Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-06-26
From the Richmond Fnon,.
Rxecuaion OF The Cnnasl tnaan,. Il - qQlrer.

Execution OF tse Conselip,ion Law qurer,
II IS doubtless remembered by our readers Tho, a..
onr al was DO original friend of the policy OF Oonos9
ton, save as last alternative and that it gave
port TO the Conscription Law now In force soelv
assurance OF those entrusted with The conduct Of e
that no measure less prompt and direct and comnrIs
would meet the immediate and alarming exjgerro 'Tfy
PRESSING upon Submitting to this necessityy men
regarding the safety of the republic as the suprps aOd
in common with many who SHARED our repugnsnce sT'
YIELDED our assent. We
This policy having been determined apon for tba
stituto0 and repenishmen OF our army, it is W.
duty to carry it out. 1t is duty because Tho Ou
necessity which demanded the policy, demands =. e
iorcement and the particularly because all cs
agencies were discarded by the selection of this WS
Consumption adopted, it was choice Of rrc.u n
nosc, however, it is CONSUMPTION or nothing TtiS
Their our duty because the law having been partiaI ~
ecuted it would be very unjust to those on whom i ~
already fallen if it be not enforced as to the reeid
Thousands of soldiers now serving against ~.
previous expectation, by TIE operation of the Consc,
tion Law; while ss many Thousand citizens ucp5St
the law are still at their homes. 1t is time to tprn
this inequality. "e
The Government has tempered the Couscrptiou mi
icy with as many liberal provisions as possible ~
Consumption Law commenced with an appeal to bo
trotism, the reason and the just apprehensioDs Of "a
people. 1t declared that In view Of the ergesc,ss ~
the country and the absolute necessity of keeping in ~
serUce, our gallant army and of placing in the faE
the enemy n0ao snvadlng SOIL" it was theretrn
necessary, to call out every citizen between the aces d
eighteen and thirtyfve. And in order to stimuota
prompt and universal compliance with the call the Law
concluded with the following inducement to those NOT
the service
in service under the provisions of this act shall be Mr.
mtted previous to such enrolment, to counter in t
pdnieS n0p an the service
This earnest appeal and this inducement to volunteer
ing, were enacted about the middle of Apra On ba
26th Of that month the Secretary of War isned bia
Regulations for the execution of the Corscrlnt lag
In these were repeated the inducements to volunteers
held out IL the Law, and additional inducements were
offered. Recruiting officers authorized as TO ey
istng companies and citizens liable to the conscrpoD
were also allowed until the 18th day of May to 7olup
teer IN any corps in process of being raised.
The 18th day Of May has passed, and the 9TH dav
OF June has 1t is notorious that thousands Of
those embraced in the operation Of the Conscripton
Law, have not volunteered have not joined the armv
and these who will come forward now that the last
appeal being made they waiting for the pressure
of the law upon them. Meanwhile TIE soldiers who
were retained IN the army by this law have been under
going the most trying service. On the Peninsula and
at Corinth, aad in the Valley amid marchipgs and e.
tgues and dscomfors and sanguinay battles thew have
met the requlsltlon of the Government, while Others
equally grated upon were standing aloof
1t is evident that those who have staid awav TINS far
and still waiting will stay away to the end left TO
their own notion 1t is perfectly idle to epeak of them
as ready to spring to the call of their country and O.
needing but TO hear the word. The word " as sound
IN ther ears more than two months ago! They were
tod that the columns of the enemy lUeye advancing =
that they were already soil that large addition
al force was absolutely necessary to meet them and they
were told that they were wanted for this purpose and
invited to fall in at once into any company regiment
they might choose! What louder, more earnest call
could have been made? Two we Ks afterwards, tie
| oIlru no
and the limit oil time fixed. The limit has been passed
for month and still they have not come.
Justice to those who obeyrg the call of the Govern
ment REQUIRES we emphatiesy repeat h7t d4lnquents
now brought up to their duty We glad that the
Government is doing this. And trust the voice the
people and the Of public opinion will everywhere
sustain nd strengthen the fcers of the law AT
than two months Of respite and delay, aud TINE too
when our capital is beleeguered and the proclamation
ing through the North, tie coDscript who ohces or s
about harshness compusOn disgaces and stuti him.
self If he waits for the law to hunt him press bin
to his duty it is positively absurd to complain Of the CON-
pusion, and he is is entitled pa tce sympathy
We of course would not sustain tolerate olliug off
GERS in any granitous rudeness There is nothing
be desplsed and Reproduced than what known the
nsoience OF once. There Is poFeason on earth why
man may not WELD power, and be gentleman too. But
the time has when the of the country when
justice to the mperativey demand digent
gec action at their hands MANY of regiments but
little more than skeletons Many of companies
little more than squads The brave fellows who still bear
the standards Cali for those wno according to nature and
according to law ought be by their sde and swelling
out their ranks and they have right have them there
and speedily
If had been original advocate of CONSUMPTION if
we now admitted the policy per could do
than simply acquesce in it necessity entaied by cir
cumstances We should probably urge the views have
presented and with greater enthusiasm but
could not feel sincerely ard earnestly convinced
of their Importance al their Justice
We conclude by again appealing to all on whom their
country has called aud who have yet obeyed rush
forward cow, without waiting for the quest of enrolling Of
fcers, and help without delay swell the ranks of
who fighting the battles of Confederate liberty and
dependence
From the Goldsboro' Tribune.
Letter from Cant.