Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-26
saLDIERs WANTED AT ONCE.

Ecy DR.. Bellows, who has but just returned
irom Washing toli, made statement 10 his con-
Gresatioh Yes !erday that is likely, when known,
~ CREATE Il profound impression throughout the
country. he ayerrcd that the only reason
WY the whole rebel army in Maryland
vas not captured or dispersed was because
ih'rs was rot sufficient troops in Washing
zen 10 intercept thu ir retreat u the Virginia
s!ar OF The Potomac. He said General
Eaiieck makes no secret of his d ppont tIuent
81 me response so far made To the governments
appear 1or troops under the two last calls.
IRE Eonhiar impression that an immense army
OF fTtsh troops have reached Washington is in
Correct. For obvious reasons We cannot state
tbe number, but if it was known it woui 4 create
UNIV eIsai alarm and excitement. 1t is doubtful
from Cedar Mountain down To Sharpsburg,
are much more than made up by the new levies
that nave reached the capital
but why Is this! The answer is as startling
as the fact of the deficiency in troops. The
northern governors ARE keeping the new leyiss
in their Fspeotiye states for reasons best
known to themselves, and which may not be
mace public until after the meeting of COVER.
nors at Altoona. Pa. on the 2ith inst. Certain
II is that the N orth is swarmng with troops
tkat weeks since should and could have bern
sent 10 the Potomac. Gcn. Hallrck has urged
expedition, bItt bis call has been unheeded
This Is graSe. avery grave state of affairs,
and forhodcs mischief In the Immediate future
Ii is curious 10 note that at the South where
n rebellion was lnangnratnd to sustain a very
extreme doctrine OF State rights. the central
authority has become all powerful, and has
enforced IL coHScripilOn through Its own ma
chinery without regard 10 the STATES or their
local rulers. Gov. Brown, of Georgia. Protested
against this absorption of power BY the central
government. hut jeff. Davis treated his protest
with contempt. Here at the North, w here the
people have taken up arms TO maintain the
authority OF the Federal Government, there has
been practical revolt against 4 conservation
authorized by an act OF Congress and ordered
by the central executive. The Secretary of War
ordered Il draft on the 18th of August last and
then again on the fst of September but the
Governors OF the several loyal States refused TO
obey thc order on both occasions. The Gov.
ernors of New Jersey and Connecticut Were the
only exceptions 10 this general disobedience to
the orders of the Government
In explanation of the small number of new
troops III Washington il must be borne in mind,
however, that Pennsylvania and all the States
west had quite as much as they could do to de-
fend their own borders. The new troops i'm
Washington, therefore. are mainly COMPOSED of
New York and New England regiments
Now that victory has crowned our arms and
men only are required TO destroy forever the
only veteran army of the rebels, there should
be no fnrther hesitation in sending forward
every soldier to the field. Such of the COVER
nors as palter and falter now will have a ter
rible reckoning with the people by and by,
should disaster attend our arms on account
OF any remissness of theirs.-N T. World