The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-02-03
THE LAST GAEL AND TEE
DRAFT.

President a summons TO arms. A draft
is ordered for 100000 men to serve fer
three years or during the war, to be made
on the 10th CT March next ensuing. So
many as have been enlisted oil drafted be-
fore the lst of March, not heretofore
credited, will be deducted or, in other
words, the draft is for so many men as
shall not have been raised by Marcn 1st
on the last call for 100000 aud for
200, 900 more:
There is but four weeks left US in
which to avoid the draft The country
needs the ervices Of her sons in the field
aud must have them. Volunteer if you
will-the more the belter-bu, if on the
first day of March the ranks of our deplc-
ted armies are no filed, you must face
the music of the draft
| 1t is no hour for caviling, for political
diSSensions, for complaints of inactivity
or Incompetence The Rebellion is gath
eriug its strength for one last struggle
The Union must meet it. Jefferson Davis
is sweeping into the ranks of his iraitor
armies every inhabitant of tho States
which own his sway In East Tennessee
his columns are already in motion else
where they are waiting only for augment
adj numbers. II is 70 longer secret that
the next campaign is meant TO carry the
war to Northern soil IF it fails-as fail
it wii-the Rehelli goes hopelesslg
down, never more capable Of carrying Gu
il war on lis present scale. Bet that it
may surely and utterly fail, the Union
needs more uen IN the field than it has
to day; needs and must have men enough
to put success beyond all question. Let
this call be responded to with the same
aiacrty and eager patriotism as when
Sumter first woke the nation flom It's deep
cream OF peace.
What will Be the action of Potter Co
in this matter? Is her past glory TO be
din,Gd2 Will her men volunteer or viii
they wait and be drafted? !? In this as in
NEST other questions there are but two
sides-ycs or noi There are no side
issues, and can be none.--The present
draft is from both classes, and q very nat
uFal question arise, trGm this fact. See
ing that large number of those vino will
likely be drafted are married. with large
families, with no means but their daily
labor with which to support those depen-
daat upon them, would it not be better
for the Commissioners of the county to
over large bounty to volunteers than 70
undertake the support oT such .fanilie,
for the next three years? Humanity as
well as policy should dictate this ccursc
Other counties are offering bounties, VII
should not ours? The people are as,Aing
US, every day, why this is not done. The
money can be had. A gentleman Of this
place says he will loan the county the
amount required en- easy terms. IF any
thing is done.it must be done right speed
ily. Men from this county are cnli6ting
in strange places, in order that they NAY
secure tho bounty and avoid draft TIL.
Commissioners should meet and their ac-
tion be made known to the people imme-
dIately. We will announce the quota for
the county and the differcn. sub dis ricts
as soon as possible There have oeen en-
listments IN the different veteran compa
nes from this county which will materi
ally lessen our Quota. Mr.. Cavanangh
sends US the following list Of these who
have re enlisted in the company that ven
from tie Oswnyo, 4Gsh Regiment:
c. G. Cayanaugh,
William l. Shal.uck,
G. f. Lowell,
Eli Lowell,
Frank Lowell,
a Ii. LAMBERT,
james Lockwood,
William r. Clark,
Henry Terwiliger,
Silas Swift,