Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-08-05
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district has yet beon made or u not,
when II viii boz This Interesting rero'
mony has been performed w several dis.
tdets. including Philadelphia Lancaster,
DC In The latter county, so the Inquirer
tan Abolition shcei) OF the Both ull, says
that but fourteen OF the conscripts, out OF
some . 500 IN all, had been equipped and
mustered in aud that military squads
had been despatched to all parts Of the
country to drum up the recIeonts at tho
point OF the bayo@et The same paper
publishes the names Of 5jl who had been
exempted from various causes, which 1t
supposed would be more than doubled
The vast number OF exemptions is sur
prising. We notice that IL L single d!sN
lriot in Massachusetts,, out ofJWtv. four men
drafted, .ftty oaereceived exemptionparer
and two paid $500, one only being mus
tered into the service. We notice similar
extraordinary instances Of exemption IN
other parts OF the country. If these eKN
eniptions are all fair and legitimate, then
IL is clear that compact and thickly set
tied districts possess a decided advantage
over those where the same population is
scfttered over n wide extent ofterritory--
such, Tor instance, as this Congressional
District. The Board Of Enrolment for
this district have fixed their headquarters
at Waterford, in Erie county. From this
place to Waterford is not less than l3O
miles by the most direct route, through
the only part of Pennsylvania that it Is
possible to travel that distance without
finding a railroad. Many ofthe citizens OF
this county could not reach the place Of
renezvous in less than $50 or l60 miles
Why q more central location was not se-
lected is not explained. Nor is it explain
ed who, if anybody, is 10 be present to see
ttnt Justice is done In many places we
notice that three or four gentlemen OF
each political party are invited to be pres.
ent to see fair play. How can this be
done at Waterford ? Who is there that
knows who are Democrats and who are
Abolitionists in Clearield county? We
are by no means disposed 10 complain
hope we shall have no cause-but insist
upon il that the choosing Of Waterford as
the headquarters, appears most extraor.
dinary
The draft has been suspended for thirty
days in New Jersey, to enable the State to
Gil its quota 10y volunteer enlistmentS.
No draft has yet taken place i'll N.York,
The cause OF the delay is not 80 clearly
understood
Be5l. Var, Pcsiilsace and Famine" we're the
calamities sought to be visited upon the
county 10y the enemies OF tho Patriot,
, uoro and Statesman" Jackson, rather
than his re,elec,on to the Presidential
, cl air. The enemies OF the Democratic
, party of the present day are the lineal de
, defend .rs in The days Of Jackson. LooS
s a. the following sentence taken from tn
, infamous Harrisburg Telegraph of the 30It
, uIt., paper owned by .be Postmaster o.
r Harrisburg, appointed by President Lin
. coin. and edited by the State Librarian
appointed by Gov Curtin
"Indeed, it would be far better to allow Lee to
penetrate Pennsylvania and stablish himself in
Harrisburg, than to allow Woodward to succeed
, at the baOt-boX ana tnen be inauguratod GOV
ernor Of the State"
So, then the election Of Judge WooD-
WARD is more TO be dreaded than the in
vasion OF the State by Lee and his rebe
! horde8 Better to have our people muir
l dered, our houses burned, and our field:
, laid waste, by an incensed public enemy
, than the able, tho honest, and the patri'
otto Woodward should be elected Goyer>
nor
. Poor fellows who will take compassion
upon you You see your fate, and like
all guilty towards, YOU irembe att.
THE Loss AT GETIYsBURe.-A yet no Of
fetal announcement of the losses on ell
ther side at Gettysburg has been publish
ed The following table has been furnish
ed by distinguished medical officer, who
was on duty at Gettysburg:
u UNION. REBEL, TOTAL
- Sent from Gettysburg
-. to July %, 1905 3Sl7 ll,42,
} Sent to Baltimore
From Westminster, 1000 - 2,00t
From Littloton, 1900 --- 2,00i
-
a Total 1912.
Deduct rebel wounded, 3,sli
= Total Union wounded, 800
- Union wounded remaining July 20, l,99,
IS Total Union wounded In the battle, 1850;
/ Rebel wounded sent Off, 3,sl7
, Rebel wounded remaining, 2,922---- 6,73
= Total on both sides in our hands, 2O,34l
# OF course this only includes the iebe
- wounded that fell into our hands. How
n many they carried off with them can onl,
o be estimated and ranges from 5000 tC
5000.