New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-19
4 DRAFT AT SAVANNAH.
GEORCI, PATRIOTISM AT 4 LOW EBB-iul
,RpIf> SCENES

\ Savannah correspondent Of Tie Ct6rlet0r
Couritr furnishes al amusing description OF tho
SCENE which eu-ued on the occasion OF draft Tor
iO0 men in Savannah TO complete requistion for
troops the requisite number NOT having volunteered
Fifteen hundred OF the business men ANA mechaacs
of the city were drawn up IN hollow square on tho
parada ground, all in high state OF excitement.
when the following proceedings took place
The Colonel now taGe hi Place ia TIE center ana nom
tie BACK Of magnificent hofse III CIV " IN ,,,,sn
csl. for Volunteers. tie said was shame ha oeots'a
should submit to De drafted and di'hoaoIa1,s 20 ' H.
Savannah be forced into the service OF ~ Vo1.s. a.
nppesed 20 their patriotism their pluck and us
to!i Thorn o. good clothes goodiyns aud my eoais
and on tie strength Of these CONSIDER ations h''e"
20 wax three PAGES In front Nobody did II, - q, ,,.
An ugly pause ensued, worse than dead NC W ~
the licking OF ersetion The Oooncl tho,sns
not have been heard understood, and repeated us
OF pcgsuaons At this point one OF tie sides oi u"
op.n.d and in marched company OF about loity s,.
,hu,rn " hou their Captain IN loud ana eAu'1ans on'
announced ss The Mitchell Guards we v9i,eeIs 49,.
In A bo,v" The Colonel delighted ne p'YP9Pssi NO.
cheer. Tor the Mitchell Guards and the crowd lLG se nos
uordpa,e.y in the pulmonary eAeicise ~ t,,s Coian.
h., hid not seem 10 be torthconns ho"evrI' anu '
IN. br.ck drumuer aud hfer 10 perahOulite tno 4us
nd n,v Dixie hich they did but they came As tey
,,f' n sons not the ghost OF volunteer oens any
yh.re visible the Ethiopian "sAe me oo.oiuI -
~ N he was getting desperate, ana diA seen1ei '''
resort the Colonel directed oil who had ek'
.Jr.nce 10 the center and submit them for exanin'
ND Won ever see crowd running away nom ia,iins
hj,n, Al . ire or towafia dog ght or strest snow "a
,or can form some idea OF the tempesuous nature
wave swept for ard to the little table IN the ee
OF the square, around which were gathered 1e IVY
ns,oulen no were 20 examine the documents " VS.
scene which, uninerestod outsider one could Quay %
his sides and laugh st Hats were crushed ,'yi maj;
corns smashed aud clothes Every hand hed u, as
a bit of paper on the begrined dgits OF the lndsuu
iust om stable or founder to the dainty soVea eN''0'
OF the dry goods clerk just from his counter ,.,,,
Young aud old rich and poor neat aud nasty AmetG
Engishmen Irshmen, Germans, frenehulon, l' .' Whs
lies and Genties all went to make up me no.sy H..
pretty lot of sick aud disabled individuals there WEI 49,
sweled mpns leg sPine Zee lad Ss.set
eTnn,iye diseases deafness rheumatism not vel eenea
these aud thousand other complaints ~eIe pa ~ NJ
yariously and heteros, neonsy as oy suy P''''' " r
crim, tha, ever visited the Holy Land ....n.S
Aud so the day progressed nearly ton hours being
Ia 20 secure aft. This afternoon the ao,on.eo
er c.thered together and the effort renewed when
"a v ever, man who found the liability inoinon, "
ins fc.i 70 enl, protested that he wasui 'a '"'
dolns 30, saa Willingly pu, hi, nams ~ .hsf 'u