Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-07-28

wss arrested at Hartford, Conn, on Tueaday
| by q. 8. Marshal Car Of New Haven. The al.
legation against him is that he has boldly urg
cd ell men to resist the draft with violence
He was taken before United States Commits
sioner, and bound over In the sum Of $1,000 for
bis future appearance. foi Ha
PoBrPoNEMENT or THE DRAFT IN NEW HAMP
SHIRE. mo
iiiG1 fRrom the Boston Traveller, July o2.l '8+
b. II appears5to TO be an established fact that in
New Hampshire the draft has been postponed
until the opinion of the Solicitor Of the War
Department and the Judge Advocate can be
obtained upon various questions submitted In
regard TO the Injustice of compelling suoh towns
40 have heretofore supplied their full quotas to
contribute equally with those that have been
deficient In th!s respect. In the first place the
Legislature passed o resolution upon the sub,
ject.a Letters we're also sent to the Secretary
Of War by the U. s. Senators and members Of
Congress and the Governor. The Governor In
Bis letter to ME-. Stanton says: gai' t43i
Permit me to urge upon you The Importance
OF making the arrangement contemplated In
these resolutions. Each of our towns is an In
dependent municipality. Some Of them have
already furnished more than their quota of vol.
unteers under the calls of the PresidentI and
have taxed themselves heavily to do 80, 10 the
ehape OF bounties, while others have not fur
niBhed ningie volunteer or paid dollar TO en-
courage enlistments. 7e''
- 80 sot.%p5D y
"You will at once perceive, my dear sir, the
great difficulty of enforcing draft so mRnilest.
ly unjust as it would be-. carried ont as suggest.
led. Our peoplelwould almost revolt at such an
outrage upon the plainest principles Of Justice
and equity"
q There 10 doubtless considerable excitement
10 New Hampshire upon the subject aud the
decision of the Washington authorities that the
draft must be postponed until the evil can be
remedied ID eminently proper and judicious.
Ia tbis State there are number Of towns u
the same position, such ss Haverhill, Naiick,
etc. 70 Az the draft has already taken place here,
the Provost Marshal. General proposes TO dis-
charge In each town the number in excess, pre-
ferFing TO lose In this way few thousand men,
lather than do injustice to tho most patriotic
municipalities of the State. In AM further
draft the deficiency will be made up by the de-
linquens toNns. ~ ,,.,jpr,.. py al
THE DRAFT IN RHODE ISLAND.
In the First District Wednesday, seventy
eight obtained permission 10 60, pay, or fnd O
substitutes; aRd ninety FIVE were exempted
forty-nine for disability, ten we're elected by
their parents, nine were aliens, two were from
families having already two In the service, elk
were of unsuitable sge, four were only sons of
widows, eight were non-Tesidents, four are al
ready In the service, and three conmuted. Inl
the Second District twenty-four substitutes we're
accepted, ffty. .one were exempted for physical
and thirty-one for various causes.
The Attorney. G sneral Abraham Payne) has
given to Governor Smith the following 6pin-
Ion: q. en- '.". & ..aIgtt
W'.By the law OF this State towns have power,
In their discretion, TO raise Snd appropriate
money for the support of the families and de-
pendentsD of those who are mustered nto the
service Of the United States; but they have no
power to raise and appropriate money to provide
substitutes for drafted men, and any attempt to
do 90 will be void and Of no effect"
...l aua nTHE DRAFT IN MAINE.
Among the drafted men from Wiscasset, Me-,
GsSsS ss SsGs Of W sae Ss SPGst'
rector Of 81. Phillips Church; samuel E. Smith,
Esqs, lawyer; w. aChenery, NJ. D., late sur
Thirty-two out Of the thirty three members
Of the Wsreham Mutual drafi Insurance Com
pany were drafted. g ss*.r-o m
{ The Newburyport Herald states that Rev.
Mr.. Hooker, pastor Of the North church in
that city, who has been conscfipled, expressed
his Willingness TO answer the call. l'4 iiTl
From the Lewiston CMe.) JOurnai.l
A spirit IN opposition to the draft has exhib-
tied iiseIf 10 various parts of franklin county.
10 Kingfeld and freeman mobs collected and
the rolls of the enrolling officers, and
vengeance on parties concerned In
II 4. al 4.
The idea that II they are not notified their liza
,ilty oease5. .-0 .......-. .....
The Common Council of Portland have |
ADOPTED the following resolution: "a .si |
q "Ordeyea, That the city treasurer be and he |
0 hereby authorized and directed to pay q |
county to each man drafted from this city un- |
Ter the recent draft, who by himself, or sub |
tittite by him furnished, shall be mustered into |
be service Of the United States, the sum of |
B50V.N .iaoan1 t..4Ie..g.
! "LoYAL" ENRoLLINa oEFIoER LEvYING BLACK |
MAIL.
From the Washington Chronicle, July 22d,l =, |
Information was recently received at the Of
Ice of CaptainaJ Johnson, that an enrolling off
er 10 the First ward, named John Freed, had
,een leyying black mail upon the citizens of
hat ward. The matter was at once taken in |
land, and last evening Freed was arrosted.-l
There area number Of charges against him,
Imong others, that he went to O tailor and Of |
cred, If the tailor would make him suit of |
,lothes, not to enroll him. This kind offer was
lot acceded to. Another charge is that he went
nto jewelry establishment, and made simi-
ar proposition, the confederation in this case to
10 sleeve buttons, The affair will be thorough
y Investigated blythe proper authorities, and
hould the charges prove true, no punishment
'ill be too severe for him. 'H
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