Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-12-19
Como In out OF the Draft.

diminished by DeIng compeIled at last 10
submit to CONSUMPTION.
The Office of the Provost Marshal Gen
eral at Indianapolis is crowded daily,
and the mastering officer is absolutely
besieged, and finds it impossible to mus
ter in the squads of recruits as fast as
they apply Sometimes recruits are COM
PEELED to wait, for several hours, their
turn to be sworn into the service.
In our own district, Provost Marshal
Hynes is doing heavy business in the
same line. On Thursdays train twenty
five or thirty recruits for the 5Sth Regi-
ment reached the city for the purpose Of
being sworn in at the Provost Marshafs
Office here As of our district, so we learn
of most others All are busily engaged
in examining and mastering in recruits.
But, Notwithstanding this activity, our
State may fail Especially may the First
Congressional District fall short of
its quota. The number of men re-
ouired of US is over 1900. This is near
two regiments-or over company and
a half to each county. Vanderburgh
county is called on for two and halt
companies. Hard work is required to
secure that number. While much has
been done-more remains to be accom-
plished-if we escape the draft.
1t will be remembered that we predict
ed, two or three weeks ago, that many
of the provisions of the present
conscript law would be changed be
fore the 5th of January. We stated
further, the changes which we thought
would be made, viz: the repeal of the
$500 exemption, and the classification
clauses, as well as several others. We
noifar ST ER jRst 5si Fl thf9 81 The Sen
ate Military Committee, has prepared ,
bill making almost the identical changes
that we suggested. His bill, with few
slight notifications, has been accepted
by the Committee and reported to tht
Senate. Washington kilograms asser
that it will pass that body without an
serious objection. 1t will also, withou
doubt, go through the House and becom,
the law.
This law will make the draft YER,
serious matter. Nobody will be exemp
except those under 20 or over As, o.
those manifestly unfit for military duty
The drafted man must GO or furnish al
able-bodied substitute. OF course the
copperheads will raise great hue anG
cry over the changes in the law. The,
tried to make capital-(perhaps they
succeeded, to limited extent)-out Of
the $500 clause; they will endeavor tc
make yet more out of its repeal. But
their efforts will prove abortive in this
as they were in the other particular. The
government must have men to put down
the rebellion, and the people demand
that the rebellion shall be put down.
So absolutely necessary is it that
our army be reinforced, that any
failure to raise our quota of troops by
volunteers will result in the imme
date enforcement of the draft. The
names of those subject to draft-both
claases-have been printed, and, in many
districts, posted, SO that all may know
what the chances are.
It has been said that the $500 bounty
offered by the Government will cease the
present week. We feel satisfied that the
bounty will be offered up to the 5th of
January. Gov. Morton is now in Wash
ington for the purpose of securing such
an extension, and there is little doubt
that he will be successful in this, as he
has been in most OF his suggestions to
the War Department We think there
need be no apprehension on the part of
any who volunteer prior to the 5th of
January that they will fail to secure the
bounty. The Government wants men
more than money, and if by paying the
bounty they can secure the men, they
will, without doubt, continue the bounty
Therefore, let all urge on the good work.
Those who feel it to be their duty, and
can make arrangements to go, should
do so. Those who cannot go, should do
all in their power to aid those who
will go, and to look after the com
fort of their families when gone. In this
way, by cooperating with each other,
Indiana will be able to add to the repu-
tation she has already achieved for patri-
otism, gallantry, and energy.