Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-11-04
STATE OF VERMONT.
BY JOHN GREGORY SMITH, GOVERNOR.
4 PROCLAMATION.

4 PROCLAlNATION
The President of the United State has
issued his proclamation, calling upon the
Governors of the different States to raise
and have enlisted into theservice of the
United States, for the various companies
and regiments in the field from their re-
spective States, their quotas of three hun
drcd thousand men, and has proclaimed,
that if any State shall fail to raise the
quota assigned to it by the War Depart
ment under the call, then draft for the
deficiency in said quota shall be made on
such State for its proportion of said quo
ia; and that the draft shall commence on
the 9Th day of January, 1854.
And, for the purpose of avoiding if
possible resort to another draft, the
President proclaims the offer of large and
generous bounties to all such as may now
enlist voluntarily.
The quota of Vermont under this call
has been assessed at three thousand three
hundred and thirty men, and the deficit
under the present draft at nineteen hun
bred and twenty three, making total OF
five thousand two hundred and ty-three
mon.
| would therefore most earnestly invite
the people of the State to respond prompt
ly to this call, and fill the quotas assigned
to it within the time limited by the Pres
idents proclamation as the only means of
averting another draft, which if it must
finally be resorted to, will of necessity be
enforced with more rigor, and in such
manner as to secure beyond possibility Of
failure the complement Of men, so much
needed by the Government.
And respectfully urge upon the mu-
nicipal authorities of the State, and upon
all patriotic citizens, the Importance Of
contributing their most earnest efforts, by
active labor and encouraging appeals to
stimulate and promote cnlistments in their
respective towns 1t is with a just and
becoming pride that we refer to the
promptitude with which the State has re-
sponded to all former calls for volunteers.
She has, on all occasions, given of her
sons to the country: and now, under more
hopeful auspices, when but one more deci-
sive blow needs be struck to complete the
triumph, and subdue the work of treason,
she surely will not falter, but as in times
past will still maintain her proud dis
tiuction and her fair fame Nor can she
forget the strong appeal of her soldiers
already in service for reinforcemcnts. 1t
is their decimated ranks that are to be
filled. Let Vermont now show that she
remembers the trials which they have en-
dured the noble record which they have
made, and let generous response come
up from willing hearts throughout the
State to this urgent call in their behalf.
The quota assigned to the State both
for volunteers under the call of the Pres.
ident and for Deficiencies under the draft,
will be assessed to the several towns in
the State on proper basis, reference be-
ing had to the credits due to said towns
for enlistments prior to this date, as also
to men furnished by the several towns un-
der the present draft, 80 far as they have
been ascertained, to the end that oppor-
tunity may DO afforded them to fill their
quotas, and make up deficiencies, by vol
untary enlistments, and thereby also Sc.
cure the liberal bounties offered by the
Government.
The quota of each town, the details Of
the bounties to be paid by the General
Government, and the necessary instruct
inns To the nroner recruitinp officers, will