New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-12
WAX IN EARNEST.

improved the opportunity W btNc eno 'oHSi'-
gated Rebels q 'piece of his mind with regard to
the character and duration of the War; hope,
said he, "that your armies may soon invade the
Free States, and traverse them at least so far
as Philadelphia, plmdcring aud burning as they
90, in order that the North may be walked up
and made to realize that we arc at war. What
we need is united and determined North; and
this will insure it." The Richmond Examiner
rmarveled that so much was endured without
! the application of the buck and gag-which
argues that truth is unpopular o. unauthorized in
that latitude.
The Rebels are now on their third annual raid
across the Potomac-apparently in far less force
than at either Of their former incurslons; Dut
then the Army of the Potomac immediately
confronted them, while it is now mainly in front
of Petersburg and Richmond, and likely to re-
main there. The objects of the present raid ap-
per TO be, LIST, Plumber, especially in the line of
borse.nesh and cattle; I'd, to compel Gen.
Grant to let go his hold on the throat of the
Rebellion on the James. We trust this latter
end will not be attained; yet it may be if
the Middle States fail to do their duty.
They are now urgently called upon to send for
ward their Militia; and we trust the call will
be promptly and largely responded to. There
should be One Hundred Thousand Union Militia
in Maryland before the close of the present
week. That the Rebels will be driven of, we
have no manner Of doubt, provided they do not
speedily run back to their Virginia Businesses.
But meantime. they may do great mischief; un-
less large bodies of Northern Militia be hurried
forward TO the rescue.
That the raid finds the Militia Of the endan-
gered States disgraeefuly unorganized and in
efficient, is a palpabe truth. In the fourth
year of great and terrible Civil War, scarcely
a loyal State in the Union has her Militia even
enrolled much less organized and disciplined.
why this is especially with State so exposed
as Maryland, it were idle now to inquire. We
hold that at least twice as many men have been
running off their movable property from the
Rebels as would have sufficed to run off the
Rebels themselves. Can we ever be caught 30
again. sar.-
This invasion sweeps over Central and West
EN- Maryland--the most loyal portion of the
State. Yet even this portion, lying directly
across the Potomac from Old Virginia, and
opposite the Valley of the Shenandoah, whence
Rebel hordes have so often threatened and
thrice invaded II, has no Militia organization,
and no idea (apparently) of resisting such raids
otherwise than by running before them. Is not
this the sheerest infatuation'
The Rebels are desperately in earnest. 0ngi-
nally few, they make intensity of venom atone
for paucity of numbers. They clutch their own
section, compelling every white man or boy 10
fight, every black man or woman to work, for
the triumph Of their treason. They tolerate no
dissent or deInur where they have power to sup
press it. Their colscripters and bloodhounds
| (as an Albanian quantity said) ''take every
one who hasn't been dead more than
two days" The conscnpted must either
march or be shot-take your choice,
but no words They pay no bounties,
make no provision for their soldiers families,
and have given over the farce OF pretending to
pay their men. Once in their ranks, there is no
release till the end of the War, They have
ceased TO have Finances; they regard all pr-
vate property as Confederate, and take what
ever they want wherever they find it. There is
no business-little trade--no speculation among
Accommodating but deadly war.
Is the North prepared to emulate this
If yes, let us call out all the men that are
wanted, loan our Government all the money 1t
needs, and put the War through by daylight.
BY this means, success Is certain, otherwise
not. Is the North at length prepared for War
in earnest This question is fairly in order
and must be answered forthwith. TriAing is
perilous: euuiyocatiOn ia ruin, Let the North