New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-07
THR DRAFT IN THE WEST.

THB DRAFT IN THE WEST.
The draft Ia the West, The Miipaukee Wiscon'is
remarks. hss very properly been deferred IN ordsr
10 enable the Western farmers 10 ipgatner their pro
life harvest snd afro because the surrender Of Vicks-
burg dimiashes the necessity Of immediate re-en.
forcements TO our South Western army and W Rose
Grams Is taking quietly he certainly lss troops
enough 70 meet Brsggs suiall array. The draft will
along sometime IN August, OF perhaps Do' until
the let Of Sci eber 1t ia desirable 20 reeuforcs our
armies early IN the Autumn, as Grant should be 20
strengthened es 10 make the decisive movement
agaust the Reb sllioa IN ALBANIA
by mixing the new conscrpts IN the old regiments,
IT viii require but few weeks TO make them al
veterans. We suppose that the folly Of creating
more regiments will be abandoned. IL wns @ mis-
take last year. Let every regiment be filled 10 ne
maximum before Il new regiment IL authorized The
old officers have now obtained an Invaluable expert
erce not merely IN fghling but IN the management
of men. They know how 70 take care Of them. A.
q great officer SAID 70 us, "bOlfers need ~ much
looking 70 ~ children thorough officer beoOmeB
as il were the father Of bis regiment. brigade or d.
vision. Nothing escape. his attention which can
add to the heath or comfort Of his sodiers j, is
hence ,hAt one but III experienced ootr u really
lt to command large bodies Of men. Most Of The
vaga5ond officers have been weeded out OF the ser
vice. The wheat has been winnowed, and tie ohah
has blown away.
TREASON IN PENNSYLVANIA.
The MddieLuTg IrituHe ssysi IL is generally
known that Of the drafted men OF last Summer n
large uumber IN CHAPMAN township deserted aud re-
fused TO serve their time. Op last Thursday even
iug two Of the provost guards went 10 Chapman
aud arrested seven Of these deserlers and lodged
them IN the jsil here previous TO taking them 10
Hamburg. On Friday news was brought TO town
tia. body Of armed men, numbering sixty, were
Oh their way rescue the prisoners-threaIeninH 70
burn .be town II necessary 10 their purpose. The
news created considerable excitement, and spread
IKE widAre and il not long until some country
boys came 10 town with their irasiy riies. IL
the meantime the prisoners were sent on 10 Hsuls-
bure By WY Of Lewiston, as The mob bad threat
ened 10 1ayhy the guard between this place and
Selinsgroye II ioied "A tho aitemp. IN town. Tie
mob came within half a mile " town when they
learned that the prisoners were gone, upon Which
they turned back ss they came Had these detperH
does come into town GDd attempted 70 carry out
their hellsh plot, they would have gone home good
deal smaller company than they CAME
swINDLIsG THE CoNscRIPTs.
The Portland Press says;
at seems the town Of Harpswell-a town ooD-
trolled largely By wealthy Coppefheads-ioliowin
the lead Of Wes.brook, has voted 800 TO each
scipted citizen, and makes payments in docu-
laonts drawn up s' iollo~s: 100,
! To n. Tr.a,ysr Of me TOwn i Ha,p,0eH
Az, TIRE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN THs IsIss OF BE-
fore that time n said may elect, with interest.
IS s s.a on s s y jas, s nd lot o ne
spon.6ty VI TIE sel.osn, who hold themselves Ia No
-}s' l'.,5l''n
- H.rp.w.ll
"Tbis IL the hind OF money With which tho con
script IL cheated. IL bears al Involvement OF the
town officers calculated to dsoredit 1t with all thoso
10 " hon it IL offered for negotiation. The select
meE in effect write bogus or 'doabunf upon its
very face How IL tho conscript 10 pay for his ex-
emplon with ~ Not dollar Of tax can DO sssessed
TO pay them. Does the poor man wish TO use them
for Immediate purposesf WHO doubts that he will
lie Obliged to se them TO the Coppeibead shylocks
| for such sum they may see ut 10 oner or VINO
doubts that these Copperhead tpocuators VIII
plead their doubtful value, aud the risk Of taking
Them ~ resson for the tmancss OF the sum for
which they consent TO purchase them1 Inc trulh
H. these documents are d cheat and q nwndle upon
poor men. Az neans OF purchasing exemption
they are o. no vslue, Of only such value no ret
Of heartiess specuators may zee fit TO offer for them
The issue Of such 81 off is party trick. IL Ii hoped
by ois,ributag such paper widely IN tho hands Oh
the people, that a powerful motive may DO brought
10 bear upon the holders 10 make them elect Copper
mead representatives, who will vote to legnize the
transaction. 1t ali a wicked, heariless cheat aud
sWihde upon poor men and their friends"
4 MAINE COPpLRUEADs.
Samuel ~ Lambert esq. who was charged with
the business OF notifying the drafted mon of King
field, gives full aud explicit statement in Tie
his arrival there. Mr.. Lambert, who represented
bis town ia the Legislature last Winter 10 nau Of
yeracity and generally esteemed IN the community
where lie resdes. He says when he drove into the
village Of KiDgfeld, the first thing that AT racted
bis attention was the store oil MI. ShuDdeTs, ia,
rolling officer literally besmeared with black paint,
and groups Of men ut vaious points much excited.
/ Wien be arrived ut tue tavern be heard tho cry
! =" thai's Lm" "thats lin" and Zee VAS sOon sur
rounded by a crowd who were loud m their threats
I of personal violence. They said they La1 entered
into combination 10 resist tbs draft, and that they
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