The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-06-18
A Rebel Drau In Savannah.

TnE Savannah correspondent Of the Charleston
COURIER, gives ludicrous account OF n late
raising Of volunteers in that city. -Four hun
jrcd men were desired, and fifteen hundred of
tho business men AMI mechanics Of the city were
drawn up in a hollow square, all in high state
Of excitement, and tho following proceeding
took place:
The Colonel now takes his place In the centre,
and from the back Of magnificent horse, In few
wsll.tmcd remarks, calls for volunteers. lilo said
II was a shame that n Georgian should submit u lie
drafted, and dshonorable to n sitizen of Savannah
TO he forced into the service OF his country. lie
appealed 10 their patriotism, their pluck and their
pslt He told them Of good clothes, good living
and $50 bounty and on the strength ~ thcas con.
slderatons invited everybody to walk thr.o PAGES
u 'front.' NoeoIy DID 4 An ugly pause ensucJ,
ticking Of conversation. Tho Cooncl
| thought ho might not have boon heard
or undcrs,ood, and he repeated his catl-
| losuo q pcrsuasions. At this point ono VI tue
pany of about forty stalwart Irishmen, whom their
captain, ia loud aud ssnltant tone, announced ss
''fhe Mitchell Guards; We volunteer, Colonel, Ia u
| body" The Colonel was delighted. lie proposed
| .ti,res ehecrs for the Mitchell Guards" aud the
o.ows indulsed not inordinsiely in Tie pulmonary
n. lumber dll no, seem 10
he tSr,Efomns, However, aud ~. 'n0' me ,nnI, %Ius
another little speech winding up VIA W. rn,,,'
ton e. tue black drummer aud l,r l., .h.y
ia'c taa quadrangle Ind play Dixie, whl,h
iii, but they came as they wcut-solitify and
=. ne; hot tue ghost of n volunteer being snwhorc
yiHhle In the Ethiupean wake. Tie Colonel
looked as blank a. II ho getting despel ate anl
"a drat seemed Indispensable
Asa dernier resort the colonel directed all WHO
had excuses to advance T. the centre nnd submit
them for examination pid you ever see crowd
run away uon n falling building n Ere, or To-
ward n dog-hght, or street show II You lty,
you can form some idea OF the tempe 'tuuiIs mature
OF the wrYe that swept toward tho t'- table Ia H.,
contre OF the square around which were gathered
tie four grave gentlemen who We're TO examine the
documents. II was n scene which, ~ nu uniltcr-
ort,d outsider, could only hold liI 81 lea and
hugh nj, Has were crushed, ribs punched, cofrs
smashed ant clothes torn Every hand loli IT,
magical it ofpapor from the bepimed dsit- OF
TIE ind yidual Just from n stable or foundry l.
the dainty gluyci extremity of tho dry
goods clerk, just from las counter Young and
old rlcl and poor, neat aud nasty, Americans
Englishmen, Irlshmcn, Germans, GIenohnon,
Italians, ITaeltes ana Goutcs, all went T. make
up the motley mass. What pretty lot Of sick aud
disabled individuals there were 10 bc sure.
Snelied arms, limping legs, spine dseasea, b,d
tie bread basket, eruItiye diaeases, deafness,
rhrutnAtisin not well generslly-thcse and thou
SAM other complaints were represented m various
Iy and h.terogeneousy ~ by any procession ~ pill
grinis that ever visited tho Holy Land. And
the day progressed, nearly ten hours being con
s,lmed In tho eudeavor 20 teeure n drait, This AZ
ternoon tho abseutCes were gathered together, and
the efforts renewed, when, strange T. say, every
who found the liability imminent Of his being
forced TO enlist protrstcd that he was just on the
point Of doing 10, md willingly put his name to
Tho roll