, 1862-08-08
FRQM TENNESSEE.
TRENTON. TEEa.. August ID, 1861.

the "new levy" nay well entile II to the /
appellation of the "Banner City" OF the |
Union. But as one who has been some |
what close observer OF the progress Of this |
war, {haying been in the arny for the last |
5ear,) permit me to suggest that the necesRf-
ties of our condition demand the presence Of
q half million more men Immediately, aud If
it were in my power, would abolish every
office for recruiting, and send every recruit
ing officer to his regiment in two days.
WH MUST DRAFT. We must at once throw
sufficient force into the field to drive our
tnsolent and aggressive foes to the wall, With
the rapidity Of lightning, or everything is
imperiued- In word, We must put an eter-
nal,quietus to this rebellion In four months,
Or twe must fight the world" /
The. history Of this war is one OF opportu-
mites neglected, and of duties procrastinated.
The advancement and the revolutions in pub
lie sentiment since the fall Of Sumter, have
formed several distinct epochs; and had the
president taken the tide Of popular feeling at
the food, the old Ship Of State Wou1d, long
ere this, have been moored in q peaceful har-
Dor; bat most unfortunately to oar cause, hs
has kept far behind the spirit Of his country
men, and the necessities Of the crisis. We
can now sse where We have erred, ,and
wherein our most fatal mistakes have been
the oil On the washing fires Of this rebellion.
It has been said that the " fanaticism Of our
age Is the conservatism Of the next - the con-
verse, however, Of this proposition would
more ffly represent our past history. But,
the Last year has formed neW ere in Ameri-
can civilization, and the ordeal through which
We have passed during the last few months,
has swept from the minds Of men, the errors,
past, while, at the game time, it has fully pre-
pared and Disciplined the public heart to
accept the demands of the hour.
Who would have believed, when he saW the
whole conservative element Of the country
rise to the very acme of indignation, over the
issued an order, declaring the slaves Of rebals,
II part Of our State, only, free, tnat in few
short months this same IS conservative ele-
Eent' would freely accept sweeping con-
fsea1ion law" which not only roD5 every
rebel Of his slaves, but strips him Of every
species Of property, and makes him pour IN
deed" And here permit me to predict, that,
in less than three months from this date, he
who is not in favor Of using every means which
God has given to enable US to execute swift
the government. / repeat whoever refuses
by that time, to stand upon this Is vantage
ground" will be looked upon as being M
sound upon the crest question Of the times.
I would heartily wish that the additional
means and the improved methods of war,
which have been recently inaugurated, might
lead to that rapid and complete destruction Of
| this rebellion, which 1t is hoped and expected
they will accomplish; bns we {Who have
taken lessons in the school Of experlence)
| muet moi fail to remember that as much de-
| pends npon their practical application, as
| the oh nj ff aror1o 1uyr1saH
| Tie progress Of this war may be Hkened to
| the progress Of serious disease. That form
| OF treatment which was clearly Indicated in
| its iIcipiency, and which would thus have
| suffered to cut it short at once, will not In
| auy sense, answer when the disease
its zenith, the most active energetic means are
| required for its reduction; and, finally, in
the last stoge, when the waning vitality Of the
| patient, affords upInistukabfe evidence, that
the dread Intervention Of the king Of Ter.
