The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-09-30
DR.. John aud the Draft.

DR.. Pcs JOHN felt sodeep an interest in the
draft that he went to Troy for the pnrposrs
of seeing who was hit and who wasn't
When he gets home he sits down AMI
writes an editorial for his paper, telling his
readers all about it. How .'the wheel was
turned by the Marshal. the names drawn
by blind man, named Henry Vandykss,
who in loud voice announced it, then hand.
ed il over TO the Surgeon, who carefully III
spected il 10 see that il was all correct, he
then passed il over to The Clerk, who
again announced the name, after which it
was taken down by three other Clerks, ard
then handed over 10 another Clerk aud
placed in regular order on a string,' and
then the DR.. wrote the names down on
his slip of paper, after which the thing was
right. The board did nol honor The DR. with
a prize in the Lottery they were conduct
ing. II would have broken his heart If
they had ! He never could think of going,
the Republican parry might suffer did he
leave and go into the army And TO pay
three hundred dollars would be contrary 10
the doctrine of Quaker teaching To pay
money in sums of three hundred dollars, TO
conduct war, holy or nnholy, no Repub-
iican editor of Quaker persuasion will ever
be guilty of. Not they
The DR.. speaks very hippentIy of the
drafl in several places in his paper styling
ii as "Lol,ery," dealing out "prizes," and
a., 81 h.
We cannot see that it could be in any way
considered an ehonorr or 'lucky," 10 draw
one of Ahraham's 'sprizes,p a. many Of
our young men who are drafted, and just
getting lille start in life, are compelled
to sacrifice their homes, which they have
purpose of raising the Three Hundred Dollars
commutanon money, and thus exiricate
themselves from out The three years ser
vice into which they have been drafted Is
this '.lucky" to lose your liltle snug home
or enter the service for three long years TO
be shot 2 This is grueer subject than Dr..
John wonld have his readers believe. II is
no light. triffling matter. Go into the ser.
vice men will not, when they can stay out
for Three Hundred Dollars, though il leaves
them begear, as ii will do in many in-
stances, 10 our knowledge. Yet his is a
ss3rizen and the drawer IS 'tlucky"
at the close of the Dr's article he insults
the people by telling them that, ''any hold
er of ticket not preferring 10 give $500" /"
(meaning OF course all those who are not
able 10 pay, and those who are not physical
ly exempt, for all tcho are abe TO pay wai not
go .'wlll receive the following articles
GRArIs-uo Internal Revenue Stamps be-
ing required" He seemingly chuckIes
over the idea, that all are not able TO pay,
and that these articles will don the backs Of
some OF the unfortunate boys:
new, highly finished musket;
] bran new suit OF clothes, with blue,
yellow or red neutrality-suspicious. he may
prefer;
pair of shoes and stockings;
/ elegant blanket
nice haversack and knapsack
excellent canteen
nice calridge box, with 90 hounds of
ammunition
nice tin plate, tin cup, knife, fork and
spoon
In addition to these the holder of The
lucky number will have regular income Of
Si] per month, and 'swhen this cruel war
is over, ~ will receive a capital prize OF $l00.
all is said that there will soon be an ex.
ample made OF drafted men who did not
appear VIXEN ordered He will be shot as