Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-02-03

The above announcement by the presi-
dent of another draft of half million
will be an unpleasant surprise to the
country This draft is in addition to all
previous calls, and only such euGstments
before the first of March. as shall be in
excess of the quotas on The late call for
800 900, will count. This announcement
will stop all efforts to procure eullstments
short off, and the draft of half a million
will therefore be clean thing this time,
and the chance of every ble-bodied man
to be counted In will be pretty strong
The government no doubt makes this ex-
traordlnary demand because it wants
more men, but it docs not of course ex-
pect to get half million, or half of that
number, and the Communication money will
be exceedingly convenient for the pay
ment of bounties to the re-enllsting vet
Grams which now are hard draft upon
the treasury. The general expectation
has been that if he last quota of 300. 1000
was filled, there would be no further call
for troops. and under this expectation
there has been great liberality and many
personal sacrifices in furnishing money
to induce enlistments There will there
fore naturally be some unpleasant feeling
about the immense draft now announced.
But it shows at least a purpose on the
part of the government to do the remain
ing work of the war thoroughly and
and promptly. That is what all loyal
men want and there is no doubt that the
fact of such overwhelming armies gather
ing in the South will have the bes. posi-
Bile effect in the rebel states and tend t.
hasten the collapse already threatened.
At all events, the stubborn fact presents
itself that half million more men are to
be drafted 10 March, and we must meet it
AS manfully and periodically as We CAN.
Republican.
From Walton's Daily
AS we understand the order of the Pres
ident, of Feb. |, the last call of Three
Hundred Thousand men for the army is
increased to Five Hundred Thousand, and
the additional number is to be raised BY
A DRAFT, without bounty, on the 10th day
of March next. unless the requisite mum
Der shall be furnished By Volunteers by
the LIST IF March neat. If we are not
mistaken, (and if we are, Adjutant Gen
eral Washburn will speedily correc: u.s.
this will make an addition to pending
calls of about one thousand men from
Vermont.
Ho ye selectmen. and people all! one
more g long pull, strong pull, and pull
all together" will fill the last--and we
believe it will prove the last-call with
out draft Remember that the United
States will pay the bounties to all who
volunteer previous to the LIST of March.
We will not present mercenary mo-
tive merely, though that is both strong
and legitimate The sum of three or four
hundred thousand dollars is worth hav-
ing, and Vermont deserves it as richly as
any other state. But the rebellion surely
approaches the end; it is preparing for
the last struggle. lois no longer fig
ure Of speech to say that the rebel con-
federacy is in an anaconda's grasp. 1t
must break out, or perish. 1t means to
break out, it is forced to be aggressive, and
it is gathering its strength to the last man,
young and old, by Consumption, by i'm
presslneut, by violence. Let us CONFRONT
them with superior force, let us prompt
ly raise this new army of halfa million
of men, and the 6ual victory will be
more than half won without battle.
The raising Of such an army by draft
will convince the rebels Of our superior
ity, for even then, when the rebels have
strained the last nerve, we shall have
more than matched them without calling
even half Of our fighting men into the
field. But far better will it be to raise
this army by volunteering because thus
will be shown both superior strength and
vigorous patriotism which will finch al
no sacrifice, an indomitable will which
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