New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-20
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The President has wisely issued his call Tor
troops in season to get new levies well Or
ganized and drilled by tho time they are needed
to take the place of the veteran forces, whose
enlistments expire next Fall. The moment is
we'll chosen also to secure the reSnlistment OF
the two years men, before their taste for mill.
tary life has worn off, and new summons for
volunteers offers these old soldiers more &C.
ceptable method of resntering the army than as
substitutes under the draft.
There is q disposition in some quarters to rep
resent this proclamation as a confession that the
enforcement of the Enrolment act was mis-
take. Sham-D Democratic journals are eager to
claim ii as justification Of their bitter hostility
to the draft, and one of them goes so far as to
hint that even Gov. Seymour's factious obstruc-
ton Of the law may find its excuse in this action
of the Government. But the case is too plain to
be obscured by such msts. The Government
honestly undertook to execute a law essential to
the prosecution of the war. Its efforts were only
partially successful because traitors at home in
sidiously resisted them. Resolute to procure
men by all right methods it once more offers 10
the nation the option of volunteering, with the
distinct alternative presented that failing the re-
quircd three hundred thousand volunteerson the
9Th Of January next, the deficiency will be made
good by resuming the draft. The draft there
fore, is not abandoned; it is only suspended, and
they who clamor 30 loudly, as did Gov. Sey'
mour, for an opportunity to send volunteers
are now offered that opportunity.
The Govcrnme;;:... shows 4 Certain degree OF
policy as well as patriotic purpose. The siudi-
Gus Misrepresentation about the draft, and ostcn-
tatous offers of volunteers by the Copperhead
Democratic journals and orators, cannot he re-
pca'ed when the next draft is made, if il shall
be made II will be- necessary to invent new
and less plausible lies. Meanwhile if they do
not now encourage volunteering the ho!lowness
If their late professions is apparent. But we
incline To believe they will encourage it--aiter
their fashion. Certainly not honestly, but with
the show OF honesty and zeal; for two reasons-
they must redeem in some way their pledges
and they are satisfied that the people are for the
War. and that their only hope Of political resur-
reclion is in seeming TO eide with the people
The Peace at any price" plank of the Seymour
platform is deep under water in Ohio and Penn
sylvana
II i understood that the Government will use
the eight or ten millions of exemption money to
encourage volunteering under the presen, call
We hope 10 ace additional inducements offered
not lcss generously than heretofore by States
and ciiies and towns. Let Us PAT our shoulders
sturlily to The wheel once more; try TO tll the
ranks Of our armies with cheerful aud wcll-paid
volunteers. and II we canno, do II By such
means within the time allowed let us hcsr no
more u opposition TO law which will then
have been proved 10 be- the only resource OF the
Republic. But should there still be opposition
We shall entrcat the Government 10 crush II
promptly. merciles-ly, finally.