Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-08-14
E Il L K CT OF THE DRAFTING
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ORDERS.
congressman from different States who
have arrived here since the drafting or
ders were issued, all represent the effect
on volunteering as most happy. 1t be-
gins 10 be thought probable that it will
not oe neceSsar in several States to draft
AZ al, ior he first call, and that an extra
.en "-eys may even be given to try volun-
teering for the second three hundred thou
sand. The effect in Kentucky and Ma
ryland, however, it is believed, will be to
drive large numbers of young men into
the rebel army, which result Kentucky
Union men declare to be precisely what
they want,
We clip the above from the Washing
ton correspondence Of the N. Y. Times
of Saturday. ...
We have no doubt at all that the quota
from this State may be raised more speed
lily by volunteering than by resorting to
draft, and we assure the Governor that,
so far as this portion of the State is con-
cerned, we speak from actual knowledge
of public sentiment. We want no con-
scripts in the service from this State, and
if the Government will only give us
chance to volunteer, there will be no con-
scripts. 1t is rumored that one or more
| officials are urging the Governor to listen
to no appeals in favor Of volunteering,
but to resort at once to draft. Why
act thus tyrannically? Has Vermont
shown herself to be SO lukewarm thus far
that the whip and spur OF conscription
must be applied, while thousands of her
sons now stand ready to enter the field !?
| The people say to the Governor ;" You
need not to draft us; for we are ready to
go without draft and much quicker
than you can make one" 6a,.at o.
| Moreover, draft cannot be made with
any sort of justice until new enrolment
of the entire militia is made. Are the
people to be told that nine months men
are not to be accepted even though they
offer themselves? That nothing will do
but TO be at the expense OF making a
new enrolment and to submit to the de-
lay consequent thereon? sgs
Or will the attempt be made to
draft upon the basis of the present imper-
1 feet enrolment? We do not say that it
may not be done we think 1t may be.
! But we predict that the men who shall
decide to do it will never have the pow er
to perpetrate such an outrage again, so
long as our rulers are dependant upon
the ballot-box for their positions. In this
town, for instance, probably not more
than one-half of the citizens between the
ages of Is and 45 are enrolled at all, and
there is scarcely a town in the State in
which the enrolment is perfect. The
Adjutant General might as we'll make
the draft from the records of the Church
es and other Societies as from the Z" en-
rolled militia" as now made up. s..
We don't know as our remarks are
called for. We are not certain that there
is any real occasion for apprehension as
to the course of our State Government; but
these are times of earnest feeling, and it
is best that his Excellency Gov. Hol-
brook be made acquainted with the views
of the people.
The way is simple and easy. Let Gov.
Holbrook just inform the inhabitants of
Vermont how many able-bodied troops he
wants and on what day they must be in
Brattleboro, and they will be there
cooked and primed with patriotic ar
dor, so early in the morning as possibly
to catch the sentinels around the mansion
Of our vigilant and popular Executive,
who clamor for draft, sleeping at their
posts.
We are glad draft was ord red, be-
cause the call for draft is just what has
stimulated enlistments and made draft
unnecessary.