Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-11-20
G6t0rfOrO QrmOtrat
PARIs. MAINENOv. go ICES
Inequality Of The app0ruoanent under
the last call oithe PreSeezt between
the Towns IL this state

When The apPortionulcnt Of thc nine
months mcn in this State uas male. u vas
inteu,lcd o. cqs-s.ize thc matter OF raising
men for D. j.acrvnt cifics towns AMI plan
tatious IN Maine Thus thc msttrr stood
az thc time 81 tie draft under d., coasr-ir,
ton art II Corgress. Jn.i.r thar draf.
ever 6iih nan uron the rolls in the frst
class vas 70 be- tatcn.
Tiese uUls in the several cities and
towns. contained tn names 81 an che makes
between The ages of 80 an3 lj. witiort rc-
gard O. physical coalition OF ability. 4
draft under these circumstances would a. a
matter of Necessity. operate uncguallv a.
between towns, II the thing Wa % be com
Plcicd nth a single drawing for the reason
that in one town al invaiids riiylf be
drawn and In another an able bodied uien.
Comparatively in great many eases. thi.
vas the result. some tosus furnished CD
or 80 Per cent % thcir men. uh-le othcrs
not one per cent. Again some toaus rais-
81 and paid large boun,ies and crccura-ea
men o. go. while othcrs done nothin- bv
~ay 90 bountics bu; spent thcir means O.
81 their conscnPts exempted. The result
j. vel Known one of thc most unconal
distribution Cd men A. between thc differ
err towns that could Dc imagined. Vow
cotncs a csli ior another .i0.1. 90 men from
the President. and the quota ASSIGNED o.
Mainc b 75si. and this quota has been Dis
tribuicd between the cities. touns AM
piarisiicgs rifhor- rlfrrc.r. q. f,- dan
ln this Uav. towns that sent a. large num-
Der az conscripts AMI PAL l,srv bouui.r-
% g.; tacm % 60. fgr- ss --Ff Toy 81.
Wiiie other. which paid aatbin- and 5ifa.t
f''-risi 81 uEl. far inst a. wei a. thoa.L
they had sent thoir fuu qucts. Take an
example or two. Paris vas caIcl urou F,r
~ men Under the drab.-shc f,rni,bcl Sd
end paid them IN to-u'ics g. slo. She IS
row caiied upon f3r 40 more. maxim 30
men under ;hc two Calls. No-,.v under
The draf; hai 50 mcn. SIZE ra-l.cou.mn-
taion for one Which We viii caIl ,.e nan AMI
pad no hounties. Sc g. nov called uuon
for rs more. Nov r these tuo touns I'D
their grotas a. arp'rtioneI u- l-r C,s las
call bow VII the case stanI- Par-. Fl. r.,i-
led uPon for - men. She send. 7f. Fsf-
~ per- crl'. AMI cNpcaa. iu hour;;-.. nav
iug each $500 SsI. 600.
Norway Is called upoa for 80. .hc sends
% forf7-trs pr e-..f. AMI paws On hosn-
tics $500 each nam $500. Oxford un-
der ihc dram Is called uroa for - men. che
i9r1islel and pail -. a.l 90 Louu,irs
uaicr 'hc last laI Or d.. vholo number
81, uunhcr f1-aah.l o.. s---fg ftr 4..t.
lftAere was any lsrosi's io- thi. i-o1ua .tv
We woa.l BOB complain one vo-l. ~ tie
o'erameat ----f ii.c meu.
Tie tl.ag coald have easily ic,n male
eqrai between tle toans is talia. mo ,...
aeroaa; he Hua.hrr of iacn actually ra..,.I
unie- 'ic draa iu making ,bs d., aprar-
tionmert
Tli' shonm lave been done ty De STATE
az hori,ies. Tie cases 81 PARIS. Na-sa,
an o>.ori az cnIy specimen. Of tbe ire-
qualities oitle -rlo-ti5aaeat au o.erilc
St1fe
There IS another wrong sling about Ills
matte. 4 large wealthy city or t8u- can
raj aai pay a .r--r bounty f5r ra'an,..-.
under f.e Deg ,ar ana l,.,tf .aIi.t man
oui of otar- t1nu-. poor and unable ta .s.
large .clrt.es AMI these d. .--.rslTf. H.
fotrls ar ea'isf t.-al. 0.3a.f @. t.- f.~.
fro' r''o' fa~g ee're'y ~. Tls on.t ,-.e