New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-30
THE UNION AR1alF'N.

aud approved a proposition to raise One dund-
red Thousand more Union soldiers-the same
TO be retained in their respective States and
drilled. so as to lie in readiness for service
whenever required. In other Words this force
| ia intended to constitute the general reserve
OF the Union armies, so that, in case OF re-
verse in any quarter, reenforcements can be
promptly sent forward. Without expressing
decided opinion upon the expediency OF this
further levy, we will adduce come facts when
seem to bear against it.
When the forces already ordered and in
progress shall have been perfected. the Union
will have on its payroll (ncluding those in its
Naval service) not one less than One Million
fighting men. OF these, We think fully Eight
Hundred Thousand will be found effective,
prorided we shall then stop all manner OF re-
cruiting and call every able-bOdied man into
the field. Is not this enough Can we season
ably arm aud equip any more If wc enlist
them
There is & kind of patriotism which is de-
monstrated by incessant, frantic calls for men,
more men But men without arms and equip
ments are simply additional expense to no pur-
pose. We ere assured that regiments have
been under pay six months before the! were
or could be armed, and that regiments now
await marching orders who have not been aad
cannot be equipped for the field.
To place One Million Men in battle array is
a stupendous undertaking. One hundred thou
sand horses, a million and quarter of mus.
kets, two thousand fed-guns with carriages,
caissons, &c, ten thousand heavy wagons T.
million and hall of blankets, two millions OF
pairs of shoes, one million uniforms, knapsack5,
cartridge. boxes, &c, &c, are but part o.
the outfit, TO say nothing OF the picks and
5pales-which have hitherto played so large n
part IN our campaigns The expense OF putting
this vast force into the field, quite independent
of pay and bOunties to toe men, can hardly
fall below Three Hundred Millions Of Dollars.
Now we decline entirely to be lured Into
any discussion OF the fitness Of our raw leyies
to be sent immediately into action against ar
mics strongly posted, and composed in good
part Of veterans. We leave that question en-
trely to our Military Chiefs, with the distinct
avowal that, should they sec fit 10 stand sill
from this time till next April, wc shall have
an opinion Of their strategy, and express 1t.
But while we urge a vigorous-most vigorous
prosecution Of the war, We do not under
stand that TO imply pushing raw troops
into battle the week after they brigaded
or within month. The proprlety Of
so testing them is TO be determined
by circumstances with which wo are not
familiar. We think the Rebel chiefs outwttod
Gen. Mcclellan in retiring unsupported from
bis Immediate front at Sharpsburg, and getting
their artillery and trains over the Potomac
without loss; but whether he was in sufficient
force to pursue them across the ryer-whether
that was advisable III preference 10 an EN-.
phatlc flank movement Threatening their com
muuications with Stanton and Richmond
whether it was not better to take breath alto.
gether and prepare our leycs for the shock of
battle-are questions which, for lack Of data
we cannot decide We have no fear that our
armies viii waste another Winter on tho Poto.
mac, watching and held in check by third Of
their number. That strategy is ont Of date.
II our soldiers are fit 10 take the field, it is
morally certain that they are in every respect
superior TO their sdvers0ries. On the Potomac.
on the Ohio, we decidedly outnumbcr the
Rebels, and our new regiments are still pour.
ing in. The number who are daily added 10
our armies at the front cannot fall below Ten
Thousand, and this would be largely increased
if the Government. was able TO furnish arms
and equipments so fast as needed. And there
must still be not less than Three Hundred
thousand Of the July call and DRAFT to come
forward.
Do our military chiefs want morel DO they
propose to move this Autumn upon the strong.
holds Of the Rebellion and speedily crush It
out Ii they do, let another levy be made TO
tue extent Of their demands. If not, we must
hold The propriety Of a further levy under ad.
ysement until We can learn what is 10 be- done
with the additional forces, and how they are
to DO Differed. We hope to hear that a con.
siderable portion Of the drafted men ara 10 be
taken to ill up the best differed veteran regi.
ments, while those that are badly ofiicercd are
recognized or consolidated To raise more
men to be led by such officers as surrendered
Harpers Ferry, is a waste of arms that we
can i'll spare. And if our chiefs would lust
conrt-martia forty or fifty officers who are no.
torious towards, or drunkards or traitors and
have the worst dozen Of them shot, we think
the Union armies would be more effectively
strengthened than by the raising of forty new
regiments.