Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-04

my sum SDui'isiOn "a PeIsOnal spite
The DRATT-Yesterjay morning, at
nine o'clock, the Office of the drafting Com
missioner was crowded with citizens, the
major part of them being from the Fifth
Ward, but alarge number also from the Sixth
and Seventh. The crowd was rather turbu-
lent, and great deal of talking Gbout the
draft was done. Mr. Collier, who is one Of
the clerks aiding Mr.. Rice, and Judge Alb
by also assisting, told tho audience that
owing to a large number of credits yet to be
made on the roll Of the Fifth Ward, the
drafting would be postponed until half-past
ten. At this juneture, very revolutionary
German gentleman, whose name we could not
get, shouted, "We don't want any waiting
let US have the draft now. There is some
cheating about it." Judge Abbey very firm
ly replied that it would be an injustice to the
Ward to have the draft proceed until the
Commissioner was ready, and that it could
not be done. The oaHaiIe of the assembly
then commenced to yelp and howl in man
ner more suited to dog kennel than to
public meeting. Numerous suggestions from
every part of the room we're uttered in
screaming tone Of voice, all more or less con-
Trajectory. The crowd finally managed to
assert that they wished Committee appoint
ed from themselves which might examine
the conscription tickets, and see that every
thing was fairly conducted. As this was
deviation from the regulations by which the
Commissioner was bound to act, the crowd
pense, until the Commissioner himself enter
ed the room. Seeing the irritation of feel
ing under which those present were acting,
he addressed them in very quiet, moderate
do the proper thing for them; that he felt no
desire to show any partiality; that he doubt
ed the possibility of anybody starting the
slightest suspicion touching his integrity of
purpose. He closed by stating that he would
allow Committee to examine the enroll
ment papers, AID satisfy themselves as to
their correctness. The citizens from the
Fifth Ward then held a meeting, and ap-
pointed the following committee: N. P.
Payne, Joseph Sturges, NJ. B. Gibbons,
Jacob Wagner, and Philip Frey.
A Committee from the Sixth Ward also
started to making an examination of their
rolls.
In the meantime the crowd surged about
the streets, and it was deemed necessary to
order over a guard of soldiers to protec: the
drafting office, and prevent anything like a
riot. Major Sanford, Captains Wilson
and Shields, and Lieutenants Van Dorm
Doubleday, Smith, Wilson and Dustin, with
q large body, we believe numbering three
hundred. composed Of both artilIerymen and
infantry marched over and kept the draft
ing Office and passages thereto guarded. The
cannon was placed where it could be used and
the whole Square wore an imposing, warlike
appearance. In arresting rioters on one oc-
casion, Captain Wilson showed great cool
ness and courage. The soldiers all indeed
behaved well, and appeared to know the ad-
vantage of good discipline. The Fifth Ward
Committee announced themselves as satisfied
as to the fairness of the draft, having found
but two names that had not been entered on
the rolls, unavoidable mistakes, doubtless, of
the assessors, and the draft was proceeded
with. The following is a list Of the names,
NTH q "a and occuDation annarad