Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-03-31
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The adiutaot general Of this state has re-
Gently issued an order, based upon the in
famously slanderous Insertion by republi-
can Journals, that the democrats intend to.
resist the conscriV. law by force. 1t pro
vides for the organization and sTnling, by
the state, of an abolition regiment, to en-
force the drafting OF demncrnts TO go south
and fight rebels, while these abOlitionists
stay at home "fnr the purpose Of guard and
protection of the state Of Illinois against
hostile aggression" The order desiguates
an abOlitIon ! mel, and he is to appoint
three line tffceri { T each company, WHO
arc to 20 out and enlist men. who will then
be furnished with arms By The state.
Gen. Fuller should have wordeds bis Or
der differently, not to render bis meaning
pluineF, bot for truths sGkc. lie should
have said Col. r. nj. Huugh has Guthori-
~ TO raise regimen: Of GbulitiODists to
force democrats to serve in the ranks of The
army fighting Tebcl-." For that's the way
the thing will work. Suppose Illinois is
called upon for ion thousand men FIVE
thousand abOlisionists will be al owed to
remain in these hous regiments, in which
democrats will net 5e enlisted, while five
thousand unldcky democrats Tiil be draft
ed and sent south. That is precisely what
the order means-naJhins m0re-uothiaG
less.
Adj Rant General FaIIer and the wa- d.
partnne Mt have 40 right TO ASSUME that
democrats viii resist the dra(. Daring
this whole war, n act Of unlawfA violence
have been 2eTpesTated by democrats, while
their antagonists have constantly broken
the laws of the country by NIB assembling
o.. Ger Fuller knows that the Statements
Of the republican press, that the democrats
interd Resistance, is base, deliberately
contrived falsehood. lie knows, too, that
If any course Of Conduct caulI proyoke
armed crii5i0n, II is this very plan Of arm
il g sholiticnists lJr !he aV5We3 purpose u
cnerciug the democracy.
That there il a,d1ap- seated onl rigategny
Indignation agtinst tie c R,eFipt law, w
do not wish to-denY. Bat the aulhaTitie,
eanuo. fail to observe taatGsmDcratiG jour
nrl3 aod orators have beer exerling 81
their irfluenoe to prevent fFeIble resist
Rnce to lis execution, ii any be coutemplat
ed. Full ol boTrJrs as Q draft Ropld nee
egsarily be it wpuld 10 as u0lhing to tht
awful terr0rs Of an Intestine war in ibt
north. Free citizans OF j linuis will will
difficulty DC broUsht TO tsl9rste the idea o
being dragged to battle at the paint OF tbr
bgyoDet, lie sheep to the shsmtls. The,
are bound to.ohey this law as cue Of tin
laws Of the land. But when democrats Sc
their owe neighblrs. allowed to erlBt Il
these stay ut horae regiments, and eY 81
employed in forcing themselves to {, utheri
baitle-felds, the old Adam viii send tadjs
play himself -. -e
Vein; re those IL euthority tb pass
o Mile and cORsides rhe cad Of ali this :
Wiz employ gVid steel and brute fore,
whens cQncliatorY measures are al snf
cient2 Why try'to drive meu who ar
willing to obey the laws quietly, as the
have ever done ? From TIE tone OF som
Standardization Journals, IT wuuld seem tba
they would take feudish delight in DIT,
voking resistance to the government, th.
lite bAy0nets might be used against tn
''copperheads" as they tern, the demJcri
cy. But can il be that the administrative
itsfll shares in this NEST horr;d NJ petir
for blood? l,s disciplined pbalanxps lnigl
hnslly triumph over unorganizsd resistant
but ut what 81? No armed regimen
are needed in illinois to spfoTce tbs draf
and tbeir organization only tends 20 ba
feeling ard mischief Slate Register.