The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-01-06
FINDLAY, OHIO, JANUARY G, 1865.

nessee River, routed, reckless mob
having lost fifty four out of sixty five
guns, thousands of musllets, hum
dre,ls of wagons, three Major Cen
erals and at least lall a dozen Briga-
dicrs, with not less than Fifteen
Thousand Of Tie Forty Thousand
Men who flied it's ranks when it al
vanccd in its pride from Alabama,
threatening to capture Nashville with
all its immense stores. and chase the
remnant Of its routed defenders ont
of Tennessee and across Kentucky to
the Ohio. It is plain that what is left
Of Hoods army cannot regain Ala.
hama or Georgia in half the available
strength it carried thence few weeks
ago.
\ Then why call for more men9-
Because, .
|. The late call for Half Million
produced but Two Hundred Thous-
and. Credits demanded Ivy this or
that locality-most OF all by our own
CITY - cut it down nearly half,
while large numbers drafted have
skulked to Canada or nearer hiding
places, aving Cur armies no stronger
to-day than they were three months
) ago, as tens of thousands have mean
; time been discharged on the expira-
! tion of their term of service or by
reason Of disahilitv: while some have
= deserted, more are disabled, and
- many have given their lives TO their
country. Actually, there are not so
many men in the Union armies to day
. rs there were when the President
issued his last call for Half Mil
lion.
IT. We want 70 see the last YES
tigcs Of the Rebellion speedily as well
rs surely crushed ont. The country
: has too long been afflicted and dcvas
tated by it. 1t is mercy, it is hu-
manity. it is palpable economy so to
fill the ranks Of our wasted armies
J. that tho staggering blows just dealt
! to Secession shall be swiftly followed
!, mp and repeated until the breath is
;, fairly Ientcn ont Of It's body. Had
= the last call been truly filed, no
> further call would ever have been
!, necessary. Let this hc filed that tho
- Rebellion shall not out-last the vcrna'
! season Of 1868.
II III. II has hccn the habit Of thC
n Opposition journals to add mp thC
Z. various calls and present tho agrre
Il gate ne the number who have actually
~ swcllcd the Union ranks. when il /,
e notorious that nothing like that nun
;. her was ever obtained, oven for q few
/. months. Many of those who hav,
" really scr ,cd are counted thrice il
.e this way: frst, rs thrcc months mon
ir then rs nine months men: thir,
n time ms newly enlisted under one @
(. the late calls Probably half th
,r number called would equal the Who'll
N number who have actually seen scr
,r wee.
- ". We note cavils NJ tho call whic
h. assume that Volunteering Is prorcra
ne bic to Drafting, The criticism
Id purely factious Each State, cac
county, each township, is ut perfcC
h. liberty and is accorded all rcasonabl
n time TO ill its quota Ivy volunteering
H. No one wishes or contcmplatcs dra
" where volunteers can he had. 1t
,d only in case volunteers are not fortl
of coming that drafting is 70 take plac
h The President and all about him wi
a rejoice to learn that drafting is NJ
O. whore necessary. 1t is only in cas-
I'd of failure to realize the requisite me
lis by volunteering that a draft is to !
he made.
Is, V. We still cherish ardent hop,
ne that few or none of the men now cal
G. cd will ever he wanted At the front
" that the Rebellion will collapse l.
Is fore thov can I've sent forward Con
he the whole Three Hundred Thousar
os he raised in January, we confident
in believe that the War would be ov,
RS before the end Of March Nothin
en- will so contribute to that blessc
is, consummation rs n prompt and heart
On response to the new call
IN VI. Our soldiers in the field al
proving themselves heroes The Sc
'c son subjects them to severe priv
.mn m tions, but they do not ralter nor qua
70 They deserve rs well as need @,
nc dcnccs Of our sympathy and admir-
"S tion, And nothing will so encoura!
and stimulate them 10 surpass cvC
'cc their own achievements rs tlin,
II, ~ that their compatriots ut home 60
'ne tinue 10 'rallv round the flag ~
~, will soon be filling mp their thinn'
~ ranks with new levics. Assure the
'u' of this and they will % on connucrir
cr aud to conquer until the Rebellion
:" no more.
IN We hope to he able 10 chronic
~; before the end Of January, that
H. least two.thirds Of the number |
qurcd by this call have already be
enlisted, and that the residue W
:, soon be. In that case, we shall Il
oH have TO wait till the call is filled {
an VIZ the end OF the War.
'u- Good aud Just.
INC We endorse the following from [
pH m Dayton Journol;
ow "We think it about time for t
State of Ohio to onasn imnOsinO 1