The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-15
A STARTLING ORDER.
PREPARATORY TO DRAFTING.

W ASHINdTON, august o.
AN ORDER TO PREVENT THE
EVASION OF MILITARY DUTY
AND FOR THE SUPPRESSION
OF DISLOYAL PRACTICES.
1. By direction of the President of the
United States it is hereby
ORDERED, That until further orders, no
citizen liable to be drafted into the military
service, be allowed to 60 into foreign
country, and all marshals and military off.
crrs OF the United States are directed, and
all police authorities, especially at the ports
of the United States on the seaboard, are
requested to see that this order is faithfully
carried into effect, and they are hereby an.
thorized and ordered to arrest and detain
any person or persons about to depart from
the United States in violation of this order,
and report to Major Turner, Judge Advo.
cate at Washington city, for further in~
structions respecting the person or persons
30 arrested and detained.
2 Any person liable to draft, who shall
absent himself from bis county or State be-
fore such draft is made, will be arrested by
any Provost Marshal, or other United
States or State officer, wherever be may be
found, within the jurisdiction of the United
States, and conveyed to the nearest military
post or depot, and placed on military duty
for the term of the draft and the expenses
OF his own arrest and conveyance to such
post or depot, and also the sum of five dol
lars as reward to the officer who shall
make the arrest, shall be deducted from his
pay.
3. The writ of habeas corpus is hereby
suspended, in respect to all persons 80 ar
rested and detained, and in respect to all
persons arrested for disloyal practices.
(Sgned) EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
WASHINGTON, Aug 1.-THE following
circular has been issued today
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, Aug. IL, 1862.
To Military Commandments, Provost Marshals,
u. S. Marshals and Police Officers
You will receive herewith my order of
the War Department, to prevent the eva.
sion of military duty and for the suppress
sion of disloyal practices, dated the 9th of
August, 1862.
This order TO be efficient is necessarily
very comprehensive in its terms, and its
proper execution requires the exercise of
sound judgment and discretion by the off,
GERS to whom its enforcement is entrusted,
o~l 20 ~ iko ho fol
lowing Instructions are to be observed:
First. The order comprises classes of
persons, namely those who are about leav-
ing the United States to evade military
duty, and those who for the same purpose
leave their own State. Leaving the Unit
ed States until military drafts is perfected
is absolutely prohibited, but it was not the
intention of the order to interfere with the
ransit of any person from State to State,
but those who design to evade military
duty.
The order will authorize the detention of
any person leaving his own State, county
or military district.
Second. Any person detained may be
relieved on giving bonds to the United
States. with sufficient security, in the sum
of $4,000 conditionaIly, for the perform
ance of military duty, if he should be draft
ed, or the providing of the proper substi-
tute.
Third. Immediately report is to be made
to this Office of all persons detained, with
the cause of their detention.
Fourth. You will exercise the power of
arrest and detention with caution and for
bearance, so as to avoid giving annoyance
or trouble to any persons excepting those
who are seeking to evade the performance
of their duty to their country.
Fifth. The Governors of their respective |
States are authorized to give passes or per-
mits to their citizens desiring to leave their
State, without intent to evade military |
dvty:
By order of the Secretary of War. -
(Signed) L. q. TURNER,
Judge Advocate.