Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-10-22
Proclamation by the President---
100000 Volunteers called for.

Washington, Oct. II.
The following proclamation has been Is
sued by President Lincoln
By the President Of the United States !:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, the term of service of
part of the volunteer forces of the United
States will expire during the coming year,
and whereas, IN addition to the men raised
by the present draft it is deemed expedi
ent to call out 100000 volunteers to serve
for three years or the war,-not, however,
exceeding three years, now, therefore, |,
Abraham Lincoln, President of the Unit
ed States, and commander in chief of the
army and navy thereof, and of the militia
of the several states when called into ac-
tual service, do issue this, my proclama-
ton, calling upon the government of the
different states to raise and have enlisted
into the United States service for the va
rious companies and regiments in the field
from their respective states their quotas OF
SOC, 900 men.
| further p-oclaim that all volunteers
thus called GU and duly enlisted shall re-
celve advance pay, premium and bounty,
the same as heretofore communicated to
the governors of states by the war de-
partment through the provost marshal
generals Office by special letter.
] further proclaim that all volunteers re-
ceived under this call, as well as all 9TH
ers heretofore credited, shall be duly cred
tied and deducted from the quotas estab-
lished for the next draft
further proclaim that if any state
shall fail to raise he quota assigned to it
by the war department under this call,
draft for the deficiency shall be made
in said states, or on the districts OF SAID
state, for their due proportion Oh SAID
quota, and the SAID draft shall commence
on the fifth day of January, 1864 And
| further proclaim that nothing in this
proclamation shall interfere with existing
orders. or with those which may be issued
for the present draft IN the states where
it is now III progress, or where it is not
yet commenced. Tie quotas of the states
and districts will be assigned by the war
department through the Provost Marshal
Generals office, due regard being had for
the men heretofore furnished, whether by
volunteering or by drafting, and the re-
cruiting will be conducted in accordance
with such instructions as have been or may
be issued by that department. In issuing
this proclamation | address myself not on
" to the Governors of the several states,
but also to the good and loyal people
thereof, invoking them to lend their cheer
full, willing and effective aid to the meas
ures thus adopted with a view to reinforce
our victorious armies now in the field, and
bring our needful military operations to a
prosperous end, thus closing forever the
fountains Of sedition and civil war.
| In Witness whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the
! United States to be affixed Done at
| the City of Washington, this seven
II 81 teenth day of October, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-shree, and of the lndepen-
dence of the United States the
eighty-eighth.
fSigned) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
| By the President,
VIM. II. SEWARD,
Secretary of State,