Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-12

able. Doubtless they derive advantages
which are the legitimate result of such
manifestations
Local and state Items.
DRAFT BY Towns. We have re-
ceived from the Adjutant-Generai's office
the following important circular. II Will
be seen that future drafts, if any, will be
made by towns, and that each town must
therefore raise its own quota whether by
volunteering or by draft;
state Of Vermont.
ADJ. & INSPECTOR GENERALS OrEIcE, I
Woodstock, Nov. s, 1868. !
The following letter from the Provost
Marshal General of the United States, adj
dressed to Brigadier- I. e. rltcn-
err, Acting assistant Provost Marshal !
General for the State of Vermont, mas
been officially communicated 10 the uoV-
erpor Of this State:
MHlE WAR DEPARTMENT,
ppoyosr MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE,
Washington, d. c., Oct. u, 1868
To Brtoadier- General IT. G. Pitcher,
Acfino Assistant Provost Marshal General
Sra: II has been found that the system OF SUB,
districts upon which the enrolment was naas ana
which was established mainly to expedite the en-
rolmen. does not agree in all cases with the SUD
divisions by which States raise their troops ~ Is
found also that some diversity exists IN the diner
ent States regard to the uedy or r fSs
organizations to which the people resort iof INC
transaction of local public business.
1t is desirable that these organizations should
be adhered to, as far possible in raising volun-
teers You will therefore confer with the Gov
ernor of the State, ard such Their of the state
officers as NAV seem nesessarv, and change the
present system of enr ,ilment SO asto
make them agree with the mun,cipai DIVISIONS 10
which the ates resort in raising troops siar
as possibe, Congr ssonal Districts Will be lett
whole as units, and they will be sub-divded INTO
towns, burroughs. counties, Nc, as indicatec
above. In arge cities, wards Will probably De the
best subdivisions.
| After YOU have arranged the subdivisions as
above, you will make a repor' OF tfem, giving
| heir number AID names OF each CONGRESSIONAL
District, and atng how they correspond Win me
sub dis riots under the old system, Then, wen
| ever a man volunteers and is mustered into the
service, he is to be credited TO some particular To-
\ cality, VIII oh shall be sub-district and IN the
event of draft, it will be made from the same
| sub-districs. The enrolment list will show 10
| what sub-dis'rict each person belongs under the
new system, and the quota Of the sub-district can
| be assigned accordingly.
/ OellGVpu
Boards of enrolment and The State civil au'hori-
| ties system can TITUS be established and carr ed
into effect which will be equitable and satisfac-
tory.
| / am very respectfully
Your obedient servant,
| ISigned) JAS B. FRY,
Provost Marshal General
| Brig Gen'l and A. A. Prov. Marshal General
The Governor OF this State lie hereby enabled
to assure the people of the State, that in case an
other raft should become necessary, it will be
it's full quota, as assigned by General Order No.
2, current series, dated Nvember2 2, 1858 will not
be subject to draft and tha each town Will be
credited with all the furnished by II. towards
the several quotas thus assigned, and will only be
subject to draft for the deficiency, in case draft
| becomes necessary.
As this assurance obviates the principal hind
rance to the wo of raising successfully, bv towns
| the men allied for. it is expected and believe q,
by he Governor of this State that each town will
; prosecute the work PROMPTLY and vigorously, and
with full confidence, that no town will, in any
event. be required to assist By draft in supplying
the deficiency of any other wn.
By order Of The Governor
PETER I. WAsHBuRN.
Adiutant and Inspector General.
Gov. SMITH's STAFF. - Gov. Smith
has appointed as his personal staff
E Samuel w. Thayer, Jr., Burlington
Roswell Farnham, Bradford O. N. Ell
kins, Troy; II. Fl. Powers, Hydepark.
DR.. Thayer is understood to have thu
rank of Surgeon General, position some
what new in our State, but one recognized
in other states DIR, Thayer's fitness TO
the position will be at once acknowledged
Col. Farnham was 1t. Colonel of TIN
18th regiment. His appointment is al
excellent one.
The others named are rather " unknown
to fame" but we presume are appoint
) ments " fit to be made" or Coy. Smitl
would not have made them.
G.. NJ. CENTRAL INSTITUTE. - Th
! Green Mountain Central Institute is tn,
! title Of an educational institution chartered
! by the Legislature, and which is to be 10
Gated somewhere in the State by a com
mittee appointed for that purpose. Tn
! corporators are as follows.
] Eli Balou Of Montpelier, Harvey Til
, den, Of Barre, Heman Carpenter, of North
field, L. H. Tabor, of Concord, Isaial
, Buckman, Of Woodstock, w. r. Shipman
!, ofWoodstock, r. B. Fay, of Wiliston
G., w. Chaplin, of Rutland, ]. S. Moore
of Royalton, w. 7. Stowe, of Brattleboro
James T. Parish, Of Stowe, R. Camp, Jr
of st. Adams, VIM, B. Dennison, of Iras
burg, Martin Durham, of Williamstown
Kittredge Haven, OF Shoreham, and I. P
Spooner, St. Johnsbury.
II Observation-Disclosures LII Stone
} formerly ofW Waterbury and Stowe,was tax
, en- prisoner By Mostly, on the 10th ult.
near New Baltimore, Va, together witt
: his brother. J. P. Jones, his cook, U
. Sleeper, his blacksmith, train master
9 teamsters and twenty teams. The guer
Q rilla chieftain rode along with about
E hundred and fifty men dressed in the fed
0 eral uniform, inquiring for Lieut.. Stone
f When that officer was found he was pu
e under arrest, and Moseby, representing
!, his command to be squadron of tn
/ Eighteenth Pennsylvania cavalry, directe
s the teamsters to pack their wagons an
v unhitch the mules, such 5eing the orders