Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1862-07-24

THr MILITIA AcT.-The law providing 70,
the enrolment Of the citizens of Connecticut
has just been printed. We shall publish it, il
due course. in the ENer1nEH. sss@
J Y provides for the enrolment Of every able.
/ bodied white male citizen resident within the
state between the ages of Is and 45 years. The
4 persons excepted are those exempted by the laws
of the United States, and other sections of this
act, lunatics, common drunkards, vagabonds.
paupers, and infamous criminals, andthose who
are known to have any disability which would
lncapacltate them for theperformance of military
duty, such as mental imbecility, great deformity
Of body or limb, permanent lameness, or loss of
an eye.j Those exemptedby hysicSll disability
must procure certigcate from the surgeon Of
the regiment or the surgeon general on or be-
fore the first of December in each year. (This
year, however, on the 10th Of August.) All
persons claiming exemption from the nrollment
II are required to pay fee OFF, cents to the per-
son authorized to issue certificates of exemption
II and all able-bodied exempts must pay an annual
j tax Of one dollar to the town.
Il It is the duty Of the Selectmen Of the several
Towns to enroll those subject to military duty
Ebetween September 10th and Dec. 9th. This
year, within thirty days after the 18th Of July)
i All the enrolled militia must pay an annual
Il faY of dollar M nd man ,Inro ~
! tbe active militia M Iii ~ S.,l.:aa.t -
live dutv onlv in case ~ rar $500 49, ~
I yention of invasion rebellion and ;rsvrroction
| or reasonable annrah ~ -, +Lanaaf :; III,
case a draft NAV <. onda,od IT, ", - go.
ment of drafts regard NAV be had to th pp nnm-
49, - :. leealu may pe !aa 70 ING num-
town. FExempts from the draft must procure
certificates as aforesaid, but in this case no fee
is to be paid to the surgeon. ., :vs.s al
| The active militia yis to he comnosed f.such
companies As are orranized under the act of
1861. and such additional comnanies Of Infantry
light infantry. cayaIry artillery and iebt arti-
lery, and such repimental bands as NAV be or
ganized under this act The active militia NAV
be 6rst ordered intn service nv the commended.
in.cbief IL nesded ~ he ,nav or9an;ss from The
/ inactive militia such comnan;es "a he NAV deem
necessary. The active militia Tins orcanized
are Liable Mt all times IN ha called into active
service = = = = = /
The act provides for ANNA, narade If the ac-
tive militia in No - aaranop. 80 a.norodo
by regiment or BRIGADE for three successive DAYS
! in Sentemher nv Octohor. tha comnonsotion for
officers and nr;vates n h. two dollars ner dav
and mileage at FIVE cents ner mile. An annual
officers drill is also nrov;ded for
'3.- .- r
-, WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAYs.-"Agate," the
western correspondent Of the Cincinnati Ga
zette, mas found his way to Washington, whence
ne writes under date of July 10:
on the single matter of the Presidents belief
as 70 the amount Of our losses, we already have
.nree or iour contradictory versions; while l
happen 70 know that every one of them conflicts
WIN 'ne statements the President himself made
" certaln party OF TOUR, only last Friday eve
mug:
|. oald the PRESIDENT with marked emphasis, Il
can tell where the men have gone in that army.
have sent there, at one, time and another, one
| hundred and - (perhaps prudence requires
| that should leave the next two places for fg-
ures blank,) zone hundred and - thousand
men, and can only find just half that many
accounts to mn ' for oney nave Sone
many killed in hattie co NAM M n ,ornded So
MANY sick in the hosnitaIs. 90 MANY absent on
| furIough So does Mitchell. So does Buell.
| and so others but can't tell what has become
| of half the army I've sent down tSthe peninsu-
la Mr. Lincoln NAV have made contradictory
statements to others, but respectfully beg to
say t ton Do nen tese IT.
mt al ~ uennss sne etas,. nau
once ny Of anv ot,ou 49, NV, S n.y. d. ~
termined to remove Con McClellan and MT
Burnside or NIT Mitcbai, or mt HaIleck I'm in
commando He was assured that retaining Nc
Clellan WAS seriously DAMAGING enlistments un-
der the new call in the West. but he promptly
replied, Perhaps do lose some there, but I
Sndll loSt vi Iue OLuor mana elsewhere, II were
| to remove him. And he was equally free in
! expressing his confidence in Secretary Stanton,
and his Indignation at the abuse heaped on that
officer for actions he himself had ordered.
and the public Is fairly entitled 10 knowiedss
of them. The President nav have CHANGED his
mind since then--he may be at a loss 10 know
what his own mind is-as the retailers of the
news that Mcclellan sto be promptly removed,
! and that Stanton is to be promptly removed,
and that our losses before Richmond have been
insignificant, would lead us to think, but must
again say simply that don't believe it.
SHIN PLASTER Makers T.rr Nor1cE No
person in Connecticut. without. authority from
| The Legislature, can ;ssue anv naner !" desioncd
as a general currencv or medium of trade. :" I'M.
der penalty of line and Imprisonment,
the same for those who pass them. This warn.
ing is not required in this tow mint in other towns
it NAV be valuable. $500 - 49, -
-, Ill 49,,
/" The Reo;ment Of IIi;no;s aualrv rsa sc
Mancbaster in tL;s oountv liz ,,nry;na. fron,
Salem Al and vii ill.,. - s IL ~. c;tn Io
Tbev ,isft Salon, two ,raat, no 'D'1 IT, ~ raagt
=, n1J ,els Caem WV VEGAS aso. 11ey fepo.t