Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-23
AVOID THE DRAFT.

Special TO waon's Daily Journal
WooDsTocK, Sept. Ia, ls64.
To Hon. E. p Walton
The following dispatch from Adj. Gen
Washburne, who with the Governor is 4
Washington arranging Vermont credits a
the war department, sufficiently explain il
self
WAsH1NGToM, Sept. Ia.
To II. B. Bradley.
ADJ'r g. INsr. GEN. OFFICE. !
Woodstock, Vermont.
We are doing all that is possible to saw
Vermont from the draft. Volunteers will b.
received in discharge Of drafted men unit
drafted men are actually sent out Of tae state
| We have obtained credit for seven hundred
and sixty-seven (767) men on account Of cor
rection OF enrolment, which will be appor
/ toned upon the towns entitled so as to equal
/ lze congressional districts, as soon as re
! turn.
/ Now is the time for deficient towns to Rl
| their quota by volunteering, and avoid all
draft in the state.
PETER T. WAsHBuRNE.
BALTIMORE, Sept. Ia.
The Americans dispatch, dated headquar-
ters in the field, Tuesday, says the military
situation is unchanged. but the opinion is
that hostilities will shortly be resumed.
Gen AveIill has re-occupied Martinsburg
and working parties are engaged in repairing
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Trains
loaded with forage we're sent yesterday from
Harper's Ferry to within FIVE miles Of Mar
tinsburg. IL is expected that the road will
be opened to Cumberland by next Friday.
WARRINGTON, Sept. Ia
The following dispatch has just been re-
ceived from Gen. Sheridan
Near BsrTyvWe, Sept l3-7 p. M-This
morning ! sent Gen. Getty's division Of the
9th corps with two bngades Of cavalry to the
crossing Of Summit Point and Winchester
road, over the Opequan creek. Rhodes,
.asson's, Goidon's aud Whartons divisions
were found on the west bank.
At the same time Gems. Wilson and Nc
Intosh's brigades OF cavalry dashed up the
Winchester pike and drove the rebel cavalry
at run, came in contact with Kersbaw's div
ision, charged it and captured the sth South
Carolina regiment-sixteen officers and l45
men-its baule flag and Col. Henuegan, COM
maudlng brigade, with the loss of only two
men Killed and three wounded Great credit
Is due Wilson aud Mcintosh, and the 81 New
Jersey and 2t hio regiment. The charge
was gallant one. A portion Of the %
Massachusetts,, reserve brigade, made
charge on the rgh. OF the line and captured
an officer and eleven men of Gordon's divis-
ion Of infantry.
Our loss in the reconnaissance was very
light.
L. II. SHERIDAN, Maj. Gen.
New YoRK, Sept. IA.
Special Washington dispatches to the Eve
ming Poet say that ad dvices from the army of
the Potomac states that our lines are now
strong at the point where the enemy aitacke ed
Hancook's corps on Friday and were re-
pulsed. The rebels seem to be feeling our
lines eighty but have made no general at
tack at any point. General Grant has issued
an order directing that all civilians within
his lines in front Of Petersburg who refuse to
take the oath Of allegiance, shall be sent
through the lines Of the enemy. The order
also prohibits the sale Of provisions to civil
ians who refuse to take the oath
There is runner on the street, but not
confirmed, that Grant is on the south side OF
the Weldon railroad
AUGUSTA, via GARDINER, Me-, Sept. IA.
Returns from one hundred and fity-six
towns, casting an aggregate vote of sixty
thousand one hundred and ninety-four, COM
prisiug about half of the total vote of the
State last year, give Cony majority of
eleven thousand nine hundred and eigteen,
being net Union gain of one hundred and
seventy-seyen aud a net Copprrhead loss of
three thousand and forty-two. The real
Union gain is three thousand two hundred
and nineteen. If the rest Of the State does
vel in proportion, the Union majority
will be not less than twenty thousand.
WAR DEPARTMENT, I
Washington, Sept. IA. !
To Maj Gen Dir
Lieut.. Gen. Grant telegraphs this depart
ment in respect to the draft as follows
CITY Point 1880 4. d., Sept l3-To
Hon. K. NJ Stanton, Secretary OF War; We
ought to have the whole number of men call
ed for by the President in the shortest possi-
BILE time. Prompt action in filling our armies
will have more effect upon the enemy than
victory over them. They profess to believe
and make their men believe there is such a
party North in favor of recognition Of South
ern independence that the draft cannot be en-
forced. Let them be undeceived. Deserters
come in: our lines daily who tell us that the
men are nearly universally tire Of the war,
and that desertions would be much more fre-
quent but they believe peace will be negoti-
ated after the fall election. The enforcement
of the draft and prompt filling up Of our ar
mics will save shedding of blood to an emf
nent degree U. S. GRANT, 1t. Gen.
The following telegram has been received
from Maj Gen. sherman on the same subject:
Atlanta, Ga, $50 p H., Sept l3-Hon.
Edwin NJ. Stanton, Secretary OF War am
very glad to hear the draft will be enforced.
First we need the men. second they come as
privates to fill up our old and tried regiments,
with their experienced officers already on
hand, and third, BECAUSE the enforcement of
the law will manifest power resident in our
government equal to the occasion. Our gov
ernmenL though democracy, shsuld in
times of trouble and danger be able TO WELD
the power Of great nation. All we'll
w. T. SHERMAN, Mai Gen.
New YoRK, Sept. IA.
The Commercials Washington special says /:
Officers who left Grants headquarters yester-
day report that nothing was going on, except
occasional shelling and picket assaults. The
recent order of the Department against sub 1
ordinates giving information, is carried to the
extreme of withholding dates Of death of de-
ceased soldiers, thus keeping back the pay
ment Of insurance money.
WAsHIEeToN, Sept. IA.
No news of special interest from the army
of the potomac The ontnnsla Of the euenly