Litchfield enquirer., 1862-08-07
THURSDAY. AUGUST T, 1862.
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M WASHINGTON, U, t. Aug. 4, 1882 4, $ Orde,sd, First, That a, drsft of three hur dsed thousand militia De made 'iinmediately int she service of the United States, to serve ,fo nluo months, unless sooner discharged. Tn ssssssasy q WaE x . will assign the .quotss to tn lsss and sst.biish lions for the d'.f. ''i. Ipssd. That if any Stase shall not by th, 1essutk sf AlRust farpi,h its quot. of the sd AiSlonA three hundred thousand ,yoIuntesrs as JAosiIed by law, the deneisocyI ofs Yolahtsers il that 1tate will also be made uP by q speess
 The sseresary Of War will aestablishi regula.
 09s sisa aoi 'fs Rseusoss pd will be prepared by the War Department and presented to the Presi. dent, with the object of securing the promotion ef officers Of the army and volunteers. and oi preventing the nomination and appointmentiu ihs military service of inucempetsns P or unworthy
 The regulations will also sl provide for riddins the service of such Incompetent persons as now hold commissions. t..,. -1 ..-s .,.gs, .Ee, I '7' ,o By order of the President, e..7 ga .o -l, :A. e sa:t EDWIN M. siAN t1M.,. .s1va. --' . Above is the official order from the War De partment for'the long expected and long hoped, for draft. It will fill the hearts of all but COW ards and traitors with joy that something is now 'to be done and done efficiently. 4'..@5 ..u,
 It directs, first, an immediate draft of three hundred thousand men, to serve for nine months, sniess sooner discharged by the Government; snd, ,seeond, further draft to i'll any deficiency in answer to the first call for three hundred thousand men, which may exist on the 18th instant, at which time the draft is to go into eff feet. This will place new army of sis Axndred Monsand men in the field immmediately, and will swell our army to near a million. -" :"
 We presume the 'Adjutant General will i'm. nediately announce our quota from this State Of the first draft, and the method by which the men will be drafted. Our quota of the first three hundred thousand is already naIned a. six < full regiments, and each one of these will be filed immediately after the. 18th inst, by draft, E :. f A-5,i..9. .HB jsf0 9H5t5 ats,I h'' unless they. are full by that date. .ai i z'j X
 Elsewhere will be found synopsis of the Militia Law by the Adjutant General of thi. State. giving a statement of those who are ana who arc not exempt from the draft iYAe Aa,oy !, aess eases ~M be rgidly cnforced-if not 1s
 
 ass sramining saryeoas. ttsn by Ahs sesectmen 9 sllGss curious tosens. Orders to this effect, w pressms, will be issaed immediately, to prevent the escape of those who would try to shirk thei duty by absolute lying on !thsir part, or tn, sseat leniency on the part of the surgeon. .,-
 Mn or LarcnrrE1D CousrIs, Ton have.bu s"s psek before to fill up your Regimen Sy1volunteeringl Will you do itf Ten dsy Assss it will be too late. Then. you lose al ssuptiss, government, state aud town and ar, Jorsed into the service of your country at time. when you ought rather to throw your sslf Into the .ranks with willing heartl
 Patriots sf Li.chfsld County let us aaswe Tsst Let us have opr full Regiment of mel sslissd by shis time nszs week, aad show te sh' Assss ed shs Government. tias Lrrszv,s.u . 0sssss aas eous nss Durx yoIpssAans t9,,, y.,r