Juliet signal., 1864-03-22
CwoHuudred ThOu.and More


Tuesday, March "a. 1854,
Two Hundred Thousand More!
During the past week the President has
issued q new order calling for two hun
dred thoGsand nt6re meo,. IN addition 30
the half million called for on the lat ult,,
as he says, "to sueply the force required
to be drafted for the navy. and to provide
an adequate reserve force for all eoutin-
gsncies" The 18th of April is given as
the time up to which the required number
may be raised by volunteering. The draft
to make up DEFICIENCIES will be made as
soon after that date as practicable. 1l
It is needless to deny the fact that the
public generally are surprised and disap-
pointed at this new requisltion upon their
patriotism -end torbearence When the
call for the last five hundred thousand
came, PecPla INDUCED in the belief thst
an adequate response 20 it would relieve
the country Of any further anxiety on the
score of the replenishment Of our armies.
at least for some time to come. 10 this
view liberal bounties were offered and
avoid the draft And just when they be-
gan TO feel that their exertipns and sacTi6
ces 10 this respect would be successful.
another denard of tive hundred thonssnd
falls upon them with the comforting assur-
apce that j! il be made up within four
weeks, draft will not Eake place. l. 'ar
These successive calls for troops by the
Administration, il must be owned. are not
very encouraging TO further efforts TO
raise our quotas by encouraging eplist-
Usnts by.paying bounties, The people
have already burdensd lhemselves5Tith
enormous tsxsIIon to raise the funds to
proviCe the eecessary bounties, and i;
aAeetns hopeless for them TO make further
exertion. The Administration appears 81
be determined Is pursue such course and
adhere to such policy in she prosecution
Of the war that draft will be inevita-
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Commencing with a call FOR seventy FIVE
thousand men, whose first duty was tc
hold, occupy and possess the forts arse
mails and other public property seized from
the United States, the Administration has
by scattering troops TO the four winds, anC
: rarely having sufficient number at tht
most important points at the requisite pc
! Rod, been compelled 80 call upon tit
patriotism of the people Until over twr
r millions have been sent to the field. .-,-.
= These repeated calls for more troops i
evidence that the authorities at Washing
ton have all along been gr1ping in guo
rsnce with respect to the force really nsed
d ed to put down the rebellion. First V
we're assured that seventy five Thousand
men would finish up the job in SIXTY days
snd then the period was extended to nine
: ty days, with triple number of men =
! And thus the people have been dGlliec
: with until two millions Of troops have beer
demanded aud-ths mgst of that nun be,
/, | VOIunttrliy Iufnisheo.
Is it not evident to every intcligeu
mind that the Administration has eithe
g pursued wrong policy, Or. else made poo
l. use Of the men furnished? Indeed ar
10 not both these propositions true? Til
l. history OF tie past justifes this concIus
II ion. ..t
8 At the Commencement OF the war, Ger
~ George B. McClellan seemed to be the on
d ly man who comprehended the magnitud
'r of the undertaking. His report show
that he ccmprehended just what was 70 +
is done, and how to accomplish it ; cat b
d and his cuunsels were cast aside by tn
authorities at Washington, and hence al
=. ter three years ,Oi tesOla!iDg and blood
war. We fnd ourselves DO nearer peaC
than at the beginning, The fact is, if th
l. - war had been prosecuted on the basis
! the Crittenden resolu tiOp, and Mcclellan
d plans end manner of carrying on the wa
and dealing with the enemy been adhere
: to, the rebellion would have been at a
end long ago-snd lie Union would hav
10 been restored with all its power, prosper
ty and greatness.
As it is, however, the war has efeote
nothing. Two millions Of men have bee
f called into the service, and almoston'
half Of, them have been destroyed in battle
' or otherwise. The carnage and dssOla
} tion has been unparalleled, yet we hr
: seemingly but just commencing the strug
gle. Under these circumstances, how Ca
/ people avoid feeling discouraged, if no
dismsyed and appalled, at the future pros
.. pecti1 .sa.. ...li b. r-'nE .=a-