The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-19
The Presidcnts Proclamation.

TIE President has Issued q proclamation,
which will be found in another column, calling
for five hundred thousand men. The quotas
will be assigned under this call as usual. Ex-
cesses over the quotas under previous calls
will be deducted from this. and so will enlist
ueDts in The navy made prior to the date Of
the proclamation. Volunteers will be accepted
for one, two or three years, and will be paid
the lega. bounty. II tie men ERE not forth
coming within City days a draft will be en-
forced at the expiration Of that time to sup
ply all deficiencies.
at may be at once objected to this proclama-
ton that il ought to have been made some time
ago As soon rs Grant moved upon Richmond
the President should have called out an army
to take care OF The Maryland frontier Had
chis common sense precauticl heen taken we
should have had no rebel RAJ 3 rth OF the Po-
,omac nor would the deierce o. Washington
have rested with Wallace ga'1Qt little band
on tue MonocGc~. Or. on i'- ibeg hand, If
the rebels bad aet bod oncue' % undertake
such q raid. We sbou, bayo tsl,ta the whole
party, instead OF a.-UT ing them & escape With
their booty. But Liaco,a's psos' amations al,
WAYS do come too l1,e. 1bis ono nay no. give
US many men before September, and the men
will not be available fol active service for a
month or two after that. 10 the meantime we
must do the best We can with our armies al
ready in The Geld and So ch volunteers as we
con send on
The proclamation which President Lincoln
ought 10 heve issued l. one c.. i General
Mcclellan 10 the command Of the detences OF
Washington, and asking for orc tandred and
fllty thousand men 10 serve unoef b.m Tlis
would rave given us an immediate army, and
with 1t General Mcclellan could have protected
Washington by marching upon Lee and striking
him upon the flank Between Grant aud Nc
| Clellan as between The upper and The uether
! milestone, the rebel army would be ground 70
pieces. thus Lincoln, by simple act Of mag
nanimity, could have been master not only oil
the military, but also OF the political, situation
We are surprised that be did not avail himself
Of such Of splendid opportunity. We cannot
! refrain from urging him to do 80 even yet.
| We have become accustomed during this war
to many dsappointments, and have learned the
| philosophy Of accepting things as they are
without grieving too deeply because they arc
not what they ought.to be- Let us apply this
! philosophy to the proclamation before us, and
call upon all good citizens TO aid In filling up
| our quota. Thanks TO the energy of Supervisor
\ Blunt, we have O credit Of o few thousand vol
unteers upon the last call, which make very
! fair starr Tor this. Now, II our wealthy citizens
aud corporations will subscribe literally to the
Comptroller's bounty bonds, aud II all OUT
citizens, rich and poor, will aid Supervisor
Blunt In bringing out the recruits, we can easily
Gil up our quota before the LIST OF September
and obviate all the inconvenience and all the
positive perils OF draft In this city, besides
placing our men In the Geld much more quickly
Whatever may be said or thought OF the Presi
dents call, 1t lie certain that more men arc
needed to end this war, and New York should
supply them, As she has hitherto done, cheer
fully aud without compulsion