The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-21

Tnf call Of President LINCOLN for three hundred
thousand more soldiers has caused OK ,emeDt
and much less discussion than nigh, naturally he
expected. In fact the public were no, only aware
u he necessity for such q measure, but hsd been
anofieiAliy informed Of II by the Proves, Marshal
General as well as by tho steps taken for a revision
" the enrolment The only cause Of surprise
seemed to be with reference to the number required
9y the President-the general impression being
hat the rcquisition would he for I've hundred
thousand. The great successes OF the Union armies
during the last two or three weeks aud the evil
Hence Of rapid exhaustion tho part Of the rel ell
Son, has doubtsssly led few unrcAecting persons
10 imagine that the Necessity for rc!n'orcemcuts no
longer exists. On the contrary, full runks are M
Essential now az when tho rebel armies wcrc
bushod with viStory. The fact that tho
Confedorasy is reeling and staggering I'M
der the powerful blows Of the Union
armies shows that now is the golden opportunity
10 strike the fRAl crushing blow, which shall otIcc-
tuslly ortngush the hopes Of the rebel leaders. |,
may he that the now lovies will not he required in
sru1 service, and tina, the veterans already in THO
field VII be competent 10 complete the work WI loh
they are now successfully prosecuting but the
safest policy Ia always the best, hence the import.
snce OF having force that can be dcvcnded upon
in any emergency Besides this, the moral effect
of reinforcement a. three hundred thousand mcn
at this time. will Of itself be whitening blow upon
the rebels II they arc unable to Withstand the
Union armies at their present status, what =
gloomy future must he presented to them by the
knowledge that thcs' armies nre TO lie reinforced
by more than quarter q million II fresh troops.
The general nature Of the campaign at ,he present
tme--the number Of distinctive land and naval opcr.
auons in progress, necessarily require reserve
force The Eve main Union armies are all actively
engaged, and Il la important thu, General GRAS1
should have 4 reserve from which TO rcnloru,
them Gs circumstances may demand The over
throw Of the rebellion being now = question o
dsys-not Of fact IL desirable that the enc
should 10 attained rs quickly as possible and tina
the enemy be given no time 10 repqir the DANA Z,
which they are now sustaining, or in any mann G.
10 recuPeratc their exhausted condition. Evol
though the end were stil nearer than 1t Is II woul,
tc highly impo,itc for the North not 10 make goo,
The depletion vi its armies Full ranks alwavs carr
with them m evidence Of strength, aud often hay
more effect upon the morale Of an enemy than III
bard knocks Of battle. Regarding the ability Of a.
country TO an the Presidents requisition by voluu
,cering, there can be no doubt provided that q
energetic effort ls made TO accomplish I,
Eauy districts slresdy have haudsom
credits on the new call - the rcsu
or recruiting since the filing Of the preccdin
Quota, which will Of course materially tighten th
burden II the present call N this city there
t Vile probability that draft will be necessary
I've oheisl aprort'onmcnt has not yet been mad
tut a close approximation may be obtained fror
pc data furn saed by previous acquisitions. Pr,
ne that the enrolment will be reduced
.l.y thousand-the number estimated by n
upteor Commttee-the qiota Of the ely wi
llubally be about eight thousand. From this est
mate the number OF eplstments made since Il
hling OF the previous quota must DO deducted, Il
gu.her with the slight surplus in favor Of the cit!
This would reduce tho net number OF recruits to /
furnished. under the present call, TO four or fy
iloussnd-not o very formidable number to
finished by . city having million inha bitsnt
sUt there other matters 70 be considered In h
olneeton. The SUPERVISOR ecpnittee claim, Al