Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-22
LA1EIr FRoM aIOlGIA.
DETAIIs AND EXEMPTIONS.
The Savannah Es'O', in Its review OF the Pf.sldsI

The Savannah NsOs, in lis review OF the Presidents
Message, says:
The President complains of 81 nlrs cAssss"--of
AL psFsons Engaged IN csrEain specified punus pro-
fsssons"-being nov exempt under the laH, aud men
tons telegraph operators, Workmen 10 mines, probes
SOFA teachers, sLgineers, editors and employees Of
nsUspGpeIl journey men printers shotmakeTs tanners
plscksmiths lniers physicians aud numerous other
elaez" Now il ID great iRistIks that the8s centre
sssesn are exempt eneT TACT, or that the law has
Any such provision il it, and Ne are surprised 81 the
President Telegraph operators are not exempt under
the lsG livery telegraph operator not ID service is
ont OF i tpscis exemption OF the President or sac
retary If War. Not Ut the1-let alone this zen
lire olaasn-is exempt BY Law.
.Worknsn in minss." Not one OF thess-lst alone
the entire CLASS exempt under the law II SIN.
gle one is anywhere exempt IL Is BY special order OF
tho President OF Secretary OF War.
Professors, teachers" The Law does not exempt
thsse entire casses Il 'mpls only such presdens
.nd teachers mot 'proossOis Of colleges academies
and scheols Es have been regularly suESEed in teach
ug Tor tleo years 5stors the I'm february last aud
ano shall continue regularly 70 teach aud have twenty
Students.
'Eusinsers" These are Rot exempt by Law.
&c itora and employees oil neWspSpsrs." There is
res.rictou Oh this ',nIire class also. lt Is only one
edi,or tor sscd newspaper that beug published
shs II d February last, and suoh employees as be
Tu1 swear Indispensable to tho publication Of the pa
PsF.
Law e1smpsus jiurneymsn pFluters, except those en-
ployed 6v the pablo printer OF the Confederate an1
Ale Governments.
"shoemakors, tanners, baoksmiths, uilsrs Not
man Of oil these entire classes holds an eIeDp ion,
unless she President Secretary Of War has granted
IL The Law dOesns tX5mp. single one
"Physioisos." This 'Cutire class" IL not exempt
The law e1emps only those who we're thirty years old
on the II d February las. ard Who Wsro and had been
,or So yea years previously actually ami regularly
vpR,d 10 the D scice OF their profession.
What docs the President meaGy DOn't he know the
law or vas ali that vsrbisge thrown in for some Pgr.
Dsssf Did no say thirg. and mean sOMe.iHg else
y hat "Suro classes" exempt Lot Us turn 70 the
law and see;
1t TIE Vice Presi1en; Of ths Confederate States
Here ia one entire oGss amounting in the aggregate
to iuEs individual and it happens that the per-
oa who now holds that Gifts would be exempt by
son If age aud physical disability, If the law did not
contain this provision.
2i Members and ofio5r5 OF Congress and the State
LegE Ilures. The "entre clsssea" count up consd-
crsbly If the President thinks these ought be eI-
spt only at the grace of the military authorized he
d. Ga not ssy &c. He names several "entire classes
Who are now completely under bis CONTROL but omits 10
name these ''entifs classes" who exempt by Law
l, ia fair therefore, 10 presume be s not N favor OF
making them Internationally liable TO consumption.
q Bupefnten dents and physicians OF Asylums for
ths deaf dumb blind aud insane and superintendent
OF public hospitals established by Law before the II
February last. Phese Glasses amount in the aggregate
| 70 q very small uu nbsr.
4 Contractors tor cTDing the malls sud owneIs Of
most COACHES aud hacks. This entire class amounts
10 large number The President done name them il
his list nor AK that their exemptions be repealed.
The President speaks of exemptions from niliiaEJ
duty" bang "IOs accorded by law to persons engaged
in certain specified pursuits or professions" haV'
us1 shown that such I not thS case save toI nS COZ
ac,nrs ana drivers OF post coaches the members ans
fs NJ Of Congress and the Legisl'tures tupstn-
tendsu and physiOians OF asylums aud tupern eldsn
ct hospitals established by aG and the Voe-President
Not one Of these "cRsses is mentioned in his St ant
not OF the oasses e exempt as al entire claSa-
This way of dealing with this grave subject ia strange
i 10 saw re east.