Proclamation Of The Governor

To the People of Michig&D : The President has cnlled for three hundred thousand additional troops to enable him spcedily to crush the rebellion. Michigan has never faltercd in her fidelity to tlie government, aud abc must not hcsitato now in tlic hour of its sorest trial. It becomes niy duty to appeal again to the patriotism of the peoplu to respond prompt ly to the cali. It is the cali of your country, througb its lawful Chief Magistratc, made necessary bv the ovents of a. sanguiuary war, waged to dofend the existeneo of the government and the integrity of its territory. It comes to you eaiphasized by the blood of your bravo feUow-citizuns, wounded and dead in battle. The thinued ranks of our gullaut regiments, who have made themselves and the State illustrious, by unflinching courage iu the late battles, appeal to you to restore their wasted numbers. The Union arniies, beset in every quarter by immense hordes of conscripta gathered by desperate traitora, carncstly invite the löyül volunteérs to awell their ranks to overwhelming stre.igtli. The most sacred sentiments of liberty aud country urge you to accept the demand at once. Tlie cause isjust, bcing uo loss than the preservatiou of the past and the security of the future. The service is em'inently honorable, involving generous safirifices for the glory of our flag and country. - That you will answer ijuiekly to this cali, I cannot doubt. TUoogb your saeriliues have been great already, you aro prepared to make far greater lor this grand purpose. The present cali is for six regiments of infantry, in addition to the recruiting for the regiments now u the field; and also in addition to the Reventueuth In fantry ond Fourth ('avalry, now raising. For the purpose of gre;iter convenience in recruiting, and of making a uiore cqual distribution oí the voluuteers to bc raised, I have divided the State into kíx regimontal districts, corresponding in extent of territory with the mix Congressional divstricts into which the Stato is divided by the act of March, 1861. A régimen tal camp w.ll bo established in each of the districts as soon as it shall bc required, for the subsistence, organization and instruetion of the recruits, and a commander will be appointed over the s:m:e. Officors will be appointed to raise companies aecording to the practico heretofore used in this State, and sueh om cl'is - one for each company - will be immediatüly commissioned and mustered into the service of the United States witb the rank of Second Licutenant and will be eutitled to pay as sueh from the date of bis mustcr, on condition, er, tliat ho shall succeed in rnising his compar.y, othcrwisc he vvill forfcit both connnission and pay. The War Department has offered very liberal inducciuetits for tho pcople to en list. Advances aud bounties will be paid to rcoruits as follows : To each recruit in a new regiment, ono month's pay (13), and a bounty of $25, being 38 in all, to be paid at the timo of' the mustering in of his eorapany. To each reoruit in an old regiment the same pay and bouuty will bo paid. All persons, whether officers or otherwiso, briogÍDS recruits to a rendezvous, will receive therefor two dollars if for a new regiment, and three dollars if for ar. old one, to bc paid at the time of mustering in such recruit The State has nudo liberal provisión for the relief of the families of soldiers, by requiring tho Supervisors of the several townships to afford relief to such families, in caso of necessity, to an araount not to exceed fifteen dollars per month. I take this occasion, also to urgo upon all soldiers now in the State, belonging to regiinents iu the field, the duty of im mediatuly returning to their posts, if tliey are able to do so. The government now ueeds the services of all its soldier?. Let tis by one united and courageous effort bring into the field such an overwholming force as will quickly put an end to the hopes of our unnatural enemies, bring victory to the Union arms, crush and deslroy the last traitor, and secure permauent and beneficent pcace to our distracted land.