Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-10
MosEovIR, the Democrat well knows

tha, ii, as it snpposes, 2,ooo men "o'o
called Ear from Scott county and every
man of them should pay the $500 IN
stead OF going 10 the field, Scott county
would as really have supplied its quot.
under tina. call as it would If no Que OF
them had been able to pay a dime, u
oil had donned a military costume.
Wby then does the Democrat publish
such barefaced les. IL knows, too,
,ha. the Government has not yet SAID
whether il viii! ask $500 or 800 or less
for providing a substitute. The law
ONLY provides that the amount shall rot
erceed $500. Why could not the Dem
ocrdt tell the truth about this? 1t well
knows, also, that if the law had no'
fixed some price at which the Govern
mept would furnish substitutes, none
could have been procured at less than
twice or thrice $500. Why could not
the Democrat admit this! In short,
why could it not be truthful, Loncst and
loyal, instead OF lying, mean aud trait
crous p Gazette.
That kind Of logic will not work.
Upon this principle, If all the men sub
ject to draft in Scott county should pay
tho tax assessed upon them-not ex-
ceeding $500, and possibly a. low ss
SloO-this county would be tree. The
same rule would have to apply through
on. the country. and thus the bill would
defeat its own object. which is no. TO
raise money, but men.
But, turn 1t as you may, il call. for
poor men, AID not the rich. For in.
stance, Scott county probably has 1900
men subject to draft. II the price o.
exemption be placed at 500, il is yer,
fair TO presume that three .tonrths Of the
people could pay that sum-wou!d do j,
rather than 70. Now there arc $50
poor men, who cannot raise tho one
hundred dollars. These are the men
that ara to 80 if anybody goes. So
many Of them as are drafted must 20.
Tie money paid by the rich will Nc,
be accepted by them again as bounty.
They pay to get rid Of going, ard vii.
not take the same ann back again, il
the shape of a bounty, and then 90
No; at all. Thl, is the poor MATS con.
scription; Under 1t the poor alone al,
called, and it is they who must IT,
spohd. Go down into New England
She is rich. Nearly e,e.y man sub
Ject to draft can buy LimtoIf IN
They have refused to volunteer eve,
under tue offer Ct large bouutics.-
They viii pay the 500 or the $50,
rather than 90. Where are the men tc
come from, ont West, Yea, take them
out OF other States. Eastern ncu tind
it profitable to stay at home. Go ont
into some State whore poor men arc
more plenty; take along the money
paid BY the Eastern men: say the
Western boys: here; here is som,
money from Massschusetts,-from Yer
mont those people down there dom
want to fight, 80 they send their money
GU. to pay you for fighting, while they
stay at home to make money. Here
yod poor man, tcf course it is rot offer
ed to the rich,) You take your $lo0 anc
go and fight for these fellows.
Thus it works all the way through
The call is for poor men all the way
through-not for tho rich. No mar
who can raise the small sum-it may t,
only $50, as Is intimated-is going to bt
drafted; (else why is volunteering Sc
much of a dead letter y hencc il ID tho
poor. There is no dodgiug the concIu.
sion. II is AS inevitable as death.
But promising that $500 is the sum
to be paid, and that the Administrations,
falling TO raise by draft, goo. into Tia,
market With its money 10 procure m en-
1t becomes a purchaser, (not Of The rich
but OF the roor) and the laws OF de-
nand end supply arc at nee brought L
bear. The offer Of 5000 per volnntee,
is made. That does not win, because i
is less than the sun paid by the rich /,
get clear. Three hundred dolla,s is of
fered. There is no obligation 10 aecepl
this offer. Say the poor men the ricl
have shown q desire TO evade the blood
work, BY paying all you ask. Our hive,
are just as dear to US as arc the lives o
the rich TO them. Our families, on,
children, our flesh and blood, is lust a,
dear. You come to buy us we are I'm
der no obligation 10 accent the priee n