Year: 1864

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SPLENDID REsUfTs OF THE LAST CALL FOR
TRoons-PLENTY OF NEN.-Men for the army
appear to come forward almost as readily as
they did in the FIRST and second years of the
war. Very great progress has been made all
over the North In recruiting our armies since
the last call, and if the draft should be made
on the 9th Of September it will necessarily be
a draft for q com aratively small number OF
men. But 1t Is possible that there may be no
draft; Tor it Is obvious that the lest call for
five hundred thousand men has already accom-
plishcd its object. The President did not want
five hundred thousand men when he issued the
last call. Warned by the experience OF former
drafts, he knew to how great an extent tue ex-
emption on ali the legitimate pleas reduces the
product of conscription, and hs knew, there
fore, that the call must be made for twice as
mary men as were necessary. Doubtless it was
SO made, and the call has therefore already fur
nished more men than were deemed necessary
when tie draft was ordered It is at least certain
that if We take our previous conscriptons as
fair guides, more men have already been OBJ.
tanned under this call than could possibly have
been obtained by u draft for half Million
Under the Influence Of this great activity our
armies must soon TIL up; for we are now
crowding forward reinforcements in every di-
recton Distributed in the old regiments, these
new men will be as good as any for the few
bittles that they will have to fight, and their
numbers will soon tell upon the weakened
ranks of the enemy.


CHANGES IN THE CUsToM House AND PosT
OFFICE.-Considerabl excitement was caused
down town yesterday by blunderng announce
ments in some of the city papers to the effect
that the Postmaster and Collector had been re-
moved from their respective Offices. We be-
leve this blunder originated with the World.
The facts of the case are as folows:-Mr. Lin
coin has for some time been determined to
make certain changes in the Offices at his dispo-
sal here; but he is little slow in these matters,
Us he is sometimes in more important ones.
But a few days ago he had, for a wonder, made
up his mind; and it was decided that Messrs.
Barney and Andrews, the Surveyor and Collec-
tor of Ire Port, were to be removed outright.
Mr.. Wakcman, the Postmaster, was to become
Collector, Mr Simeon Draper was to be Sur
veyor; but who was to have the Post Office VIC
do not know. Now. having made up his mind,
it would appear that ell the President had to
do was to finish the matter with stroke of his
pen. But it turned out otherwise. Even the
White House is leaky, and Mr. Simeon Draper
found out what was in progress. Now, If the
thing had been done, and Mr. Draper bad
awakened yesterday to find out that be was
Surveyor of the Port, he would have been satis
fed, as he might well be. But lie was not Sur
veyor; he was likely to be Surveyor; be was
to get SO much, why shouldn't be have more?
He thought chat, in consideration of his SER
vices, the Surveyorship was very small place
if he could &c. larger one. SO he clamored
for larger one. He bad been an immense
Loyal Lacquer, and he made q great row.
This row stopped the President in the very aot.
IL Jid.t Lav" what TO do; SO lie ADOPTED Il
never failing resource-he sent q private secre-
tary to this city to take soundDgs, or bore for
water, or common sense, or whatever might be
found here; and that Is the way the matter
stands at present. In few days the President
will doubtless get his courage to the proper
place and strike the blow, and then OF course
all parties will be satisfied with what it has
pleased him to do He should hurry up and
get through this case, and take UP Immediately
the case OF old Weles and his Fox--the Secre-
tary and Assistant Secretary Of The Navy. II
he don't get rid OF these two soon he will End
that he is in a much aaeater muss than any that
Mr. Draper can get up.





THE PEACE FACTION At CHIcAGo--The radi-
cal peace faction, under the leadership Of VAL
laniigham and Fernando Wood, received its
quietus at Chicago. Out Of about two Eun-
drcd and twenty-six votes it mustered only
twenty-thrce and haf--ihe half proba-
bly, including Brother Ben. Thus is tbs
mischieyous faction laid upon the shelf.
Here is chance for Barnum. Let him collect
the remnants Of the faction, with Vallandgham
and Wood as the chief curiositics and show
them up TO wondering community at thirty
cents per head-Barnum's new price. They will
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