Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-08
The Call for 100000 more Troops.

The undersigned, Governors of States OF the
Union, impressed with the belief that the CHI
zens oil the STATES which they respectively rep
resent are OF one accord in the hearty desire
that the recent successes OF the federal arms
may be followed up 6y measures which must
ensure the speedy restoration OF the Union, and
believing that in view Of the important military
movements now in progress. and The reduced
condition OF our effective forces IN the field, re-
sultlng IRON the usual and unavoidable casual
ties OF the service that the time has arrived Tor
prompt and vigorous measures to be adopted by
the people IN support Of the great interests
committed to your charge we respectfully re
quest, II IT meets with your entire approval,
that you at once call upon the several States
Tor such numbet Of men as may be required to
MI up all military organizations now in the
held, and add TO the army heretofore organized
such additional number Of men as may, in your
Judgment be necessary to garrison and hold all
OF the numerous cities and military positions
that have been captured NY our armies, and to
speedily crush the rebellion that sill exists IN
several OF the Southern States, thus practically
restoring to the civilized world our great and
go0d government All believe that the decisive
moment II near a, hand. and to that end the
people Of the United States are DESTROYS 60 aid
promptly IN furnishing all reniorcements that
you may deem neediul TO sustain our govern
ment.
Israel Washbu1ne, Gov Of Maine n s. Perry,
New Hampshire Frederick llolbrook, Yer
mont VIM. A. buckingham Connecticut
4 d. Morgan, New York Chas l.. Allen,
New Jersey A. g. Curtin, Pennsylvania /,
A W Bradford, Maryland r H. Plerpolnt
Virginia Ausu Blair, Michigan j. B..
Temple, President NJ ltary Board, Kentucky :,
Andrew johnson. Goy Of Tennessee II. r.
Gamble, Missouri O =. Morton, Iutmna /;
David Todd Ohio Alexander Ramslcy Min
esota Richard Yates, Illinois Edward Sol
omon. Wisconsin
The President, in response to the above request
Of many OF the Governors OF the States, among
whose names We rejoice to eethatoi FREDERICK
HoLBRooK, Of Vermont, has made call upon
the country for 900 O0Omore troops, as follows
EXECUTIVE MASHoN, WASHlNGroN,
Jolly !, 1851
Gentlemen Fully concurring N thr v wisdom
OF the views expressed to me 10 50 patriotic d
manner by you in the communication OF the
18th day OF June, nave decided 10 cal. into
service an additional force Of three hundred
thousand men. suggest and recommend that
the troops should be chiefly Of infantry Tho
quota of your State would be -. /
hope that they may be raised without DELAY, 50
as 10 bring tins unnecessary and injurious clyil
war to speedy ana satisfactory conclusion An
order fixing the quotas Of the respective states
will be issued 10y the War Department.
Signed ABRAHAM LINcoLN.
The quota Of Vermont will be- probably,
four regiments 1t snot entirely certain yet
We presume that the Ninth Regiment, now
nearly all il camp at Bratteboro, will he treat
cd as portion ol the quota of tins State as
will also the troops now being rails elsewhere
be reckonedn the quota OF their respective
State.
The need O n0ie troops must have been shown
T. be Of the very first Importance, 10 have led
the President to thus make cAll tor half a.
many troops more as have at any one time been
in the service aud at this moment II is not quite
easy to quiet the apprehension arising in every
mind that the late battles on the Peninsula have
proved more disastrous than We had supposed.
Be this as it may. however 1t is apparent TO
Us all that the Wal is not yet ended, and that
each day II is prolonged adds to the danger that
we may not only have the rebels, but Eugl land
and France as our enemies and be compelled
10 fight Tor National existence, not only against
internal foes, but bo,til, atnie- and nayies from
abroad. LET us take the malt; seriously into
cons liberation, ana lr~k, -,,,i, response 20 this
new demand upon.sa a,iru-u,. - viii show
the value we p,4., ulan ooi ''"9mmenl aud
our free institution |, !, .u.r ee-iyn our
selves by talking 0. uut Vast I,>uuro,s, OF our
-, 900 OoO : people, aud our AFFINITY % whlp
the world IN arms, uuul We have shown our
ability " put down q rebellion among Uur own
people We have spent more than year al.
ready 10 lighting initois at home -iortunatcy
having c'rared, IN the meantime, war with a
i'telsn power ,--sud irhelliuu is not vet crushed
While nlOn armies have recently, On Jane
lsiasd, IN the Shenandoah Valley, and on the
Peninsula been compelled To yield ground once
galned by them, ana fall back in the face OF an
advancing enemy 1t may do TO comfort our
seiS,sal home with the ideu that this is all
victory, but foreigners will not So look upon it
1t 'sn the way TO put down treason. More
work must be- dom, ,,nre t,oof,a mist ha rnlspd
more treasure mus be sacrificed before this nc
cufs'd rebellion can be banished from the land
We have already gwen freely, but We must dD
more to make What we have already done not
prove lrutlcss waste Of Tile and money
The President e.us upon ms What re
sponsc shall Vermont make? Let 1t be NJ
hating one Lytus spring to arms. a. at the
first echoes Of the battle around the walls OF