Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-28


The TINE OF THE NINE MONTHS MEN
ONCE MoRE.-We have fresh advces from the
state house again, and are assured that it is
understood there that the time of service of
the nine months regiments is reckoned from
the date when each regiment was completed
and its officers sworn in, and that the men
will be mustered out by regiments, and not
by companies squads. As general fact
the regimental officers We're sworn in only a
day or two before the regiment left, with Il
view doubtless to make the term of actual
service as long as possible. The companies
that were in camp from one or two months
before the regiments were completed will
of course serve so much more than the nine
months, while none will serve a day less
There is no averaging. This will seem 10
many hardship and injustice, but it is
probably the fact, although we are not in
formed of any order or regulation from head
quarters on the subject.-SPringfsld Repub-
licnn.
We say again, that the people at the state
house have no more authority or knowledge
in regard to this matter than the rest of us.
The Republicans ''fresh advices" come I'M
doubleday from the Office of Adjutant Gen
eral Schouler. We have noticed in that Of
authoritative much beyond its prerogative.
We had "by authority" from that office that
the nine months men would be paid only
from the time when they were actually
sworn into the service One of the regi-
ments was embarking when this was said to
us, and we called attention to the fact that
if sucl a rule should be adopted, the men
OF this regiment would be deprived of more
than months pay justly due them, for the
pay would commence more than a month
later than the date when the several COM
panies were placed in camp as regiment
under command Of a federal officer. The
reply was, ''Well, the men have received
good bounties, and must not be too partc-
ular about the time when their pay begins"
Here was nice game of sharp practice in
store for the men, to which they were expect
ed to submit without murmur. But the an
liberties at Washington would not play the
game thus planned for them. When that reg
iment was paid, just rule was adopted and
the men were paid for about thirty DAYS
more time than our adjutant generals Office
would have allowed them. That Office had
no authority to regulate this matter, and no
knowledge whatever in regard to it. 1t had
only Its own assumptions, differences, and
guesses' And SO it is with regard to the
fresh as well as the stale "advices" from the
"uJu'ant generals office, concerning the time
"iieh ule term Of the nine months men will
eNpite' whoever inquiries there, may get
continent and oracular statements; and he
may hear an account of the sbarn ARRANGE
ment Of which the Republican spsoI,.. hut
not from anybody there can he get r;ah4 ~
sponses.
1t is desirable to have constantly ..as
cient number of men in the service an5 =.
make early and ample preparation to 6u III
places of those whose terms of service ,v;l,
expire during the summer now opening. I
is also desirable to deal fairly by those win
enlisted with distinct and clearly specific
understanding in reference to the time G
their service. Honesty is always better tina
policy; it is stronger, nobler, and every wa
more useful to the cause that employs i
Therefore we should all rebuke earnestly tn