Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1862-11-19
gHE E~xRMpTIoN LAW.

g aifa} aoy dlscordant clements tha
might possibly exist amobg US -tha
g old party snimosi.ies would be forso.
n cen or forgiveu-ihat per sOal qnarre
y would b suspended wa hat ii,
: Nes people, Het aed r. high AMI
iow would unite i ! ommon cause
I for the commOn GOOD. TO free the coma
try from the dangers which envit
n Such a coarse, i seems % us. ths
e moaest common sense would diota
. oar only salvation is in unity Of p5h
pose and unity Of actioh-such. u5 10
the present time, seems to have been
the action 0 four people -aRdsueh bar.
mony IL effort should sill continue if
left to US. We would be among The
last to take the i%niative in string up
strltes and heart.burnings among our
/, people in eudeavoring to form casts
and clans, erdo anything sAat would
weaken our confidence Il each other.
much less would We seek to epgendsF
strife between The rieh and pesy. But
our Congress, in its wisdom ((6okisA.
ness, has thought proper to pass an ex.
emption bill supplementary to the
amended Conscript law. This exemp.
ton law, for the first time in the histo.
~ Of American legislation dis~criminates
IN favor Of the rich mau and against the
poor. This law seeks 10 make the poor
man lsAve bis helplsss wife aud little
q 70 the tender mercies Of al
oyerstaxed comnunity--to 20 III kht
tho battles Of tho eoahtty, while the !
man ofwealIh is to be Jeff In the ease
and luxury Of home to reap all Tie ben.
eis of the hard earned victories Of biy /
poorer brother whose emily meantime !
are punched for the coumonest necessa, |
rissOf life. The Congress says 10
HsssFe the proper police 1.-THE country, a
person either as agent, owner, Or
ioyeFseor, IN each plantation % which /
one Ehiie person i required to BE- kept
~ sbe Laws or ordinances Of qpy STATE, n
and on Ehieh there is 10 white male !,
adult not liable to 20 military service, i
Ge- and ia States where no law on !
NE subject exists one man for. every !.
EFenty negroes, where there is that Il
many Or more on one plantation and
= every twenty that nay be scattered !,
'peut. Nov this law brings al once Il,
lle Tleh apa poor il a~ntagonism, and b
\ issue upon the very question Out If
Enleh Tbs waf Tori ipated-the uuestiq ~
ssasy p sae laws of Iissisap. ris
one save casaat b 4sad I'll
Ilihsas some one able to dc patrol aasy be
eng lett With him, consequently not 81
save owner in.thc State Of Mississippi
~ be forced into The army under The j
'onScription lAw, whilst thousands Of I,
ave owners, already IN the service as 4,
0useriPts can claim their exeupton !,
come home leaving none but eie o,h
lor0r class Of our citizens to light the u
tiles on tie nart Of the State. Bot, =.
may DO said that the rich mo n win
i take advantage of the exemption, ..,n
It that they VIII still stand. shoulder
shoulder With the poor devils
compelled to remain and Confront
fankeessnssur Frontier. we don't 10y
nov that may be Then they arc
LED iAto he Confederate service : = =
; much we DO kuow, hat not d man ,
remained q the militia service j
ere, With 4 stupidity truly ~wouderfuI, = !.
Vonfsderate Exemptions were held 4,as
applicable No, not a rich man y 80
militia hes remained at Columbus 4V y
'noles notwithstanding tie authoti u
considered tIie place ID imminent
Iger ofa'iaek ana capture, onIy tbo II 4s !
! men are there to defend the place n
9 aasAnlt Every man, 81 tar Is Ne !. !,
iaiefmea ewing ibs requisite nun t,su
q slaves made the necesssry oath ~ !, !
y \ s.s .s,as s,'s"sS = VOme ordef
s.,,.. "'D'y negroes Of BIZ
s,Ia,6 aussa - A.
ISa Y s. W.. Ss1usp ano the ed
course d 5ndast viii WINE
! Do. Ii Slll guiA country.
are M p just causes II i.
ton Aa physiesl dissbiE. 0l0'
Use h5dla b allowed ~ w..
z wish 70 sa % he wealthy men
country the slave owners--tbat oHss
species Of property brought ontbis 1,
Abolish laYsry. aud wshaa ~ e
Of quarreI Win The North II il g y''s''
iarly and especially a war I'll IA. W.
Love ofcountry has made ~
men Of the country stand shoulder 81
With the rob il defence ~
20 sacrifices has been aoa
orthem % make. Now, are the
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