The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-10-16
Is there any Necessity for "A Draft i'm
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EnQi:tlla.
We direct attention to the article below,
from the New Albany Ledger, on the SUBJ
ject of Indiana's quota, by which it clearly
appears that our State has already more
,han filed all demands the general govern
ment has made on her, and that the proros-
ed draft is an imposition on our citizens.
1t is announced that the State of Maine,
which has population OF 628. 900 has rails
ed 10000 volunteers and is therefore free
from draft, and she claims the credit of be-
ing the banner State and having no drafted
men in the service. Assuming this to be
correct. Indiana with population of $50
Gal, should only be called upon for SO. 900
volunteers. We have already raised over
100000, and yet demand is made on us
TO draft 1000 more There is something
wrong in this, and we much fear our State
is grievously imposed upon. Indiana has
nobly responded to every call, but this
looks too much like riding free horse to
death, and if the draft is unnecessary and
unjust, as the figures above indie 2, it
should not be enforced. Our Governor
may seek to acquire renown by furnish
ing SO many troops, but ie Is doing it at
the cost of the blood and lives Of our cit
liens which is more than he is entitled to
do. and it ought not to be tolerated. IF.
Wayne Times.
lNDIANA's QUoTA.- The returns of the
Enrolment Commissioners in Indiana show
,l,at thO ..U.i'0 uiIIIlII vi tlc state Is about
113, co. and that she has furnished TO-
600 soldiers for the war, having Row in the
service l03. 900. The actual result wilno
vary more than a couple OF hundred from
these figures. We do not know what num-
Der of men will be drafted in this State,
but We know the following facts: That the
loyal States, not counting kentucky, Mis-
souri,, California, Oregon and East Teme-
see, send one hundred and ffty members
to Congress; supposing each district TO
have sent a. many men into the army as
the eleven districts of Indiana. the number
of men sent, from the first breaking out of
the war would have been ,49O, COO and
the number now in the service 1895 600.
Surprising Kentucky, Missouri, East Tenn
essee, California, Oregon and the Terrific
ries TO have sent $4,000 more which
they certainly have--the number of men
actually in the army at Ike present time
would be ,445,000. Of course there are
no such number OF soldiers in the army,
nor would there be if every requisitiou OF
the President had been flied. Il follows
. then, that Indiana has alieady more than
filled her quota of troops. including the
/ 800. 600 drafted militia. If there is a de-
ficiency it is in other States. Indiana. if
the reports Of the enrolling commissioners
are reliable, and we see no reason TO doubt
them, has more than filled her quota, and
. a draft is entirely unnecessary and should
not be resorted to. Governor Morton
should insist upon the rights oe this State
in this regard, and not consent to the tax
ing from our fields and workshops men to
supply the quota of direlict States. The
people viii look to lin to protect them
from all unnecessary and unequal burdens.
viii they look in vain?---NeV At5any Led
ger.