Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-10-12
.Esr the Advertiser.
The Military Law-.Exemptions.

lnG mltAbEy AdWs6AChiptAonSs
Congress at its last session pissed an act,
which was approved blythe President, 18th Fob.
1854, and which. by tho tenth eecsion reroais
all existing exemption laws, and provides fer es-
cmptions and details under the terms and condi-
tious therein prescribed. BY This net 'f 18th /
Feb, 1861, it is enacted, that there sbal be eS-
empt one person as owner, or ngiicalturist' On
each farm or plantation, upon which there nre
nor, and 9ere on the 1st dog .f January la1t,
fifteen able bodied f.ld hands, between the ages
uf l6 and so, upon the following conditions. lat,
This exemption shall ,n;y be granted in cases in
which there i, NO white male adult on tho farm
or plantation, not liable to military duty, nor
untess The persoa claiming lie exemption, ga' on
tic let day of January 1861 cithsr The Olr"er, or
maHayer, or orsrseer Of said plantation. Cd. Such
person to give bond, &c.
Tho form Of the application (knOwn ns No. ~
FOR exemption under the above provision is, that
",lcre are on said rlantation, and iserc thereon
on the Ia, day Of Jynnary 1864, Jifteem (and no
n.or e) able bodied field hands, be,iceen the ages o
16 and 80 yea,s; and there is on aai3 plantation
no white male adult, ret lirblc t. military rcr-
vice; that the said a. Is. (the appl:cant) nas On
the lst day et Januory lsO1, the orner and mana-
ger of the said lantaiSn. The applicant is also
required to produce two r,.reetob'e citizens, nor
thy of credit, who onustsxear that "they are cogni-
zqat Of the facts, stated in tho application, that
there eas on the said plantation onthe st January
1861, the number Of able bodied field hanG. therein
stated, between the eyes of l6 and SO years; and
that there is on tho plantation no white male
adult hot liable TO military duty; and thnt fhe
soid a. ID. (fhe upplicant) nus IN the lst JaH"ary
1864 the onner and n'anogrr IF the said 1'anfa-
ton"
1t is evident to every one who caa read and
understand tho English language, that by the
provisions Of the Act of Congress, approved 18th
Feb. 1854, no applicant can legally obtain cx-
empt;on, unless he was actually engaged in asri-
culture en- the Is, Jqhuory-lSG4, AID employed In
that business, and;en his farm OR plastuti"n at
that time, fifteen ubo bodied field hands between
the ages Of l6 and so years.
Now there are men in Edgcfell District who
have alel application in the Enrolling Office Of
the District, for exemption under the act Of Con-
eress above mentioned, who have sworn to pre-
meditated and deliberate falschood, and they ars
known to every citizen Of Edgefold, and possibly
to the Enrpling Officer. Moreover, there nre
men in Edgt6eld District, who have epdors.d
: such applications, and have signed and sworn to
the csrtidcs,e requii ed nnaes oath, by the regulu
tious of the War Department. when they hneu
that the ststemens;in the application were false
md that they we're swearing before God, and
their bleeding country, to c deliberate falsehoce
Thee np,licanis ve Tytsrme hare oItaf:ha Msi'
excnpfoa for ti.y are at hor.s asinG':"g r.'h M'
honest renpie Of oar Distrief, whilst men ar'
needed 10 tho army-their exemption, tho boor
to eo,cardice, degraded manhood, oad ril!f"l per
jury. And the men who have certified to th,
truth Of the false statements of such applica
tiuns, what have they done? Can they pas
their fellow 81 liens in the streets, without feeling
the brand of Ghame and Of degradation on thei
brows? Do they know that their onihs arc here
after worthless: In the name of our suffering
, country, can we allow such state Of demorali
zaton aid sceal disoI Ger to yist amy lrrcsr il
our midst? We call Upon the Enrolling Office
r to examine into these charges, and to cause tt
he revoked, all exemptions fraudulent and PERU
riously obtained. He may know the parties, an'
shas ti,ey hare by-rarioas tricks nd-subteriuscs
F.; for Jong time evadcd service and ignored III
Il lavs Of their country. We denupd hat prtmp
c but stern justice be dealt out to them. Can GU
Independence be ever achieved when the peor
/ allow such Asgrant dcrelic,icn Of Guy ON tn
part of able bodied Conscripis.
PETER THE HERMIT.