Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-02
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lueIe - All APathy ~"S
manifested by our citizens 10 responding
to the last call Of the Governor for men
to serve for 100 days, that is shameful in
the highest degree Have our people
lost al public spirii1 Have they become
indifferent with reference TO the success
Of the Governnient2 Has their patriot
ism been thrown aside in their mad
chase after dollars and cenisT
There are hundreds Of young men in
Our city-and for that matter middle
aged men, also-who could make their
arrangements 70 leave thsir business for
100 days, had they the disposition TO do
80 Some Of these men, to our certain
knoxIedge, have no visible means Of
support They are wandering abont our
streeta in idleness. They appear to
have nothing ia the world to do but to
loaf on street corners, puff cigars, criti-
else the movements of our armies, CON
denim the operations OF the Generals in
l the field, and denoance the Government
for nst sooner putting down the rebel
lion And these same men pretend TO
be earnest lovers Of their country and
intensely loyal to the Government Why
don't they manifest their loyalty in a
practical way7 What smaller sacrifice
can the Government ask at the hands Of
any man than to serve for 100 days in a
sunmer campaign
We have also In our city numbers Of
Young men who claim TO have been com
PEELED 70 leave Southern States on &C
count Of their devotion to this Govern
meut What is the matter with them
Why arc they not stepping iuto the
ranks7
Many Of our merchants, we are
proud to say, have shown praiseworthy
liberality aud public spirit by proposing
70 their clerks il they will enlist to pas
them their regular wages while in th'
service, aud restore their situations whsr
they return. Others, however, With 1
parsimopiousness that merits the scorn o.
every patriot, viii not even promise TO re
tain situations for those in their EN-
ploy who may desire to volunteer /
their clerks 60 at all, they may expect 4
lose their situations. We dare say sueI
firms II their business affairs were sub
mitted TO the gaze Of the public woul
be found to have realized large profit
out Of goods that have passed into th
hands Of the rebels Finding the bus
. ness profitable they, doubtless, desire th
prolongation Of the war
y Il would not be bad idea for th
public to know who these are, aud "
think committee ought 10 be appointe
to wait on every frm in the city to al
. csrtAin.how they stand with reference {
this matter
1t is true a piti(ul bounty Of $50 is Of
: fered TO those who volunteer, but did
never strike che people that those ieh
7 enlist are taxed equally ,cith those rh
remain al home to pay that bounty
What justice is there in an arrangement
|. Of this kindg Those who remain I
/. make money ought TO bear all the fnar
: eial burdens. If poor young mAn
! willing 20 risk his health and life it Gel
tainly is as little as his stay-at-home en-
I ployers can do to pay him his wages Will
j. in the field.
= The necessity for promptly reeruitin
the IS, 900 men called for by the Govern
: ors of the North Western States is al
parent to every thoughtful, intclligeni
mind. The success of the whole gran
campaign may turn on the efforts of thi
; reserve corps How often has il occur
= red that the presence Of few thousAn
. endorsements would have converted
disastrous defeat into = magnificent VII
. tory. No good general goes into battl
without having a strong force in reserv'
II the 100 days men are not Forthcoming
that number ofNveteran troops viii hay
:. to be kept from the front, to do the wor
they would perform The absence
that many veterans may cause defer
and prolong the war for years.
n We call upon our people to look at Ii
as facts as they are. Sacrifices must t
made by somebody or all is lost whi
right have you to demand that Vol
neighbor shall so while you remain
IS homer We must show better spiri
e Let US say TO our neighbors-COm
we will go together, and contribute o.
mivht toward saving our eountry.