Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1863-08-29
Foreigners.

Foreigners. 49, I
Some worthy old citizen, who drills every
evening, and holds himself ready to march
and meet the common enemy, wonders. to
see SO many stalwart young men in the city
lounging about on the corners, and contri-
buting nothing towards the defence of the
country. - He writes to a morning paper
to inquire the reason, and gets this answer {:
sIh 1.-THE sight which so naturally offends the
eye of our friend, ''An old Resident often
ded the members Of Congress while in this
city, and they, having satisfied themselves,
: that these stalwart drones and blacklegs
were, for the most part, or claimed to be,
mot citizens Of the Confederate States, passed
q a bill subjecting to CONSUMPTION, after the 1st
.'a'day of July citizens, between 1S and As, Of.
~ the United States including Maryland, resi-
! dent or sojourning within the Confederate
u States. The President did not think the bill
q worth signing, and it thus failed to BECOME
= a law .:"'
The said morning paper in its patriotic
y zeal to nd. the President guilty: of every
evil, falls here into an. inaccuracy. No such
bin was passed-b Congress Eaquirtz
lis' "The said morning paper falls into no
e inaccuracy. - Such a bill was passed, was
presented TO the Pre$identj was by him left
unsigned, and thus failed to. become a law
the session being too near the close to admit
Of it's becoming a law without his signature.
4 If the Enguirer were not more swift and
superserviceablc in the defence OF its nomi.
nee for Dictator, than We arc Jealous to End
the President guilty Of every evil, it would
take the trouble to ascertain tie truth before
venturing to contradict a Journal, which we
take it upon ourselves. to say is not apt to be
Inaccurate, 49,. 49, -. -. .~' ......'. /
-. The bill referred to reads ar follows j: |
The Congress Of the Confederate: States,
..of .amertca do enact, That all whitS finale
erersons between the ages Of TB and 45l
wears, claiming to be citizens of any of the
. estates or Territories Of thetJnited States,
"residing or sojourning within the limits of
ifhe,C Confederate States, and who would, i'll
',citizens of the Confederate States, be sub
EJECT to military duty under the laws now in
oforce, or which may hereafter be enacted,
ttshau, if within the Confederate States upon
cor after the 1st. day of July, A d. 1868, be
.'helds subject to military duty in the same
"manner az if such persons were citizens OF
tanny of the. States composing the Confede-
"rate States Progided, That the President
cmay, after the first day ofJuly, A. D., 1868
exempt from the operations Of this act any
tfof the persons h~ereinbefore described.
81 ttSectiou Second. 1t shall be the duty Of
1.-THE President within ten days after the pas
sage and approval of this act, to issue his
aproclamation giving notice ofthe provisions
therein contained, and from and after the
"1st.day of July, A. D., 1858, it shall be the
duty Of proper officers to enforce said pro-
"visions.''
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persons claiming to be citizens ofthe United
States. gurSpder 6astH aIlo gor ni8ts bamtt
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