Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1863-05-21
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49,. "a. ssa Special to the Chicago Tribune.
Conscription Law---$3O0 Clause.
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Government mast let off any conscrip-
ton paynee5stof- three hundred dollars,
the purpose of the law2wilhbe in a great
measure defeated, and'conscription prove
tozaslarge extent,rat least water haul.
M SecrctarygStsnton. is understood to
hold that the law leaves it optional with
him to receive the $500. or'not u That
he is mo-. a Federah Treasurer; that he
giyesono bonds; has no financial officer
under him has no means of enforcing
security for-sueh-sums Of money when
paid to his rsubordinates, and has no
time to go into business of hunting up
substitutes us aaW b01Ud9id molt
Solicitor Whiting, law officer of the
War Department, is understood to con
cur in these views, and unless the Pres
ident objects, it seems, therefore, certain
that the whole clause giving exemptions
on paymentdof $500 will be- practically
ignored and conscripts will be left to
hunt up their own substitutes at their
own price, if they don 'twant to go them
Possibly plan will be adopted of
calling out an equal number of volun-
teers at the time the draft is ordered
said volunteers to be accepted only as
substitutes fer drafted men, and to re .
ceive therefor the Government bounty of
500, and the conscripts commute of
$780, On this plan, volunteers would
be permitted to select conscripts whose
places they would take, and it is quite
certain thatfew of them would consent
to go as substitutes for Copperheads
The advantage therefore, which its advo-
Gates claim for this plan would be its
forcing peace men to bear theirshar Of
the burden ofwar, as well as Republicans
and War Democrats 94
D In any event, tits now believed the
President will insist on the adoption Of
some plan by which the law will not be
turned into a revenue measure instead Of
a military one, by which man, to carry
a musket, may, in some way be pro-
duced for every name drawn from the
box gotham ae fe
Memphis, May II, via Cairo, May
15.-The Jackson -4ppeaI has the fol-
lowing
Vicksbprg, May There was Skin
mishing between the outposts along the
Big Black on Tuesday. On Monday
there was a brisk artillery duel across
the river, to hold the Federals in
check, should they desire to cross On
Wednesday, Gen. Pemberton renewed
the order to remove non-combatants
from the city. The rderindicates that
Pemberton understands the intentions
of the Federals, and that battle will
have to be fought in or near the city.
Halls Ferry, 26 miles south of Vicks-
burg, May 8-yia. Cairo, May 18TH
The army is on the south side of Black
river, waiting orders to closs. McCIer-
nand commands the right wing, McPher-
son the left. The enemy has not APP
peared in force since his retreat from
Port Gibson.
Gen. Osterhaus' division had a slight
skirmish yesterday. Three hundred ri
file shots were exchanged, and ten or
twelve men slightly wounded. One
piece Of our artillery shelled the woods,
and cleared them Of sha%pshooters.
An advance is hourly expected
During the attack on Grand Gulf, the
gunboats were entirely driven off by the
rebels, who had no evidence of General
Grants attack in the rear, and only gave
up when they heard that Port Gibson
was taken, and the army en- route to
Grand Gulf Notwithstanding this, the
navy c!:ims the victory.
Gen. Grant has issued the following
order:
IIEApev4RTEEs ARMY or THE TENNESSEE,
In the Field, IIaskinson's Ferry, MAY I.
e "Soldiers Of the Army of Tennessee
once more thank you for adding anoth-
er victory to the long list Of those pre-
viously won by your valor and endurance.
The triumph gained over the enemy near
Port Gibson, on the LIST, was one of the
most important of the war The cap
ture of FIVE cannon and more than | 900
prisoners, the possession of Grand Gulf
and firm tbothhold on the highlands
between the Big Black and Bayou Pierre,
from whence we threaten the whole line
of the enemy, are among the fruits of
this brilliant achievement.
The march from Miliken's Bend to
the point opposite Grand Gulf was made
in stormy weather, over the worst of
roads Bridges and ferries had to be
constructed Moving by night as we'll
as by day, with labor incessant, and ex-
traordinary privation endured by men
and officers. such as have been rarely