The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-26
The Meeting CT the Governors, and the Ru-
NOR of Call for More Troops.

The recent meeting 0! the Governors OF the
oya States at Altoona, Penn, to take counsel re-
specting the affairs of the Nation, has elected
CONNECT from all quarters, both friendly and adj
verse. 1t turned OUT however, to have no pur-
pose except a conference respecting the best and
most effective way Tor the States to aid the Cen
eral Government in quickly subduing treason. The
meeting was entirely harmoniou> and enthusiast
tically endorsed the Emancipation Proclamation
OF the President aud pledged to him the support
q. 81 lne loyal States IN continued, vigorous and
unrolentng prosecution OF the war.
1t will be noticed also that just as this assembly
adjourns TO asbington We get rumor from that
city that the Government is contemplating calling
for additional troops, so that our army shall be
swelled, in fact, as well as in name to million of
men. There is no doubt "a connection between
this meeting and this announcement We know
tina; some Of the Governors, our own among Them
have for SIX months past been quite ahead of the
authorities at Washington in recommending the
increase of our armies, and we have no doubt
wv 1AOIOlOOh "oulu LO-uaJ, IL his opIIiOu NCIC
asked, urge the President to call out at least 3OO,-
600 more men, in order to make quick work with
the rebellion. And we think the Governors Of
all the States would agree in recommending the
same thing.
1t is only in this way, that the North can make
her preponderance of population felt. Ii we are
20,0O0,000, and the South but 100000, we shall
be out little better for this advantage, unless we
pat larger armies in the field The South, by their
universal CONSUMPTION, match in numbers,
even the magnificent army which we shall have in
the field when our 100000 have all taken their
places in the ranks and all the battles fought
from the outset, prove that if we hope to beat
them efectually, we must beat them numerically.
Their Generals are good, and their soldiers
light as well as ours. We complain of our Gen
erals, OF their netfciency, and incapacity, and in
some cases no doubt with much reason, but still
tbs fact remains that more men are needed,--all
the more needed If our chiefains are not the gen.
uses we wish they were. Great battles like those
az Pittsburgh Landing, and Anietam although
fairy reokoned as victories for us, have been still
in great measure fruitless because We had not
enough men to follow up vigorously the advanta-
ses gained by such tremendous sacrifices of life.
More soldiers in the field are needed to make the
TOT. and perils Of those who have already gone
bring US an adequate success.
We hope the action of the Governors at their
conference with the authorities at Washing
ton, will lead to measures to put larger army in
The field. 1t may not be possible to do this i'm
mediately, as the government has now as much as
1t can do to prepare for service the troops already
called for. But, as soon as it is practicable, the
government should increase the army 1t wastes
feaifully every day. and the battles which must be
fought this fall and winter, will, temporarily a.
least, reduce its ranks one-third. The battle OF
Antietam did that for McClellan's army,-not
wholly in killed and wounded, but in "used up"
men.-We have as yet been unable to make our
superior numbers tell in overwhelming and crush
ing The rebellion. We can correct this mistake
by making our army as much larger than the
rebel force, as our population is greater than
heIgs. We hope the anticipated call for more
troops will prove true.