New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-03
TIE Duty OF THE EEOUR.

second and final session on Monday next, Dec.
5th. and already large majority OF its mem
hers have assembled at Washington. Ninety
DAYS are all that are left to this Congress, Gnc
we venture to remind It's members that the
fate of the Republic hangs on the ylgor ana
promptitude Of its action. Had the great meas
nres of its former session been matured in De-
cember aud consummated in January, instead
OF being allowed to drag along til June, the
Treasury would have been Ore Hundred Mill
lions better of than it is to-day. May we not
hope that tic energy and aacrity now to be dis
played will fully atone for the hesitation ind
tarduess of the former session.
There was much TO PALATE, nothing to ex'
Icuse. that hardness. The House was new,
,lc,omnosed in good nart of new nlemnhers, with II
new Speaker and newly Established Commit
Itees-all which is now bravely altertd-whiie
the Senate had an excuse for tagging ~ Inc
constitutional requirement that all Reyenhe
bills shall originate in the House. Now we
have experience in every department, with the
session inexorably restricted to three months.
We hope soon 20 publish fresh call for Half
Million, the draft 10 BE postponed 10 the LIST OF
March. but volunteers TO be accepted immcdl-
ately. and every one credited to the State,
County and township which Is his proper resi-
dence. Let us have no competition IN proiier'
ling bounties, but let the Government offer n
I liberal bounty for Volunteers only-say 500
casn in hand, with $50 to whomsoever shall
bring in an acceptable volunteer, who shall re-
ceive 500 more at the close Of his first year of
faithful service and 500 more at The close Of
bis second year, should lie be required TO serve
so long, with free discharge within sixty days
after the termination Of the War. Let yolun-
teers be received at every Provost Marshals
office, and there only; being forwarded to camps
of instruction so soon as inspected and accepted.
And when the time for drafting arrives, let al
National bounties be withdrawn, and let the
several States and smaller districts fill UT their
several quotas as they shall respectively see ut;
but let the draft he inexorably enforced within
thirty days after the lst Of March. Such Is the
rough outline of plan which VIC believe would
supply all the men that are needed, if the Rebels
shall insist on continuance OF The War, 81
that dawdlng must seem like imbecie and
! criminal.
We hope to see the Standing Committees an
nounced this week-not later than "Wednesday
and the chief Revenue measure Of The Session
+ reported within tie week following. Let Tho
Military Committee vie with the Ways anc
, Means in maturing its measures at the eaThos
moment, and insisting that these shall have
instant and thorough attention. Ii We coui'
!. announce on the lSs day Of January ensuing
5 the final passage Of the cA.cfmeasurcs Of theS
: two Committees, we should hail the fact as aus
Z picious of the Nations speedy deliyerance from
the GRASP Of the Shareholders Rebellion.
: We arlently hope for Peace at an carly day
% but we know THAT it is only to be achieved
u through thorough provision for most eficien
b prosecution Of the War. II The Presidents las
:. !, lcall for Half Million Men had been prompt
responded to by that number, or anything Tx
r. it. the War would by this time have been VII
'. tually ended. IS it was, higgling for extraor
C. binary credits (wherein our City was conspcu
s Gus land kindred devices, operated to reduc
!. the net product to something less than Tw
Hundred Thousand. AS TO Finance, we insis
o on the amplest and most stringent taxation
e once. Let Us have twenty-five per cent In
% come Tax, if necessary, with searching
inquiry into every man; business ant
. receipts, with double the present take
On all luxurics and superluiiies. On
hundred per cent duty on imported SILK
:. and Laces gewgaws and frppory, is it'll
If enough for such time as this. We ar
h now borrowing money in effect at fifty cents OF
the dollar, which comes too near bankruptcy t
:. be pleasant subject Of contemplation. Let u
d pay anything, do anything, to bring the War t.
II a speedy close, but let US not double the cost o
; The War through cowardly dread Of taxation
The People have just emphatically recognize
y this War as theirs, and instructed the Govern
: ment to spare no effort to bring it to speedy
and triumphant close Every dollar Of deb
contracted in it is a mortgage OIL all tue prop
1 erty in the country and he undertakes the pop
ular sagacity and intelligence who fancies tha
the People would rather have Five Hundred
Millions added to this mortgage than pay hal
that amount in taxes. After the result OF on
recent election, it would be wanton insult e
: dstrust their resolution or their patriotism.
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. THE WAR NEWS.
We are still without any further account;