Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-03-31
The Conscrip,IonR Bill.

cOhscTlpuJu Diii euopteu Dy the Iate ADo~
liticn Congress will be carried into effect
1t is presumed, however, that the enroll
ment for the draft will commence immedi-
ately, and that by the first of June every
able bodied man between the ages oftwen-
ty and forty five will be subject to the will
of the President, for it wilItake all the men
between thGFe ages, not exempt by the
provisions OF the law, to answer the de
manfs which will soon be made for troops
during the present year. Thus, it is evi-
dent, If the draft be enforced, and the war
continues. every man of the class inelud
cd in TIE bill, who is too poor to pay three
hundred dollars for his exemption,
will be f.rced into the army and compelled
to face the exasperated people Of the South.
who ere lighting as they suppose, in de-
fepce of their rights, liberties, property and
lives. e.-s.5e
That the c7DscriPtion bin is unequal, mr.
just and Unconstitutional, cannot be denied
with truth, but until its unconsti5utionality
is agreed uaon by the Supreme Court Of
the United States, lis the Law Of the land.
And as pernicious end despOtio as we re
gard iIs pro7sious, We could cot advise a
| t.rcible resistance tOit'if justice and reason
areobseryed Blythe President in its enforce
msnt.
Democrats have always been distinguish
! ed for obedience to law. They have oheyed
the laws passed blythe opposition as well
/ as. those enacted -,by themselves. And
! vher their Opponents, the Abolitionists,
nuIlifed the fugitive slave law, raised the
standard Of rebellion in Kansas, and tram
l pied upon the legal decisions of our highest
! courts, they denounced such violations OF
law as dangerous to the liberties Of the peo-
pie aud porteutuous of the approach Of an
e=a of anarchy and civil war. The Demo.
cratic partyis law-a6iding party, an1
| appeals only to the ballot box and the le-
i gal tribunals in order to get rid Of obnox-
ious, uucoastitutional and unjust laws.
Boz if the President expects willing
/ response to tie CONSUMPTION law in thi.
! Sipte. il vii be. necessary Tor him, IN max
I ing the guets for the several Stotes t.
y give Illinois credit for the troops already
raissd by her.
Iftbis be daBe aud each county in thu
f. State be credited with the troops alraad,
furnished, the draft viii net be very heavy
for the present. Advance must also b.
made foT the extent Of time for which vol
unteers have enlisted. one three year
volunteer will count as much as four. min
months militia. All Of the troops raised il
Illinois volunteered fer three years, Will
in New York, Pennsylvania and othe
States, q large proportion furnished wer
for only nine months, whose term Of ser
vice is about TO expire. This must b
eqaalzed. before the conseription Law col
he right(ully executed 10 this State. p
And when the worst comes, the ps1pl
will insist that each couGty be credite
, with the number oE men furnished. Fo
instance. VIII and some other Democrat
! counties have furnished more than thei
$ proportion Of the troops raised in Illinois
: while the Addition counties, as q geners
thing, have. fallen short. Hence when tn
! draft comes to be made 10 this State, Ties
: facts must be recognized, and justice don
If cheerful compliance is desired.
viii county by furnishing liberal boun
I ties end otherwise has raised more men i
b proportion to her population than any 9th
er unity in this part of the State; an
however heavy the draft may be in othe
e sections, it cannot fall heavily upon US.
n there is fair play.
But Gs q draft of some sort is imminen
it behoovesus toprepare for it, We motto
= that the Democracy Of other counties ar
e passing resolutions in favor of exemptin
the citizens Of the Same from draft, b
I levyiug tax for that purpose. This pla
we regard with favor. The conscript Ia,
$ Discriminate n favor o. the rich an
. against the poor by requiring three hui
n drej dollars as the price Of exemption, tn
e effect Of which viii be to exempt the rio
D from a duty which they as well as the pos
:, owe to the.country. Now, in order tha
) the theory Of our government, equality
d citizenship, be lived up to, We are in luvt
Of tue ieyyiFg of tag by counties, iowa
or otherwise, for the purpose Of psyin
If every man who may be drafted three hui
i dFed delIavs, to be used as he shall deel
pgoper. Ifhe ben man of a family All
chooses to go, which many would do, 4
e can appropriate the price Of his exemptic
9 to the benefit Of his family.
= We hope that our County Clerk vi
r convene the Board of Supervisors, thattl
it matter may be considered by them. A
e Overwhelming majority CT the peopie Of Il
: county nre in favor Of tue tax. Iftaere
= doubt on this score, vote can be taks
d on tho proposition. Surely the propos
l ton is.or.e which recommends itself to Il
patriot aad ph4lsnthFepist. e
r, DeuiccraIic Meetings. -
Il The Abalitionists are at woFk orgapi
If ing for the next Presidential election :
:, They have conferred despOtic powers
a. Abrabsn T,incolnr sy{d ,,n1r ara ado,tiy