Year: 1862

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TEE APPROACHING MONsrER MEETING IN UMoN
SQUARn.-Ths heart Of the Northern people ID
again being moved by one Of those profound
impulses which have twice before found ex-
preston in sacrifices and acts Of devotion to
the country such as few nations have ever
voluntarily made. In the leading cities of the
Union monster meetings are being held to
pledge mon Of all parties to strenuous and
unqualified support of the government In the
prosecution of the war. From these meetings
all political questions arc excluded, the only
platform admitted being that of determine
ton to aid the government to the utmost in its
efforts TO put down the rebellion.


Tomorrow New York will pour forth its
thousands Of enthusiastic citizens to join in
similar demonstration. From the hearth
ness with which the movement has been
responded to by men Of all parties and
shades Of opinion, the meeting, we undertake
to say, will be one Of the most imposing
ever held in this city, approaching in
magnitude and deep felt earnestness that
of April Of last year, when the war first
broke ont. As on that occasion, all the stores
and places Of business will, no doubt be closed,
20 ss to afford every man in the community
an opportunity of participating in this great
patriotic demonstration. Whilst our sons and
our brothers are pouring out their blood like
water for US on the battle field, they have
right to expect that we, sitting at home in
quiet enjoyment Of the security that their
bravery affords u, shall yield them such aid
~ is within the compass of our means. Let no
man, therefore, stop 10 inquire upon this 0c-
casion who ID in fault for the prolongation Of
the war, or whether the negro is to benefit by
the fresh efforts that we are about to make.
The sole question that we have now to consider
is whether we shall allow the Union to be de-
stroyed by this accursed rebellion, or whether
we shall put forth all our strength to suppress
it and punish it's authors. Who can doubt the
response that will be made by the loyal and
patriotic citizens Of this community! 1t will
speak trumpet-tongued to the traitors who have
been endeavoring to paralyze the movement,
~ we'll as to those of our enemies and de-
tractors abroad who are looking to interven-
ton for the realization Of their wicked schemes
against us.


THE CALL FOR TRoops-THE RESPONSES OF
THE LOYAL SrArEs.-We publish to-day the res
ponses from the Governors and the people Of
the States of New York, Massachusetts,, Mary
land, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Rhode
Island, Vermont, Wisconsin and Connecticut.
Other Governors have issued proclamations;
but they have not yet reached us. The pro-
clamation of Governor Morgan. Of New York,
is fully up to the mark. Those which We lay
before our readers to-day breathe a spirit Of
patriotism and determination worthy of tho
great cause at stake.


We have no doubt that the quotas Of troops
called for will soon be enrolled in the grand
Army of the Union, and vieing with its vete-
rams in fighting the battles Of the republic.
The number required is only fraction Of what
the loyal States could send to the war. The
State Of New York alone could furnish 100000
men. The true policy is to send enough ofmen
and bring the war to q speedy end, instead Of
keeping it languishing for another year, to the
injury of our trade and commerce and financial
status, the greater destruction Of life, and tho
danger of foreign Intervention in our affairs.
Better to abandon the war altogether than to
conduct it in feeble manner, wasting our re
sources and cripplng our industry without any
good result.


The prize to be gained-ths restoration OF
the Union-is worth grand effort and not a
moment ought to be lost in Lying around the
Stars and the Stripes. Half the number of
men would be more efectual now than twice
the number hereafter, to say nothing Of the
contingency of foreign Intervention, Of which
there need be no fear If We act with vigorous
promptituds, but Of which there is every dan
ger il languor and procrastination take the
place Of energy and activity. A long war
would be disastrous to every interest, and
would probably fail in the main object. A
short aud energetic war will not injure the
country, while it is the only hope Of saving the
Union. But we have not the least fear that the
people will hold back now, and endsnger the
nation by the perils Of protracted campaign.
The call of the Executive is met everywhere in
the right spirit, as the report of the meetings
held At different places all over the North
abundsntly prove. We eshould not be surprised
to see fresh army Of 3OO,O 900 men in the field
within sixty days, without resorting to drafting
at all.


This will be spectacle for the world to be-
hold. II will justify the remark made to Mr..
Everett in Washington recently, by the repre-
sentative Of one Of the most powerful military
nations Of Europe, that the army Of this repub-
lie had accomplished more during the past
year than any country in Europe could have
done.


A CRuMB or CoxFoRr FOR THE INTERVENTION
Ar.ARMsrs--A good many are under the i'm
preston that the news of the retreat of McClel-