Year: 1863

Up rising or the North.


We publish in another column a very inle-
resting article from the Toronto Globe upon the
new call of President Lincoln for three hundred
thousand more volunteers. This article takes
the ground that the North has, never yet ex-
hibited any signs Of lack of determination to
fight out the war; that on the contrary, the
spirit Of our people rises superior to every re-
verse, and that, as ali classes are interested in
procuring these three hundred thousand voiun-
teers they will undoubtedly soon be placed in
the field. This is very sensible and correct
view of the subject, and we congratulate our
Canadian friends upon having at last learned
something in regard to the patriotism and re-
sources of the loyal States.


Not less sensible and correct are the state
ments that almost all the wealth of this
country will be concentrated for the pur-
pose of procuring volunteers, and that in the
troops to be raised under this call alone we
shall have "an immense army, nearly equal to
the entire number of men capable Of bearing
arms in the whole Of Canada" AS we have
already nearly million of soldiers in our va
rous armies, it follows that our forces will soon
exceed three or four times the number of able
bodied men in Canada. The English govern
ment should take this fact into serious eonsde-
ration. In the event of war between this
country and England, what would become of
poor Canada under such circumstances as theses
Why, our three hundred thousand new vOlun-
teers would overwhelm her, while our greater
veteran army would remain intact to dispose of
the rebels and of any foreign troops who
might be sent to the assistance of the rebels.
We usually speak of our immense army; but.
in fact, we have half dozen immense armies,
aud we can raise as many more of the same
size, il necessary, from our population, which
is not yet visibly affected by the tremendous
drains made upon it by volunteering and draft


ing Half an hours walk upon Broadway will
convince any one of the truth of this assertion.


Indeed, we risk nothing in stating that tho
soldiers we have hitherto given to the govern
ment are merely the surplusage Of our popula-
tion. Nay, even our surplus fund of citizen
soldiers is by no means exhausted. Upon any
gala day, like the day of the Russian reception,
we parade several thousand militia in this city
alone-a much larger army than General Scott
commanded at Chippewa, and better dis
ciplined army than that which defeated the
British in our Revolutionary war. On the side
walks, looking at this parade, are enough able
bodied men to make full army corps and
another army or two could be found at the
same time, In our stores, offices and manulacto-
ries. A regiment of stock brokers could be COL
lected in Wall street any fine day; and perhaps
it is q great pity that such regiment is not
marched off forthwith. II the Provost Marshal
had but the requisite authority he could
easily pick out good regiment from our
theatrical performers, and the regiment might
be swelled to a brigade by impressing the gen
tlemen in the audiences. We have very full
army Of politicians in this city, and could bag
q division or so on any election day. Now, al
most all of these persons are unnecessary peo-
ple-that is to say, we could get along very
we'll without them, and In some instances we
could get along a great deal better without
them. What folly it is, therefore, to talk about
the exhaustion Of the lighting material Of the
North.


Our Canadian contemporary strikes the right
key again when it asserts that every one is now
interested in raising the volunteers called for
by the President. "The merchant with a large
business" says the Globe, ''the father with
large family, the man who holds his own indi-
vidual life to be many times the value of the
Union, and the great army Of contractors feed
ing fat on munitions Of war-all will be 80
many recruiting officers for the army of the
United States. Even the peace democrats, the
opponents and hsters of the war, will be pressed
into the service, and compelled by the all
powerful law of selfpreservation to aid; for
in case of failure, they are as amenable to the
conscription as the rest" We have no doubt
that, as human nature is constituted, all these
selfish motives will come into play and assist in
drumming up volunteers; but we prefer to de
pend rather upon our patriotic citizens who
love the Union better than self or pelf, and we
therefore urge them to devote themselves hearth
ly, earnestly and Immediately to the work.
The present crisis of the war, and the threaten
ing aspect Of European politics, should be suf-
fcient incentives without appealing to the fear
of the conscription. Let the necessary bounties
be contributed forthwith, and our quota of the
volunteers be supplied as soon as possible. We
have no time to waste. Recruits will be doubly
valuable If they come quickly. Every man
owes 1t to his country either to 90 TO the war
himself or do his utmost to induce others to
volunteer. The former course is preferable.
The latter must be adopted by all who can re-
concile it with their consciences to stay at
home. Let us have another, and Q greater, up
rising of the North.


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