The New York herald., 1864-08-22
MILITARY AFFAIRS.

Repeal of the Three Hundred Dollar
Exemption Clause and It's Effect.
Volunteering has progressed during the last week
much rapidly than heretofore substitutes are
brought into the Of the Supervisors Committee
great deaf freely The payment by Mr. Blunt of
one hundred dollars TO any person bringing In subst
tu,e has proved TO a certain degree effective It is
easy to hundred dollars, and sometimes
two hundred three hundred dollars But still the
substitutes with the large pay they offered for
years service, not numerous would be sup
posed and with all the efforts Mr.. Blunt and his
m;tee make, together with the high bountes offered
and the large fee to the person bringing him there
too much backwardness evnced lead to any encour
aging belief that quota lled BY the sth OF
September through volunteering.
We begin to and feel the bad effects OF the
repeal by Congress of the three hundred dollar exemp
tion clause. That appears to fix the standard tine
exact value OF recruit substitute Few thought OF
receiving any more and easy for the Supervisors
Committee TO obtain substitutes under the old call for
that sum- Notwithstanding our county authorities ex.
empted certain classes Of citizens from the draft by
paying them the United exemption fee OF three
hundred dollars yet almost every Of such exemp.
the Chairman insisted and demanded Of the exempt
that be furnish substitute The instances we're rare in.
deed that this demand complied with Our quota
consequently aed up rapidly and more Ger.
tanly than II the three hundred dollar exemption had
not been n FORCE But the repeal Of that law caused
nothing bat evil has sent state authorities tramp.
ing after negroes when white men should do the neht.
ing IL has created feelings Of dospondency and dis
couragenent 10 the minds Of the community an utterly
destroyed the standard value OF volunteers and subst
tutes Now instead Of there being red price OF three
hundred dollars. there Is no price At all rather all
sorts OF prices and men Who would have been perfectly
willing enter tho army for three hundred dollars for
three years now bold back for eight hundred
and frequently when that sum II offered will demand q
thousand The consequence therefore OF the unwse re-
peal the three hundred dollar exemption clause
BILE sumnot because the do not exist but because
Of thcrc being no standard Of value nxed government
neiehbor all wait for s higher prices, and our quota
remains untitled
These are some Of the difficulties under which our
Supervisors Committee are now laborng, and DO
not succeed raeng quota by volunteering will be
Tor 20 wan. o ea.nes! eSer.on on inc part o. hr Blunt
almost entirely to the ridiculous and cruel action Of Con-
gress in repeating the three hundred dollar exemption
law. But must struggle and do the best Ne can.
Let the press the committee every possible
way, and let our capitalists pay their respects to Comp
troer Brennan snd subscribe for largo amounts the
bounty " all thngs let not fail the want OF
money.
The Lindsey Blues.
The following orders been issued relative to this
SPECIAL oRpRRs-No. g.
LINDSEY BLuHs
HsApouARrEns 102D REornESr ". G. 8 N. ",
To pursuance OF Special orders No 4o6 Of the supern.
tenuent O Nuunsccr htCfult1nx S8fvce, western Dt-
vision, IS N Y, Major g. A. Roberts, Captains Van vecK
and smith Lcuienants lake and Walters will proceed to
New York 10 look after descrters and straegers and
members OF the regiment reported for duty and TO
receive recruits for the regiment and forward them
Elmrs without delay.
All members Of the regiment now In New York or
vicinity viii report without delay TO Major Edgar A.
Roberts, the Mercer House. corner Of oome and Mercer
streets. BY order, JOHN NJ WILEY.
HESRy j. wmrE, Adjutant
Rscsunso STATION MxRcss House.,
- August 81. 1854
In pursuance o. the foregoing Special Orders No S,
hereby order ali members or this regiment the /
city vicinity 10 report at 10 these
ior transportation 20 Emlra where the regiment
they will be arrested aud treated as desertors
by order. T. A. ROBERTS, Major Com mandiug station
Departure OF New n Hampshire Troops for
the Front.
BosToS, August a, 1884
The steamer Constitution left Boston to-day for the
South, with soldiers on board Tho men msIsiy
from New Hampshire.