The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1863-07-31

ists hllkc fecl an interest in the re-
suits Of the efforts Of The Government
to sustain itself. Every man knows
that thc decision at this crisis Is virs
ltually = decision as to whether we
have q government or uot, ana tlIv
whole future of the country is in
Ivolvcd.
We gather below various items re-
garding the operations of the draft,
decisions upon it by those in author
ity and incidents connected with the
enforcement in eastern cities and
towns
rHE $500 CLAUSE.
One very erroneous opinion widely
lprevails in respect to the operation of
the $500 clause, which is being pur-
Iposely circulated by those who de
sign to obstruct the operations Of the
Government, and to increase the hos
tility to it. This error is that when
drafted men obtain exemption by the
payment Of 1900 communication or
otherw Sc, others will he drawn to fill
their places This is a mistake
Where men purchase exemption by
paying the 5000 required, govern
ment will use the money in the way
! or bounty tU yuluntcrr5--uyicliug u To
the bounty of Sl02 heretofore paid,
and thus making up the sum OF Si02
to each man. Under no circumstanc.
es will a draft be made to fill up def
ciencies Of men caused by the pur-
chase Of exemption.
The following is an official an
nounccment of this fact:
PRovosT MARSHAL GENERALS J
OFFICE Washington, July -, lS63,{
am directed by the Provost Mar
shal General to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your communication of the
18th instant, and in answer to say
that the place of drafted man, who
has been exempted by payment of
$500, will not he filed by another
drafted man.
am, gentlemen, very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
| HENRY STONE, Asst Adj Gen.
| There Is one serious objection TO
the construction put by the Provost
Marshal upon this clause that the
payment of the 5000 cxempts the
drafted persen trom this dratt only.
This construction is considered un-
j Ist, and it is hoped it will be recon
sidcrcd Hon. Caleb Gushing has
given an opinion, that the payment of
5000 eXempts u man for three years,
and the United States Collector ut
Hartford is giving receipts to those
who pay 5000, which clears them
from all future liability under the
present law.
NEGROEs As SUBSTITUTES FOR WHITES,
The Committee from Philadelphia
have had IN interview with the See
retary of war, and fully stated their
plans and arrangements in reference
To negroes being accepted rs substi-
the equalization Of pay between color
ed and white soldiers. The Secre-
tarv has these important subjects
under consideration, and II decision
will be made mt an early day. .t -.
BrYING CoSsCRIPrs OFF.
We have expressed decided dis
sent to the action of the New York
Common Council in appropriating
money to pay the 5000 exemption
for every man drafted, Us tending to,
and in fact, purposely, defeating the
Government, which seeks to obtain
men and not money. 1t will be seen
by the following that the courts have
decided that the cities and towns have
no legal right to talc this course
Several towns in the State of Maine
having appropriated money Us com
mutation for drafted citizens the fol
lowing questions were submitted by
the Governor of the State to Judges
o: the Supreme Court
|. Has "A city or town any legal
) right to pledge its credit to raise mo
ney for the purpose OF paying the com
: mutations of such of its citizens as
may be drafted into the seryiceof the
United States under the law aforesaidy
1 =. Has Il city or town any legal
right to raise money by taxation to
provide combinations for such of its
citizens Us may thus be drafted?
= The Judges decided that money
: could be raised to cooperate witllth
J Government, but not otherwise. They
answered both questions therefore, iu
b the negative, .
/. A much better way is adopted in
! Philadelphia, where they defeated this
/ motion but voted money for the relief
, Of the families Of drafted men, or. as
bounty to the drafted men who go in
? to the ranks The city 9f Portland,
Maine, is about to provide $500 for
every man who shall be drafted from
l that city to serve in the armies Of the
; Union, provided he stands the draft
1 either by going to the war himself, or
' by securing an accepted substitute
5 This is talking to the purpose, Pay
e Whatever IS fair and just 10 recruit the
q National armies, but never cent TO
, .depletc and cripple them.
| The Government takes the $500 for
the procuration of substitutes, and not
for the Treasury, The Pittsburg
Chronicle says that the amount paid
in by parties drafted in that district
already exceeds Sl20,000 This will