Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-11-03
A PROCLAMATION.
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The President Of the United States has ssu ID nj. proc
amaton, calling upon the Governors Of ths dinerrnt
Saes TO raise and have enlisted into the service Of the
United states ior tie various companies aid regiments
IN The aels from their Iespe tge States their quotas ~
three hundred Thousand men, and has proola med that n
any state hall fail to raise the quo assigned 10 by the
War Department und the call, then draft for the dea
cheney In said quota shall he made such STATE for It's
proportion Of aid quot; and th,t the DR. shall con
meme on III, 5thisy q January, 1854.
And for the purpose Of avoiding possible resort 10
anoth her d. att, the President prOcams the a. Of large
and generous bounes to all such as may enlist vol.
UNFAIRLY,
The quota Of Vermont under this cali has been
at three thousand three hundred thirty men, and the
dencit under The present draft At nineteen hundred and
twenty three making aota ofaye thousand two hundred
| and hiIy three men.
would there ore most earnestly invite the people Of
the Stale to respond promptly to this call and an the quo
tss assigned tohwhin ihetme limited by the President
proclamation rs the only means Of averng sno
which, II II must hnsly he reSofied to- will Of necessity
be enforced win more Tig0r and In such manner to
onre beyond possibility Of failure the complement Of
men, so much needed by the Government
And respec fully urge upon the principal authorte,
OF the state and upon all patriotic citizens, the impor
lance Of contributing their most earnest Efforts by active
abors and encouraging appeals, to stimulate aud pro-
mote enlistments their resp ctive towns. II Is with
just and becoming pride that refer to the promp uds
with which the State has res onded 10 all former eali
Tor volunteers She has on all ccasons, Ryel freely o
her sons "a the country and now, under hopeful
suspce, when but decisive blow need be struc
to complete The triumph, and subdue the work
tain her proud distinction and her fair fame Nor can N.
forget the strong appeal OF her soldiers already In servc
to reinforcement II 10 the decimaed ranks that ar,
10 be allied. lie Vermont show that she rvmemberl
the trials which they have ENDURED, the noble recort
which they have made, and let generous response
ny from willing h-art throughout the State this urgen
call in Their behalf.
The quotas assigned 10 the State both for volunteer
under he call Of the President and Tor def enre u de-
the draft will be assessed to the severstown In the Stat
on proper basis, refrenss being had to the credit. du
to said towns for enslmen prior TO this date also
men furnished BY the several towns under the pre.en
draft 80 fsrss they have been ascrrsned to the en-,
mat opportunity may be srrded thom to their quotas
and make up deficiencies by voluntary enstmeus an.
Their b also secure the beral bouuties offered BY tn
lGovtrnment.
The quota OF each town, the details OF the bsunes to
paid b. the General Government and the n ssssary 10
srueons I. the pr per recruiting ocers will be speed
~ furnished by tn Aoju,ant General OF the State.
Let the state remember her duty.
Given under my hand aud the Seal Of the State in Exec
ut We Chamber at onpeier, this 2sth day OF October
In the year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundre
aud sixty hree and Of the Inde o. the Unite
states the eighty eighth,
J. GREGoRY SMITH
BY the Governor.
sAsssl WILLIAMS, stc'y Of Civil aud Military Ar,ir,