The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-06-21

\ SaYannah correspondent ct tho Chafle3
toa Courier furnishes an amuslng description
OF the scene which ensured on the occasion
OF !. drsft Tor four hundred men In Savannah.
20 complete requisition for troops. the re
quisite number not hlsing volunteered
Fifteen hundred Of the business men and
mechanics Of the city we're drawn up in
hollow square on the parade ground. all in
high state OF excitement. when the following
proceedings took place.
The Colonel now takes his place lea the
centre, ard from the back OF a magnificent
horse. in few we'll timed remarks. calls for.
volunteers. He- said-it was a Shame that n
Georgian should submit 70 DO drafted, AMI
dishonorable TO a citizen of Savannah TO be
forced into the service Of his country. He
appealed 20 their patriotism, their pluck and
their pelf lie told themof good clothes.
good living, and iifty dollars bounty; and on
the strength of these considerations invited
every body to walk three PAGES ia 'front.'
| Nobody dbl II. An ugly pause ensued, worse
than dead silence between the ticking Of
conversation. The Colonel thought he
might not have been heard or understood,
| and repeated his catalogue OF persnasions--
At this point one OF the sides Of the square
| opened. and in marched company OF about
forty stalwart fr-hmen, men, whom their
Captain. in loud and exultant tone an
nounced as The Mitchell Guards: We volun
teer, Colonel. in sboiy The Colonel was
delighted. He proposed three cheers for
the Mitchell Guard. aud The crowd INDUCED
not. inordinately IA the pulmonary exercise.
The requisite number did not seem 20 bc
forthco ming, however and the Colonel made
another little speech. winding up withan in
vitatiou To the black drummer and hfer TO
penmbulate the quadrangle aud play Dixie.
which they did. bat they came "a they went
solitary and alone: not the ghost Of vol,
untecr being anywhere visible ia the Ethio
plan wake The Colonel looked n blank as
u be vas getting desperate, and draft
seemed indispensable
AS dernier resort the Colonel directed
| all who had excuses 20 advance 10 the centre
and submit them for examination. DID YOU
ever see a crowd ran away from falling
brildlng az a fire. or toward a DOC fight. OF
street show IL you have you can form
some idea OF the tempestuc a. nature of the
wave that swept toward the little table Ia
the centre of the ~guare around which were
gathered the four brave gentleman Who we're
To examine the documents u wass scene
which. az an uninteresfsd outsider, ono could
hardly hold bic sides and laugh at Hats
Nttt ttNr"ttf ft1t IhHtutis ttiH- sAia-Uct
and clothes torn. Every hand held his
magical bit Of paper. from the begr;mmed
digits Of the individual just from a stable or a
foundry 10 the dsiaty glovcd extremity OF
the dry goods clerk just from his coanics.--
Young and old. rich and poor. neat aud has
~. Americans. Englshmen. Iri-hrren. Ger
mans. FFcnchmen, Itsliars. isFaelItics ani
Gentllcs. AL went - mako up the motely
mass. What pretty lot of LEX and dfsablcd
individuals there were 70 be SURF. Swellel
svm.. l.mping les spine 4i-es@e- bad eyes
cora. toothaehe. constitutional debility u
the bread basket. erapiise d.scese. sleAlness.
rheumat.sni. not veil generally siss.@e AM .
thoussnd other complsins we're represented
:. sariouelv and hsterofenoH Us - ~ anv
srocs--.--." of pilgrims that e,es Visited The
| Hols Land
And - ,l,s .i.v s.sagiess'>i. searls ten
hour being cos.-uaasj r -" endesvoF 10
sefue drsn fhls sfleffo n ~ Hssutces
we're gathesed together. anI The ehssis re-
newed. When. strange q ~sg. every mtn who
found DE liability smminen, Of his beng
iefecj = enlist. protected that he was fas,
on the noiri of tloin- 81. anil siliinrlv pul
his sane q the roll