The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-06-20
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the world; yet Tue cehator iroLA SRi..Ss 1..e,
whose constituents are not drafted nor call.
ed upon, rises to day and rebukes the adj
ADMINISTRATION, rebukes Us, and talks glibly
of the tiInid counsels of men who are quite
as hopeful, determined, and brave as him
SELF Mr.. President / do not question the
devotion or the courage of the men OF Csl-
ifornia. They have proved their devotion
tollhe country on more than one occasion.
But, sir, that Senator should remember
that some of rs live in communities where
the calls are over and over again; where
sous, brothers, relatives, friends, neighbors,
all have been summoned to the field of duty,
and have responded to these calls. While
we, their representatives, are ready to vote
men and to vote money, we want to make
these sacrifices of men and of blood bear as
lightly as possible upon our people. Hu
manity and Justice alike demand it. Gen
eral Grant is in front of Richmond. This
rebellion is "coiled," to tho use the Lam
guage of General Hooker, at Richmond,
and within ten miles of that capital of trea>
son. We have sent foity>eight thousand
men to reinforce General Grant since the
commencement of the march toward the
rebel capital. Within thirty days we have
gathered up over the country these rein
forcements, two thousand of whom are the
one hundred days. men raised in the State
of Ohio.
Mr.. WADE-Over two, thousand have
gone.
Mr.. WILSON-Two thousand of them
are already there, and others are fastening
to that field of duty, The Government is
casting drag-net over the country, gath
ering up all the soldiers it can and hurry
ing them forward to the support of Gen.
Grant. If we had $4,000 or 100000 fresh
men to send to his support to-day, this re
bellion would, | believe 60 down within 60
days to rise not again.
Mr. CONNESS-I ask the Senator why
we have not got them?
Mr. WILSON-We have raised men dur
ing the past eight months as we could do it,
and We have put seven hundred thousand
men in the field, and it is an unparalleled
exerton of the power and the patriotism OF
the people. 1t requires time, 1t requires
money, it requires organization to put such
vast masses in the field. The Government
now desire to continue that great work. 1t
now asks us to repeal the communication
clause of the enrolment act to enable it to
FIJI more readily the wasting ranks Of our
regiments in front OF the rebel legions.-
The drafted man who pays his communication
to day, if there is new draft tomorrow
is liable to be drafted again tomorrow. II
is proposed by the War Department to take
away from the drafted man the power to
commute by money,and propose to short
en- the time of service. Why? Because
We can get the men far easier and quicker
now when they are so much needed. why
sir, there is not man in the country who
does not believe that we could by volunteer
ing or by draft obtain the personal service
of five men for year easier than we coulC
the services of one man for three years.
is to strengthen the country now, to sup
4 port Gen. Grant and Gen. Sherman, ant
our generals who are in the heart of tn
rebel regions, that make this proposition
to shorten the time of service | believe
: it to be good policy now; and believe
we had adopted one year last winter, AM
had ordered draft for half million of
or IL months men we should probably hav
had 100000 more men in the field than W
have to-day, we should have had all tn
J men necessary to reinforce Grant and sup
ply all the losses he has made and mus
make, before he can crush Lees army an
! enter the rebel capital.