The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-25
Federal Eniistmcnts in Ireland.
fFfom the Ifi.h Times. fnuhunA \ Ian. ,s

lf'"" "e ifieu u imes, (Duhiin,) Jan. &c.
1hey who Profess to oelisve that ireland can yet
spare million and halt Of her inhabitants will
bc cheered by the intelligence from Washington
Mr. Lincoln has advised that the "bounties' given
70 recruits should be Increased The sun, hitherto
given TO emigrant who enlisted was fld1
"eash,' or & ~ IL he had served one v.ar and re
enlisted. Evea this enormous bounty has moi al
Hictsd sufficient number OF victip,s IN the
H"r'herh standard. The Irish, perhaps, have
hcafd from those on whom they rely that death
or mutiiaiiOn for life Is the certain fate of lie re-
cruit. They n,ay have learned that crisis must
come wheh treasury notes will be- worthless and
thcir dreams OF pension Will be dssipate,i. The
ohrt TO increase bounty already so large proves
tbat The lfish, TO some extent, have been warned
ana li'at higher price must be offered for their
bicod II the Union armies are to be recruited.
The sum proposed to be raised for s!b uutyn Is
a9UV0 900 OF dollars. ihis is 10 be raised In
Treasury notes" We may consider ths nominal
sum To be equal 10 $780, 000, educ;ing discount
aud depreciation. Such a sum as this could not
be required for bounty nj. ne.
MIR. LIncolDs message TO Congress furnishes US
with an iutinaiian Of the purpose for which II is
Intended In the opening sentences Of his message,
Ny. Llncoin ianiented tina. while thousands besei
tiic of1ces of the American COnsu!s abroad, Ell
treating 10 be assisted 10 emigfd,e, no regular or
eahizaun tor the encouragement of emigration
iSted lie advised the immediate establishment of
da extensive agency for assisl,ns emigrants. The
agency IN part already exists II can be Increased
a"d cxtendt d. Mr.. Lincoln provides il win
means; tor this fourteen millions is intended plain
~ to pay. not only the passage money Uf emf
grants to New York, but the bounty when they
get there
Ea!i Russell, at i}loirgowrie, stated that If tie
FoIei.n Enlistment Act was found 10 be deficient,
he would propose Il new bill early in the en>u uiug
session bis whole thoughts were ti.en directed to
'hc seiHare OF the two steam rams concerning
witch The world has heard so much. They were
supposed 20 be intended for the Confederate ser
vice, and that was sufficient 10 induce Earl Ru sell
10 legtsiaie anew. II The Foreign enlistment Act
does noi answer Earn kasee : views US regards
ships, IL certainly does not The ends OF jus
tee, .aIfness or neutrality, as respects men. IN
army Oh fJ,U0 t tue very least has keen recruited
Tor the Fed rails i'll Ireland within the last two
years. iu vain has the public voice called tpoi
Governments 10 interfere. The answer has uni
i'iily scrh ''cniicraiicn cinuOt BE- stopped" and
ihe Foreign Enlistment Act does hot meet the
case" The answer i> probably true. We accept
III, but We require that ii the law Is To be n;2lc
iiort stringent III the case Ut ships II must also BIT
Hi;t'lc mere stringent III the ease vi men.
Ncutfaiitv l. perfect farce and dtiuSion, II by
h'utaity Is meant thai tie ConiedcFaies siiaii MOI
may t|d nghithg siiips but that the fcderais shall
iuy The sIneHs and hiaod OF -, 90! men IL the
N" is !" he altered III The one case must be altered
i tie atief oIcGU.Se " i'll be tcid that IL Is dit
h.uit to ilnd remedy So il is; but we pay our
ministers most literally in order that they may
meet aud overcome difficulties. The .fiin,slty
nave al her command all TIE legal ability or the
law officers OF the Grown all the acumen OF those
wings WHO citini 10 he born statesmen, all he ne
cie'erHcss Oh the iouhncfs oi .'ose ie"
iaihiiic- who mGnOpDiiZe the Government ami the
itiptiidStS OF lttS. countries; tiry nave tht as
siStdicc eitn OF thtif opponents LID faIliaintHt Oh
ali puhiic writer's and C2 prrts III international law
insy must meet the d.iIcuity, or vdca.c their
aces iOf those who will.
The case is 4 plain one. We lind d continuous
stream uf emigration from Ireland We see that
i; consists chiefly oi able bodied men af The miii-
tIry age,e find that intS stream SETS ever t. one
countr, and that country beiiigerent. We lose
the stream al New iJrt t. find il again at Catta
neJga, nj Knoxville, at Alexandria, in Texas, or
before Charleston. We read Il fearful list of lris
names in the ru Of ,;lr dead and wounded after
an engagement. "e iihd, too, tie Pres dent o The
Cniled States directing thai sy stem for the en-
coIfagcaent of emigration should lac established,
and i;at the bounty should br Increased; and tilen
find fourteen millions of pounds allotted iof
the purpose, T!}r Whole machinery Of the law Is
fut III .nn,ioa at Liverpool 10 punish one agent
who is supposed to have induced four nieh 10 en
ter IL confederate steamer Has the tiriS iV0tG7aS
not one word to say To that foreign beilgerGE. VINO
offers IA COG 0U0 for the encourageint lit oi emil
.iaiioa ;iiid the payment OF bounty