Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-03-17
the C0NSCRIPT BILL IN cHIClOos
German Republicans Rlsins.

The Germans, like the Irish, aad Inc
American poor men,-for 10 is the niSfURA
tune of many Of the. Germans and IFish sa4
Americans to be poOr-dO not sndoese, ed
cannot be dragOoned or drives into -
support Of the odiOus provisions OF DE eoa-
script bill. The Getman rep1blieaas q
Cbicagof few evenings ago, AeId psblIs
meeting to consider ths subject. Several
speeches were made, and the following -.
OlutiOns were adopted: "a
"WHEREAs, Section Is Of tho oouscYips
ton bill contains q provision, by which Al
persons, who can pay 1910, are permitted
to buy themselves free from the dutios ,dne
to their country; and -
WHEREAS, By such provision 500 are
placed at par with the life-bIood Of tho
poor man, who is unable to send q 0ub1,ix
tute into the field and =. 80
WHEREAS, Such a privilege, granted 10
money, is subVersive OF the fundamsutaR
principles of the republic, m which an
mnst have equal rights and eq0al duties I;
ard =.
WHEREAS, Such bulldog of dTstinctioua
will necessarily array one part Of the povs
ulatIon against the other, and may uIfi<
mstsly tend to the war Of Glasses, 90 nusA
to be deprecated by every true friend o.
humanity and civilization and
WHEKEAs. Nothing can be more uujusf
than laying the burden Of military service
on the poor, sod exemptiDg the rieh From
it. though the latter have most at sake IN
this war. and are indeed more Interested IN
the preservation of the UEiou 10 q ioanoisI
pint Of view; aud
WHEREAS, The right and the duty ofdS1
Tending ones country 10 Of such holy aod'
inal enable character, that nothing esu'
and should absolVe from il, bot old aea
and in6rmity and .
WHEREAS, It would be On eterusf de.
grace TO the American republic 10 iutrodees
a system Of military substitutes, thereby
denying the great principle Of universal
liability to military service, which men IN
the monarchisl countries Of Europe, e. for
instance in Prussis, is being enforced with
iron rigor, so that no citizen can esoapo
milit'r ~ service. either BY payiog mons1
or any other way;
mass Of Chicago, ask most respectfully onP
congress in the interest of the rspobIie and
their own, 10 see section Is Of the eoussrips
ton bill Immediately rejected, and IN its
place the principle Of universal Liability q
military duty unoonditioually established.
az il is done By the cOnscription lsW %
Prussia.
Be it further resoIred, That re re4uOst
the President Of the United States 70 sall
back to bis mind the fact, that Il wss tha
laborsrs Of the north who did elect him.
and that they expect him to take eurs iost
! their rights aod intsrests srs not sseriAosd
TO the interest and coWardiy demands q
capital aod riches, and, If Decsssary,to Veed
the bill itself.
Resolred That we shall holi our rspr0.
| ,entGtiEee 10 congress pesfouly resposdbiOs
IN case that $500 clause is not .epSaie1, ed
that We shstl bring them 10 ossousS Il
thef stewardship Of our interests.
ResoIref, That the negIect with wA,Sll
congress and the majority Of The PGblis
press have been treating the peoples isaoPs
ests during the discussion Of the Oosssrio-
ton bill. By not paying any sstestos -
It's most odious features, and defending Vse
poJr against them, secures 10 % . f6sa
significant Of the oorFuptions and q the
! fJrgetfulness Of chose duties which ShSy
ought 10 observe in regard 10 the Tigh0 ed
interests OF the labOrinR class.
ResotDed. That 10 Is high time - -
PEOPLE 10 awaken from their lethaFEy Cd
to make known their win clearly ed psis.
tedly. 30 their public esrvants, Wke osm
| 70 have become uRmiudsuI Of their uan1oRa
the sovereign people.