Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-18
ALL ABOUT THE DRAFT.
Gov. Salomon's Message.
THE CORRESPONDENCE IN FULL.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
Madison Feb. 5, 1868.
nordble TIE Assep,5lu

To the Honorable the assembly
In compliance with your resolution. No.
SO, Of January 81, | herewith lay before
you all correspondence, by telegraph and
otherwise, between the War Department
and myself upon the subject embraced in
that resolution. This correspondence will
inform you what efforts have been made
by NE 10 prevent the necessity of draft
in this State, and to induce the War De-
partment to accept from this State niue
months volunteers.
1t Is proper for me to state in this con-
Dection, upon the authority OF dispatch
received from the War Department recent
ly Ia ans S.r TO direct question upon that
subjec., that the General Government has
never authorized the raising of nine
months volunteers in any State. Upon
authority of newspapers it seems that in
some OF the larger cities, Philadelphia
New York and Boston, nine months men
were organized TO avoid the draft. How
this was accomplished, | a rot informed
but there must have been some State laws
there to authorize such organizations, and
State means or other funds to defray the
expenses thereof. Two things are always
necessary to enable me To raise troops of
any kind. lst, Ell authority from the
General Government or State law and
I'd, the necessary means TO defray the .x
penses of the organization. / had no au-
Jhority from the General Government 10
organize nine months volunteers, (nor any
kind OF volunteers after August 221, ex-
cept for old regiments and To FIJI the 3lst
and ~ h regimente) There is no State
law aur horizing such organization, and
there were no means at my disposal TO de-
tray the expenses OF raising such troops.
y here ulne months volunteers have been
raised in other States under laws aud ia
cilities not existing here, | pre- ame the
General Government has, after they were
organized and rendered, accept them as,
OF in place OF, drafted militia. Beyond
the fact, however, that the Government
refused TO give me authority to raise nine
months volunteers, and tLat il has not
given such authority 10 any other State, |
have DO definite or reliable information rs
to what may have been done by other
States Having failed to obtain authority
to continue recruiting, except for old rtg-
imenis, after the 22d OF August, | deemed
it my duty To carry out the draft as it has
been carried ut III NEST, if not ali, of the
other States hat failed TO rnish their
quota up to Au 5ust 22d, aid as | was
bound IL do unGer the Constitution OF the
Uniled States, the enaotments of Congress,
and the orders and regulations OF the
President, made in pursuance thereof
EDWARD SALONON.
WASHINGTON, July s, 1S62.-Gov. sALoMoN You
the U S. service Tor three years during the war;
five regiments of volunteer in antry, being part
OF your call under the quota OF the President. By
order of the Secretary of War.
(signed,) c. b. BUCKINGHAM
WAsHINGroS, July Goth, Is62.-To K. SALoMoN,
Governor: sir-The publication yesterday of an or
der to Captain Dodge, to muster in recruits for
pine and twelve mont hs fran Pennsy renders
of a letter addressed the Adjutant General of
Pennsylvania which will serve to define II postion
OF the Department on that subject.
The bounty for nine months is twenty-five dollars
in all. (Signed0
C.P, BUCKINGHAM,
Brig. GeD1 and A. A. G..
Gen. A. L. RUSSELL, Adjt. Gen. Pa.s-Sir: Refer
ring to the conversation between yesterday on
vauia Tor nine months. am directed to say that
present 1t is not sidered expedient by the Presi
dent to call for any other than three years troops
designated in the last levy. This Department can
MT, of course, interfere with the proce adings of
the Governor of Pennsyl gania, in calling out
troops for nine and twelve months; but while they
would, without doubt, be accepted in the present
emergency it is to be understood that the Gouer7a-
mast tGke the entire responsibility of ra5sSng
them aoithows an cypress cGN frcs, ne Iresieent
Unless orders TO the contrary shall be given,
terng officers will usuer into the service of the
q. ;. the troops new organizing under the procla-
nation of the Cover of Pennsylvania.
BY order OF the Secretary OF War.
(signed) c. p BUCKINGHAM,
Brig Gen'l & A. A. G..
Pennsylvan are altogether irregular. The terms
of the Presidents call ought not to be departed
from without express authority from the Depart
ment. (Signed) e. P. BUCKINGHAM,
Brig. Gen. Il A. A. G.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5th, Is62.-Gov Solomon
Sir-The following order has this day been issued.
Ordered
First That draft of 100000 men be inmedf.
ately called into the service of the United States
serve for nine months, unless sooner DISCHARGED
The Secretary of War wilt assign the quotas the
States, and establish regulations for the draft.
Secona-if any state shall not by the fifteenth
of August furnish its quota of the additional 3OC-
volunteers in that State will also be made up by
special draft from the militia. The Secretary of
War Will establish regulation fol- that purpose In
structions Will be Sent in a few days, the whole
number OF troops sent by the Several states will be
estimated and apportioned, and any surplus fur
nished by State above its proportion, will be cred
tied the draft
BY order of the Secretary Of War
(oigned) {. P. BUCKINGHAM,
Il. e. Il A A. G..
MADISON, Aug. 9th. ls62.-Hon. +. NJ. Stanton
Secretary of War, Washington, d. C.:-Generat
Sigel has called upon for regiment; wish to
know VIII ther that regiment is still emplated
teenth, to draft; also whether that regiment is
to be considered within quota of three years
volunteers, and whether the five regiments hereto
fore call for all of quota of the first three
hundred thousand; also whether volunteer eompa-
MES for nine months to be received.
(S'gnod) Il. SAL0M0N,
Governor of Wisconsin
WASHINGTON, Aug Z, 1S62-Gov. Solomon Sir
If the enrolment of militia has not commenced
in yorr state, please let it be done imme diately-
Take the names of all able bodied citizens, between
Is and As years of age, by counties If State laws
do not provide officers, appoint them, and the I'm
tied States will pay all reason able expenses. The
list should contain age, occupation, and all impor-
tant facts each
By order OF the Secretary OF War.
(Signed) G. Z. BUCKINGHAM,
ID. G. Il A. A. G..
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 1S62-To Edward Solomon,
Governor, &c: Your quota of the three hundred
and four. Regulations FIR draft will be forwarded
to- day
BY order of the Secretary OF War.
(Signed) G. BUCKINGHAM,
A. A. G.
MADISON, Aug. sth. 1s62-IIon. f. NJ. Stanton
learn, if possible, whether If raise more than
credited to this Stale draft. Also whether
we may continue to receive volunteers for three
years till our regiments full alter the 18th,