The mountain Democrat., 1863-05-09
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Ths ives . pet measure Of The Admin
istratien. Every Abolition traitor in Con-
sress worked and voted for Il, and they
are entitled to al the gloFy. that may result
from it In very brief time, five mis-
take not ths.signs of the times, they will
attempt to shirk the responsibility. II is
popular with the rich, the merchant
princes, lawyers lecturers, ministers and
large property holders, for whose exclu-
sive benefit it was originated aud passed
but unpopular with the great mass of the
American people, especially the labCring
classes, whom it places in . degrading
position. The rich man pays what to him
is = trifling sum and escapes the draft,
the poor man, with . family dependent
upon his labor for support, unable to raise
the money, is ruthlessly dragged from
bis wife and children and compelled TO
join the army. These precious negro
wOGshiPers have . higher regard for
wealth than q poor white man the lat
ter are entitled to no privileges, TO pro-
lection not SO the former. Laws must
be made especially for their comfort and
convenience. 1t is reported in the Eas-
tern papers that the wealthy Abolition
lists of the Atlantic States made up a
'"pony purse" and bribed a number Of
their friends in Congress to vote for it,
aud knowing how corruptible the whole
party is, we have full faith in the report.
We know that their organs in this State
can be, because they haye been, bought,
and We doubt if their Congressman are
less venal than their organs. The law is
believed to be clearly unconstitutional
and has been so pronounced by the most
eminent lawyers Of the country; but
what care Abolition traitors for Constitu-
ion and laws wh n they stand in the way
of the policy Of their partyP Have they
not "spit upon" the one and infracted
the other time and again? 1t is an insult
to the intelligence of the people for the
followers of Sumner, Greely, Wade, Sew
ard, Phillips, Lovejoy and John Brown
to talk about making others obey the
laws. The shameless wretches have al
ways been the first to violate them and
to defend, justify, encourage and partici.
pate in mobs. -.
A cOtemporary thus exposes some Of
the outrageous features of this precious
bantling of the Abolition party:
at ignores State assistance, State lines,
State laws, and State authority altogeth-
er. 1t takes the militia out Of the hands
of the Governors Of the States, and places
it in the hands Of the President Of the
United States. 1t appoints a Provost
Marshal in every Congressional District,
and gives him, in many respects, the
same power to control the able bodied
men in the district, which a military COM
mander possesses over the soldiers in his
department. 1t permits the President to
call into service, in two classes, the entire
militia Of Ohe country, at a moments no.
tice. If a person is drafted and fails to
appear at the rendezvous, he is treated as
a deserter. No company or regiment is
allowed to have any voice whatever in
the appointment of its officers. And no
Governor or other State officer is even
permitted to nominate an officer. The
men have no choice of regiments or
branches of service; nor can the men of
particular neighborhoods claim the privi
lege of serving together. The men of
single State or town may be sent into
thirty or forty different regiments, and
half as many armies and thus State and
local communities will be prevented from
taking care Of their own. From the draft
when it is made, there is just one escape.
The payment Of three hundred dollars re-
lieves the person drafted. The man who
cannot raise this sum mast ge,"