New-York daily tribune., 1863-10-23
fallble In proof whereof We find The E1pres'

of tbis week-the same paper which in 1862
was so strong upon the necessity of draft
declaring that /" recruiting was progressing gen.
erally well before the draft began" Thus,
when wo try to find out the real position of this
extraordinary gazette, we are i'll endless mazes
lost, and retire baflled from the inquiry.
From The E1press we turn to its Arcadan
crony, The World. On the 10th of July, 1862,
that urbane publication said; "1he three
hundred thousand may be called, but they Will
not come. At least, enlistmeuts will not be sui-
fcicntly numerous or prompt TO insure the Ma
tons success or safety. There is no
other way but to resort to drafting, and the
sooner this is done the better Let the Govern
ment not hesitate single week. The people
will not complain if 800 900 men are selected by
draft" The draft came; but Tie Uorid sudden
ly found its. enthusiasm for tina, mode of raising
military forces precipitorSly falling from fever
heat to frigidty. On the 3Ist of July, 1862 1t
ridicuIcd and rcbukcd those men who believed
the conscrpiion to be a dreiul evil, and Ill
twelve months il found ont that it was quite
mistaken. Zone Of these days." it observes
with mordacious sarcasm, "wc hope to make n
collection of the adulations Of the conscription
which have appeared in The Tmes, TIE 1RIB-
USE, and other Abolition organs We hope
that it will; and, in order that this curious "col-
lection Of adulations" may be as complete rs
possible, we hope that The Bord will not forget
those Of its own contribution-thc caresses
which it lavished upon that which 1t now
thinks only worthy of its kicks.
From distinguished pioty as exhibited in Ih
World and from fervid patriotism as displayed in
The EIpress. we turn to sagacious and disln-
terested advice as nobly bestowed upon the
community by The Herald. That chastc publ
cation upon the 10th Of August, l-62 expressed
its high disapproval of "thc tardy process OF
recruiting and enlistment" and lie equally high
approval Of the conscription, from which none
should be allowed 10 escape in this hour oi
the nations trial" But when the conscnpuon
was determined upon By the Government, and
resistance, bloody and unscrupulous, resolved
upon by the majestic mob Of Ncw-iork' Thf
Herald began TO pipe in a much more minor
strain of great popular uprising. and oi the
majesty Of the mob. BY Oct. l., l-,i, tn,
Ht,aM had discovered that the conscripiion,
the dear object Of It's early affection had
certainly proved dis,a-tcful to the people and
il forthwith ayowcd new passion for yolnn-
teering. Chamcleon-lke, on the lst OF Scplcm-
ber. los, il said: "Lct the Government assert
it, right 10 draft directly Foriy-cight days
after II spoke OF drafting A. " an expensive ana
laborious process. ." and VA. AL for volunteering
again.
The rural Copperhcnds have riselod IN their
wrigglcs their civic brethren. In l-2' Ih'
RoeA,,fer Inion gave wha, yoc. It had for The
con.eription. /, regretted g. see disp"'i-
ton manifested in certain quarters 10 sia'c oil
the DRAFT" In August. I-,3, it pronounced
conscription failure, and declared "tho i'rc-i-
dent TO be out Of his sen.es for attempts to
enforce the farccal iormality.' "On with The
draf, ." was IL cry in I-'i2-"CAn upon the
state. for thcir quotas l' is it' cry in i-''
OF wha, value II the support, Of how much
Importance IL the opposition ~ the EKocniiye'
of newspaper. Ike the.c which ~ have quoted,
We leave the intelligent reader to determine;
nor do we believe that the consideration Of the
question will make ally cncrucniiugly severe
demand upon biz time or his brains Thee
journals are Ike the party which they mos; ad
mirably and worthily reprerent. They coniine
themselves 10 croaking They devote them
selves to the expression OF dissaiisiac'ion. They
are nothing If not critical. whether the people
Of ,le State of Now-Yofk. cn.nently practical
a. they are omiuenily patriotic viii listen Z"
the yentriloquial solicitations Of ,hc-" pcrior-
men. remains to be seen. The people OF other
State. -how small disposition TO Try the etP"n-
ugit.