The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-08-03
A MisohieYons Falsehood Explained.

III >Nllt lt>lftNA> ~tNalNI " lI~NU is like II
b COW. which. aiter giving a bucket OF milk
+ kicks IL over and spills il on the ground.
lie has labored hard in the Union cause.
but al the last moment makes speech
that does more mischief than all the good
r. he ever did in all his life. In a recent de
bate in the Senate on tho report on the
$500 clause OF The COnfsCatiOn act. he
- made some statements shocAingiy untrue
IN point Of fact. and cNcccelingly mischiey-
ou> in tendancy which arr greedily clutChed
al hy the whole coppcrhead press. lie
SAYS:
Does the senator Mr. Conncss. ] know
that We have raised Or rc-onlisied since the
l5h day of October last COO. 600 men. not
10 count black men. and that within the
J last year We have put into the field zoe 000
men.
Last October We called for 500 000 men
That including. however. all the men that
had enlisted from the 26th davof MAY. l>63
We then called for 800 600 men in February;
but that 500 600 included the 800 Oo0 oi
bcioner, ANA made an aUtcreIate call of
half million oi men. Then W. called for
20u, ,Oo0 men In March. making am aggregate
call of 700. 0O0 men from the 26th Of MAY.
1868 90 the present time Those men have
been raised some al The STATES have rails
ed IN the aggregate about 20 0oO more men
tNAN Nfif NlNtu iM. Oklli states nave
lalleI to the amount al about ga. 600.
but d is said that law is not bringing
uS all the men W. ought tO have. admit
IL: but al the same Time believe II We r,-
duce the time 90 one Year. and give r,.as-
enable bounty Ia the men who are drafted
10 20 into the service az the end of the year.
We can raise all the men We want 90 raise
without repeating the Communication. he-
lieNe no more oulous act could he done hN
this Congress than Ia say to the country,
We make "a draft; We repeal the commu-
tailon clause: We Will compel every man
/ 90 20 or furnish a substitute
\ more odi0us act 10y far i- i'r Re
publican Senator 10 make such false state
ments on the floor of the senate The as
sertion that " zoo OuO men have been raised"
since last fall. has no better foundation in
/ truth than the Senators vivid Imagination
and aversion toadran that MAY ohlee some
ofthe shoemakers fNatick 10 shoulder mus
keis and serve in The armies ol the Repub-
'" i"st". 30 i.--..i...- .'r e -. &C. -.....
backs. tmaN hc Very "odious' in The eyes
of his Crispm friends, hut there is mo- help
| for IL, il the Union Is to he saved hy putting
down the rebellion.
Let us examine the Senator's figures
lie assumes that l00. uO0 black soldiers have
been recruited since the 18th of October.
/ 1863. which b. not true: as not more than
halt that many have hcen put under arms
since then.
2d Most of the October call for 500 0oo
were cancelled hy credits" on settlement
with Provost Marshal General FRY. Many
of the States showed that they did not owe
any or many men under that call and sen
ator Wilson's own state managed o. get "a
large set OH on that call 80 oi the febru-
AIRY call. Ii produced hut icW men,
Sd. Then came the call for 2O0. Goa in
March last Most of this was cancelled hy
the re-enlsted veterans. l2O. 600 ol whom
volunteered Tor three years longer Bat
bear in mind that they do not add anything
10 the former strength of the army; they
merely retain their places.
4th. Several Western States We're 30 far
! ahead OF their relative quotas that their
ONer-plusses We're nearly sufficient 10 mc't
si.ai- .s.-.s-- ---..i- IA --li. tni..-s-, tss.ii
aua, Michigan and Iowa belong to this class
of states. Illinois need not have raised "A
man since October.
9Th. The whole number of white Noun-
teers since October l7th, ls63. 90 the pres
ent date does not exceed POO. 600 men.
| This h. exclusive of tine 49,. OOO hundred days
troops whose term OF service Will expire in
"A few weeks
9th The conscnpuon WAS resored 10 in
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Ma
ryland. Ohio Minnesota and several of the
New England STATES. including MaSsachu-
setts, 10 make up their deficits. and We
have General fry's statement of the result
Out OF -, 600 men drawn only q 900 were
held 10 service. and about az MANY moa.
obtained substitutes. Collecting the figures
together We have the following "a the sum
total Of the additions 10 the army since Oc-
tober, 1868.
| "a. "A
By substltutes and c1uscrpts. Il Vs0
ooofed recruits --------- ------------..-- Do Oo0
Total additions Observation-Disclosures. 20s.ooo
A. the re-cnil-ted veterans simply on
their own yaclncie-. they must not be COM
puted as " additions 10 the army.
Eo-r 80 .-,i.',s, st.. ,i,sa, ii,,If- iiI1'rr
from the army since October last.
BY battles and skirmshes, between October
and April. iaduiing The battle Of Chatta
From April o. July. deaths, wounds prison
sTs, aud sickness, I'D O0p
serilon and struggling .-...-....... I0O00
Expiration ~ term 81 service ....-... 20 o0J
Total aeiae..oas. ..................... 2o5 O0o
Ii must Doe borne in mind that something
like 30 regiments OF The old veterans did
not re-nclist, and that from f0tO 200 men im
each Of these regiments that renewed their
service. declined 90 rc-enli-t. We have c--
ilmated the mustered Oui men from these
sources al 80, 900. n j. certainly that many
and perhaps "A great deal more. We have
estimated the losses 10 armies during this
campaign al lZO. 600 men by deaths. wounds.
sickness and capture. which D. certainly a
moderate one. Adding All these together
. and deducfing them from The accc--i0n- to
the army. ami We have "a credit Of a. 900
that b.. The army b. probably now - Don
stronger that 10 Ra- "a The close OF tils la-f
campaign What. in view Of these figure
become. Of 200. 600 reinforcement Mean
time the rebels have added. by a sweeping
c0nScriptiOn. more men 10 their forces since
last fall than We have. They are relatively
| stronger to-day than theB were "a year AGO.
The number OF our effective -OilIier- B. NOT
and has not been for eighteen months a.
many A. the public supposed. such decep-
o. tive statement a. those put forth by Seua-
tor Wilson 40 infinite mischief by Grating
false hopes. discomfort di-C0urag cement in
the minds 81 The people 4 cOn-eripiion
{ law calling for men. not money onwhf 10
70 have been enacted two vears ago