, 1862-01-20

E9 Aecrnfts Obtained by a Hundred
HnlteG states Recruiting OHtcers in

lspeeia1 correspondence OF the chicago Tribune /
/ SPRINGFIELD. Jun. Is, 1851.
| 1t is well known to your readers that the
United States have sent one Of their officers
| mere as superintendent Of recruiting tor thc
regiments now in the field, and that the State
authorities have, or retain, the right to recruit
1or tlc regiments now forming in tile several
camps OF instruction within the State, and fur
thcf that ali companies and regiments both in
the field and in the camp arc to be fillet, mn to
the uniform number.
While the State, using the United States
army transportation alike with the United
States officers, have sent some twelve hundred
men INTO camp, to swell the number Of the
regiments, from January 1st to !thc 14th. thc
Tinted States superintendent, with his army
VI recruiting officers, has added just fu,o TO
1helr number: While men arc wanted in The
held, to fill up the regiments for active SER
vice, this order comes from headuuartcrs and
so eflectually cuts them off rs though the
way to them was blockaded. Men will not en-
nst unless they can have choice Of officers or
" comrades; but this red-tape system would
bring the men into the General Department to
De parcelcd out upon the whim Of some West
folnter, who has no idea that the common
soldier las any, rights that shoulder strans
should to respect. 3.i"p0
Ills IL Is perfectly useless to further pursue this
eouIse OIL recruiting, as the first half Of q
months experience has proven. Col. Morri-
~ su!l, ene superintendent, is as we'll aware If
1ltls TACT as any other person: but he Is III oI1
a[ms o1hccF, and OF course follows in the line
u auty as pointed out in tic regulations. IF
en1 aee:lu1t1ns o1hcer was Instructed to write
n1nl+
should be assigned to particular r.,nimrnt ~
company, 1t would not be so disastrous for thu
service, as 4 small number might in this WV
ne recruited by these recruiting officers
.nousn OF course nothing like the number by
recruiting officers sent out from the comn,n,
ies or regiments themselves, who hxyc ,Iir."t
interest III having them filed up.
II is 10 bc hoped that Governor Yates will |
hsake IN carly application to the powers that
~, 70 either put the whole Of tile rccrritinsr /
h,rn H. lug naadS OF Adlutant General Fuller, Of
noM y; being pzacticed by that officer, -
nose VINO have been in the habit Of tiniline
l11it "lth the tardiness Of our State officers,
VIII please put pin here, and they viii baye
% sonne 1sht Oh the reason why our State has SO |
ply the efficient means that llayr been trounht
70 Dear 70 put every person ut oncce into fhn
army who was willing to 20. @''So 'ne
Cnless thcfc Is Change in the system of re-
~ auiait;5, tne commandments OF companies and
tegiments now in the field may give up the
hope Of having their dccinated ranks Tiled
up. while the new regiments NOW forming viii
De 5aptaly filed and thus at an early siay be
ready for marching orders. II there was any
excuse Tor this injustice to our soldiers nov
H. u aetife service, we might not complain;
9at 9t,! 10 lave hundred recruiting
o1leers (onc to each county, scattered
throughout the State at an enormous cSncnse
'{eernltIng e.. two soldiers in fortnight, or af
ne r'te Of twenty-four . year, wc would pre-
er TO see these same shoulder strap men in
nc service. and they would be far more prn- a.
leaoiy empioyed than at present Had tic
sguiaf army full control Of the recruiting, as
oey nave OF tic forces in the field. We can
aogc by the above how long it would take
o make an end of the present war, several
encrations hence. ' o.'|t"A
II IS time that common sense was substi-
u1ed Tor red tape and stupidity, if We would
&C tue end OF this war. Forbearance has
onnd pon1 deased tI to bc virtue, for the people
ody is hurt in the effort. y