Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-05-01
The Coming Draft.

There is much speculation just nov
throughout the country, 81 in many anxi
Gus hearts, concerning the act, just pass
ed in Congress, TO raise soldiers il the,
shall be needed. 1t is well that the PEG
| pie take an intelligent view of this mat
ter, possessing their souls in patience til
the draft is called for, and preparing tt
meet ii in the right spirit when il comes
at all.
In the first place do no be frightened
by any reports or rumors sent out by
the letter writers, that 100000 or Co.,
600 are Immediately to be called for
Letter writers might know just as much
about it as any intelligent reader of cur
rent history, if they could keep as cool
and could as intelligently survey the
whole field of contest; but this they can
not do. Their eyes, and thoughts, are
Il / lie wi b transactions immediately
around them, and their hopes and fears
rise or fall with the local tide. When
the President and his councillors are con.
WINGED that more soldiers are needed
he will call for them, and for so many
as he thinks are needed. When his pro-
clamation is issued we shall get it by tel
egraph, and read it little before any
trustworthy account of it by the letter
writers can reach US by mail.
If any one wishes TO know whether a
draft is TO be made or not, he has the
means OF deciding this questionjust as full
ly as we, or any other man, or the Pres
ident himself, if he will carefully look
at the facts as they are. 1t is, we think
well settled in the public mind, that II
any considerable number of soldiers is
10 be called for, they must be had by q
draft, as the most equitable, speedy and
economical method of getting them
Whether any large number will be need.
ed depends wholly upon the success of
the present movements of the army. III
Hooker shall be in few days completely
successful on the Rappahannock, in the
front of Richmond, and Gen. Dix in its
rear, Foster in North Carolina, Dupont
and Hunter at Charleston, Banks at Port
Hudson, Grant at Vicksburgh and Rose.
Grams in Tennessee, then we could man
age the rebellion with what soldiers we
have. But no sensible man can expecr
all this success. So no sensible man
can expect the rebellion to be crushed
without more soldiers.
We hope, we expect that some ri
hese efforts will be successful. And i'll
any, if one of them is successful then we
gain upon the rebellion. If several of
hem we gain much, and hasten the day
d full success. And that success can
'nly be insured by keeping our ranks
ull as they are now at least. And the
more promptly and cheerfulIy we fill
hese ranks up, the more shall we has
EN- the day of peace. Besides, there is
lnother thought for those who shrink
rom the sacrifice of sending sons, BROTH
RS, husbands to the field; it is the duty
We owe to the brave men already there.
md on whom the burden of victory has
lready SO heavily fallen. 1t is nauebt
ut selfish aud craven spirit that hugs
Is own treasures, and thereby would
scrifics the treasures of others which
re equally dear to them. 1t is selfish.
mean and co~ardly to bask in the bles-l,
ings OF peace, as we of New England
low do, and refuse to share with our fel.
ow citizens in the burden which secures
bis peace to us, and worse to hold back .
'hat is needed to make our and their :
eace secure and permanent. .