Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-05-09

call was made sitter much "deliberstion
and consultation with the President nd
others in authority, y,"--meaning his fellow
governors in the west. We must give his
own language in this connection ssit 10
highly important.
felt it my conscientious duty 10 make this
coll that this might prove the decisive cam
psign Of the war. 70 carry on the war another
year Is almost TO crush the interests Of The
country This call will settle the question
Of this war /, will seal the fate Of this coun'
try. The hundred DAYS 70 come will settle the
contest for good or for evil The press at
Richmond speaks truly when itdeelares that
on the issue Of this ensuing campaign dspsndS
the decision Of this struggle We can adopt
its deelsrstou-public meu feel It and know
It.
We regard these as the most impor-
tant declarations that have yet escaped any
prominent official Members of the re-
publican party had worked themselves
into the belief that were growing rich un-
der the war. Mr.. BRouoH says. "to carry
ON the war another year is almost to crush
the interests Of the country" We say the
interests oil the country are almost crushed
now. But he goes still further and
makes the welcome announcement at
.this call will settle the question aud in q
hundred days finish the contest for good
or for evil" By which wo are TO under.
stand that whether successful or unsuccess-
ful we shall have peace within tho com.
ing summer If Mr.. BRouoH had entire
control Of this question VIC should hail bis
address with sincere pleasure We can
understand how it is in the power Of the
Administration to let tue south 90 in case
the present campaign is disastrous TO US,
Bat we cannot see how sensible men can
expect to end the war in a hundred days
in case LEE and JoHNsTo5 are defeated,
unless the idea of subjugstion has been
abandoned and the South is to be let 20 in
peace in any event. These matters need
clearing up. As the continuance, of the
war for an other year." however, will
destroy hs interests of the country" it is
probably the programme to let the South
go, under any cirenmsfaHeeS, if she has
the pluck to insist on it even under disas-
ter.
Having stated that the call Of the Ma
tional Guard would settle the question, and
that in their hundred days of service the
war would be ended for good or for evil
he makes them the highly gratifying an
nouncement that he had applied to the
Secretary of War, to have them exempted
from this draft, contrary however to the
express stipulations Of his bargain and
sale with Old Abe. It must have been
pleasing to men who had been ordered into
the field as the "last call' and for the
"hundred days that were to end the war;"
Dithout even the chance OF eonscription or
Of communication, to know that the gover-
nor would intercede with the Secretary to
exempt them from being conscripted. |
Being already in the field FOR the tOar, it
must have delighted their innocent souls to
know that the draft was reserved for cop
perhesds who wouldn't 6ght and as they
wouldn't fight would have to pay or in
the classic language of our governor "if
they wouldn't fish, would have have to
cut bait"
The Governor promises them return
home after their hundred days are up
"unlsss some serious emergency should
require" Their service for few days long
er. We think we see that emergency now.
He evidently expects the GUARD to have
hand in the fighting, for he says in this
connection that SHOULD there bs a pros.
psct Of taking Richmond by two or three
days hard fighting should expect you to
remain and do it," This announcement
was greeted with loud cries Of 1--WE will"
on the part of few. But sensible men will
think that If the veterans fail to take Rich.
mond, it will be very hazardous to depend
upon undiseiplined hundred day men.
While speaking of keeping them beyond