Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-04-17

laws Oh sue Z Httcu cbdtcs, VI VI tuo beoeN
of New York =? The exempts are not the
poor, the dependent sons of toll but the
most fortunate and favored of the people
the members of Congress, the Custom
House officers and clerks, the postmastcrs
and clerks, professors and students of COL
Ieges and ministers of the Gospel, the ju-
dicia officers and other officials.
This "act for enrolling and calling out
the national hordcs,' denounced by your
Mozart Hall followers for making dis
tinctioas between the rich and poor ex
cep,s not members of Congress, not
Custom House officers, not postmasters
not government clerks, not the State Ju-
dieiaries, not ministers Of the Gospel, and
professors and students in colleges-no !
not these fortunate and favored classes of
men, for it enrolis them and requires them
either to fight, furnish substitutes, or pay
for substitutes. Who then does this law,
so fippantly denounced by Mozart Hall
Democracy, except and exempt?
This law, branded by you sir, and your
clausmen. excepts and exempts, first, the
Vice President Of the United States, the
Judges of various courts Of the United
States, the heads of the various executive
departments of the government, and the
Governors Of the several St ties. Second
the only son liable to military duty Of u
widow dependent upon his labor for sup
port. Third, the ouly son of aged aud
mfirm parent or parents dependent on his
labor for support. Fourth, where there
are two or more sons of aged or inhrm
parents subject to draft, the father or ii
ae Be dead, the mother, may elect which
son shall be exempt Fifth, the only
brother of children not twelve years Old,
having neither flther nor mother, depend
ebt upon his labor for support Seventh,
where there are father and sons in the
stme family and household, ana two OF
them are in the military service OF the
United States as snon-eommssione1 officers
musicians or privates, the residue OF such
family anl household, not exceeding two,
shall be exempt Eighth, young men be-
tween the ages Of IS and 20 are exempt
for the reason that experience proves that
soldiers under twenty years OF age clnnat
sustain tac burdens OF camp life so vel
rs men between the ages twenty and
tAifiy-dte,
Tae.e. s.r. ara the cxem t;oas Of tac
t,5.s,. .tia1, aet rso calll..}, in favor OF
lAs poor, ugon wh,s1 daily t1l tho aged,
The 'n.ifm and the helpless rely. Is it
maxim, Infamous distlctions between
ne r;rh AMI the paor" to exempt the
onlv sons Of poat widows, oal to compel
of C0nrress to iLht, procure
substitutes or pay tor substitutes? /, it
"makiny infamous distinctions between
tac riea and tae poor to exempt the
oul. sons Of ueel or iufrm parents de-
paa.leut on them for bread, aul compel
Custom House Off 'cts to tight, procure
substitutes OF pay for substitutes |. it
masia. infamous distinctions between the
rich and the poor" to exempt the only
brothers OF f.tAer,ess aul mothcr.ess lit
tie brothers and sisters dependcat upon
their daily toll tor support, aud compel
postmasters and Government clerks u
Il hit procure substitutes, or pay foy sib-
sf1tntt,P + it "maNin, Infamous dis
,in.tians between the rich anl the poor"
to EXEMPT fathers of m5thorless infant
children. dependcnt upon their daily toll
for sustenance, ani to compel S:ats
iulees, justices of the peac,, clesgymen
and colo ;, professors to dtht, procure
s,5.t.tutS< or p,v for subs flutes This
law which tbns di,crimjnatas in favor Of
,T5 =.s.,. :, I,,,a.,rcsl and acrurscl by
Nol,rt Hall. Shame ON Mozart Hall
Slamo ON tho men who misrcprcsent the
brneli,ent provisions of an act passed to
nnhoIl tho c,oso of our inncr;lled coun.
trv
Tbo 13tb section of this conscription
oct nr,yiJ.s TINT any person drafted and
.pnt;ii.d Ia annear As aforesaid may, on or
hcf,re the dav fixed for his appearance,
furnish an acs.ntable substitute to take
h;s nI,ca in the draft: or he may pay to
snch nerson as the Secretary of War may
,ptb ir;zc to receive il, such sum not cx-
co.lin, three hundred dollars, as the
~,.rotarv may drtcrminc. for the procura.
,;on of Substitute. which sum saalI be
fved ,t = Uniform rate by general or
J~r madr At the time Of ordering a draft
tnr anv State or Territory. Any person
,,,..v f,,ui.b a, accountable substitute to
,,fo liz ni,co in rho draft at any price
n~ yh;,b he r,n procure one. Every
Ir,f,.J ,n,n is ot Ijberty to furnish a
.,s.,;tnt",.t sn,.r, rate as he NAV asree to
nav ths substitute or any dtaited man
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