Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-07-25
The Draft in Columbia County

The Draft in Columbia County.
We caution our readers, and all per-
sons at distance, against believing any
stories about resistance 10 tho draft or
abandonment, in Columbia county, and
most especially as to any report that may
appear in the columns of the Republican
published at this place the Editor ofthat
sheet being SO lost to "manhood," and SO
anxious to inaugura,e civil war in our
midst, as to publish the most extravagant
rumors without reference 10 their truth or
falsity,.
The last report was about trouble in
Miffln, and scarcely an incident was true
We are assured by citizens of the town
ship, as we'll as the Lieut.. commanding
the Provost Guard, that the following are
the facts in the case -
The Board sent into the township to en-
roll it, boy scarcely twenty years of
age, instead Of giving it to man and citi-
zen of the township; and we are informed
that prominent republican told the Depu-
ty Provost Marshall, that if he would ap-
point man that would not abuse the wo-
men and children, the township would be
properly enrolled but that he declined to
do. Well, the Lieutenant informed lis
that man under tho influence of Ii
quor, fred his gun at the enroller, which
frightened the boy off "a few of che SOL
diers say three or four guns were fred
But this did not induce the Guards to with
draw. They came on this side of the riv.
er merely for accommodations and rations
The Lieut.. feels mortified that story Of
such magnitude in falsehood is in circula-
tion, in reference to himself and men.
On the following morning, a committee
ofthe citizens of Mifllin, headed by Mr.
Theodore Craig. repaired to this side o.
he river, and informed the Lieut.. that if
he would send respectable man, he coulc
enroll the township and the citizen
would assist him. CHARLES S. HARDER
returned volunteer, accompanied MIR
Craig, and the township was completed,
enrolled in sh ort time, without the as
sstance of the Provost Guard who re
manned on this side of the river while tn
township was enrolled.
We are Informed also, that, such beinl
the state of the facts ; neither armed no
concerted resistance, and all the count
: but one township, we believe enrolled
the Deputy Provost Marshall has tele
graphed for 500 or 1000 thousand men t
a be sent him to quell the Columbia count
riot. We trust this may not be truc-W
. believe instead of quenching, it will pre-
woke trouble, and we are inclined TO til
:. opinion there will be no difficulty in th
o draft, unless they make it by useless di
# trust Of the people.
4 We have said before, and we repeal
that it is the folly and the fears of the &C
ministraton which bred the trouble
They dare not rely upon the people whol
= they have outraged, and they founder OF
because they have too little magnanimit
" to retrace their wandering footsteps. w
: have always councelled obedience to tt
Is Constitution and the laws, we counsel tn;
I'd now; but that obedience is due from Il
&. rules as we'll as from the citizen, from Il
Z. servant Of the people as we'll as the pc
w pie thems elves. If all obey the law, {
w will 60 we'll.