Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-08

CudTleS NJ duncan, al u, OF ShelDurnc.
FOR THE COUNTY OF HAMPDEE.
Nathan Adams, NJ ID, of Springfield
James 5sm wa teTa n B. SPFwF sseId
II 5. Lucas, NJ ID, of Chester Factories
Daniel Thompson NJ D, OF Sorihampton.
D Miner NJ d, of Ware
Benjamin Smith, NJ d, of Amherst
FOR THE COUNTY OF MIDDLEsEx.
Massachusetts, Medical Socictyj y '''N
Morrill, Wyman. NJ D. Of Cambridge.
Arson Hooker, NJ ?, of East Cambridge.
Nathan Allen, NJ D; Of Lowell.
Henry Bigelow, N D, Of Newton.
RS warren II D. B, Of Of W 55Sis:Ell
William ingalls,, NJ ID, of Winchester
FOR THE COUNTY NANTUCKET.
Elisha Fearing NJ ID, of Nantucket.
., FOR TIg COUNTY OF NORFOLK,
Henry Bartlett. NJ D. of ROXbury
BENJAMIN gdI C9Mshing p, OF Dorchester.
Harvey h Clapp, NJ ID, of Wrentham
E0enezer Fo su TES S5i D. Of fl DedRsm
Alexander jackson, NJ d. of Plymouth
Asa Milett, ID, of North Bridgewatcr
William sparrow, NJ d, of Mattapoisett.
RI p Fiske, NJ d, OF bingham
FOR THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK.
John ,bal,o9; n ), Of Boston n.O"
George i Say, NJ d, OF Boston.
samuel !. Abbot, Al D, of Bost n
Ssmue! Howe, NJ b, of South Boston.
VIC Wheeler, NJ d, OF Chelsea
FOR THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER.
Joseph Sargent, d, of Worcester.
Alfred Hitchcock N y, Of Fchhurg.
Henry c MGscoi n P % of W9 9
William d Peck. NJ D. of Sterling
Allen Fay, n D. of Milford
Brown, D, Of Webster.
CT Fiske, NJ d. Of Fiskedale
And whereas it is possible to ceiye and collate
the returns of the militia enrolment as to apportion
among the municipalities of the Commonwealth their
respective quotas of the militia requsition for l90S0
men: in season to make correct and proper draft ac
cording TO law, so soon the third day September
And whereas 1t is aDDareu1V hat mo
TO Obtain from the officers OF the United States adequate
regulations for the m1ser or an adequate supply of
military stores and equipment Tor the whole number
OF men required rom THIS Commonwealth, while for a
more gradual masslng ofhetroops such supplies will be
made ready from day to day;
And whereas it believed that the people will be
enabled to distribute the honors and the hardshps
TINS call upon their patriotism voluntarily and without
is therefore, with the consent of the department
Of war but upon the responsibility of the governor of
Further ordered that aforesaid draft be postpone
until wednesday, the seventeenth day of September at
from day to day between the hours O'Clock before
noon and five O'Clock afternoon until it shall be accom-
voluntarily offered themselves.
Detailed instructions to the commissioners appointed
to superintend the draft, will forthwith be ssueu.
The commissioner for each county will sit to hear
claims for exemption at least day in each city and
town in which the probate COURTS held for that county
the commissioner Suffolk county will
day each. in South Boston East Boston, and Chelsea
Particular assignment of the places where and the
times when each commissioner will hold his sessions,
Will be published during the present week.
1t is the wish of the governor by all proper MEANS to
facilitate voluntary istment and organization of the
militia and he therefore suggests:
That the people combine by towns or in other man
ner convenient to themselves to recruit militia compa
MES OF gl men EACH including oticers-for which pur
pose enlistment rcs are urnlshed, on application al the
office OF the adjutant general.
These rolls shall be returned to that office whenever
the signatures of sufficient numbers ofrecrnits compe'
tent for military duty shall have been thereto obtaned
whcreupOn special order will issue in each case for an
election OF company officers, according to the militia
laws OfMassachusets.
The desire % combine into regiments companies
raised from towns and neghborhoods contiguous to each
other Will be respected possible. For this pur
pose let combinations of companies be presented all
fully recruited and ready for regimental organization
In order thus TO present ten full companies the utmost
vgor will be required in the recruitment throughout
the whole district from which il is desired that the regi-
ent shall be formed for in order to effect the regimen
tai organization 1t will be necessary that each company
of the ten shall be fully recruited and shall have COM
petel JUS company organlZaton INC heu onlcsLs VI
The regiment will then be chosen by the company officers
and the regimenta staff be appointed by the colonel
In order to be sure that in the hurry of rapid organ
izatOn officers shall be imposed upon companies by sur
prise under any circumstances requrnga reconsider
alton, the.governor will in cases where their ntnes
positive certificates of author ties otherrespon-
s9le citizens as to their character and capacity into
| companies or assigning them to companies already
framed citizen will select the corps he may prefer,
uncontrolled bJ any other and endeavor will be
made respect these selections But in all cases the
power is reserved governor commander in chief
| Of the militia to combine companies into regiments,
and to attach detach disband companies according
Saire However much he may desire TO yield 10 the
wishes companies to be attached together the COM
pleton regiments cannot be retarded by him. nor the
marching Of troops postponed when the grahcauon Of
| such wishes may involve such delays.
The foregoing paragraphs OF TINS orser arc intended
TO aDply to existing militia regiments and companies as
well as to those hereafter to be formed, so FAR as in the
nature of the case they are applicable
remembered that, IN all tnlngs relating 10
the organization Of mil tia for nine months SERVICE the
governor is acting with view to avoid any draft pos
sbe pOss BILE; and that by adapting the use
III the militia laws and by the exercising OF mis- powers
nder them he seeks help the people to accomplish
this end While assuming this responsibility he VIII be
obliged therefore, also the responsibility OF
rigdly exercising all powers gwen by those laws wnleh
he may need to prevent confusion, delays lsuil-
Cheney the absence Of proper organization ana az mis-
condct or error And he confidently Appeals 10 the u
Iine patriotism and generous fidelity of the people to
assist him by their auVlce' tHei Ni' sup
| port and torbcarance matt A.. ~. T.. a,,,,
The governor reminds the militia that ne is Obliged
+ roi mon the government of the United states and
fedeal officers for all military suppes Andlhathe is moi
nermftpd To them from independent sources Dut
XII airor connected with these headquarters are earn
estiv co-operatng with the FEDERAL loeers 70 procure
| and dlstrbute these supplies with the least uelaY .
| The dedue assignment Of the exact gnQtas OF the
towns and cities under the call for l9VU militia 1epeds
upon computation which can be made only when the
returns from ali the cities and towns shall have been
received and viii be announced Immediately thereup-
| on. a. -.
Whenever the three years and the nine months quo.
tas from any town shall have been hled nhaDthhts OF
quotas other towns; but In event OF sun aoter 9a
and rev appointment Of quota therennuer, ue s
credits will be adjusted as to creult eAch to"l WIN
all of ts own inhabitants In the service ,,
| BY order Of His Exeelency, Johs, A. ANDHi-"'
Governor and COmmanderlntIei,,
WILLIAM SCHOuLEk,
Adlutant General.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.