The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-23
Dioneer Il DemDfral.
S A MT P A U L.
Saint Paul, Friday, Oct. %, 1868.
THE GALL or THE PRESIDENT
FOR THREE HUNDRED THOU.
SAND VOLUNTEERS.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE following
proclamation has been issued by President
Ii coin:
By the President of the United S'nies:
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, The term of service of part
of the volunteer forces Of the United States
will expire during the com ng year, and
whereas, in addition to the men raised by
the present draft, it is deemed expediert
to call out 500, 900 volunteers to serve for
three years or during the war, il the war
does not exceed three years.
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United States and Com
mander in chief of the Army and Navy
thereof, and of the Militia of the General
States, when called into service do issue
this proclamation calling upon the Gov
ernors of the different States to place, and
have enlisted in the United States service,
for the various companies and regiments
in the field from their respective States
their quotas of 100000 men.
further proclaim, that all the volun
teers that are called out and duly enlisted,
shall receive advance pay, premium and
bounty, as heretofore communicated to
the Governors of States by the War De-
partment, through the Provost Marshal
Generals Office by special letter.
further proclaim that all volunteers re-
enlisted under this call, as well as others
not heretofore credited, shall be duly cred-
tied and deducted from the quotas estab-
lished for the next draft.
l further proclaim that if any State
shall fail to raise the Quota assigned to it
by the War Department under this call,
the draft for the deficiency in said quota
shall be made in said State or in the dis.
tricts of said State for their due proper
ton of said quota, and the said draft shall
commence on the 9th day of January,
1864.
l further proclaim, that nothing in tbi;
! Proclamation shall interfere with existing
orders, OR with those that may be issued
for the present, in States where it is now
in progress, or where it has not been com
menced.
The quotas of the States and districts
will be assigned by the War Department
through the Provost Marshal, due regard
being had for the men heretofore furnish.
ed whether by volunteering or drafting.
The recruiting will be conducted in &C.
cordance with such instructions as have
been Or may be issued by that Department.
In issuing this proclamation, address
myself not only to the Governors of the
several States, but also to the good and
loyal people thereof, invoking them to
give their cheerful, willing and effective
aid to the measure thus adopted with a
view to reinforce our victorious armies
now in the field and bringing our military
operations to a proper conclusion thus
closing forever, the fountains of sedition
and civil war.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed Done at the City OF
Washington this 18th day of October,
A. d., 1868, and of the Independence OF
the United States the eighty-eighth.
(Sipned) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President
VIM III. SEWARD, Secretary of State.