The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-06-22
Important as to the Draft-The
Repeal Of $500 Clause Recom-
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fore the House yesterday, and was referred to
the Committee on Military Afairs:
! 70 the jSeaotc and House of Reprcscata-
tires.
| | have the honor to submit for the Con-
eideration Of Congress letter and inclosure
| from the Secretary Of War with my concur
/ renee in the recommendation therein made.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Washington, d. C., June s, 1854
WAR DEPARTMENT.
/ WASHINGTON CITY June 7, Ga
/ To TIE PBEsIDENT-SH: l beg leave to
/ submit to you report made to me by the
| Provost Marshal General, showing the re
suit Of of the draft now going on to I'LL the
! deficiency Of in the quotas OF certain States
and recommending repeal OF the clause III
| the enrolment act commonly called The
| Three Hundred Dollar clause.
| The recommendation Of the Provost Mar
| shal General is approved by this department
and | trust that it will be recommended by
! you to Congress.
The recent successes that have attended
| our arms lead to the hope that, by maintain
| ing our military strength, and giving it such
increase az the extended field Of operations
may require, all early termination Of the
war may be attained But to accomplish
this it is absolutely necessary that efficient
means be taken, with vigor and promptness,
to keep the army up to Its strength, and
to supply deficiencies occasioned By the loss
IS III the field.
70 that end resort must be had to drGifrr
But ample experience has now shown that
the pecuniary exemption from service lrus-
trates the object of the enrolment Law by
furnishing money instead Of mon.
An additional reason for repeating the OK
emption clause is, that It is contemplated to
make the draft for q comparative short
term The burden Of military service will
therefore, he lightened. But its certainty
Of furnishing troops is an absolute essential
Of success.
| have the honor to be your Oh { servant,
EDWIN NJ STANTON,
Secretary Of War
WAR DEPARTMENT, PROyOsT MARSHALL
GENERALS $ OFFICE,
WAeuINGToN, D. c. June f, 1864
To lion. Edtcm H. ,ytu3ton &ecytary IF
Var:
In accordance with the amended
Enrolment Act, approved February q, 1864,
and your orders on this subject, am now
conducting a draft in various sub-districts
for their respective deficiencies on quotas OF
troops heretofore assigned The results Of
the drafts so far as shown by the reports to
date are worthy Of attention. They are
briefly as follows:
Number of drafted mon examined l4,7U
Numller exempted 1or plIyicai ulH-
ability ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1,3lf
Number exempted for other causes 2,639
Total number exempted. ............... 7,0i6
NuinbcH paid communication money $3.50
Number who have furnished Sub
SllLtlcS....... $40
*Nunbor held for personal service 1889
Total noe eeXenpted... 7,725
*This includes some who may yet pay
Communication money
These reports come from sub-districts in
eight different States.
| invite your attention to the s!0all num-
ber Of soldiers being obtained under the cX-
isting law, | see no reason to believe that
the army can be materially strengthened by
draft SO long as the $500 clause is i'll force;
nor do | think it safe to assume that the
communication paid by drafted man will ena-
bic the Government to procure a volunteer
or substitute il his place.
| do not think that large bUuntics by the
United States should be aga,n reso.tcd to
for raising troops.
am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
las FRY Provost Narslol CnnN