Year: 1862

A New York shipping merchant of Southern
birth and openly avOwed Confederate" sympa-
thies, who has Just returned from Europe, recent
ly gave Us and Others a very succinct statement
of the plans and expectations OF the enemy, to
which rapidly transpring events would seem to
lend considerable degree of authenticity. And
if his statement is founded upon sem-ofhcial in
formation. he in substance alleges, it will be
admitted by ali who give it credence, that the
cOnsummation of the draft can not safely be post
pOned; and that the new leves can not be too
speedily organized and fitted for active service.


The gentleman referred to affirms that Europe
is better posted in respect to Southern news than
the Northern States, and that the leading English
sympathizers with the "COnfederateS," including
many influential members of the press, are fa-
vOred with much confidential information, which
they keep with fidelity and use with discretion.
He saysit is well understood in those "circles"
that Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri to be
Immediately reduced to complete submission to
the Confederate" Government, and that the
Union armies now within the limits of the "Con-
federacy" are TO be captured or expelled. Ac-
cording to the authority here quoted, the next
fifty DAYS will see the States above named in the
secure possession of the Southern forces. He
saws further that English sympathisers have con-
tributed immense sums of money to enable the
Southern leaders to organize an adequate force
for this special object. As to the city of Wash
ingtOn, the same gentleman SAYS that il is part
of the rebel programme TO capture it, aud then
10 destroy il so efectually that it will cease to be
"A bone of contention. OF the speedy and sue
cessfuI accomplishment OF all this our informant
says the European friends OF the "Confederacy,
who are thoroughly advised on the whole sub
iect, entertain no doubt-as be himself enter
tained none


That the gentleman referred to is in the Sc
crets of the cOnspirators there can be no doubt /;
but whether he gave truthful sketch of the plans
and expectations of the Confederate" authori-
ties, is question we have no means of deciding
except such data as current events supply. And
it must be confessed that these events do lend
some degree of plausibility to the story we have
sketched.


But whether that story has any real foundation
or not, it is certain that the rebels are making
herculean efforts to break through our lines which
protect Washington and Baltimore, and that all
our conquests in the Southwest are in imminent
danger 1t is also evident that we, engaged as
we are in putting down a gigantic rebellion, are
atting on the defensive, and contending against
superior numbers.


These facts are sufficient to prove that the
draft a necessity, pTOuided We are not ready to
abandon the effort to preserve the Union and our
Territorial integrity; and these facts also prove
that the draft cannot with safety be postponed





quotas of the several Stares by voluntary enlist
ments There is pressing-we fear fatal
want-for MORE MEN The rebels outnumber
AS they have from the beginning outnumbered
us-at all points where active hostilities are in
progress To wait for a slow and uncertain pro-
cess OF volunteering while our armies are in such
immenent peril would be little short OF madness.
Very possibly even draft will not furnish the
requisite number of men in time TO save US from
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be upon the ground an hour to soon.


Some of our citizens stand IN dread of the ef-
fects of an immediate draft. They fear it will
produce disafection and irritation, which may
prove dangerous to the Government. But we en-
tertain a different opinion of the people of this
country, and have formed a higher esti-
mate of their intelligence and their patriot
ism than the fear referred to implies. They
can hardly fail to see that the practical
question presented by the draft, and which must
be practically answered by sustaining or opposing
the proposition, is shall we abandon the bloody
contest in behalf of the unity of the Republic and
the supremacy of the Constitution; or shall we
continue it with greater energy than ever? If
the people are indisposed to stand draft, it is
because they prefer to acknowledge the indepen-
dence of the Southern Confederacy; for they are
sufficiently intelligent to know that unless our ar
mics are promptly reinforced by means of draft





will be matter of necessity which cannot be
postponed.


1t is quite useless to delude ourselves; OF to
endeavor to persuade others that this Rebellion
can be put down without immediate recourse to a
draft If the people generally are opposed to a
draft, let them promptly instruct the Govern
ment 10 make the best terms they can with the
jeff Davis Government and acknowledge its
claims to Independence That is the precise issue
which is presented for decision in the form of a
proposal to draft For our own part. though not
very sanguine of success in any event. are in
favor of making one more energetic effort to save
the Union in its int gritty; and to avert the inter-
minable wars and the consequent miseries--soT
merely of one division, but-of an infinite subdi-
vision of the Territory over which the Stars and
Stripes have been accustomed to float. We may
fail in that effort; but we should be unworthy of
our lineage and Of the priceless legacy commit
ted to Us BY our fathers, did We hesitate to make
it.-R0chesfer IN. Y.) Union. =.


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