The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-12
itary duty shall be obtained from tho list
q those drafted, the remainder shall be

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e tnoss drafted, she Iemeinde- shall %
The reason Of this is that although only
those liable to perform military duty are
to be enrolled, and consequently only these
are Intended TO Be drawn, yet II ID impos-
sible for the enrolling officer to determine
questions Of exemption, and Il vas pre-
rolled and drafted Who would not 81 re-
CURED to serve, and on this account it was
provided that, instead OF drafting for the
required number, the drawing should b
be made for that number and ATTY per
centum in addition but, AZ only the re-
|quired number is TO- be held TO service, the
syer aqe 10 20 Se isehalssa nnti he 1 re-
quired number il obtained and this pres
ents the question as to'ewbethe- parsons
drafted, who fail to report. are obtained in
the meaning 81 the law. rthey are, then
all persons drafted, are'in fact, as well -
in law, in the service, without any exami-
nation as 70 their fitness tor the perform
ance Of military duty.
For obvious reasons Il was necessary
that q penalty should be attached, as pun
ishment to those who violate the prOvi8-
ions or failed to observe the requirements
Of the law thus, resistance to the draft ID
punished by fne and Imprisonment pur-
chasing the arms, clothing, or military
ing deserters, is visited with like penalty,
and drafted men who fail to report accord
ing to their notice ofthe draft are deemed
deserters and treated accordingly.
II would have been fruitless legislation
to provide the manner Of drafting men in
the service, and then leave It to the option
.. those o d,aed 70 report or Scsy Or mott
construed to mean that given district
could ill its quota without actually putting
into the army angle soldier.
The true Interpretation and intent Of tho
law is, that when man il drafted the gov
eminent acquires jurisdiction and control
UNFAIRLY enlisted IA the service. IF he de-
serts, or II on examination he II rejected,
be il not one of the required number OBJ
tanned, }" in the language of the statute
Like the enlisted recruit, the drafted man
= liable to b held TO service; but II On ex-
animation the one 10 exempted or rejected,
in neither case il he credited upon thsQuo-
u required 70 be furnished.
If the enlisted recruit desert before mus
ter, or the drafted man before he il exam
ined and held to service, no credit - given
in either case. Diligent efforts in both
cases are made to arrest them, and prop
or credit given TOT al such -, upon exam.
The object Of the draft 10 not to fill quo.
tas. but to raise troops, and Il should be
executed with that view and for that pur-
pose and a. every able-bodied citizen Of
the proper age il subject to BE- called into
the service, no man who has been legally
drafted has just cause q complaint on 40
count of being required 70 render his due
share Of military service. The TACT that
the required number has already been
drawn is no reason why others should mot
be drawn, II necessary 70 fill the quota. II
the required number is not obtained be-
cause some have been exempted and. 9TH
ers have failed to report and eluded arrest,
vice, the object or the law would be- de-
feated ii the DRAFT did not proceed until tho
required number in obtained. ,tf.
Where man 10 drafted in lieu of one
who has failed TO report, he is not IRE
quired" TO till . deficiency on account OF
the failure Of the first party to report, be-
cause il has not been ascertained that tho
drafted man who has failed toreport would
be accepted, and until accepted he would
net be counted on the quota, and therefore,
not being counted, his failure to report
creates no deficiency, but leaves me matter
in the same condition, 80 far as credit 10
concerned, % II he had not been drafted.
A. well might . drafted man claim to be-
discharged because an enlisted recruit who
has been rejected by q mastering officer ia
not credited upon the quota.
The principle here ANNOUNCED II in ac-
cordanc0 with the decision and practice Of
the Provost Marshal Generals Bureau,
since its organization. and ID In exact &C
cordance with the legal opinion Of the
Judge Advocate General of the army, Civ
en- Sept. 10. 1863. and were . different rule
10 be adopted, in addition to the consider
atoms above stated, ii would occa sion man.
ifest injustice 10 those States in which for
mer drafts have been made, and the quo
tas filled ~ men actually put in service, in
addition to those who were drafted and
failed to report. Not only that, nut by q
different ruling, all those who have been
drafted to ill the places of men VINO failed
e report would 2. ID g illegally held to service
By the Amendatory Enrollment net Of
FebruaryA, 1864. it 10 provided that the
required number and one hundred per
centum in addition shall b. drawn. Now.
if il were granted that all drawn are in
fact (as well az In Law, , Ia tie military SER
vice, and If none OF those drawn should
report, not only would the quota be filled
without the government getting man. but
the locality would have an equivalent to
the quota assigned, and could not b. ex-
pected to furnish men on future. calls.--
Rea"ctio I'd G6surttans. Washington Re-
The WHISKY TAX, THE WoRsr LINCOLN
OUTRAaE.-Talk NV military interfear-
unce with the frcedum Nv elecksEuns p
what IS that in comparison with the tax ON
whisky? Without u stootable supply nv
whisky there is no such thing as freedum
nv eleckshuns. This tax on whisky was
an insidious plan 70 re- elsck Old Abe, and
,greately feer its operashun will be most
most deplorabls destatoostl IN I ibis de-
mfkratic f1uid In rnnnv snrkah No nv fhn