The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-08-12
The telegraph lines being down, we fai
to get our late reports this week.
Disho y esty Of Partizan journals.

us, but because 1t is but type OF quite
number of little Journals in the country,
who take their cue from larger traitors in
the nation, and for ausht we know may ex-
ercise some little influence in the communi.
ties where they are. and among the people
by whom they are rsad. They seem to be
entirely lost to all sentiment Of true De-
mocracy, and forget, or, perhaps never
thought, Of the higher and more enobling
sentiment Of country, in contemplation Of
the narrower, and more stultifying feeling Of
p1rty. To advance the cause Of their party,
they would willingly, or perhaps thought
lessly endanger the very existence Of their
country. Oh that one spark Of pure, an
alloyed patriotism, divested Of every senti~
ment Of seltishness or party, might enter
their souls.
The first quotation is as follows, and is
an unmitisated falsehood:
'Out OF several hundred men drafted at
been mustered in. All the rest paid the $500
and got off! That's the way tho "Union
Leagucrs" show their loyalty uuder compulsiop.' ,
In the city Of Providence, at the time the
above was published, but very few men had
been exempted, and so far as we know, have
not been up to the present time of the
the number thus exempted only seoen were
50 exempted by the payment Of the $500,
Communication. if we can place any reliance
upon newspaper reports. The next:
IAN ARMY OF Poon MEN.-1n all the vast ar
my Of 100000, which Mr.. Lincoln has ordered
to be raised, there will not be one man able to
pay $500. Not one !! Think of that
This is fling at the $500, Communication
clause Of the Conscription Act, and is no
doubt published to incite poor men against
it. We are poor, too poor to pay even $500,
should we be drafted but we are not too
poor (in spirit) thanks be to God, to appre-
ciate the necessity Of providing means for
our country's salvation. We are not so
poor in patriotism that we would willingly
insits an uninjured people against an act
just and righteous. Having said thus much,
we freely say, that could we have had the
framing Of that law, we would not have put
into it the $500, clause, not because it
works an injury to any person, but because
it affords dishonest, and traitorous men an
opportunity to misrepresent the Govern.
naent, which, perhaps, in the end will do as
much harm IS good but We would have
left tho subject Of substitution entirely FREQ
for the conscript to act upon as he pleased.
A nation that guarantees protection
to its subjects, ought to, and does pos
sess the right to call upon it's. subjects for
support, in time Of peril. The right of =
nation to draft men into their service, has
become established by immemorable usage,
and it is now too late to question it. No.
only is it right, but many of those very pa.
psrs that now oppose it, and after whom the
little Chatfie'd Democrat apes, not long ago
favored just such draft.
The Aaas and Argus of August l, 1862,
urged the necessity Of Draft to fill up the
army Of Mcclellan. 1t cited from the New
York World and other Of its party papers
in support Of that policy. It then said :
"We should hsse reinforced the army, if it
into the servioe: The pubiic would sustain a
draft rather than All abandonment of q cam
palgn on which so much has rested.
We see on all aides the indications ofsuch an
opinion. The Boston Adrertissr calls for a
draft. The Rochester UniaS urges an enroll
10 IN ADJ - tEc n
voluntecrs, -.
Tho New York World says:
Tho only safe reliance is in the supply which
only drafting caa yield. The rebellion con-
fcssedly, though il styles itself a popular revo-
luton. has no other resort. 1t has imposed a
draft Of rigor never before heard ef No
such universal conseription is necessary in our
case. But conscription to some extent is die
tatea by every consideration OF prudence
The Republic may, possibly be saved without
it; but If tho Republic Is not saved, the omis-
sion to draft the necessary men will be the on
ly cause. Not only prudence, but justice also
urges it. -s -. .a,s@ 4.. =
The .4tlas tE .4ryus Of August I'd 1859. said ;:
"THx RElRToKcKxkxr or ouR AnMY.-We
spoke Of the apathy OF Government or Of the
people in not reinforceing Mcclellan at all sac
rihces srsn # drsft, in his hazardous position.
But not oaly did those l,artixan journals
advocate, draft, but they advocated one
with . ocmmutation clauss in order that the
comm asasion money paid might b used by
the Government IS bounty 70 old soldiers
who would reenlist. The New York
World, the organ of VI. Seymour, who
begged the President 70 stop the -draa, thus
spake Of Il last winter.
uThe belief go generally entertained. tha. if
Lee IL thoroughly defeated there viil 10 no
arAft, IL, wc apprrhend; erroneous The Cow
eminent has promised to give heavy hounties
70 the aldxoldiefs who re enlist. and thers Il
no fund I that purpose sxsapt that eontribat-
ed by these ho viii pay shrse handre1 dol
Lara Tor exemption. The time Of our veteran
armv expires next spring. and soms measures
must be taken 70 saPplx their plAcea now. So.
victory or defeat. The Administrations viii
probably resort 70 = drafs."
With regard to this particular dran ~
hAvs only ,his = ~: drsh i = hardship
s,.e1ns. n ssaoyHlA sSosnsSlAn>A - ss> -.Aa..A