The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-08-07
TIL E DRAFT.

emptions have been promulgated BY Col.
Joseph Holt, Judge Advocate General Of
the Army:
1he onk. sosef aged or i'yfrns Parent or
Pdfents .E'remptions.
Opinion. Fhsonly 500 Of aged Or in
firm parent or parents is not exempt un-
less bis parent or parents are dependent
on his labor for their support If he is
in condition to support and does sup
port them without his personal labor for
that purpose, he is subject to draft, be-
cause he is in condition to perform mill
tary sersice, without depriying his parents
Of the suppoB the law designs to secure
them. The parents need not be wholly
dependent on the labor of, their SON for
support. If they are so dependent for
the principal part OF their support, the
right to exemption arises, 4
In the case of a Widoso ha0ing Fom. Sons.
.Qpinion.--In the lease of a widow. hav-
ing four sons, three ofsWhonl are airead y
in the military service, the fourth is ex-
empt, provided his mother is dependent
ON his labor for support. ' fgis
In the case Of a Widow haoiing Tsoo Sons,
one Of uhom as already an the military
service. - "a. -, -,
Opinion.--ln the case of widow hav-
ing two sons, one of whom is already in
the military service and the other has
been drafted, the latter is exempt, as the
only son liable to military duty in the
sense of the act. raHl ..ns... .,..r.-e f..,-.
In the case of Ayed or hfrm, Parents
het0tng t'oo or more sons subject to mill
tary duty. "'' 81
Opinion. the case of aged or in
firm parents having two or more sons sub
ject to military duty, election of the son
to be exempted must be made before the
draft, and his name should not then ap-
pear in the draft-box. IF one of only two
sons Of such parents is already in military
service, the other is exempt, provided his
parents are dependent on his labor for
their support. - -
Of Persons hauiag Conscientious Scruples
IN regard to Bearing arms. l
Persons having conscientious scruples
IN regard to bearing arms are not on that
account exempt. They are not found in
the lst Of exempted classes, and the act
expressly declares that no persons except
those enumerated in that list shall be ex-
empt. The society of Friends, and others
entertaining similar sentiments, if drafted,
may find relief from their scruples in the
payment of the three hundred dollars. r.
Ofa Mua Whose Wife Is Insane.
\ Opinion.--The children of the insane
mother, who. may, at any time, recover
her reason, cannot in the senseo of the law,
or with any propriety of language, ,pbe term
eds smotherless children. The father of
such, though they may be dependent on
his labor for their support, cannot there
fore, claim exemption from the draft ~
The case is hard one, and would pro-
bably have been provided for, had it been
foreseen. 1t is, however, ,the, law as it is,
and not as it may be supposedsit ought to
be, that is to be SO enforced. ~ aaq
A father Having -Four Sons, ztoo of,ohon,
Have Died IL the Military Seroice !
also Of Aged or znfras Paren.s Ezec-
ting sohach Of Ttoo Sons mag be Er-
emept. * " '''3 ~''sF e
Opinion. the case Of the father
having four sons two Of whom have died
in the military service, it seems clear that
the remaining two are not exempt from
draft, Before such exemption can be al,
lowed it must be shown that the father
has not had two sons in the military SER
vice, SO the law is written. Congress
might we'll have accepted the loss of two
sons in the field as equivalent to their con.
tinuance in the service, and therefore Sc.
curing the same privileges TO their family;
but this, has not been done. To hold 9TH
erwise would not be Interpretation, but leg
islation. 81
IR the case Of aged and in6rm parents
having two sons subject to military duty,
the lather, or i ne pc dead, the mother
lnay elect which Of them shall be exempt.
The right Of this exemptian does not rest
upon the parents dependence on the la
bor Of their sons for support The law
does not contten. plate any such depon- !
dence, NV 5 t
RIoT IN Iowa. .- l4asscdtsae, August A..
The JQvnal Of this morning contains
the following: NJ ~ 9Sl aefasea
a collision occurred on Saturday be-
tween the Copperheads and Union men
af Sohtl, IN olss Il X ooksE con,,ytv Abo,,t