Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-01-20


sign Major Gen. Ulysses 5. Grant to the command
OF the forces raised under this call, together
such of the forces the field may be
oined with them, and he is hereby thorized TO
detail tor the su bordnate commands in the forces
to be raised under the authority Of these resolu-
TONS such officers or priYates in he field he
may deem best qualified therefor; or any person
persons who may I.-st-r r under the same au-
thority, provided, however, that any officer or pri
waite now the military service of the United States
who may be detailed to any such command by
thonty hereby shall receive no additional pay for
such substituted service and no volunteer under
the same authority, who shall be detailed to any
such command shall receive more pay than the
pay OF Il private.
SEC. B. That persons volunteering under author
ity hereof shall be sworn into service the -
day OF February next, and the term of their enlist
meut shall comm ence from and after that day
SEC. 4. That both Houses of Congress will, on
the fourth day Of March next, twelve O'Clock
meridian, adjourn to meet on the fourth day OF
June following and INN edIately upon such adj
Journment each member Thereof under fifty ears
OF age, shall report himself the commandant
OF some company In the forces hereby provided
for, and shall tAereupou be sworn into the mil
itary service and unless sooner discharged, shall
continue IN such service without pay therefor until
the pration OF the period Ter which such forces
enlisted.
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS
From the New York Tribune.l
x We believe we have never vet
counseled the President as to the selection of
commanders for the Union armies, and we
shall not begin now but We viii say that the
spirit and purpose of that resolve commend
themselves to our hearty appreciation. We
tried TO make Il similar proposition a wear
ago; but those who carefully withheld our
article from their readers told them that We
had markedly propes 20 abandon the War if
if it were not pro- as,ed to a successful issue
within ninety days. Admonshed by that
lesson, we will now only say that we like Mr.
Howe's proposition. Let all our strength be
put forth, and the rebellion promptly crushed.
Had We fifty thousand men to-day in Tex
as, with proper munitions and trains, We be-
lieye they never need fight battle, but that
the rebellion west of the Mississippi would
collapse within the next two months. Had
Gen Grant two hundred thousand he would
bisect the Coniederacy atresh within a month
after the weather will permit him to advance
once more Do let US finish up this job
From the New orl Herald
Now we see that Senator Howe
has struck the right key. In 4 resolution
presented to the Senate, he calls upon the
President to bring into the field one million
of volunteers for ninety days, to carry food
and freedom to every captive in the rebel
prisons throughout the land, and to put this
fresh force under the command of the gallant
Grant This is the ring of the true metal.
Let Congress and the President adopt such Il
plan, and before the Fourth of July the
rebel confederacy will be split asunder and
virtually extingushed. Senator Howe, how
ever, we think, goes even further than is ne
cessary. With half the number of volun-
teers, he proposes to raise, our soldiers could
be released and the rebellion might be oblit-
Grated and peace restored =
With half a million of fresh men in the
field, moving from Fortress Monroe and other
points, direct upon the rebel capital, and, in
-
king the enemy at every vital point. JEFF.
Davis and his motley crew would soon be
driven into the Gulf Of Mexico, and peace
would become the normal condition of the
nation. What Il grand spectacle would this
be for Europe A nation, with nearly a mil
lion men in arms, bringing out another half a
million for special and triumphant duty on
a service of ninety days The idea is good
as it is suggestive. Let it be adopted by all
means.
From the Chicago Journal.
This would be vigorous policy" to say the
least, and that il would be effective not only
in freeing our prisoners, but in giving the
final death-blow to the rebellion, there can
be but little doubt.
We have no misgivlngs as to the ability Of
the Government to raise this special force, for
such brief and active service. The call
would be responded to with alacrity. To en-
list and organize this army of liberation
would require about month, and during the
remaining two months its task could be sue
cessfully accomplished.
We doubt not that this plan, if Immediately
adopted and vigorously carried out, would
finish up the war, and prove the most econom-
zeal in the end. But our representative Wis
dom in Congress sees and moves slowly, and
we can hardly expect so much good from it as
would be the prompt and immediate adoption
Of Mr. HOwe's rebellion-cruShing proposition.
By the time each OF the sclf-wise members
shall have made his inevitable speech, the
season will have advanced too far TO insure
the enlistment OF the proposed number OF
men, for a short winter campaign, and conse-
auentlv we are not ready TO see anything
practical resulting from Mr.. Howe's timely
and weil-conceived measure.
From the ST. Louis Union.
This looks like a wild scheme, at first
blush but we do not see why it might not
prove to be Is successful as it is gigantic. 1t
is folly TO spend further time in haegling ne
gotiation with the perfdious rebel Govern
ment about the exchange of these uniortu-
nate and oppressed captives.
The more eager We are for their release
from their cruel imprisonment, the harsher
will the rebels make the conditions OF their
release The best and cheapest plan is 10
release them by force.
4 million, half million-nay, quarter of a
million of men could do the work. They
could start in two bodies, from Fort Monroe
and the RappahaHnock march steadily, and
eoncertedIy, toward Richmond, sweeping away
or trampiing down whatever opposing rebel
force that might attempt TO resist their pro
gress, capture Richmond, open the prison
doors. and overturn the wTetched mimicry OF
. "a Government established there
Senator Howe proposes that General Grant
shall have command OF the relieving host
No better man could be selected. The very
name of Grant would call out quarter OF d
million of volunteers 10 his standard. he IL
more feared by the rebels than any man on
our side The announcement that he had
charge of such mission, would strike terror
10 their souls, and cause such a quaking and
shifting of knees in Richmond as has not been
witnessed since the days of BelshaZZer. The
man who took Vicksburg can take Richmond;
and if the petted Army of the Potomac Will
| stand aside, even the Western troops that
! went into Eicksburg and scaled Lockout