The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-11-11
LEGAL & OFFICIAL.
STATE OF MAINE.
Presiden nt's Call Of October II, 1853, 70
800 900 Voluntecrs.

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Preside mt's Call Of October II. S63. far
100000 Volunteers.
TNASMUCH as some days must necessarily elapse
before arrangements can be perfected for settling
definitely the basis of quotas, and making the ap.
deemed essential that the work of yolunteering
should, in the mean time progress with all possible
celebrity The following principles are announced
as governing future action in this behalf j
l. The call of the President for 800 900 Volunteers
is made without regard to the deficiencies of States
No computations can therefore be entered into with
the respective Cities Towns and Plantations in q is
state for an alleged deficiency orsurplus If any of
volunteers furnished prior to the date when the oy-
ernment draft was ordered, or Of men or commuta-
ti0ns obtained under the same.
IL In apportioning the quota of this State under
the present call, Col. FRYE, the Provost Marshal
General Of the United States says "th is exclusive
OF any deficiency you may have on present draft or
former calls and these will be considered only in
case another draft is necessary in January II,
therefore, the State tails to furnish and have muster
ed into the United States service, its due quota Of
the troops required under this call it is probable that
the Draft which may be ordered in January next
will include not only the deficiency under this requi-
siton. but also the States deficiency, claimed by
the War Department upon former calls.
III. All voluntary enlistments made since the L.
s. draft was ordered, of troops that have been duly
mustered into the United States service whether
regiments or corps in the field, for the Veteran
Regiments now in process of enlistment and organi-
the present cali and those places Which have u bro o.
cured such volunteers or paid them bounty, are en-
titled TO credit for them upon the quota to be
Nv. while the Commander. Chief Gov Co
BURN, and Maj. GARDINER, Acting Assistant Pro-
v0st Marshal General direct and control the work of
recruiting, the respective municipal authorities of
the various Cities towns and plantations are earnest
y requested to cooperate in this labor, vital in
Importance to the Government and themselves until
its completion Their suggestions and recommen nda-
tiops touching Recruiting Officers their vicnites
are invited. and will receive most respectful consid-
eration
v. The Premiums and Bounties provided by the
General Government and State for all volunteer en-
listments. are on a scale of such munfccnce, that
while all who can enter the service should do so,
those who from age or physical infrmty inelgi-
BILE to enlistment, may find it for their interest as
well as honor to suspend their ordinary avocations
for the work of obtaining soldiers for the Govern
ment until the full number required from this State
vi. Two Regiments of Infantry and one OF Cav.
airy. TO be composed almost wholly of members that
have already served not less than nine months in the
field and been hon0rabiy discharged, now pro-
crossing In their enlistment and organization An
gusta- In all enlistments of new recruits or veteran
either Of these organizations, with 500 State Boun.
ty or some regiment corps in the field with Boun-
ty to Veterans Of S55; but after these three COM
mands are filed as they soon will be, every voIun-
teer must of necessity be sent directly into the field
VII, Under the Resolve of the Legislature OF
January q, 1853, authorizing "the Governor and
S55 Bounty to recruits for the three years regiments
or Batteries of Maine Volunteers, so long in his
judgment the public exigcnces require this amount
will be continued to veterans enlisting for organiza
tions in the field. To veterans or new recruits
ensting in the regiments now organizing. will be
paid the 500 State Bounty authorized by act Of
the Legislature approved March %, 1858
VIII. In view of the liability of veteran soldiers
to be called into service under the operation of the
next draft, without State or Government Bounty il
behooves them TO embrace the present unparalleled
advantages offered in completing the veteran organ
zatons in this State, of entering regiment their
choice with State and Government Bounty of s5O2
an amount sufficient to to any Of rtAson-
able desires. comfortable and perma nenf home for
himself and family.
JOHN L. HoDsDoN, Adjf General.
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