The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1864-10-27
TLe eaknesa of our Armies
Explained.
LETTER FROM SENATOR HILL-TnE kE,
REGISTRATION.


LAGKANGE, GA, Oct. D, 1864.
Jaae. = MeCo,mNk, I..t Enroili.y ClC5esr, of
Troupe Coun'y:
DEAR Sir La answer TIA your inquiries,
| viii u,Lae "A statement OF lacts aud rea-
sous la explanation of the Late order re-
luitins a registration aud re-euroiincnt vt
an person. Le.~uen the ages Vi scvultccn
and h,,y yeais.
BY The laws ot Congress, ali persons be-
tween these ages are declared ~ be la the
n,ii'ary ser,i Ice oi the Confederate States.
hose oetwcen eighteen au,. ior'y ti,e are
enrolled ior service la the h,lJ, aud those
uctw.cu sev~uteen and eighteen aud forty
h'o aud ntty, Koran reserve eJrI,s " dis
Charge the vaiious duties cvnueclcd with
t;.c se.v ice not iu thc field
bat tnv piaiu iaSt Is ascrrtained to be
that not u.ore than On. lhlrd ol tie men fit
ior duty between the ages vi eighteen aud
ior'y-hse are actually pr. seut ~.th tho ar
iiiiIs IN the hcid. hu>rC aic tho iRvlhirds!
" hat excuse have they iur being away!
Dy whose prrilission aud iOr what reason
a'c thcy prr.nit.sd ~ De away. 10 get
1icsc lncn ~ ,hc held aud ip lis certain aud
Apose Anj rem.edy lie various frauds by
which They have tnus far been allowed To
rcniLin away from duty. form the purpose of
t"e order winch you irc uuw called on TO
cA'cuic. 1T ihIs orucr SHAH be faithfully
"Aecutcd, our arm,es viii be replenished,
tnc enemy wii be dci, ated, and our couu.
iry recovered from thui possessiuu. Ii
I"ls order shait nUt y iaitliIriiy executed.
then the whole machinery Of what is called
the CouscI iptiun Due is shown to be a
iIuu,r, aud those engaged In administering
IL vi ghI tncins,ive.i to be ordered al once
~ tbc lied.
;'en. ur.ni writes home that olr nate.
rial ior the -ripy Is exhausted that our on
y roIIa"cc uuw Is chiluren aud Old men,
aud Ior tnia reason Ia. bySs the people OF
the North 10 submit TO the DIR Il aud press
us little longer, and We cannut but tal.
iiIs statcm al 10 not true. We do have
lhe men between the ages of cish cen ami
ioity hScto hap dis iiynt, anf th,t speed
ny, ii they eau DC brought To duty. But
two iiirus vi these men ale absent This
s'artl!nS iact Is euou.h " m ,Se evsry old
man and woman ia the land turn yolunia-
riiy enrvliing oiiicer.
AOur hist du'y is To res istcr every white
male between the ages specified in your or
ue's. Marx thc language: Every one
Ii matters noi what his age, position or
business. Rcglst-r the uian ..,.d his ex-
cusc. III the excuse be good, the lIau is
not harmed and If At bc bad the man
must DC scnt to duty aud the method by
winch he has heictoiora evaded du;y must
% exposed aud its author published.
There arr many absent from all our ar
;..ies, who have luricughs Or leaves Of alb
schcc which are uUt legal or proper Many
are granted ny subordinate officers, espec-
ia!iy TO their relations aud favurites, who
have ho authoritJ " grant them. Many
are granted 10y the proper authority, upon
untrue representations, ur Tor rcIsohs that
have c-as,d 10 exist, and many are forged
Many have been dc,aied iur soiuc h eht
duty, while sick Or slightly wounded, who
s'iil remain AWAY under cover OF snch do
taiis long alter heai,ii has been restored or
the Wounds have healed La all cases de.
tails and exemptions end when the reasons
Tor granting them cease. Never cease your
inquiries where Is shown paper granting
detail or exemption, bu; knuw whclher
the reason for "a iantns it Was true aud
continues 10 exist
."any have applied for exemptions ani
details, AN receive furloughs, which arc
T"Hcwcd iron time To tliH.. Witil the ap-
plcations ,ha.l be- fnulI det rm;nod Some
ct these employ lawyers, falsely so called,
who, 1t they no not yct the fha order ~
desired, eau, at least, delay iiIal action
the ice often being mJasur d by the length
oi The delay. THUS an unSIan,cd appli
cation Is made practically to operate as a
discharge from service.
Some persons are still carrying old com
missions, where their Offices have ceased
tut the commissions have not ben sur.
rendered or cancelled
Manyurc showing contracts ia overy
conceivable shiRe--many otthem spurious
and upon them claiming exemptions on
details. No contract whatever with the
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