Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-12-11
Volunteering n Maine uaaer the last
Call

cry cal Of the Almin;s;rafi1a for men.
With which % prosecute this war. The
pecfle have responded nohiy and promptly
and GLORIOUS Old Name s-s stood on, a 4
leadi.s Safe in rcsPondin- % every de-
'nand 81 the government for troops. The
Peopie Of Maine today arr a. loyal and
true % tie government A. they ever werr.
a. ready and williag 70 give mel and non
ey 70 pat dOwn this atrOoicus rsbeIIon.
The dr2fs oa their patriotism. Is not vet cx-
hausted by any means. Noswithstandinr
al this u must be adnittel that IN toe at
tesnrts 10 raise cur quota under tie last @ n
We have tAas Ear lAborcd hard. The cause
Goes not lay "A a ~&as Of disposition on the
part Of The people. IA; IN another d,rection.
la the E-zt placc the irhabi,ans~ of shose
towns slich by extraordinary efforts in paw
lng large bOuntscs and othsr meas fsrnisl.-
"a a large u'unber q men and sent them
into the service under the draf, DO 10, feel
saiis..od tbat in making he Apportiouu,cut
they are deprived Of al credit for "a. and
in iact arr NJ letter oa than they sould b,
had they By hook or - crook got al
their eouscriPts exempted Bod q tiEs ~e
lave ahcady given our vicEs ar % not an
tend 70 say more uPoa thsi Poini. When
an aPPortios 80 'ues z "a lf1-ua ruSc. that
VII be eIuaiy a. bet~cea so~ns is depart
Cd from "a necessarily load % ooufasioa
and difhculty. : he order Of the Governor
allowing nee 20 20 out Of the towns in
which they RESIDE % be counted upon the
quotas q other towns. before their own
towns quota was filed j. vorkiag cat H.is-
cbesic-as results ant refArding the work %
recruiting % an alarming dcgrce. Il -
something thar has never been done before
asd Osghi not 60 have been allowed no-.
u throws the whole svsfrrn 81 paving
bounties in,o utter confusion. and j. work
ing cat the greatest injustice 70 a y.ortson
Of the towns IN this STATE. The Ierisla-
ture shoald have been convened and then
by enactmeut provided that thsse bountirs
shou.1 be uniform between cities and towns.
following out the example sct ~ in Massa-
ehusetts IN reference o this matter. Then
The iaiz-sutcls hcll out % volunteers % 70
ITO quota oct RI their own resident town
woali have been tAkrn awsy. some ofthe
towns IN th State Who hal their meetings
early. commenced ~ voting = bounty o.
500 TO their men. others voted 500.
which Wa thea generally considered = To
eral amount considering the ability q The
people 20 pay an tLe iar-c bouuiics oErT-
Cd BY TIE general government and the
state fhe~e towns conmenced enlistins
their men and ever, thin- was pro-rcssin-
satisfactorily % bo;h parties until Other
towns began votus Lars~r boa-;ies WIN
following TIE ratural love 81 u,o-c, ve al
EAv- he volunteers al a. once frlt tiss tl,r,
had sori 81 rowing commission - - -av
where and every where they could ct tic
most pay aad w. counted IN tLaitouns quo
n which offered TIE ul,-t liberal bouut,
an under The order Of the governor thee
men had a perfect right % 10 this They
had rishi % 60 where they could e. 10
lzr-esi Pay. tho -rlafesi bo-nfy.
Nhle dis nay ae very eel fsr .i..ui. 4,
Is working death O. ;ovrs a. corI.oratisn.
Poor tosus ti.at really are not able % paw
excessive boultics ,osc al sheir roisn,,,.r.
and - che end ull have O. subu,it g. tb-
haI sliFs oi q drafi aAsu 81 Ia H,g Lae
c-'a1'Iy fr1sisloi fL-'r qr.s1 q roIantec-,.
ilrsc town. IN th.s va viI De- caaoelsi
20 r-i~l aoabie u.eir q.o,as. vb.ie RI Lcr
towns 80 bs pay ias largc boanties OF %
Other towns VII -ct ols E.fLouf flrn..h-r.-
cry men. This very proves b. nov ro.n-
on al over iLe STATE. ID you rani proof
So o. Al-usia anl there you WI have dem
otssirated l-ci1re your eyes al that &c a.
BE-. We kaou q towns Tat have furnish.
Cd nearly AZ tLeir qsotas. carried tbem
doWn Co camp ard h.sf t.1s ol Leaglf a,,.
f.aH r.e>r lLem iy towns O. .ar larger
bounties. Isl las can sui toa.. .ios Il.
they 81 homc ani fet Up 1ao. RI town
nerfHg and -.r a.. Ir Ie.af. aaGth.r
by - their own r.rn there g. ~ Ger.
ia.aty out what some oticr t8un viii -.t
in ahea4 of them and bF the sane process.
take t,cu TT araF araiu. Itis tbasafl 4,
raue GO '' pea ash talI - between che I'D.
mclai authoritics arl agents of t,rus. 20.
eng ~ ai blood. d.saaeciion aal disgust.
with th.s system Of enlargement ever, lrv.
Anoih-- ih'n-. Be- 81 leal.nr t5rss % vote
and rhs excessive suns a. boaut.e.. uh..l
iacF i-nauiiaH-s can nefcr pav without
crcaiinE actuai distress an poverty some
town in thcir real o. -sise uleir r..n f,,.
voted suus ~ high a. s.ao g. a.an.a.s-
fhat 90 roa-aa4hie patriotic raI.nte,r s,.
der Ordinary cirr1msfances uoal is,,
arkrI er f.al.f.F H. al. H..