The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-08-19

RICHMOND, Avg 18th, le';a
To ALL WHOM II MAY CoACERN.-Mueh
dispute. and no: a small modcum of ,inreserved
censurv, has been, by certain parties, heaped on
The oniniou published by John H. Gi,mer. ESQ,
and the ;,ftifiOa which he has presented 10 Con
gress. aud which was published This may be all
right. But it will not be auiss TO examine the re-
cords Of the correspondence OF ,he H5i1rab Sc
srstary Of Uar, 10 see nho. his opinion ans tie
:akh Of april ldst. call attention TO the following
letter, addressed by 6. W. Randolph ESQ. Seere
tary OF War, 10 Governor Clark, Of North Caro-
lima. VIII those " no now prolific In their
coartiy eshsures OF Mr.. Gimer examine fam letter
snd then say how far .Mr. Gilmer j. In error
CiyIs
CoNrEDFRArf STATES OF AMERIcAl
WAR DEPARTMENT, ;
Richmond ApIil 30 isGl.
His Esc.ieaey Gors'"or He"'y 7. Glars, RcietsA,
NC:
SIR: Your letter of the 9th inst was received
Yesterday. Ia reply, have The honor 10 say that
The effects of the CONSUMPTION Act is to suspend
calls on the States for quotas. The number Of men
between the ;ages OF eighteen AID ;hirty:iVe is
sumed 10 he precisely III the ratio Of population.
The frst effect of tie act is 10 rean in service
all tie soldiers who there Oh he 10Th OF April.
Tie rext, to I'LL up the rrgimenis and companies
with men liable TO military duty Under the ac., by
replacing fhose men Oh service " 10 will be exempt
cd from age, with those net no%v service ,,ct
exempt, and thus TO iii and keep full the existing
corps to the maximum allowed by law. II any
States have not enough regiments in the service,
raised, to absorb the material between the ages OF
Is and 81 the excess will be collected III camps Of
instruction, disciplined, and brought into service.
pursuant to secfion nine o! the act
will accept the State troops in their present Or
RSnzaiiou, to be received Oh the same footing y it'll
other regiments already in tie Confederate service
the men ever b and Under 10 10 be discharged
within ninety days from the 10th OF April aud
/ heir place supplied from the enrolled conscripts-
The right Of re organization BY election belongs
Only 10 twelve months meu. hose who enlist for
u longer or shorter period remain III the servcs On
heir existing orgsniza.ions These general remarks
supposed 20 Answer several Of your specific in
4uisiss The enrolment Of conserip,s will be made
4. soon N Tho requisite regulations be prepared
over Is yesas of age
2. The State troops will be received az stated
above.
3 Men over thirty i've years Of az. now In the
service will be discharged within ninety days They
or Others not now in the service will be At liberty
serve by voluntary enlistment bur not in lieu of
soaseripis, except ~ substitutes
volunteering ID not stopped ky The Conscg:p,
bitl BY section thirteen, persons liable as tsn.
Ieripis may soiuntetri In HBy company now Ia SER
vice. You sss referred specially to Gexuls, ion.
eight 10 eleven inclusive. The act approve Cd De
eenbsr lib. leol providing for TIE payment OF
bonny 10 v0iuh,etrs for the war eontiaur. ia
fosse.
= sil.sis officers tetwssn eighteen aa.i thirty
Use are embraced by the Conscrip,Ion act.
The quota OF each state. under existing faws will
" nil liable ~ military duty under the act OF A,t!l
18th
ieneioSs copy Of the act and regulations e.,an.
l@bed for carrying 1, Into effect.
Very respectfully.
Your obedient sers ant,
GEO. w. RANDOLPH.
III secretary ri War