Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1862-08-14
Who is Responsible for the Draft?

TIE CRY OF ABOLITION AND TIE ENLISTMENTs.
The Philadelphia North Anaerioan, in dis
cussing the levy of the President for 3OO,-
600 men, gives the following reasons for
the necessity sf the draft:
1t is not to be denied that the draft has
been brought about by the insidious exer-
tons of Democratic politicians, who have
labored to disseminate the idea that this is
an abolition war, and that the Government
is composed of abolitionists, and, therefore,
ought not to be sustained. But for the eff
forts of these propagandists of mischief the
volunteering would have been so brisk as to
have enabled US to send forward ample re-
Inducements, and to have relieved McClel-
Ian, Pope, Sigel, Burnside, Butler, Grant,
and all the rest of our commanders of ar
mics. The exertions of the Democrats have
been directed against the success of recruit
ing, and their arguments were known by
them to be the most hypoeritical and trea-
sonable that could be used. They have la
bored increasingly to prevent the raising of
men, and thus have virtually and in point
of fact, given aid and comfort to the enemy.
We rejoice that this draft has been order
ed, so that these pretended friends of the
Constitution may be compelled to do the
same service that men of all other political
affinities are subject to. We have no idea
of gathering up the flower of the loyal pop
ulation into the army by the process of vol
unteerlng, and leaving an enemy at home
more dangerous than the one in the field
We say emphatically that they have ccas-
cd to have any claim to the respect of the
public They are the bitterest enemies the
republic has ever known. Their hearts are
with their coadjutors in arms under jeff
Davis. 1t is high time that this chaff were
separated from the wheat that the real pa
triotic men of the old Democratic party
should be released from the spells of those
who have deluded them. Let the masses
be sent to the field to learn by hard knocks
what their political sentiments are, and who
are their real friends and who their 70 rs
, The time for hypocritical talk has pas sed by
1t must be taught to every man, no matter
what his partisan views may have been, tha
the Government cannot afford to harbo
traitors In its folds, nor give impunity to tn,
propagation of treason. Any party which
I nterteres with the enlistment of men. anC
E teaches citizens to believe the Administra
i ton pursuing an incendiary course i'm tn
= prosecution of the war, is a political conspi
y racy against the republic, and should b
e squelched by the strong arm of the law
IS For this purpose there is no policy so effeC
II tive as a draft, which will take alike from a
y classes and parties, and thereby gather int
e the ranks men who will learn by experienc
d what this war is, and what mischief tn
n Democratic leaders have been doing w
+ repeat that this draft must be attributed b
e the people to the influence of the Breckir
e ridge party in stopping enlistments by rel
IS resenting the war to be an abolition crl
n SADIE.
If These men claim to be actuated by pol
G teal principles, but it is beyond all deni
/, that their country is involved in a terrif
l. war In which they refuse to stand by il
q flag except upon conditions which are a vi
d tual surrender to the enemy. With armiC
= of rebels swarming along our whole horde
II these traitors tell us that it is our first dut
l. to crush out abolition at horne.s Ignorin
e the whole. character, of the. contest, the
{, keep in sight only the institution upon whiC
le that party seems to be based, and deman
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