The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-11-03

The authorities of each town in the State
have already received notice direct from the
office of the Adjutant-General, of the number
Of men they are expected to raise, and the
manner of raising them. They have been in
formed Of the urgent necessity for more men
to close up the rebellion and restore the coun-
try to that condition of peace and prosperity
it so long enjoyed. The demand is impera-
tive. 1t is not left optional with each town or
city whether or not it will raise the number of
men put against it. They must be forthcom-
ing notens rolers. The manner Of raising
them, whether by volunteering or by draft, is
left to each town and city TO decide, provided
they are raised within a specified time.
The work to be done is then before the peo-
pie of the State. That men who are willing to
go should be literally paid no one can deny,
and that the men who are permitted to remain
at home while others are fighting the battles,
should pay literally, is equally clear. 1t is,
then, question of money. How much shall
be raised as an inducement for men of proper
age and qualifications to go? The Govern
ment has already offered bounty Of S402 for
veterans, and 1902 for raw recruits. The State
has offered an additional bounty ofsl00. The
city of Portland has offered still another boun-
The city of Belfast has offered $500, making
the amount already offered from $500 to 500,
besides pay and rations.
If the towns and cities deem it of impor-
lance to raise their quotas by volunteering,
the work before them is plain and unmistaka-
BILE; if by draft, the Provost Marshal will at
tend to il in due time, and the list of men who
must 60 or furnish substitutes, will be forward
ed. In order to raise the requisite number of
volunteers let town meetings be called at once
and liberal bounties offered. Let private sub
scriptions be received from those who have
been boarding up money while the families of
soldiers have been scantily supplied with the
comforts of life, and some we know have not
the means of supplying themselves with such
necessary articles as they will need to keep
their families from suffering during the ap-
preaching winter.
Every citizen of the United States, in this
hour of the country's peril, is bound by every
possible obligation to do all in his power to
put down the rebellion and restore the coun-
try to peace and harmony in the shortest pos
sible time, whether he be old or young, rich or
poor, sick or WE'LL black or white. If from
age, infirmity, or any other cause, he is not
able to enter the ranks and meet the enemy
face to face, he should be willing to give ac-
cording to his ability to tighten the burden of
those who are willing and able TO endure the
tolls and deprivations OF the camp and the bat
tle-field. There are men in this city who can
we'll afford to head subscription with $1,000,
and fifty others who could put down half or
quarter the amount, without taking a 1.-THE of
their current income over and above expenses.
With the same readiness TO make sacrifices
to put down the rebellion that is made to sus-
tain It, the war would be closed in sixty days.
Too much Importance cannot be given to a
ready and hearty response to the call of the
President. The leaders of the rebellion are
presuming upon an unwillingness on the part
OF the North to raise more men, and if disap-
pointed in this direction, they will be ready to
yield the contest and seek refuge in foreign
lands from the hand of justice.