Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-09-19
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MIR. EDITOR: | think there is 10 some eX-
tent an unjust prejudice against "exempts'
in our community. The feeling is undoubt-
edly prompted by an earnest desire that all
should hold themselves i'll readiness to defend
the country, that has SO long protected us, in
this her darkest hour of peril. This feeling is
correct, patriotic and manly; and no mercy
should be shown to the sne,ks who try to get
out of the draft by going beyond the bounda-
ries of the Nation or sheltering themselves be-
hind false and trumped-up liabilities. Still,
do dot think it right to publish to the world
the names Of the eXempts with the aalse Of
their exemption, as suggested by your cores
pendent in Thursdays Journal. The matter
rests with the Examining Physician and Sur
eeon, and should be opened to inspection to
all who may think they are asgrieved. But
who would wish published TO the world their
bodily diseases and infrmities as they would
be reported TO their physician? It may be
the "skeieton in their closet that has trou-
bled them many long years, but which they
have guarded with the utmost care from The
gaze and knowledge Of their most intimate
friends much more from the curious but in
different world The world has no business
with the key 10 that closet. However reluc-
| family it may be thrown open to the Examin-
ing Surgeon, it should be sacredy guarded
against the intrusion Of all who have no right
to enter.
A good Surgeon should decide, (and no one
thinks but that Dr.. Hershe is one,) and every
one who thinks he has been deceived by an
over-anxious, weakened exempt" should
have the right to show that fraud had been
practiced, and have the SNEAK restored to
| the list subject to the draft But I think it
IS more for the interest OF these who honestly
| and manly stand their draft to have the name
| of avery one who is not able-bodied stricken
| fr1h the roll, than it is for the "crIp Piles"
| themselves. When the States make a draft
they want AID will have able-bodied men
They draft to fill our armies in the field, and
not the hospita's. Every man who is not
perfectly sound will be rejected, and a good,
strong man taken in his place. ..
/ If, from the prejudice against exempts, two
hundred men in this county neglect to apply
for exemption and leave their names on the
list subject to draft, we shall have to furnish
| our quota Of able bodied men for these should
be exempts. If every fourth ticket in Uncle
Abe's lottery should be prize, our county
would have to furnish fifty more able-bodied
men than they would if those honestly enti-
tied to exemption had been stricken FROM the
list. This will fall upon the able-bodied-for
if the whole two hundred "cripples'' should
be drawn they would be rejected, and good
men taken in their places
I would therefore urge upon all who are
entitled to exemption to see that their names
are properly enrolled in DR. Hershe's compa-
ny, as a duty that they owe to the able-bodied
men of the county WILTON.
~ We understand the ladies' of this city
have sai.t FOR a splendid stand of coIors, to be
presented to the 35th regiment. They are
expecting it this week. The money was made
up by subscriptions in this city.
--st>s-
WASHINGTON SAFE."-Capt. De Keus has
organized squad of sharp shooters in our
neighboring town, Washington consisting of
AL. Thompson, AL. Rodman, Ed Cook Dan,
McMichael, and Web. Washburn, who have,
by his assistance, become proficient in the art
of bringing them downs He led his squad
out in a skirmish not long since. resulting in
the death of 104 prairie chickens. We nc
knowledge the receipt Of some, also few tro-
phies captured in the aeld, in the way of
bones to make rings of, a Ia Southern geatlo.
man. The Captain complains that the squad
take all the honoys, and claim all the chick.