New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-27
THE Waffle CRIsIs-THE EN-
ROILMENT,

trary, consolidating, &C, &C. Is tbeIo ono
loyal Unonist who non regrets or condemns
tho passage of that law J
Consider that though we have been more
than two years engaged in gigantic and desc
lating war; whereby the Republic is rocked to
its foundations, the Militia of no single one Of
the loyal States is so organized as to be avail
able or effective. Practically, we may say
with truth that no considerable Militia force IL
yet in existence.
This State attempted last year the enrolment
of its Militia but did not satisfactorily perfect
the process. In most Of the loyal Sintes, We
cannot learn that it has even been commenced.
When the Rebels first rushed into overt hos
tiliiiss BY the bombardment Of For! Sumter.
the only States still adherng to the Union
which had Democratic Governors, save those
on the Pacific, we're as follows;
Delepd,s.................Wu rtss BrgToS.
Virginia. LETcnEA
Nerfa Carel.na..........JoHs ". ELLn
hss,uoky. ................ B.RIlH M.SoyyIs
Tenn,,,,.................lsnAxG q. HiEKn
Mu1pr. ..CLsiBoHNEf JAcE'oS
h,kan,a. .................HEsKrh Rrcroa
TO each e these Governors, with others,
President Lincoln appealed for Militia 10 aid
in the defense Of the imminently impcrled
Capital of the Nation, aud by each was be re-
fused-by nearly oil, with ignominy aud insrl.
Ii was deemed by them most audncious, amaI-
ing. horrible, that tho I'aion should attempt "a
defend its own existence agaIust the unpro-
voked assaults Of .layeholding traitors VIZ.
GINA, North Carolina, ArkSnsas though they
had previously reinsed 10 scc-dc. made the
temerty Of tie Union, IN refusing 10 die al the
mere bidding OF tie Southern oligarchy, al
excuse for instant rebellion. Delaware -
small State, oyer,hadowed by loyal ueighbors,
and her Governor was rather u smhll Copper
head; 80 he dad not ssy very much against tie
Union, but he did nothing for II. Harris nj
once ayowcd himself the TRAITOR ho had long
at heart been, and dragged his State into open
treason at the earliest po..ibl, moment; Jack
son tried to follow suit with poor success,
taking but Il third of the State along with BIN
! 10 jeff. Davis; Mngofln ycntured no further
/ (openly) than TO establish u neutrality on the
part of Ia, state, which enabled the traitors
to scour Kentucky Tor recruits while they were
protected by her IN crushing out the life Of heroic
East Tennessee; but not one SINGLE Democratic
/ GorerAor responded OyaNy and heartily 10 the
4 Pnsident, cali. Had the existence OF the Ma
ton depended on those Governors, 1t must
have persisted at the Outset Of tho struggle.
The American Union has right to exit.
1t has, therefore. u right to maintain It's eI-
istence against foreign iocs or domestic trait
orr, aud to repel by force the force whereby
its overthrow is attempted.
Clearly then,
1t has right to summon to ia defense
those who owe it allegiance aud look to it for
protection.
Such is the broad and solid basis Of the act
providing for the Enrolment and Organization
of the National Militia, with view to ealing
into service such levles as may from time 10
time be required.
The Enrolment rs now nearly complete, aud
will show, we estimate, not less than Two
Millions Of able bodied men liable 10 military
duty in the States ROW loyal TO the Union
The number enrolled will, we think, consid.
erably exceed this; but, when thoroughly weed
ed Of duplicates, exempts and non.cnrctiycs,
I there vii. bo not less than Two Millions re-
naming.
Now, then, we do not pretend to judge how
many additional men are needed to put down
the Rebels and shall not attempt TO indicate
any approximate number. But We do insist
that the Government shall make its next levy
adequate 10 its needs. If Five Hundred Thou
sand would be year finishing tho job, while
twice that number would do it in six months
it will be the dictate alike Of economy and
mercy to call out the full Million. And it is
every way preferable to err in calling out too
many than too few.
We believe in short wars with rery long
intervals of peace. We believe thus war ought
to have been made short one, and might
have been. We believe that every consdera-
ton of humanity, economy and National safety
conspires to demand largo levy and a short,
sharp, decisive struggle.
| We do not agree with those who say the
President should have ordered levy en- masse
ut the outset. 1t would have been stretch
Of authority to do that prior to tho meeting Of