Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-10-13

tb;a State. into the treasury OF the Unlteu
states about Eve hundred and fifty thousand
Dollars. ..
The men raised by the Draft have been sent
to tho Dad 3 !, and 4th regiments, excepting
1914, performing duty at Battleboro'
STATE MILITIA, AND MILITIA LAW.
The LEGISLATURE at its last session passed al
act for the organization, regulation and gov
ernment Of the Militia OF this State
The act provides SIMPLY for an enrolment OF
persons liable to do military duty, between 'ne
ages of Is and as, and for the proper e&emp-
tons. In case of war, invasion, the preVea-
ton of invasion, the suppression OF instruction
or riots and to aid civil officers IN the execution
of the laws of the State, the Commander-in'
Chief NAV order for actual service, by DRAFT or
otherwise, as many OF the enrolled militia, as
the case demands" In the event the militia
are called out upon The happening OF any oil the
CONTINGENCIES named in the act, then provision
is made for the proper drafting, the system OF
substituting, the mode OF organization, anu
such other measures as are necessary to Tenuer
the military power Of the State, efficient and
serylceabe
For all immediate practical purposes, there
fore, beyond a simple enrolment, the law ID
wholly without value, and really ahords 10 Ihe
State no protection nor present available means
OF defence.
In pursuance of the act, the proper instruc,
tions, forms, blanks, &c. were prepared ana
distributed to the seltctmen OF the several
towns, and the militia of the STATE were duly
enrolled in the month Of January last. Medl'
cal boards were appointed, furnished with the
necessary instructions, and held sessions III th(
different counties, for the purpose OF eAamln'
ing and exemptlnL such as were not liable TO Dc
military duty. Commissioners were also aP
pointed to enroll the militia IN the Cores anl
unorganizeI towns IN the State.
/ The result Of the enrolment was as follows
Number enrolled 47lS3
| Exempted BY Medical boards 3,Jo4
Ia United states service l1,oo'-l'i"i
fatal number liable to draft 3o,I9
Ofthis number there are known to be many
who are wholly unfit for military service, being
VIGOROUSLY disabled, and who from that fac
refused or neglected to attend before the medi-
cal board for examination, and Iay the Toe pre-
scribed by the Act, because they felt certain Of
being exempted, II drafted. As result y
this, the quota Of the State IS largely increased
and additional burdens are imp lsed upon thos'
liable to draft anu injustice is thereby done t,
the State
would call your especial attention to Thu
subject, and would recommend that the law b
modified so az to guard against such result il
the future. The best mode Of remedying thu
evil is left to your Judgment. Whether it would
be better to abolish altogether the fee required
to be paid to the board by the applicant Tor ex
empton, or whether it would be sufficient u
authorize the board to refund, TO every pereor
who receives a certificate Of exemption, tho lct
advanced by him, are questions for your oonsid
Grafton. Additional provision should also b
made for ascoi tanning and enrolling with mor'
care the men who are in the service Of th,
United States, and their exemption for tina
cause should be properly shown upon the Gu
rollment list.
In the present disturbed state OF affairs, bOtl