New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-08
-nc.y. MILITARY MATTERS.
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-.j.on Of the commanding officer q the regiment wa4'
sSSsse DO unds such person may reside 49,. r.. ,a.,l
sSc 299 Any person drafted may within hve deSs a'e
receiving notice :. The present to the isqI Do6 fS q hi
liability military duty, which shan be duly veIhsa
.nS TSs not sGn .S mage h ;. deSssd and per
Ron shall be drafted in his stead in accordance Win 'he p'
SIC 500 Any person 50 drafted in accordance with the
above provision offer substitute at the time o. g ub
ute be shall be able bodied man, Of the age mf to
and upward and ,hs consent in writing to ~ Witch his
principal have been subject had he Of
shall be accepted by the commandment Of tne c'"p'D'
SIG SOL Whenever the President Of The unie ss s for
sc sach ds shall be made the following uan
Gh0 service 'a'a '''i' 'l',' " shall DO number
voua to one or more companies to each osae sue as
aha. be made BY COMPANY If bsde in the presence Of the
officers Iss ,s @ b. Sssss orsss
nnifsmed AIMED and equipped according to the provisions
case such draft require number equal 70 one reg
snent such shall determined by lot in the manner pre-
scfiT.d. ,.r ...,.. ,.,... .n,., Than i
ths whole number Of composing the military force OF
said brigade such additional DRAFT ba DO made Of the re-
SOI Of The reserve militia Of each town ward filed in he
Office Of the city village or town clerk as hesneeioIe pro
sided
THR ENROLMENT OF PEkSoNe e'p'H~A ~
MILITARY Duty.
Sac IL The persons thus enrolled shall form the reserve
militia of the state NrvSYoTk those between fhe ae' o.
and the ages of 30 and As shall coo''''
ss9 s1eb comnopdsut shall include 10 'uch enroll
III, ut the any officers not members Of me @
eompapv arc he every IRE comp ny IN any ca
village OF town Of this Stse shall before the ien us 81 ~
In 81 y.sr a. In he Office Of the town city cltis Isl
eontspiye the names Of ali persons belonging to their re-
sprctive companies which ist STALL slow te town or
If I'll m
SEC 10 Al eI;ons claiming S G, n the one
Sasus, in aeisG Of which person stall the be- n
Of such exemption excep especially exempt b,
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
We have received a package of letters FROM cor
Respondents making inquiries respecting the order io
drafting We have only time aud space to answer
few of them:
Q. Are lawyers exempt from draft
A. In the list of exemptions published elsewhere
lawyers not named. Lawyers are not ueoessaril!
judicial officers. A lawyer may be a member Of the
court without being officer of the court
Q. " Haditual drunkards are exempt. What con
stitutes habitual drunkard q"
A. That is a question to be decided b. jury
Undoubtedly tie man who is frequently drunk is
babtual drunkard. The man " 10 units himself 70
the Outles OF hau'tN, Is uii"
and unworthy TO serve his country as a soldier.
Q. cit necessary for alien TO apply for ex
empuon papersl'
A. Foreign subjects who have never been Datu
rallied abroad are required BY law TO deposit tn
proof Of their nationality with the County Clerk
This will render them exempt from military service
Q. "Under the call from the Government, will
draft from the second class take place 2"
MI. a. Il,
1t will depend greatly upon the in which
able-bodied men eXcnso themselves from duty.
Q. "What shall man in business do to keep BIZ
business alive in the event of his being drafted 2"
A. Hne substitute, or, what is better, 20 to To,
WAT and hire TO manage the business
Q. care persons under the age Of eighteen an
over the age Of forty-ve required to file exemption
papersl'
Ave cannot answer that question positively
but if common law be common sense, they certainl
will not be expected to procure exemption paper
TIE law expressly Gays that all able-bOded me
between The ages of IS and IS are TO be enrolled
or coarse the men under the age Of lS and over ID
aae of 45 are not to be enrolled, because they ar
exempt. or the law IS libel on common
the law exenpts those men who are over IS an
under ls, it would be a ridiculous farce to deman
exemption papers from them.
Undoubtedly, the object Of the law is to proven
fraud on the part Of persons Of the proper age VII
NAV seek excuses TO evsde the draft. Should the
be drafted by mistake, they will then have 10 pro
vide themselves with exemption papers. We d
not speak authortativeiy this subject
Q. Is there way Of reaching the class of mel
who are liable and able 10 do military duty, bu
who to the establishment of their friends, complain
Of physical disability, and swear ont exemption pa
perS p
A. The authorities are prepared TO reach sucl
eases, at least informed so, in letter re
Gently written by Surgeon-Gene-al Hammond.
@. "a City Boy desires to know where LIE car
have chance TO enroll his ard run the risk 0
draft; and if another or second class draft will
be made, how long after the draft before the dude
will commence T.
A. The Getty Boy " can have q chance here or II
any other loyal part Of the Union; indeed, if lie i
not exempt, he must take his chance wherever i,
happens TO be. He may be naive of Massachu
acts and resident in Connecticut and yet he CT
b. drafted in New-York. There is 10 such thin.
a. legally lodging the draft by moving from plscr
20 place. The second question we cannot answer
Our judgment is, the first draft will fill the call
Nhen drafted, the will have 10 hold Themselves
Ia readiness for immediate service. Their service
may not be needed, but they must be prepared 70.
any emergency.
@. Can foreigner who has declared his inten-
Ron Of becoming a citizen, but who has not COM
pletet the act, claim exemption 7"
a. Citizenship like virtue bas no middle ground;
sforegner remains foreigner until be completes