Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-08-29
Avoiding the Draft.

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among us to avoid the draft, partakes
omewhat of the ludicrous. The first
manifestation of this disposition, appeared
in the State of Maine about six weeks
ago. and took the form of flight to Cana
da. Since that time there has been q
steady stream of travel in that direction.
Hundreds of able-bodied sons Of New
England are now rejoicing in the protec-
ion which John Bull gives them against
he demands of the government for the
establishment of which their ancestors
bled, and of which they have been accus-
toned to speak with pride. One silly
sneak, fearing the U. S. Marshals, who
have orders to arrest all of the sneaks they
can find, attempted to pass the lines in
the guise Of a woman, but was overhauled
at Rouses Point, where he has since been
confined, and compelled to 60 daily for his
rations in the costume in which he was
arrested, as he took no other clothing with
him, and none has been furnished. Every
time he appears he is greeted by the jeers
and hootings of the public. Those who
have succeeded in reaching Canada are
not much better off, for all sensible people
look upon them with the contempt they
deserve for their infdelity to their country
in this trying hour. In some instances it
is said that they are really abused and
hootcd at in the streets, and tainted with
cowardice and want Of patriotism. In
some places they are absolutely denied
food and shelter, and told to 60 back home.
1t has been even proposed that Canada get
up kind of fugitive slave law, or an
agreement with the U. S., by which all
these runaways should be arrested and
delivered up to the government from
which they had fed Taking all things
into account, these voluntary exiles are
having very unpleasant time Of it, and
doubtless many of them wish themselves
back again, especially since the prospect
that there will be no draft, becomes more
and more evident, and doubtless many of
them will, ere long, be seen on their way
back, and they will wish to be welcomed
as cordially as though they had only been
abseut on business but all good citizens
will turn the cold shoulder on them for
ever hereafter and they might as well con-
clude beforehand, that they can be spared
from any decent community.
Another way of avoiding the draft, is
by getting physicians to certify to disa-
bility. This, in some cases, is we'll
enough, but it is wholly unnecessary, and
when the listers do their duty, it is use
less. A person may have the certificates
of all the doctors in Christendom, and
make an affidavit as long as the moral
law, but if the listers do not find in them
or without them, evidence to their salts,
faction, they arc in duty bound to send
in his name as an able bodied man. Then
if he should be drafted, the Brigade Sur
geon will determine whether or not he is
able bodied. We can see but little diff
ference in the spirit manifested by those
who run away to Canada and those who
seek, through the assistance of an afida-
Yit aud surgeons certificate, to avoid
the obligations of all citizens of anycoun.
try. We wish VIC could find words ade.
quatc to express our contempt of beings
1--WE cannot call them mem who exhibit
such an utter want Of manliness. BY such