Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-08-19

be, although that is not certain, as there arc
names that have been missed and therefore We
have . large quota, much larger than some towns
Of equal population. From the nature OF our
business We have large population of that class
| that comes within tbs ENROLMENT law. The
Selectmen, those who have charge Of the town
business, were requested to enroll the men of the
/ town, and they refused. Their aid was invoked
to see that the list was made perfect as posi-
/ BILE. Perhap. they ate odcd to this. We dc not
know. The city Of Calais has smaller list of
I Enrolled men than most any place of its size
1 The lsboring men of that city are mostly men
living across the lines, and therefore, are out
( Of the draft becsuss aliens" Ellsworth stocks
up her population every year, and must do So, r
csrry on its lumber business. These men are not
IS . general thing oiiers, but citizens from diff
/ fsrent sections Of the state and county. They to
. large extent, are Enrolled 10 Ellsworth, by re-
quest Of some, and a, matter of ri. hit in other
cases.
! We notice that the "Surp'us" OF Ellsworth is
not so large as was supposed, from the represen
tatiops Of the recruiting officer for the town, as
T he said that General Hodsdon toll him the town
| had as many as fifteen to her credit, rs surplus
over all calls, up to this last ore We unisr-
stand that there i. discrepancy between the &C
count kept at the Adjutaut Generals Office ana
that at the Provost Marshal's ONCE. This may
account for our surplus being less than supposed
The account at the Provost Marshal. office is the
one ficinliy known ct this office. We also notice
that quite . number of Ellsworth men have been
put on the quotas of ether towns in the county
and were enlisted to so to the credit Of these
towns. There is hardly town in the State that
has been willing for this.
Up to III, FIN, not man has been credited 10 III,
district for in the Nary. We may get thi,
credit before the draft.
The call on Hancock County 10 for 79l under
present draft, and for 3ls for deficiencies under
old calls, less 80, the surplus.
| BgLrAsr, August 18th, 1864
Three hfths Of the deficiencies in tbi. Con i.
grc..ional District are in Hanc ock County; and
= large portion Of these are in . fsw towns, over
one hundred being in three of them. There
must be something wrong in these towns, either
in the authorities, in the population, or in the
locality or occupation Of those liable. In mos.
of the towns . comme ndable zeal has been mimi.
tested by the Secctmen in procuring men enou gh
| to fill the draft from some quarter, If they could
not be found within their town limits, while in
some other towns there has been . criminal re.
missness. Some towns have been all the while
obtaining men, and therefore they have a sur.
plus to their credit. The town Of Hancock in
our county is an instance.
Permission has been received for the Board Of
Enrolment to hold sessions at the Shire towns in
Hancock and Washington counties after the
draft, to examine the drafted mtn in these
counties. Due notice will be given through the
newspapers Of the time &c. This will save time
and expense in travelling to Belfast. /, is to be
hoped that most Of the towns will ,uccesd in
filling their quotas, and thereby save the draft
We herewith give the population Of the sew
cral counte, in the District. and the rumlei
Of enrolled men in each county, as returned
and upon which the quotas are 5s .cd We are
inclined to the opinion that this inequality, or
discrepancy between population and enrolled
men, does not arise from excess in Hancock
County, much want of iathfuiue.. in
Enro!ling all liable in the other calilies