rs very manifest. In the
outset every body thought the $4,000 men frs
called for by tie President, would be amply
sufficient to suppress the rebellion. The mag
nitude Of the rebellion, was not then fully un
derstood by the people nor by the President
When its trighttul proportions unfolded them
selves and we began to realize now wide spread
and deep, and desperate was this revolt, tn,
country aroused itself, and put forth anOthe
inslal'ment OF its energies not doubling i
would be sufficient for the emergency. WithOu
much effort, We put An army Of 60O,O mel
into the field, complete with the appointment
and paaopiy OF war. That army has don
much, very much towards bringing the reoel
lion to close, but it is uldenable that Rucl
yet remains TO lie done. The late dreadful
~.''''"-sns 80 ni~L-Iv.d WV inUrs that W
have not eren yet learned the magnitude III
work which lies DeiOre Us. Nobody is to blaru
for this. 1t is folly to accuse others OF wan
Of knowledge OF facts, OF whose existence W
, have not even dreamed ourselves. WithOu
fault finding or complaint, like true PhilosO
pliers, let US deal with Issues as we find them
The necessity for more troops has ariser
, The call for them has been made. The NE
must he raised And now, the question shout
be, with every able bodied patriot Of the RICH
size and proper age, whatever his private bus
ness or pleasures may he, whatever his static
in life, whether rich or poor, high or low, ma,
ried or single, democrat or republican, orthodO
or heterodOx, not how l can best serve nv cour
try! That question is already answered. You
country demands your services in the tente
held, to save it. and its good. institutions fror
, destruction The question should be. wher
shall ind a recruiting officer who will mos
speedily send me forward to the scene of action
Ii every man In the country was imbued wit
the spirit to ask himself that question. the rebe
lion would be crushed. and the country restore
to peace. in sixty days Shall it no. be-