, 1863-05-20

Draft hhx been Delayed-Cpl. Fry
-Constructiop or Tho 18Th 3oction-
Opinion Of tflc Secretary OF War
Two mcthodn-Eoxv viii tho Presl-
dent 0ccide3
.lFfom Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May Is, 1868.
THE DRAFT
a draft for 100000 men will shortly be or
dcred by the President, for the purpose Of
filling up the old regiments. It is not the
present intention to form any new regiments.
There Is no time to drill and prepare regi~
ments for this campaign. Recruits sent into
old regiments will be more 1T for field service
in thirty days than they would be In slx
months if put into new regiments under
green officers. 1t will be far better for the
conscripts that they be assigned to the old
regiments aud plaeed among the veterans who
have experience in the routine and duties Of
the camp, and who understand Low to avoid
many things that injure health, aud cause
sickness. The old bronzed warriors know
how to cook, wash, sleep, camp and march
to the best advantage, and can teach this yal-
liable information to their new comrades.
WIZ THE DRAFT has DEBN DELAYED,
Many friends Of the Union arc impatient ut
the delay in ordering draft, but 1t has been
caused In getting ready. Considerable time
must necessarily be consumed in preparing
forms and instructions for the deputies, print
Ing them and sending them out There WAS
some time lost in selecting Provost Marshal
General. The Thurlow Weed and Seymour
gang Of politicians conspircd together to SC.
cure that Important office, and came within
an ace, It is said, Of getting appointed one Of
Seward'a "Conaer1atiye" followers, who
helped to defeat Wadsworth and the Republi.
can ticket Last fall. But Secretary Stanton
broke up this game and secured the services
Of your toWnsman, Col Fry, of the regular
army, who is familiar with military details
and belongs to no political clique, especially
not 10 the Weed clique Of plundcr mongers.
COL. FRY NEARLY KEADY.
Col. Fry has got the machinery Of the draft
nearly perfected, and the appointment Of tho
assistants for the districts are nearly all made.
In few days more the enrolment will com
mcuce to be followed by the
draft as speedy as possible. Those conscript.
cd will be at once mustered into service, uni.
formed, rationcd and assigned to their rcgi-
mcnts, after 4 few days preliminary instruc.
zion. Tic regulations for the government OF
he draft are already printed
ILLINOIS QUOTA.
The quota Of conscripts to be called from
Illinois will be small, compared with the Eas...
err States. She is tar ahead Of her share,
Her volunteers are all for three-year5, while
many OF The soldiers from the East arc fol
nine months. Each State will bo credited
with the time for which her troops have en-,
listed. One three years' man in Illinois will
reckon as much as four niue months men
from Pennsylvania. If draft for S90, ,0oC
men be ordered, not to exceed six or seven
thousand will be required Of '1llinois-per.
laps not SO many-whiie Pennsylvania and
New York will each have to raise from forty
to fifty thousand.
CONSTRUCTION or TIE 18TH SECTION.
But the most difficult thing to determine in
relation to the whole matter, Is the proper
construction Of tue 18th section Of the Con.
scription Act. # it be construed to mean
that tic Government must receive $500 in
commntat1on OF service from conser'pt'
then the purpose aud intention ol the law Is
in great degree nullilied and defeated. Sup
pose every corscTipt offers $500, the Govern
ment will not get ! man, if that construction
prevails.
Ifthe 18th section be construed as obliga-
tory on the Government 10 receive money Tor
rcrfonal service, the act, IT Is telt, Will DO
failure and the Government will be lett with
ont the ability TO procure men to ill up the
ranks Of the wasted regiments. The few mon
that may he got that are unable to raise $500
will consist Of those having the least interest
in the pcrpctuity of the Union, aud, conse-
oucutly. viii make the worst soldiers.
OPINION or THE SECRETARY OF WAR;
The Secretary Of War holds that the act
1eaYcs 1t as optional with him to receive mon
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