The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-09

Of ago, dsperden. upon his labor for sup
port. Seve0ih, where there aTe father
and sOUs IN ,be same family aud house.
Sold. and Two Of them sns ia the militia.
~ service Of the United Sars as non.
Q muissioned officers, musicians or pri
Yates. the residue OF such family and
Ihousehold not exceeding two. shall b.
exempt Eighth. young men between
tie ages OF eighteen and twenty are ~ /,
eDpt. for the reason that experience
proves that soldiers und,r twenty years
Of age cannot snslain the burdens Of
camp llfe so well IS men between the
ages Of twenty and thirty 6ys.
These! cir. are the exemptions OF the
Conscription act. (so called in favor Of
tie poor. upon whose daily Toll the aged,
the in6rm aud the h.lpless rely. Is il
making "ibfsmous distinctions between
the rich and the poor" to e1emp, the on
ly son' of poor widows. and to compel
members Of Congress to 6ght, procure
Subshiutes or pay for subsilutss2 Is il
m-king infamous distinctions between
the rich and ihe poor" 10 exempt the on.
ly brothers Of failerless and motherIcss
little brothers and sisters dependent up
on their daily toll fDr support, aud com
pei poslm ers and Go,ernment clerks
10 fight. procure substitutes, or pay for
substitutes? Is it making infamous
distinction between the rich and the poor
10 exempt the fathers of molherle4s in
fant children, depent upon their daily
'oil for susteDauce and to compel STATE
Judges, justices o; the peace, clerg, men
and college professors 10 fight procure
substitutes or pay for substitutes? This
law which thus discriminates in iavoy o,
the poor. is denounced and Scoursed by
Mozart Hall. Shame on Mozart HALL =
Shame on the men who misrspresent the
beue6cent provisions Of an act passed
to uphold tie Impsrill,d cause Of our
country.
The 18th section Of this Conscripiou
act provides. Thst any person dr.ited
and notified to appear as aforesaid may,
on or before the day 6rxd for his ap
pearauce. furnish an acceptable subs,i
tuts 10 take his place in the draft; or he
may pay to such person as the Secretary
of War may authorize to reci-ve it, such
gum not exceeding three hundred dollars
MS the Secretary may detetmine, for III,
procnration Of such sui stitute, which
sum shall be fixed at q uniform rae by ,
general order made st the time Of order
ing draft for aoy State or Territory =
Any person may furnish 90 acceptabI,
aubstituie to take his p,aoe in the draf
q. any price for which he can procur.
one. = Every drafted man is at liberty t.
furnish a substitute a. such rate as ht
may agree 10 pay the substitute; or any
drafted man may psy such sum, not ex
ceeding three hun ndred dollars, as III,
Secretary Of War may determine, to pro
curA a subsliiute.
The sem determined upon BY the Sec
retary cannot exceed three huLdr-d dol
lars; It may be ten. fifty. one hundred
two hundred dollars, or any sum within
the limit of three hundred dollars -
!, This provision Of allowing sum not ,c
exceed three hundred dollars to be pai'
TO the Government TO procure substitutes
was pu, into the law. for The sole ant
single purp SO Of keeping down the prc
! Of subs'i,ule. so that men Of very mod
crate mesns and poor men could NOR
. readily obtain substitutes. Thi. prOvis
ion enables the S-oreta' y TO fx the sun
, which will be the price of substitutes
Without this provision 1t wss believe
r that the prices for Substitutes would e
up at once 10 one thousand or two thou
I sand dollars so that none but rich me
8 could obtain them. If any drafted ma
D can obtain a substitute for sum les
/, than that determined by the Secretary
g he is at liberty to do 20. This authoriI
o conferred upon The Sscrstaryto fix SUI
!. f'om one dollar TO three hundred dollar
e was purposely given to check spscuIaiiO
d to keep down the pIice oi substitutes
. and it must inevitably do so. Thus. pa
). tisan malgniIy. iu lis blindness and mao
ness. perverls meas urs framed solely
!, tho interests Of drafted men of modera,
;. means and of drafted poor lnen in fave
OF the rich and against the poor. Su,eI
a sir, the folly and madness and WICKED
IL ness Of even Mozar, hall caOrot furth,
'e go
ST Sir, this act for enrolling and callir
lie out the national forces gives assurance
u the world that il is the unalterabls pu
ID pose Of the nation TO crush out this wicl
i. ed rebellion. Your dennncialions Of i
le provisions can only Gre The hearts al
nerve the arms Of traitors. thus putin
At in peril the holy cause Of our count
nf and the precious blood Of lis heroic d
8. tenders. Your denunciations Of this be
IF, sfcent act OF national defense by rev
n wing the waning hopes Of the rrbellio
oil may force upon the Government the u
OF cessity Of putting into execution the d'i
he provided for in This act That draft Ca
in not be averted except by promptly wea
a ouing the willing hands Of the loyal m
m in the rebel states. and by immedia Q
n yielding united and enthusiastic suppc
10 TO the Government. thus speedily a
NJ thoroughly crushing the hopes and effe'
p, ually battling the efforts Of the rebels.
HENRY WILSON.