Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-09-02

TIE Droft-Tho Board of Enrolment sat
in Waterloo last Monday, and it made live
ly day for the town. There was nocking
thither from all portions Of the County OF
men seeking certificates of exemption from
the coming draft. The Board examined none
for disability by reason Of chronic diseases,
and in fact but small majority Of those ap-
plying for exemption on other grounds. All
the morning was devoted to Cedar Falls, and
It the hour Of ADJOURNMENT for dinner Capt.
CURrss announced that Cedar Falls must
step aside to make room for other townships.
The Board could not have got together be-
fore o'clock in the afternoon, and, as all
the members went out on the western stage
! from this place that evening, could not have
| sat after dinner more than two hours. If it
! took all the forenoon to get half through with
Cedar Falls, how did the seventeen other
, townships in the County cone out in the two
hours devoted to them The Board couldn't
set in this County but one day. Why? We
are not informed. Perhaps it was because
Capt. CuRTlSs was obliged TO be at f. Dodge
by the 31st ult. to attend the Congressional
Convention. 1t .better have staid away from
Black Hawk County entirely than to have
come here for one days sitting. If it had
examined as advertised no dissatisfaction
would be expressed but not above one in
ten, we are probably safe in saying, of those
entitled to !hcaring under the classification
succeeded in getting before the Board Be
this as it may, we are confident that not near
ly SO many applicants would trouble It at
another sitting.
There was much dissatisfaction expressed
by men from various townships as to the ap-
portionment made, and also as to the ,ardy
manner in which the various townships had
! been notified of their obligation under the
last call. In consequence Of this diSSatstac-
| ton Capt. Crarlss made an explanation. lie
said the apportionmcnt to this District was
not received at his office until Tuesday, Aug
10th, and that the apportionmrnt was made
to the various counties and townships as soon
thereafter as possible and forwarded. He
thought his Office was not to blame that the
people were not earlier informed. Some
townships, he said, seem to think their cred
its are wrong but this in his Judgment arose
from misapprehcnsion. When the Provost
Marshal's Department was established at
Washington the aggregate Of men raised was
apporioncd among the several States Iowa
was credited with so many, and that aggre.
gate was apportioncd among the several Con-
gressional Districts OF the State, and then bv
the Provost Marshals among the several
counties and townships--lhc enrolment re-
turns being ts'e basis. Thus each township
got credit for so many men, without refer.
cnce to the number Of men furnished. Since
the establishment of the Provost Marshars
Department, however, over year ago, every
man recruited has been credited where lie
was enrolled. So that in determining the
credit Of township it was necessary to take
the credit given to that township on the cs.
adjustment Of the Provost Marshals office,
and the number of men furnished since. |,
was impossible to claim credit for mcn'cn-
listed prior to the establishment of the Pro.
vost Marshars Department. lie thought the
miSapprehcnsion was founded here. If there
were errors it was too late TO correct them
now. He had made returns to Washington.
lie had endeavored to secure good enrolling
officers, and they were responsible for the re-
turns made, not he. If any had been cred,
tied to one town and enrolled in another, it
was by other mastering officers he had been
careful to avoid such mistakes. Some cases
were cited him. He was sorry if it were SC,
but it was 200 late to remedy the evil.