rors 4" is close at hand, it would be q fatal
mistake to await the gridua1 action Of ordin-
ary Treatment; but, on the contrary, the
| most active and potent medicines, which will
muse an artificial life into the patient, until
healthy reaction ensues, give us only the hope
| invoice Of troops had been thrown into South
| Carolina, sGeorga, and Mississippi, one month
| before the fall o. Sulnpter, secession would
have been etlaed in its form alive stage; but,
alas, the disease Was permitted to become full
y developed ere the government leared its
character and its terrible masigna1cy; and
eveo then the mild and feeble nleasures, put
tcnr;h, we're simply preventive and adm0si
tory, and we're wholly inadequate to the first
stage Of the mala6y only. Tnis vas ths
second great mistake. When the first cal
YVES MADE for troops, If another cipher had
been added to the number. and they mad gone
to the field under existing '* orders'' and reg
u1ations," this gigaptie rebellion would loHg
since hare substantially passed into hlstory
But the number first called into the field wert
only sufficient for the s.picket gnard"--o
what should have been the ogra6d army Q
tho Union p, Bat again. when the next cal
was made, il 1t had been for q million men VI
should never have heard Of the 4O0, 900 con
scripts which have sWel1ed the rebel arm,
until its dimensious are now thought to sur
force which has given treason an impetus AMI
1ts army q Temporary advantage that will com
pei us to do part Of our first work over, 70
ne would have occupied their territory befOr
they could have recruited their decilnates
ranks; but We failed to do 30, and the cala-n
| isy before Richmond is the commentary upol
| our indulgent and rose water policy. Th
| pext serious and almost iTreparable error h8
been in the mode Of administration Of tn
remedies used. Had an order been issued t.
the first force which toekthe field, requirin,
it according to the established rules Of civi
lized Wa1fare} to deprive the enemy of ever
article which they could use to our over
throw and destruction, or their own iateres
ard preservation, QUIZ soldiers would neVe
have been called upon to Keep time to fire.
would the dropping energies Of our army eve
have needed the resurreeting power OF loul
, drawn confscation 1aw. 1t has taken q
| about one year to learn that it i
IMP ssible to put down treason Will
: We uphold the traitor, as it would b
l afo q If MfeEiSsinn hty 1ou&tfu,
dam across the Gulf OF Mexico. The trut]
! is, while we are teaching the benighted dis
: tr1cts Of treason and secession, tho salutar,
lessons of the Union: and the Const1tu
: tion, in order to make the school
complete success, and plant 1t upon a firm
basis, We must, Of necessity carry *t1igh
baggage" board around among our scho]
lars" and collect our tuition in aauanee, beius
admonished by ead experience that the credi
e system is sure to break up the school In 'se
S cession districts"
t We trust that the North viii at once dives
their minds Of those views which have oh
: tanned so extensively, IS 1t regards the mil
? tary power, the energy of purpose and tn
: unaniusity OF feeling, Of the dlsloyal States
The Cult 6tates are q. unit; and they haF
= staked their all upon the issue. They hav
/ an immense and well drilled army il tn
i field, and with all the frantic energy OF des
b pa,r, they are Determined to break down an
b destroy the best government ever framed {
Q enjoyed by mankind.
r Now, the one great question OF the hour il
In what way can force sufficient to NEE
d drive back and conquer the enemy, be th
5 most quickly and the most easily raised? "
e answer, by drafting. By this method, Il
e shall, at least, physically obtain better csas
:; Of men. We will eguallze the busthens OF tt
d war; the entire levy will be thrown Into tt
q | service at the same time, aud lastly, the vino
r force will be obtained, before half the recruit
r ing officers could eTen get to their station
e Cau you not all perceive that time is Il
l. essence Of the demands
l. Who cares for the odium OF necessa'
command, or would stand upon the sick
t etiquette ofpe1suasion. at such a time as tb
e truly, may Xe now ssy, that with Us d
r. dsG is q thous1pd {ears." Come over
Je1ico and help US, ~ my countzymen, and e
The new year rolls rouud we viii plant the o
flag upon every house-top in tne would
southern conf-dtracy, though its every st
shall turn to blood, and its every stripe sa,
be q badge Of mourning. A. J. c.
l War Meeting ut Lemont.
lEAoNT, Cock Co.. Ill, aug. 8, 1864
Editors Chicago Tribune:
II An enthusiastic var meeting wns held he
;, last night, under the auspices of the IL
r. Church. After the election OF b. II. Sangs
1t Esq, chairman, eloquent and patriotic a
& dresses were delivered by Rev. Mr. S:oye