Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-27

INCIDENTS OF THE DRAFT - HOW THEY
TAKE IT.
We are happy 10 say that, with very few
exceptional cases, the draft is met by the
people with patriotic submission and even
qualification. The mass of the people are
loyal, and are convinced of the ri2htful
ness of the draft, and they meet it accord
ingly. Some time since New York land
not New York alone) cast slurs against
Philadelphia for her sIOwness in raising
men to defend Pennsylvania against the
invading rebels. But the City of Penn
can now take a glorious revenge upon New
York, by comparing the quiet and good
order which has attended the draft in the
former, to the outrageous, brutal, devilish
scenes which marked n similar operation in
the latter. The telegraph states that on
the completion of the draft in the 3rd dis
trict, three cheers were given for the coun-
hg right or lorong That's an illustra-
ton of loyalty, and, we may add, of true
bravery, which Philadelphia may we'll
be proud of, and wear as crown of re
joicing.
Similar demonstrations were made else
where. In Elmira, New York, q grand
celebration was had by the drafted men.
They formed processiOn headed by bands
of music, with banners and plaeards, with
humorous inscriptions One read, The
Union and the Constitution - God and Vic
tory" Another, "What we kill, we eat"
Another, awe are coming, Father Abra-
ham, three hundred dollars m2re." An
other, aPrze Tickets $500, United States
Lottery" They then assembled in the
Square and listened to stirring speeches
BY drafted men and others. A series of
resolutions, thorough and uuequivOcsl in
their loyalty, were adopted. The Adver-
tiser relates this incident of the eelebrs-
ton:
Gan old man, sixty-fve years Of age,
then mounted the stand, and proceeded to
address the people. His broken accents
showed that he was German. He said he
had been sixteen years in the service in
the old country, and wished he was young
enough to fight for liberty in America. He
knew the difference between a monarchy
and a free government, and he exhorted
| the people in eloquent language to stand
up and fight for order and law. In con-
clusion he said it was the best he could do
now, but when they came back he would
give them something better. His speech
was a novel and exciting feature of the
occasion. His name is Charles Simons.
And we say bully for Simons."
"At Burlington, Vt, the drafted men
paraded The street with drum and fife, full
Of valor and fight; among them is one Of
the Catholic clergy; also, Fl. L. Lamb and
| C. A. Heyt, editors ofthe Burlington Times,
and Burlington Sentinel; R. S. Taft,
State Attorney" -.-r-... ana
"The Hartford Courant says that a gen.
tleman is now in that city who was drafted
in Boston. He furnished substitute, pay
ing a good price, and the fellow ran off (;
hired another substitute and he skeda1-
died. Not liking such luck he concluded
to go himself and went before the officers
for that purpose, but the Board of Enroll
ment threw him ont on account of dis
ability"
"Among the drafted men, in Portland,
was Mr.. Henry Willis. the well-known
naturalist and historian. The Portland
Advertiser says:-'We can imagine him
in the tops of the highest trees, taking a
calm survey of things, and examining the
birds Of various plumage, and the curious
bugs, which may edorn the collection in
the Portland Society of Natural History"
The Conseription has taken from the
several newspaper establishments of
Maine, Mr.. Richardson. of the Portland
Press; Mr. Dingley of the Lewiston Jour
nal /; Mr.. Prescott of the Pennington
Chronicle, and Mr.. Ridgin Of the Oxford
Democrat"
Both sons of Hon. Edward Everett lone
of whom has just graduated at Cambridge,
England have been drafted in Boston
Both have made up their minds to serve in
person, instead of procuring substitute
or paying the $500. Mr.. Everett himself
it is said, declares that if he is drafted he
will follow their example"
OF la drafted men who reported from
two wards of Providence, Rhode Island,
there were 76 exempted for various causes;
80 furnished substitutes, and 5 paid the
$500 0commutation. OF those exempted A
were from physical inability, IL were
o1fano hIa
only sons Of widows, 2 were from families
which already had two members in the
service, one was in the navy, l had two
motherless children under twelve years of
age dependent upon him tvr support, one
had been convicted of felony, one was
nonresident, and one brought certificate
from parents dependent on him for support,
electing to exempt him where two brothers