InEngland，theWar—office，withtheassistanceofafewmoreclerks，easilytobefoundamongtrainedmilitarymen，wouldbeuptothetransactionofalltheadditionallabouranarmyof300，000volunteerswouldentail;
therearehalf—payofficersenoughtotake，saythreeorfourbattalionsofvolunteerseachundertheirspecialinspection，and，withsomeeffort，everybattalionmightbeprovidedwithaline—officerasadjutantandoneascolonel。Cavalry，ofcourse，couldnotbeimprovised;butaresolutereorganisationoftheartilleryvolunteers——withofficersanddriversfromtheRoyalArtillery——wouldhelptomanmanyafield—battery。Thecivilengineersinthecountryonlywaitforanopportunitytoreceivethattraininginthemilitarysideoftheirprofessionwhichwouldatonceturnthemintofirst—rateengineerofficers。Thecommissariatandtransportservicesareorganised，andmaysoonbemadetosupplythewantsof400，000
menquiteaseasilyasthoseof100，000。Nothingwouldbedisorganised，nothingupset;everywheretherewouldbeaidandassistanceforthevolunteers，whowouldnowherehavetogropeinthedark;and——barringsomeofthoseblunderswhichEnglandcannotdowithoutwhenfirstsheplungesintoawar——wecanseenoreasonwhyinsixweekseverythingshouldnotworkprettysmoothly。
Now，looktoAmerica，andthensaywhataregulararmyisworthtoarisingarmyofvolunteers。
TheProgressofFeelingsinEnglandKarlMarxProgressofFeelingsinEnglandLondon，Dec。7，1861