The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-01
More Men Wanted.
rrlm the MontgOmery AdverlI.er.

lrtm Tue montgomery AuNeftlser.
There is one thing painfully evident
10 every intelligent observer: our ar
mics need more men TO resist the inva-
der. This has been the secret of many
of our disasters. Our authorities have
not seen far enough ahead TO provide the
requisite troops for an emergency hence
u victories have been little more than
drawn battles, and our defeats have
been crushing. Let this no longer be
the case, for we cannot afford to be de-
feated in this campaign. The heart, the
lungs, the vitals of the C~onfederacy are
involved in the issue for our interior
rivers, railroads, arsenals, and machine
shops. The men cannot be had alone
by volunteering. Those who will not
volunteer Immediately must be con-
scripted or drafted.
This has long been the settled policy
of the Government, and now is the time
TO make il effective, as was done under
similar circumstances last year. There
is ample power in the hands of the Con-
federate and State Executives. The
President has never called for the men
between forty and forty five. They
should be at once forthcoming. The
seven thousand to be raised by the Gov
ernor from the militia will be drafted on
the 25ih of July, il they do not volunteer
before. But this is not enough. Ala
bama can furnish al least twenty thou
sand men in two months time, and ought
TO 20 to work TO do it,. II the Governor
| has not the power, let him call the Legis-
l -. So~.Skaa au annn al n.aa4s..LIo
after the August election that body can
conscribe every man in the State between
sixteen and fifty. Then nobody can
escape who is either not civilly or phys
ically incapacitAted, and there will be
but few of these. Only enough men are
needed at their immediate homes to pre-
serve the order of the community, and to
sustain the army in the field.
By these means everybody can be
brought into the military service of the
State and country, who is not more use
fully employed at home. The private
interests Of individuals cannot prevail
in u crisis like this, with any safety to
the public. Everybody who can do SER
vice ought to volunteer as soon rs possible
and thus avoid being forced TO do .
patriotic duty. Those who lie back
thinking their places will be filed by
more patriotic men, deceive themselves.
All will be wanted, in addition I,
thOse who tender their services, and nom
need expect TO escape. The necessity i,
imperative, and must be met, will
p~romptness, energy and yigor, by boil
authorities and people.
A aRowL AT s%KRDADDLERs.
From the Mobile Tribune.
If you would consult your truest in
t%erests and your highest honor--if 20,
would save your property, serve you
country and confOund your enemies
you will lose not a moment in %seizinl
your arms, and Fastening TO Genera
JOhnston's camp, TO aid him in stopping
the march of Grant, and driving hin
and his spoilers to the Mississippi river
You can do il. II needs but the will
You are not Dutch Pennsylvania farmer
whe cannot load or fire a gun or manag
Q horse unless he be q Conestoga i
wagon harness. You all have guns
You all know how 70 handle them. 70.
are riders from your youth. You know
the country, and are accustomed to th
climate. Johnston can make you, q
auxilAFies to his regular battaliOns, a
useful as brave men with arms in thei
hands can be. If you succeed, 20
return TO your rOof-trees, prouder an
happier men, aud you lie down in you
beds in safety and peace, If you fai
in the effort (but we cannot fall 70.
retain the proud consciousness of dut
done.
II, on the other hand, you fly wit
your families and servants, your herd
and your household goods, before tn
invader, or if you oravenly and basel
turn over on your backs and wait for th
first Yankee TO come along and admins
ter TO you the oath, you are a ruine0
people, %beggared in reputation, bankrup
in State glory, and OutcAsts and fugi
tives from estates aud homes, and vine
and hgtrees, which the Yankees vii
have wrested frOm--your feeble and un
worthy grasps. Men of Mississippi
your time Of trial has come.