, 1864-07-20
VOLUNTEERING.
The Call for Five Hundred Thou.anl More
"A Draft lneyitabic-Quota
OF Cook County,.

Five Hundred Thousand morel''-this is the
request that comes Aaehing along the wires from
NashiuRton-dve hundred thousand more brave
hearts to strengthen the hands Of the gallant SOL
dle1s already upho'dtng the governmental fabric
tloEs OF the Republic were deeply laid; they rested
Oh the eternal rock of justice aud equal RI fghta,
But come Of the men who built the structure were
slavery. Three-quarters OF century's rains and
e1orms have beaten against those walls; the M
tempered mortar has crumb1ed and 1alen TO the
iounss;oa stonee She ss1r'sle @ storm ss q M
ana hs T"t H.; f t ana
ssa hs1 ssvs9 a gPsea T. tE6ssy esses sias
nhs Wss the s hoa xf
ing on with might and main on the one side, they
were busy undermining minin II on the other: Another
another and another and another, and now comes
the loud call Tor i've hundred Thousand more. The
Eoyss9pental , r pea edee = surrounded By an7tae
where gallant sots have laid themselves down Is
die, 1t is to tll these gaps thst meg aro wanted.
tet us aE9p the ggnle: The rebellion has dag.
Gea ITS we ws1Ii,ome ,snsth nens for ana
las driven the rebels 10 Atlanta and Grant has ln-
vested reterhbnEs, ths keystone Of the confede-
re rsSa n @ l tug ue 1s
like the baselees fabric Of yision. 70 ensure
this fcsult more men are needed.
II 10 not moi cT that IS wanted now, but mon,
bone and muscle. Within year we confidently
expect that the rebellion will be ended, aud 80
evidently think the authorities since the call is
but for that period II IL to be regretted perhaps
that the authorities did not see t to order drift
At once. We have an idea that Copperheads have
duty to perform II this struggle as well ns loyal
men, but tince the Presldent thinks otherwise, We
ere content He has given aity daye In which to
tore that time is ended, the quota oI illinois should
be filed: There still loyal men In Illinois who
are willing Voluntarily to come forward at this
honr OF our cnuhtIy's extremity. The total ex-
cess Of troops furnished, over and above ali calls,
is not far IRON $500. The quota for the State
under the last call will reach very near.
1y 4S.t0o- which will leave the numbei to be
raised BY draft Or by volunteering not far from
1s,0CD. The quota Of Cook county under a req1iai-
tfon Of Il 600, will reach fery nearly ]. .ii This
number Of men We must hsye If not by volunteer.
lug, by draft: and the question which appeals
most strongly to our citizens IL, 'Uow shall this
be dones" It is for them 10 say. One thing is
csrtn1n, death ard taxes arc not more inevitable
than 10 the dlaft, II the men are not Forthcoming
There should be no delay In this matter, Thc
ftnth Of September will witness the expiration Of
our period Of grace, and then our deztiny will hang
ppon the turn Of a wheel. The last Congress-,
among the few wise deeds that 1t accomplished
ZION clause, and now erery able bodied man who /.
drawn mutt 20 himself or send snbstitute, ThIs
is placing the matter Just where if belongs Rich
aid poor are on 1eyel in respect to the duty the7
owe the toyernment. Money will not purchase
exemption. There is no doubt, that, in Chicago .
Eeeiment. thousand strong, can be 1lled within
thirty d8rB. Who will undertake rs