Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-07-26
The New Call for 100000 Men.

As will be seen by his Proclamation, President
Lincoln has made fresh call on the country for
10000 men, to be raised by volunteering fol
one, two or three years, if practicable, previous
to the 9th of the ensuing September, and in fail
ure Of that, by draft for one year.
This will probably meet the general approba
ton Of the public for all must see that while
our armies are constantly depleted by expratoni
of the times and terms Of enlistment, measures
must be reasonably taken, If we v ould succeed il
the present contest, to keep good their numbers
And the President will, Instead Of being bameC
for the call, be likely to be applauded by all The
oya men of the country.
Whatever may be said or thought Of the wis
dom and efficiency Of Mr.. Lincolns management
OF the executive department in relation to lht
war, no one can accuse him of want Of pluck and
perseverance in carrying out bis evidently reso
lutte determination to crush the rebellion Whlt
met, have sometimes doubted and halted, be has
from the first, unsweryingly set bis face as flint
toward the accomplishment Of the great object
of the war. This is no small thing in The head o.
a nation, at time when a great and dilicull
work is to be effected For like master like
man ; and if the head Of government likt
ours, at least, is doubtful and respondent, The
same timd spirit will naturally difuse itself down
ward through the whole line Of subordinates tc
the people and the consequence is, all the oper.
atiyes connected with the work on hand are
marked with feeb,eness and uncertainty which
IS anything but auspcious Of successful results
But the opposite spirit confirming and trength
eoing the weak and waverng, as far as il ha,
effect, has always gone forth from President Lin
eoln. And If the present terrible civil war is ever
brought to successful close we may never know
or rightly estimate how much we may have been
indebted to his unvaryiog faith and frmness for
the glorious result.
BY an act # Congress all drafts ore restrict ed
to one years service This we cannot but deem
an inJudicous and short sighted measure, since
oil our past experience in the war has shown Us
how little can be expected from nine months
and even one years men, who barely become fl
to enter on responsible service before the periods
for which they are enlisted are expired, and they
have to be discharged, and often at times and
particular junctures in campaigns, when their de.
parture seriously dsarranges some OF the most
important movements Of the war. The President
however, could not obyiate that difficulty, and as
men must be had to supply the inevitable losses
of our armies, he could not do otherwise than
make a call for the estimated needu number OF
volunteers, and back that call by draft Of men
for one year to supply all deficiencies And as
the law stands he has wisely, we think, ordered
the acceptance Of volunteers for one year, 10 case
no longer enlistments can be obtained for a vol
unteer force is always more reliable than draft
ed one, besides obvlating the evils often growing
out ofths act Of drafting. There can be no doubt
but this order OF the draft at the end Of the fifty
days, will operate as powerful inducement to
volunteering by way of anticipating the perhaps
even chance. of being drafted, and also as great
spur to efforts among the people to favor that
better method OF refttng our armies. By gen.
era and united effort much, during the nearly six
weeks before the fifty days are ex.
red,-much may be done in this respect-per-
haps enough to obviate the necessity of draft al
together. Then let that effort everywhere be
made. Let the rallying cries be once more
into the breach, dear friends" yet once more for
never before was there such good assurance that
this will be the last call before the final triumph