The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-05-18
important Modification Of the VOh'
sCripti0n Law.


Especial Despatch to the Cincinnai 0Sze''S'
W ,sH1SGToN, Nav l5.-The subject OF
the proper construction to be placed on
the 18th section of the Conscrption law
is heinz considered at the War Depart
ment 1t has been represented TO tne
Secretary, and he is understood to De,
Eeve. that if that section is so construed
"a 70 mean that the Government must
let off any conscript on the payment OF
5000, the purpose of the law Will be IN d
great measure defeated, and the con-
scriptions prove, to large extent at
least n water haul Secretary Stanton Is
understood to hold that the law leaves IL
optional with him to receive the SoUo OF
not. that he is not a Federal treasurer,
that he gives 40 bonds, has no hnancia'
officer under him, has no means OF en-
forcing the security for sucA sums OF
money when paid to his subordinates'
and has no time to go into the business
of hunting up substitutes. Sohcitor
, Wh;tin0. the law officer of the war De-
nartment, is understood to concur IN
these views. and unless the President oo-
;ects. it seems therefore certain that the
$ whole clause giving exemption on the
payment of $500, will be practically ~
nored Conscripts will either be lett to
hnnt M substitutes, at their own price, L
y thew don't want to go themselves, or a
, number OF volunteers s. at tRe I'll 9 suHSd5
! draft is to he ordered, said voluteers to
be accepted only as substitutes for draft
Z ed men, and to receive therefor the
g Government bounty of 500, and the
conscripts Communication of $500 On
o. this plan, volunteers would be permitted
to select the conscript whose places they
ID would take, and it is quite certain that
to few of them would consent to go as sub
w stitutes for Copperheads. The advan-
~ tace, therefore, which its advocates claim
for this plan, would be its compelling
o. peace men to bear their share of the bur-
den of the war, as we'll as Republicans
en- and War Democrats. In any event 1t is
cd now believed the President will insist on
the adoption of some plan by which the
IL law will not be turned into revenue
er, measure instead of a military one, and
air by which man to carry musket In
f.. some wav, will be produced for every
name drawn from the ballot box.
he GENERAL VEATcH-This officer ha:
six gained great credit by the business anc
,ut kindness with which he discharges hi
M duties as Commandment of the Post
ag Memphis His own soldiers, however
,as who have seen him in battle as well
be- have a still greater appreciation OF HI
ms worth and, as testimonial OF thei
ed. high opinion of him, the 18th lllinoi:
tile which has long constituted part of hi
ced brigade, presented him, lately, with
magnificent sword and spurs Th
Memphis Bulletin, in speaking of tn
ms, present, also pays the General hanC
ION some compliment, as follows
veil In another place we publish, from
- correspondent, an account of the pre-
'he entation of splendid sword and spar
ltor nv the privates and non-cOmmlsslone
ON. officers Of the l4th Illinois, to their T
~ s testimony was ever yer eBfarfd eaten f;
iai' been some time among us, and durir
he his stay he has won golden opinions
Mi from all sorts of men. He has NANTES
. tn ed kindness of heart and ready symp
e thy wherever cases calling for the exc
vi else OF the generous emotions cam
tall before him. In his manners he has bee
invaribly affable and courteous, an
has even when stern duty has required
loo~ course not free from painful conseouen
rear es, has avoided adding to the pain /
undue severity, or by harshness of d.
lien meanor. The soldier naturally cove
and the fame of the battlefield, but person;
virtues, such as those we have allude
to, often bring peace of mind and
'op- cheeriness of mind that does not ia
in lnvaribly to the lot of him who veal
anv laurels gathered in blood Benigna,
~ and kindly qualities weave for their 30,
q" SCISSOR garland that blooms immorts
Tile when laurels fade and the clamor of tn
the world S fame is sunk in the silence ,
low perpetual oblivion