New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-25

action not unjust to all the tax payors1 Is it not
especially aRuft % three classes OF the tax payers
lst-A, who is drafted and Pays bis 500 Tor ex.
empiI N; 4d-B who is drafted and furnishes bis
substitute; 2i--C, who lie drafted and who shoulders
bis musket lise Iatro' Ii is urged TIA. this
money would only De used TO pro Ure substitui - ioI
drafted men snd N0gld NOT hinder the operation OF
the law Of Congress. This conld not be- TIE srbsl'
tules could not DO procured. How muSh
could you afo,d 10 pay substItutef Only
tie $500, which Won propose 10 woe ior
each. How maDy men are there III the Guy 'nal
could be procGed 20 20 as Substitutes who have DOL
already been ~ tie army You NIL nu!nDer them
On the finger Of your two hands-especialy after
| The draft II tins 10 ;rue, Won must rely on men
( who bave beea N the rvicel Can you get them
There are now offered, for re-eRiistmtnt, 81 Con-
gtessopal bounty, GOO; from the exemption iund,
s300-tota SiJ2. VIII q man 90 as asubOti ate FOR
$780, wien be can procure siO2 Tor the sarne ser
| Vicel The "Nationa Enrolment oct might un-
o-btedly be het,ered by exc ping husbands with
he.plessy Iuiirm wives. sDo other cases that might
be named Of a kindred nature. But that there are
May heads of facilias in tbs condition, who now
afo. neiihexeip or protection To such family. hut
ere low vaesboud aud thrif.less, cannot doubt.
| Whv should these have the benefits sought 10 be
confe rec on better menl These men drafted, thelr
families would be subjects OF pntEc justice
aud rot as Low OF private charity, and III
many cases that might he named would be
| better [or the change. Jadpiag the present and
future ~ the past, there can be no dou6t III the
mind of eny man but that puhc-spirted indivlduais
would sep in and pay tie exemption OF every
provdent husband OF other person who has helpless
I porso1s 6ependent on his eXertions and whose
presence IL al all necessary to the happiness or COM
fort O. the sle.s ones. 1t is much IL be preferred
tssl this mater should be le, IN tie bands Of pno.
! hc-spiriied Individuals. at Should he fully and
distinctly Understood that we canuot constni even
| to appear in The Temotes; degree to oppose any
constitutional law of the United Statea. either IN
letter or spirit. And while 10y oor action here we
adni, the Const.uiionsliiy Of the "NstionG Enroll
eut Gct TOR il the law Is unconstitutional there II
no necessity Of passing this yet are We lot con
sentiug TO apFe3r 10 cay The least Of II, to oppose ls
spir. The law framed 10 Increase he army ana
il must lie obvons 20 ST. is We pas tbi II viii tend
10 prevent tina, Increase. Such legislation three
months ago, wRs Unknown 10 tie history OF ihe
world, an il is 10 be hoped tLa' Booklyn VIII Not
ION these cities or towns that are VI Ing 10 lei
| be written " We were forced TO surrender 10 TIC
| mob" FaE better rs it that we should spend or
lose milions in suBisiring the Government, Than
give tartbIngs TO concete mob. Therefore let us
be firm now and all viii De vel. viii vote one OF
five millions, II necessary 10 support the wives ana
families OF these men while they are gone, aud VIII
vote 10 pledge the cay 10 pay ust pension TO tier
families If they should che III the service oil our
country Lei our motto be, Millions for the COM
fort OF the wives and families Of our brave deieDd-
ere, bat not one cent as tribute 10 q mob"