M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1864-07-28
ending dtaitS there was no Incentive

Idrait whether they volunteered or NOT.
restrained men rom volunteering.
To increase The obstacles in tn
way OF raising volunteers, Immediate.
ily succeeding tho draft If II county,
the Provost NJ arshals. and other re-
Ictnltia1 agents were set actively 10
work To- inducr FL the able bv6led
negroes t" r"r' away aud enlist; hos
withdrawing lr1ru the gr. wing or rs
It!.T la.ol al'sc ,utely r qu'nd to pr
tect Rhh secure liz, 10. Large lar.ns
,bavo thH, DeeR wbvny Ttfh,'d ri InhOr
;sni crops now 90 { 10 "asre. The
'l...Lru.s have been male TO believe
hat hy vu,untcerlng they wou,d not
ILry suuul, tA.ir own lreed0m. but
! Ron'd receive S400 hrpniy-thrrty
IlaYs fnrlOugr, visa -. privilege "a
uug none .aui 'Naring away their
lamillvs: tnat they would all lemain
lin Keui ucky and in the course OF ak
lmvu,hs the war would Oe over an 1
Ithey free. Trus thousands have al.
r, uIy buen removed IRON the fields
where the growing crops required
their labor, to the various cs'nps es.
,tabished for their reception, shis, ton,
liz excrss Vi what was due from Ken
Ituckv.
Aud in South. western Kentucky Mi
officer using gunb"a,s ana govern
munt transports as aids war actively
engaged with negro troops in forciblY
taking hundreds Ct negroes from tie
fields to Iis capp; in many Instances
taking sH'tle hands on large farms,
leaving the crops to perish Tor want
OF culnva,iun. Before that cnur6o
was adopted sgeL.s aud recruiting
brokers ilvm ulher States mad seLuced
lrou. iher ownUrs ABOUT rwelye ,iluu.
sunG negroes, i,r wnlCh the t!,e ran
obtain nU credit, nOr the owner q
voucuer. Thrse have gone to the
credit Of mher Siatea, and 10 enrich
the agents and recruiting brokers
engaged il this osw mode Of slGve
6edtsng. .... ... .....
WniIe lhtse real Obstacles were in
terposed. preventing US from obtain
ling vOlupteers, q rlsss OF men over
tue STATE, who contributed nothing
but proieSsiUps o, extreme !uyaty Tor
the daieucs oi the Country and " 10
crawl on their Lv!Irs to he ,ne leet
iVl pJwer-uut being igntraut oi the
tact that The siX III lr, men were
b my rslse by anth hprily from their
moSler, rsi-e1 ti" hue and cry again-t
II, and discouraged by all means N
their power eliistlnents Tor tho six
'montbs service. ,l Y..
| Knowing ihore were bunlreds of
the nrave ami loyal men in Kentucky
who wpnId reilly 10 your Call more
promptly and enthusiastically thnn to
the had OF any man could select,
lard hoping to overcome 20 some OK
ltCnt tho U6s,arlHs drown in the way
ol SUCCESS, un the 26h OF May | TO.
lquest,d ynn to rase G regiment. -.
YOU agreed to DE- 50, anu, as cx.
pected, have succeeded. deepite all
the difficulties. The announcement
thst you were authoriS d to :aise II
reg. NETT set tac tongue and pen Vi
these super loyaiists in motion; your
loya!ty MAS lmpugned by these crea
lures. even while the yet unclos"d
wounds rec .ivrd by yUn in hattle
With Oileut bu' eloquent lips. declare
your living devotion TO your country,
sn1 proclaimed lbe iniany VI their
slsn1elous accusations. This class
OF super loyaiists are composed oI
such ss are defaat Of danger by keep
ing out uf its way, and who in'rench
themselves behind lhe $500 rxemp-
ton; bat ,beroically devote ,htIl
neighbT's negro man to the service
OF The crurtry. r
In view VI Tho facts and tho condi
I,ion oi the State ] have eit cOnstrsin
ed by Ihe highest sense Of duty tc
decline ofvring six months YoIun-
|. tcRrs tor ;hs prcoent, an have eausel
notices u be gwen to that eff -
= Tho draft in other States satlshrs TIT
demand, but in Kuuiucky it is 6ut tn,
begianing of still higher exactions. -
Our patriotism is equal to the emur-
Igency; We blaim not our Government
6ut those intrustrd with ils admiris.
4, uatlon, who pervert its just aud 90.
cred powers to unjust or oppressiv
uses and will seek the corrective
a which the constitution Ind laas guar
antee 10 the l"yal clt'zens.
2 You will for,hw!th notify you
Captains to diabaud their men,.
A them luvk 10 the growing crops, an
. as !sot as practicable by their OVID Ia
: Dor repair the injury which owe
n recruiting is ina,cnng upon the PEI
d pie Of Kentucky.
y i Be assured that your self sacriEcir
Il PATRIOTISM, has secured ycu u place
II the inner sanctuar, d jour country
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