White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-09-25
What WIN be De.e WIN ~. N,..
mOAth1S Men,

WHAT WIN be Ooae With he Nf-.
Months' Men!
This question which is everywhere ..t.
ed. can Be answered only By aueases.
The Government will not, and should not
disclose it: purposes with regard to il.
soldiers. Only one thing is certain-tha,
whatever service the nine month"; men
are pnt to will last only nine month,
The Government has never broken faith
with its soldiers. and we may safely be.
lieve never will attempt to extort one
hour OF service from . man beyond the
period for which he was sworn in. Bnt
although 1t is impossible to say what dis
position will be made Of these short term
men for the most efectual carrying on of
the war. It is not 80 hard to surmise some
things that will be done With them. Thew
will not be used to strengthen the old reg
iments. Rsinforcemerts for that purpose
will Be taken from the 800 900 three years
men. 1t would be bad policy to mix up
two classes Of troops. one Of whom would
be entitled to discharge one or two years
before the other. The retirement Of A
part OF regiment could hardly fail hav.
ing demoralizing effect on the remainder.
Since the nine months men cannot be
.dvantageously worked in with the old
regiments. it therefore follows that they
will not be put into the field until they
have been pretty well drilled at home.
This can be done only in camps of in
struction. located at some central points
in the different States from which the con.
scripts are taken. With the utmost &C.
tivity on the part of the Government, the
nine months men cannot be raised, or
gsnized. properly differed, armed and
equipped before the early part of Sep.em.
Der. They will then need month or six
weeks instruction in camp, before they
will be good for anything. This will
take them safely through the summer in
our healthy Northern climate. up to the
pleasant days and cool nights of mid Oc-
tober. when the soldiers themselves, be-
coming ardently martial on their small
experience. will look upon trip to the
South and fight with the enemy as posi-
tive recrestions. Unless the nine months
men differ in some extraordinary respec.
from all other soldiers. they will be glad
to exchange the dull routine of the camp
for the tingling excitement of active SER
vice. when the bracing winds of Autumn
come along. The cause of grumbling
will then be that they are held back. By
this time about two months Of the time
will have been used up; and the men can
not be economically employed on distant
expeditions or protracted campaigns.-
They could, however. perform valuable
and indispensable service in occupying
posts now held by veteran troops, or
taking care Of places which may be won
from the enemy by our three years men.
and keeping down rebel instructions.
while the main body of the army presses
on to new .conquests. Perhaps the best
regiments among them might be mingled
in-small proportions with tine old resi-
meats and do their part in some Of the
fiery work of war. l--. s-fEE
The nine months men will pass the
cool and healthy months. # any. at the
South, and will return to their Northern
homes in the beautiful month of May. I'M
less they prefer to 60 a soldering to the
end of the war. as very many Of them
will. The places Of those who may re-
tire may be supplied by other nine
months men. If tho Government chose
to order ano'her draft. Or the Govern
ment may raise 100000 volunteers for
twelve months. if that course shall seem
best. 1t may also keep the existing in
fantry regiments continually full by ac-
cepting volunteers for that special pur-
pose, for twelve months. These methods
of filling up the army are all authorized
by the new United States militia law.
With these facilities. which are practical
" unlimited, at the disposal Of the Gov
eminent, let us hope that the end Of the
war is not far off.-Eew York Journal Of
Commerce.