Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-17

IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION
BY THE PRESIDENT
he CALLS OUT THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND MEN.
A Draft 10 be Ordered in states
(which do not furnish
49, the quotas.

By the President Of the United States Of America.
s...s.-..s !, A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, the term of service of part of the
volunteer forces of the United States Will ex-
pre- during the coming year; and, whereas, in
addition to the men raised by the present draft,
it is deemed expedient to call out threeih hundred
nousand volunteers, to serve for three years
or he war; moi, however, exceeding three
years. ..-....
Now, therefore, /, Abraham Lincoln, Presi.
dent Of the United States ard Commander in
c.icf OF the Army and Navy thereof, and OF
y e Militia OF ire sctcgal S,s.cs, when called
n o actua, service, do iscue this my prsclama.
tor, calling upon the Governors of the diff
fcren. States to raise and have enlisted int
the Uni ed Stiles service, for the various COM
panies and regiments in the field, from their
respective States, their quotas Of three hundred
thousand men. FIG
do further proclaim that all volunteers thus
called out end drly enlisted shall receive ad-
vance pay, premium and bounty, as heretofore
communicated to the Governors of States by
the War Department through the Provost
Narshal Generals Office, by special letters.
I further proclaim that all volunteers re-
ceived under this call as well as all others no.
heretofore credited shall be duly credited on
and deducted from the quotas established for
the next draft. w
further proclaim th at If any State shall fail
70 r;ise the quota assigned to it by the War
Department under the call, then a draft for the
deficiency in said quota shall be made on said
State or on the districts Of said State for their
cue portion Of said quota, and the said draft
1,6i.
And further proclaim that nothing in this
proclamation shall interfere with existing or
ders, or those which may be issued in the pres
ent draft, in the States where it is now in pro-
gress, or where it has not yet commenced.
The quotas of the States and districts will be
assigned by the War Department through the
Provost Marshal Generals office, due regard
being had for the men heretofore furnished.
either by volunteering or drafting and the re-
cruiting will be conducted in accordance with
such instructions as have been or may be is
sued by that department .aazg
In issuing this proclamation, address ny
self rot only to the Governors of the several
States, but also to the good and loyal people
thereof, invoking them to lend their willing,
cheerful and effective aid to the measures thus
adopted, with a view to reinforce our
victorious armies now in the field, and bring
our needtuonilitary operations to prosperous
end, thus closing forever the fountains OF Sc
dition and civil war
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
h@nd and caused the seal OF the United States
TO be afixed. .
Done at the city of Washington, this
seventeenth day of October, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
r.. 81 and sixty three, and of the independ-
ence Of the United States the eighty
eighth. r ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President: ...... ..-
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary of State.