Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-12-25
Close up the Ranks.

Only few days remain in which tc
complete the work of filling the quota oil
$3.50 men, assigned TO Vermont under
the last call of father Abraham for 300,
more" In some parts Of the State a
highly commendable activity has prevail
ed, and some towns have filed their pro-
portion of the quota with an alacrity lit>
lie, if at all, inferior TO that with which
they responded TO the first call. How j.
it in Orleans county? Some Of the
towns have done their whole duty, and
done it promptly; but from what we
hear, or rather, from what we do not
hear, from some other towns, we fear that
they will be delinquent. We hope that
for the honor of Orleans county, every
town in il will furnish the very last man
for which the government makes claim
Our county has heretofore stood among
the foremost in furnishing men. let it not
now retreat single step from the honor
able position it has occupied. Rally
round the flag, boys.
There is some danger that, in the anx
iety TO ill the quota for volunteers, the
arrears due under former calls NAV BE-
forgotten, or, if not forgotten, neglected
1t will be bad policy-to say nothing of
the lack of patrioism-to neglect these
arrears. They stand charged by thu
United States to the State of Vermont.
ard by the State to the several town.
which failed TO furnish their quotas OF
men, or OF Communication money, under
the draft. Sooner or later, they will b.
called for, and there is every reason to
believe that The call will come very soon
after the quota Of volunteers is filed
We shall avoid draft on the fifth OF
January. OF that there can hardly be a
doubt. But we shall not avoid a draft or
ano, her call for volunteers within month |
o. two after the fifth of January, unless
We make up all our deficiencies before |
that cay. Some of our towns, we are
glad TO know, appreciate their obligations.
and understand their true policy in this
regard. The Missisco valley towns, in
particular, have done nobly. Troy, which
was seven men in arrears, has raised
them, every man. Jay, which had six
men TO furnish, has not only done its
whole duty, bet has furnished five or six
more, TO help other towns do their duty. q
Lowell and Wes:field lack only one man |
each TO entitle them to a receipt in full OF |
all demands. We commend the exam
pie of these towns 10 the people of Der
by, Newport, Irasburgh and Craftsbury,
who, with much larger resources both OF {
men and of means, are yet good ways a
behind their duty. The towns last named
will make sad mistake if they remain |
Inactive, or put forth anything less than Il
he most vigorous exerions, to secure the !
men necessary TO make up their former
We know of men in nearly
Every one Of those towns who have been
Induced 10 enlist for other towns, in the
county or out Of il, and there is 10 small G
LANCER that the supply of men will be so t
Exhausted by this foreign demand as to
make it matter Of the EXTREMIST diff. d
'ulty TO Gil, by-and-by, the quota which t
must inevitably be filled. There never Il
sill be time when the men can be rails. =
d so easily and cheaply as at the pres il
mt. Close up the ranks.
Al