Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-11-05
A PROCLAMATION.

The President Of the United States has issued
bis proclamation, calling upon the Governors of
be different States to raise and have enlisted into
the service of the United States tor the various
4 companies and regiments in the field from their
respective States, their quotas of three hundr cd
thousand men, and has proclaimed that 4 any
State shall fail TO raise the quota ass mod TO il
" the War Department under ne call, then a
arait for the deficiency in ed Quota shah be made
on such state for is proportion of said quota and
that the dr. ..r shall eopsa.enee on the 9Th day OF
dar. r.asry, 1851
Aud, for the purpose of avoiding, If possible, a
resort to another draft the President proclaims
the offer Of large and generous bounties to all
such as may now enlist voluntarily.
The quota OF Vermont under this call has been
assessed at three thousand three hundred and
thirty men, and the deficit under the present drait
at nineteen hundred and twenty three, making
total OF ve thousand two nundi ed and hfty-three
+ men.
VA would therefore most earnestly invite the peo-
pie OF the state TO respond promptly to this call,
and fill thaquotas assigned to It w1thin the time
limited by the Presidents proclamation as the
only means OF ayertng another draft which, If 1t
must finally be resorteI to, will Of necessity be
enforced with mere rigor, and in such manner us
to secure beyond possibility Of failure the ,om-
plement of men, 70 nueh needed b. the Govern
ment.
And respectfully urge upon the municipal an
Aorities Of the state AID upon all patriotic ciu-
sas, the importance Of contributing their most
rnest efforts, by active labor and encouraging
Ysppells, to stimulata and promote enhsiments IN
their respective towns. 1t is with just and be-
coming pride that refer 70 tho prompt tude with
which the State has responded TO all former calls
4 for oryouuteers She has ON all occasions. given
freely OF her sons to the country and now, under
U more hopeful auspices, when but one more de-
cisiye blow needs be struck to complete the
Il triumph, and subdue the work Of treason, she
surely viii not faiter, but, in times past will
still maintain her proud distinction and her fair
fame. Nor can she forget the strong appeal OF
her soldiers already in service for renforcements.
IL is their decimated ranks that 10 be filled.
Let Vermont now show that she remembers the
trials which they have endured, the noble record
III Nisth theS AhSs hLsuts ahh acN a. HtbNioeS Az
u sponse come up from willing hearts throughout
II the State to this urgent call in their behalf.
The quotas assigned to the State, both for vol
unteers. under the call Of the President and for
deficiencies under the draft will be assessed to the
several towns in the State proper basis refer
n ence being had to the credits due to said towns
for enlistments prior to this date, also to men
n furnished by the several towns under the present
draft, so far they have been sscer aimed, to the
end that opportunity may be afforded them to fiji
a their quotas, and make up Deficiencies, by volun-
tary enlstnents, and thereby also secure the hbe-
III raj bounties offered by the Government.
The quota of each town, the details of the boun-
M ties to be paid by the General Government, and
the necessary instructions to the proper recruiting
officers viii be speedily furnished by the Adjutan-
II General of tie state.
IN LET THE STATE REMEMBER HER DUTY.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the
# - state, in Executive Chamber at Mont
NJ L. peler, this 2Sth day Of October in the
NJ | - year of our l. I'd one thousand eight
! OF the United States the eighty-eghth.
j. GREGORY SMITH.
BY the Governor,
SAMUEL WILLIAMS,
Secretary OF civil and Military Affairs.