The daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1862-1863, 1862-12-10

These amounts for the several districts ara
arrived ut from the relative wealth of the dis.
tricts as shown by the tax book.
1t il not intended that persons in the army
shall pay part of this sum; but every mas
who is at home Is expected to contribute his
exact rateable portion to make up the amount,
according to his taxables, or trade, if he DO
engaged in any lucrative business.
For this purpose, list has been prepared
from, the tar book, and each citizen will be ask.
ed to contribute his portion. A bound book will
be kept, in which all the names and amounts
are entered, and those who pay will have the
book credited, Opposite the names of those
who do not pay upon application, will be writ
ten "refused." This book will be filed in the
County Clerks Office, so that when a tax is
levied for this purpose the court may, if it will,
allow each man who has paid, II credit on his
taxes to the extent of his credit on the book.
This course is taken because there are many
families in the country, Families of men who
have been in the service, some OF them, eight
cen months, and others less who are noW in
actual need.
There is no compulsion on any man to give,
but an appeal is made to all, and the following
considerations are presented.
/ Did you, directly OF indirectly, agree that
the families of those who we 1T out to fight
should not suffer? If you did, the argument
with yoR is at an end
Suppose, however. YOU made no such agree
ment, still, however, You are one of the men
who, by your vote for separation. accepted the
issue of war rendered by Lincoln. You said,
if Lincoln wants a fight let us put forth our
strer 9Th and give him one. You knew we
had no army, and had to make one out Of cit
izens. Your neighbor went into the field, aid
you and | staid AT home Now are we not MS
much bound to support this war AS he who vol
unteered? and yet how does the account stand!
Why, if we were to pay the amount asked for
every month in the year, we would not be con-
tributlng one half rs much. all things consid-
Arod. as the volunteer who is in the service,
who gives all his time-sacrifccs home inter-
ests, and home pleasures, perhaps impairs his
health, and certainly risks his life-and all in
tions, shall We not see that his family does not
suffer while he is gone? When WI shall have
done so. will We not have the best of it?
All agree that $4,000 will barely relieve the
wants of families who are in meed, and the
proportion of each citizen at home. is made
with care from the tax book. The money is
HotO hc'uteu' anu L nave LOT district NO. !, the
list made out. So l will be under many obll-
cations if all will at once come into my office
and contribute his ratcable amount, so that the
relief may be at once given. If | have to go
over the district and see every citizen, it will
take much time and cause delay in giving the
relief so much needed.
The agents in the several districts will much
facilitate this movement by at once coming to
town and procuring a list of the persons and
taxables in their respective districts.
TO agents and citizens. let me say in conclu-
sion. let US do our duty and make a record that
will be honorable even to old Franklin.
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