The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-07-26

The Call FER Troops
The new call ior lroops, which has
been expected by tbs country for
months past, has nj last come. Five
hundred thousand men i the levy
which the nation proposes to raise for
the fourth year Of is war, TO recruit
m army Of seven hundred thousand
already in the field. Great as this
call really is--impraeticable as i would
have appeared TO US four years ago
the people have expected it--have
even demanded Il; aud the popular
feeling in relation TO il during the past
two months has not been one Of dread
at its approach, but Of fear least The
Government, might be persuaded 10
delay il longer than was best.
The public sentiment Of today is
different from that Of The spring Of 81.
II Is less demonstralive, but it is more
earnest. There is less ringing Of bells
and firing o. cannon aud public speak
ing, bat more Of hard labor and true
devotion. The fourth year Of the war
finds the people more determined than
ever to carry forward to successful &C
complishment the great work they
have begun. Ii was a grand sight,
when 10 April, 1861, the whole North
sprang to arms with one accord at the
first announcement that the flag Of tie
Union bad been fired upon by those
who bad been protected by its folds.
Bot il is graader sigh, to see the
same people, after three years Of fierce
and indecisiye warfare, in which SOL
sow has been brought home 10 every
neigbborhood and circle Of acquain-
iances 10 the land, move forward in
the grand cause from which no disap.
poinimenis or Affections can turn them.
Northern traitors may announce new
call under the startling head More
Blood but the men Of the North are
Of a sturdy race, and knowing how
important to the interests Of humanity
are ihe matters that hang uponthe re-
sull Of the contest, they are bound TO
prosecute it TO successful end, how :
ever great may be the cost Of its at
tainment.
A. nearly million men have been
called for since May, 1868, the Cop
perhead papers are endeavoring 10
make tie people believe that that
number OF men have been wasted in
the campaigns OF one year. The dis
honesty Of the statement is no greater
than might be expected from poliIl-
cans Of their antecedents and aims -
They wholly forget 10 menilon that
The call for 300,000 last October in
cluded all enlislments from the May
previous, and was mainly eanceled by
credits Al the offices Of The Provost.
Marshals that the call for 100000
last February includ d the 800 600 OF
the previous October, and produced
bat few men that the call Tor 100000
ia March was largely cancelled BY The
10000 nc ynlisimcnit Of veterans ln
the held, which added nothing to The
former strength Of cur armies. Now
we have call for men which il in
tended mol 10 cqgalize quotas but 10
ihorease materially the numbers % our
troops and ii The men nov called for
are promptly sent 10 the fields 10 make
good all losses that may occur in the
xmies 81 Grant and sherman, and
snable them 10 carry out The plans
which they have thus far 30 success.
fully developed, these will undoab'ed-
~ be the lssi that will be required
II ihey faii TO reach the Geld IN time,
al will have to be doae over again
Everything depends upon Tie prompt
ness ws,h which the naiion responds
10 this call.
We can easily imagine The e0ns,rr.
asstUn wiih which the new call will BE-
received il Earope. Two yeass ago
England and France consoled them.
selves wiih ,he reflection lha, though
VI might make large calls FOR mea We
ssala noi raise them. They have now
probably seen enoagb 70 deprive them