The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-07-14
Closing Up.

Congress succeeded, late on Saturday
niphi. in pcrlcctiug the new Conscription
bill. Und this act drafts may be made
Tor ono, two or three years; hountics Of
500. 5000, and 5000, are 10 bo awarded
for ono, two and three years service res
pcctiycly. Communication IL no moro; hut
every one drafted may serve in person or
hy substitute, aud fifty days notice must
be pivcn before enforcing the drnn. Each
State is at liberty 10 obtain substitute in
the SiatcS of insurrcctiun and have them
credited on her quota. We do not see
how the nc, could have been rendered
more lcncnt, If tho paramount object Of
recruiting our armies is TO be Kept In
view.
When the fist Conscripiinn Act was
passed, I'VE heartily approved aud sns.
taincd the Concentration therein emhod-
died. So long as the Government could
find substitutes Tor $500, il was wise and
right to accept that sum instead Of per-
onnl service, md use it to obtain n will
ing instcud Of an unwilling soldier. But
times have changed, compelling change
in the lave. The War Department
whicE ut first held the $500 n full cquiva
| lent Er personal service, now reports n
vitality changed state of facts. Labor is
scarce aud wages high, so that money is
! lnrrey paid in ~ cOmmutatiun, aud the
5000 each will no longer procure ro
cruiis 10 the extent required. Tho Rob.
els have called cut their every white male
who can carry n muskct; SO that our Gen
erals now regard them across their very
| last ditch. But the waste of the cam
Ipaign has been very great; and we rcct
/ lrcplcnishcd ranks to finish the work. II,
obtain them II is essential that call bC
now made which will bring not money
but men. Hence tic new law.
! Whrn the first net VAS passed, th,
$500 communication was made the chic
urouud or objection to it. The Copper
hcnd organs fairly howlcd at the idcn o
compelling the poor To serve aud lcttin.
ofthosr rich olch 10 pny $500 mp
ton. But, from the moment wherein
tho War Department decided 60 ask fur
repeal OF the communication clause, over
CopperhcOd in Congress has Tough
against the repeal, and il has now bee
carried over the heads of them all. An
Ilnf ''NIl' NNlbu l'lNl hhio hNN NlNE-
lurc now NJ clnmorous against repeal II
they were against the enactment of thi
provision.
! A Special War Tax was enacted b!
lConure.s during Saturday g sitting. Fiv,
pcr cent. on all incomes of 1863 is to b,
paid on the first of September next; aH'
il is calculated that this ilsm will pu
$50 900 900 into tho Treasury, to he d.
voted to paying hountics to soldiers nbou
to br drafted. An attempt WIS made Il
include tax on Liquors in hands bu
this defeated the bin, aud it had to b'
passed without--too many member
having friends interested in whisky. ]
lis hintcd that membar from this city
who was at first conspicuous champion
for taxing whisky, has since senn (ol
r,lt) something that has turned him com
plctcly topsy.turvy, 80 that he now rcsist'
this tax as zraluusly rs he ever favored
liz. Queer world this.
Congress has decided that none Of TN
States which have been formally declare,
in instruction shall vote for Presidcn
till rcadmiited into the Union. Th'
States thus excluded from participating
l.. Al prasiInpfial rnntns