Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-06-23
THE ECONOMICS OF WAR.

| from ST. Louis under the date of the 10th instant
makes the following announcement:
1T has been officially minated by the highest autho
ry that 800 600 troops to serve for three years or
during the war will be required by the General Govern
ment to be furnished from the loyal States during this and
the coming month aud if the number is not procured by
volunteering draft will be made for the deficiency Judg
ing from past apporonments, the quota which Missouri
will have 10 contribute under such call cannot a SNORT
| OF say II 600 men"
This demand Tor "more men," coming at time
| when, rs Mr.. WILSON, the Chairman OF the MILL
tary Committee in the Senate, said onlya lew days
ago. the country has within the last eight months
put 700, 900 troops in the field, and when we have
| about million of men at present In the service,
can hardly fail to excite surprise The source of
the drain upon our military strength, and which
makes it necessary to resort to new draft SO soon
after the unprecedented exertions just made by the
people to FIJI up the ranks of the army is thus dis
closed by Mr. Wilson in his reference to the Gin
mense losses" which he says had been sustained
by Gen Grant at the date of his remarks, (the 9Th
instantly We quote from the official report Of the
| proceedings of the Senate on that day.
"Mr WILSON. Does The Senator Mr. Connets] hnop
ot IRE hare ras,d or reentised since the l7h day Of
Oct be- last sir hund ed thousand men, not to count black
men and that Drn the last gear re hare pm "a the efd
spen hundred thousand that zoe ne made an eIer-
on such teD nations made and Jen nations can
MAKE that zoe hurs emit Sl25 900 600 in boua that
,oe araed hat hare used the Dhoe poor and IN
fuence of the increase our military Joees
Sir W. put irth efo lhs exces the a-tonlsh-
| meat and commands the adura ion Of The void
'Sir Senator should member that some Of us I've
in cummutii-4 wh,rs tn calls owe aud over agan
where suns brothers relatives rends gaoors all haVs
been 10 field of duty and have respond d to
,heae calls While their representatives are rtady TO
vote IN n and vote money We wait To make ths sacr
Gees Snd of blood bear as lightly Ms possible upon
our people Humanity and Justice alike demand it Gen
or n is ia front Richmond his rebelonis 'coiled
u use The language ot Gen Hooker a. Richm' nd AID
within miles Of that capital Of treason We hare sent
thousand to reinforce Gen Grant SINCE me
Of the march tooard the rebel capital within
thirty days have gathered up over The country hse
rrlnort emens two thousand OF whom are the one nun
| dred dsys' men raised in the State OF ONO.
"Mr WADE Ovrr two thousand have gone.
"Mr WILSON. Two thousand of them are already
there fastening to that field of duty The
Gopernment casting drag net ersr the country gath>r
ing up all the soldiers can and hurytng them JorDard to
he support of Grant Ii We had nifty thousand or
QUE hundi ed thousand -sh men to send to his support
TO-DAY this rebellion would, believe, 60 down within
| sixty days to rlse not again.
"Mr CONFESS ask the Senator why we have not got
| them
| "Mr WILSON He hare raised men during the past
p months as pidlu could do Il and hare put
them into The field Since the 17 day Of DC ober nee hare
pu, hundred thousand IN the eld ana IS an
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people 1t requires time, II requires money requires
10 put such vast masses OF men IN the held
TIE Government now desire to continue tnat great woiK
1t asks repeal the communication clause OF the en-
rament act enable it 10 fiji readily the wasting
ranks Of gmens in front OF the rebel egions Inc
drafted man who pays bis Communication TO day. if there
new draft tomorrow, is liable TO be drafted again to-
morrow 1t proposed by the War Department TO take
away from the drafted man the power to commute by
and propose TO shorten the time Of service Why
Because we get the far e-sier and quicker now
ben they ere much needed Why air, there Is not
man in the country who does BOT believe that we could by
volunteering by draft obtain the persona service OF hve
men for wear easier than could the services OF one
man for three years Its to strengthen The country now
TO il once 10 support Gen. Grant and Gen.
Sherman, aud cur generals wi are 10 me near VI We
bel regions that make this propositlon.to shorten the
time o service believe II to be good pohcy noW believed
it To be so last winters aud believe If we had adopted one
year then as the time and had ordered draft for halt
million OF six or twelve months men, we probably should
have had one hundred and fifty two hundred thousand
more mes 10 the field than have to dsy-have had al
the that would be necessary to reinforce Cen Grant
AMI supply The immense Losses he has made and must make
before he crush LES army and enter The re0e eapnat
u The New ork Commercial advertiser, after
citing these statements of Mr.. Wilson, justly
charactesizes them as startling facts" and adds
After the closing of recruiting Offices in the spring Of
1862 600 men were recruited IN the summer and
fall Of the same year under the calls Of July and now we
learn that 700 600 have been put IN the field since
last October The cry is, still they come Give the Gov
eminent all they want, and hold them 10 the
Of using them properly. The people will make an exa.
mutation Of these figures during the political campaign
now opening"
1t appears from the report of Secretary Came
} ron, made on the lst of December, 1861, that
/ 77,S75 men were raised during that year under
the first call made by the President for "three-
months men," Immediately after the attack Oh
Fort Sumter. And under tho legislation of Con
gress at the extra session, which opened on The
4th Of July in that year, the number Of 66O,97l
men had the date Of his report been enlisted fol
three years. After giving the figures in detail tc
this fleet, Mr. Cameron proceeded to say
"Crgrers during its session, authorized the army
to he by the acceptance OF volunteer fcTcs
500 0OO men, aud made appropriation Of five hundred
millions OF dollars for s support cali Tor the troops
wee immediately made but go numerous were the fer
that it found difficult 10 discriminate in the choice
where the patriotism Of the people demanded that there
should br TeticuOn upon enlsmrnts. Every p0riior
ct the loyal States desired swell the army and ever
community that il should be represented il
ba sppeslrd the noblss impulses of people
=" 80 thoroughly GTupsd the uati, nsl heart that
have duubt this force ud have been swollen to mil
non had The Dpar Mt felt compelled restrict it
the authority from the representatives. OF th
pepte 10 Ibsrrape the limited number. IL will be 10
Congress decide whether tho army shall be further aug
uen ed with n view TO more sprrdy term0htoa nj tb
va ar whether II shsl be confined to the strength al
r adv fixed by law In the latter with The OF ect
reducing The volunteer force to 500 600 propose, wit
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