The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-06-24

explains itself. While it is especially
te the Messrs. I hendricks, Per-
kins & Co, for the purpo Sc of inducing
them to use their polite al influence to
prevent the difficulties that seemed to be
in different parts of the State,
it contains matter of interest to the pub
lie at large. We copy it, with the remark
that Senator Hendricks comedies the cor
rectness of its implied assumptions that
he and his political associate leaders of
the Democratic party can prevent diff
Guilty, if they so desire, by himself first
making the letter public in Rush County,
where the most serious of the disturb
ances have occurred, and by addressing
the assembled crowd directly in reply.
This fact is worthy of remembrance.
When Mr. Hendricks seeks TO allay the
excitement of his dellIded followers by
vouching for the honesty and fair-deal-
ing of the Provost Marshal General, he
admits that he has contributed largely
towards creating that excitement We
only trust that those who have raised the
storm can allsy it, but we fear their in
fuence will be found more potent for
evil than good.
The following is Judge Bakers letter:
STATE OF INDIANA.
OFFICE Asst Pro. MAR GEN'L,
INDIANAPOLIS, June ii. 1868.
Hon. S. f. Perkins, Hon. r. A Hen.
bricks Hon ThoS DOtcling Hon. A.
L. Roach, Hon. Jos. Ristine, Hon.
J. S. Ath0n:
GENTLEMEN-In conversation which
| had with you last evening you were
pleased to suggest that there is great
misapprehension in the popular mind as
| to the provisions of the law of Congress
| known as the Enrolment Act, and espe-
cially as to the manner in which it is to
! be executed, and that an explanation
i from me would tend to correct the mis-
/ apprehension. / have therefore con-
! Guided to address you, as the best means
| of securing the public attention. The
! following are believed to be the essential
| features of the system, viz:
|. All able-bodied male citizens, and
all foreigners who have declared their in
tention to become citizens, between the
ages of twenty and forty-ive years with
very few exceptions named in the act),
are declared to be liable to perform mil
itary duty, and are divided into two
! classes.
.. The first class comprises those who
are between the ages of twenty and thir-
ty-fve years, and also those who are I'M
married and between the ages of thirty
/ FIVE and forty-fve years.
3. The second class embraces those
who are married and who are between
| the ages of thirty-fve and forty-6ve
years.
4. Each Congressional District is
made an enrolling district, and is pro-
vided with Board of Enrolment, con-
sisting Of a Provost Marshal, Surgeon
and Commissioner This BOARD has
it's headquarters at some convenient
place within the district designated by
the Government.
5. The Board divides the district into
as MANY sub-districts as they may deem
necessary, and as general rule the di-
visions made constitute each civil town.
ship sub-district.
g. An enrolling officer is appointed by
the Board for each sub-district.
7. Each class is enrolled on separate
sheets.
g. There is no exemption from enroll.
ment of those between the ages of twenty
and forty-fve years Questions of ex-
emption for physical disability or for any
other cause recognized by the Act can
only arise after the draft is made, and
then such questions are to be decided by
the board
g. The Governmet fixes the number to
be drafted in Congressional District, and
these are to be apportioned among the
sub districts by the board, in pursuance
of instructions from the Provost Marshal
General ....
10. The draft will be made at the head
quarters of the District but there will be
a seperate drawing for each sub-district.
IL The draft is required to be publicly
made under the direction of the Board
of Enrolment.
II. There will be none drawn from the
second class until the first class is ex-
hausted
Is. The name of each person enrolled
in the sub-district will be placed in a box
and the Provost Marshal, or some per-
son designated by him. (the drawer being
blindfolded,) shall draw therefrom one
f name at time until the number is OBJ
tanned The tickets on which the names
are written will be thoroughly mixed
after they are put in the box and before
] the dra wing commences.
| IA A list or roll of the names as the
: drawing progresses, viii be made, the
names being written in the order in which
they were drawn. 1
4 Is. All persons thus drafted shall BIZ
subject for two years from and after the
S 1st day of July succeeding the eprollmen
to be called into the military service o
the United States, and to continue in tn,
o service during the present rebellion; no
however, exceeding the term of three
4 years; and when called into service shall
; be placed on the same footing in all re
spects as Uolunteers, including adUanc
e pay and bounty. as 'so'o Ororided By Ian
o As far as possible | will attend
: the drawings, and you can assure the
people not only that the draft will b.
!, fairly made, but that it will be conducted