Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-12-30
can Township In for the Draft.

cOmpleJeu their QUOTAS anu iSOA N'A0J
They are now ready to enjoy the conster-
nation of the town people when their
names are drawn from the box of fate'
and they are seen running to and fro in
search of substitutes.
We think we are safe in the assertion
that three-fourths of the men who have
been credited to out-townships were re-
cruited in this city They were single
men, had no permanent abiding place.
and had no objections, to beng
credited to the township that furn
ished the readiest pay and most of
it. Profting by this fact, our friends
in the country raised the money to pay
liberal bounties, and at once entered the
aFkat, p for aRaeleiaffagEas SeEsgalm ct tbhef
of recruits before Pigeon township NOV
ed in the matter at all 1t is true, a sub
scription had been taken up to aid re-
cruiting officers to the extent Of SO per
every man enlisted, but, unfortunately,
that subscription was recalled, when the
Council voted an appropriation of 800
bounty to every volunteer credited to
this township. Our opinion is, that if
that subscription had not been withdrawn
but had been paid over in addition to the
bounty paid by the City Council, our
quota would have been mustered into
the service before this But how did the
thing work ? The county townships at
once increased their bounty to sos and
$40 per man and. continued to get most
of the recruits.
At the present time, we Judge. Pigeon
township to be about IS men behind.
The large bounties are paid by Govern
ment only till January 9Th. With the
withdrawal of the large bounties, volun-
teering will altogether cease. The draft
will then be called on to make up the
deficiency. There remain seven working
days in which to raise IS men-an aver
age of over 10 men day The state
ment of the proposition shows the char
acter of the work required to save our
city from the disgrace OF a draft. We
say disgrace, because there is no neces-
sity for it; and if it takes place, it will
be owing entirely to the supineness and
Indifference of our people. What shall
be done? Shall we make another effort
or let the thing go by default and take
our chances? And what are the chan
ces?
Seventy-fve men are not many, in
comparison with a population like ours
But, short rs men, means draft for IL
fifty per cent added to the deficiency
The chances for escape are good, even il
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be the lucky ones Just as apt to be
one as the other. 1t may be me, it may
be you. 1t is sure to be some of US
Why not insure against its being any Of
US, by devoting time and money to raise
volunteers When men insure their
property they don't expect to burn out.
But they insure for fear it may get on
fire. So, although man may think he
will not be drafted, it were wise in him
to insure against the possibility of it.
Hitherto, the very men who are liable
to the draft and will experience the most
difficulty in obtaining money to secure
substitutes, have been most apathetic in
raising money or recruits The wealthy
merchants can afford to pay large prices
for substitutes, but can the mechanic and
day laborer ?
Why not, then, act with foresight and
make an effort to raise our quota of vol
unteers Suppose several mechanics
agree to take hold of this matter, visit
their brother mechanics, and ascertain
how much each one will give toward
making up fund to be paid as a bounty
additional to that offered by the city.
There IS not mechanic in Evansville.
but would willingly give from five to ten
dollars to avoid even the possibility of
draft All that is required is, for some
enterprising men to make move in the
matter and start the subscription. The
loss OF couple of days time may look
serious, but what is that compared with
the loss that will be experienced either
IN hiring substitute or enduring the
fatigue and dangers of a soldiers life.