Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-10-07
TUESDAY, OCTOBER Z, 1862.
City and Other Matters.

City and Other Matters.
9Th Cavalry Regiment--Recruits are
wanted for Cavalry Company. 1t is by far
the easiest branch of the service Horses
and every thing is furnished. 800 Bounty
s25, and one months pay in advance; $40 to
each man in addition Pay from day Of en-
stment Come, men, Join the Cavalry Com
pany.- s,a.a 8usl
V. FRIEs lst and F.. GALLIDAy, I'd Lieu
Headquarters at the Court House. ai' liaha
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The Evidence have the evidence !
direct that Capt Mike Gdnckel was taken
prisoner by the rebels between Nashville and
Bowling Green. Private Kobler, of the 35th
Ohio, and one or two Others not being able
to march, got into the coach at Nashville with
Capt g., (who was quite unwell,) and started
for Bowling Green. When about halfway
the coach was surrounded by rebel cavalry,
and-the vehicle and occupants were ''gobbled
up The Captain and his companions we're
soon afterwards paroled Kobler worked his
way home. He left the Captain at Bowling
Green, and we may expect to see him soon.
We regret to learn that the health of Captain
g. is quite feeble. ...
Got 0f-Sixty drafted men were releas
ed by the Commissioner yesterday, on the
plea of conscientious scruples to 6ghtng,
and by paying over 5000, and the costs Of ex-
animation. This little arrangement placed
in the hands Of the Com missioner in one day
over $4,000 nD Nf iu
1t is believed that the conscripton has
acted as powerful means OF grace AN
unusual religious fertiizer--for a large mum
Der Of those who have been brought within
its influence have since Saturday last, united
with The Church Militant This pious move
ment was doubtless made To secure admit
tance into the "Army of tine Lord, and tC
avoid the Army of the Union--the latter be
ing simply incidental to the former, yot
know a..s
We may expect to hear of these pious over
Aows throughout the State The draft ha
accomplished more for the Church--and vi
trust we speak it reverenty-than all tn
ministers of the Gospel put together. Tn
religious inundaton will, il is claimed by tn
parties most interested, have greater mora
and substantial effect that appears to one VIII
goes but one eye on it: II has the effect q
incenting others to the good work of "savin
their souls alive !" and II will bring yer
handsome revenue into the Church-if the
contribute as they are expected to do Ian
a considerable sum will be added to the r.
lief and Bounty Fund which latter, we hop
will get all that is due it.
But it is, we believe, wrong for the Cover
ment to make an invidious and unfair di
elimination between the individuals who ha,
been drafted for the Army of the Unio
The Governor, nor the Commissioner, can
as the arbiter in matters Of conscience, esp
cially when there are such vast Temptation
as at present TO prevaricate and falsify;
those dignitaries however astute and far-se
Ing are not able to "read the thoughts al
intents of the heart And then the eBill
Rights comes in as a sacred protest agair
the injustice Of the measure Of which we a
treating.
That the pretext OF conscientious scrup
against fighting is a humbug, and v
operate unequally and misehieviously wht
it is claimed to be peculiarly adapted to I
Church, we need oRly name case
A and B are members of n Church wis
faith is in Peace, and opposed--undsr a
circumstances--to War Under the Rule
tablished to accommodate the emergency
military eonscription, they viii be exen
on the payment Of 5000. A. has the mon
pays Il over as a tax on conscience, ant
released from the service, But B-his bro
or in the Church--whose conscience is full
tender, cannot raise the money Can he
OFF, Not bit Of it Then you see, d
innocent reader, that it is the Money, and
the Conscience, that does the business v
the Government. after all .ra
We don't think any thing further is nee
70 convince honest men that the Console
Test is q hnmbug, and should be abando
as unworthy the Officers entrusted with
rights Of their fellow ctizena II the sun
5000 be established as the price Of exempt
from draft, We have nothing to object
ia the name Of common fairness let all
can raise the amount have the benefit Of
price,
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