Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-12
rHx sIw CALL FOR fRooPs-IxcifENisT ABOUT Ehw rohK
-fHE Rusa PoR IxINPnoE PAPxhs.


-fHE Rusa FOR EXEMPTION PAPkk3.
The New York Herald Of Tuesday has the following ::
The government has at ast settled the question Of in
mediate drafting and the public have got meet the al
tentative nsniuy and pariotcally Six hundred thou
s.pd men are now called for instead OF three hundred
thousand and lie but just that the people oil the North
should Immediately respond to this call for upon s i'm
mediate depends the salvation oil our country and
the unfolding OF the Union.
Tie cit us of New York, however, have taken the mat
ter with quite an excited feeling and when the fact be-
cana generally known around town last evening, every
body seemed TO have received sudden shock, although
the slmcst certainty OF draft within the past few
uppernost the minds OF eli farseeing individuals
The general opinion in regard to the stringent rules TO
he aSopted NV tue government In this highly
favorable and the sentiments Of all thinking were
In support OF sustaining the government al all hsz rda
and hurrypg into the field Of Whatever cost the s bun
deed thousand men called tor By the Presdent When
for ca IL used 10 raising troops there oapno undoubtedly,
be expected such outpouIing OF popular enthusiasm
az might otherwise be ms with but when men must be
hsd-when our great and good government is brought
10 such extremes as that lis very existence Is on
the verge of annhilaton-lhen is the time Tor
all persons no matter what station 10 lie, 70 glrd
ON the artnor OF warfare aud hasten into immediate &C
ton encouraged TO achieve yictoris BY the fact that
upon them and their deeds depends the salvation of the
county end the upholdng OF all our national honor a.
position The militia liable 10 ing drafted nst, but
are not able through phyica deieo's, 70 join the mi
tia IN order To escape such draft must file s.ateme
ic the lice Ct the County Clerk, Henry Genet, Eq
with an std. Wit stating the particular cause OF eIenp
ton ADD by this escape Gle rectss OF ehtarng
the flld The names OF ali latle TO militia duty ire
entered upon book IN the County Clerks office the
sane being taken from the "Oiy Directory" la conse
Iu nee OF this the Office Of the County Clerk during
ue whole of yesterday, crowded 10 perfect Jim by
persops to ascertain whether their we're
upoa this book and also file exemption papers where
is was conclusive that physical defects prevented the
from shouliering musket There must have, certainly,
some 6se thousand persons visited the office yes'er
dav, most Of whom occupied their time 10 looking
| over - ist Of names for the purpose OF finding
out fy6eir particular cognomen figured upon the numtr
Gus psges Considerable difficulty Is experienced In this
mstter OF huntog up by those parties and the
clerks in the office have enough on hand for al reason
able PURPOSES in order to attend to the thousands Who
are now focking around them. Men Of all classes may
here be oaad peerng anIiousy these recorda
Is some What Of comica sight to s.e the earnestssss
with which they pursue them. When drafting does com
mepc il would not be bad idea 10 seek out those who
IN Ike 20 many lame excuses and have them first In the
field when tbs war Of active cotfct again bursts upsn
the country Let no. all the poor men, whose patriotism
lies in their hearts aud not In their pockets DO the fist
10 be called upon and while force has got TO be used in
raising troops let that force be used In proper manner
| and IN the right direction.