New-York daily tribune., 1863-08-28
. vouDvoH IsuE CONsGHrPTs.

Tho hong rolls ui drafted men, which io! .e'-
cral morning, have cruN dcd our columns, con-
tain perhnps majority of the names Of those
who cannot be said. IN any just sense Of the
word. to have been forced into the field. \
c.tlnn may. for many honorable aud excellent
reason. declin. to volunteer ms military ser
vice.. who when summoned BY The united
Voices Of Fortune and the Law. will respond
with a cheerful rca5iness. 1t has been observed
by the reporter that al the places Of drafting,
among the numbers in attendance, good
humorcd ard even a jocose spirit has prevailed; +;
and the drawing Of the names Of those who
were present has been the signal for mock con-
graiula,ions and pleasant badnage. This indi-
Gates a wholesome temper of the popular mind,
far removed from that which was indicated TO
the superficial observer by the recent riots. II
proyes that the dra1 was merely seized upon by
law.brcakcrs and bullies as an occasion of Ii
censc, and that there was no such hostility to
i,s operations among the respectable classes as
disloyal newspapers would have had us believe.
II justilos the determination of the President
Y
hazards; /, indicates tho presence in New-iork
Of sold and controlling mass of men, who
will stand by the Union TO the lasti and II vim
dica,cs our city from the rcproaches which hayo
been hastily layishcd upon II in various parts Of
the land
citizen who upon being drafted comes
chccrfully forward and either pays his commu-
iation money, or renders personal service, gives
~ assurance that ho has the salvation OF his
country ai heart, and Is not disposed ignomin-
iousy to oyade hif public duties. IL does not
follow, becaufo he mag have been originally
dianclnod to enter the service, that he will dis
grace himself and bis postcrlty by insubordina-
ton or cowardice, after his duties have been
plainly defined, aud their performance author
iiaryely demanded. He may have no taste for
the army, but he has profound respect for the
law. He may regret 10 leave his home and all
that makes il happy for The rigors and the
pcrils aud the disoomforts Of the field But he
knows that the chance which has called him is q
direct and solemn appeal 10 his pcrsonal honor
that he il to establish character which will
cling to him for The remainder of his lifr-that
there are auIcls 10 be- won as well rs disgrace
Ia be- avoided
We think that wc cannot here do better than
to quote the following passage from a sermon
preached by the Rev William j. Potter of New
Bedford, Mass, 10 his congregation upon the
Sunday succeeding the day upon which he had
himself been drafted After announcing his in-
tcntion of responding personally to the CALL Mr.
Potter sad:
Aud II socep,sdf .a be doomed to the morihco.
of physical wohinc,-i ,han still feel that t. call Is
voice of iuiy which Ia way Try obey.
Ia what shape respond the demand know now
but hnv. time felt thai get the heart
of this national struggle that more inerioy into
the c Of this hour Of national history, that have donr
what could by word aud must make fuller and
NOR. personal proof Of my ministry in this regard Aud th.
I'll from tho conscript wheel accept niimston
that another field OF duty may he somewhere opening
The Rebel commander Mt Vicksburg, after
the surrender Of that stronghold, declared that
his conscript troops had been of little or no SER
vice TO him. These unfortunate soldiers, with
out doubt, had been forced by the domineering
slaveholding oligarchy, to contend for a cause
in which they had no personal interest, and to
risk their lives in behalf Of those who had
always treated them with contempt. 1t il not
wonderful that they were reluctant and dispir-
ited. What hes apoor white msn tQ gain by