, 1864-09-23
THE DRAFT COMING,
Something Must be Done Quickly or UnGe
Sxm Wtll SeIett his Men-AetIen Of The
Committee.

At tie rate at which volunteers are benz nro.
cured it ls pretty evident ths. the qrota Of Cook
county viii not be raised within the time allowed
and the wheel must revolve. The county has
soted half million Of bounty to bspaid in sumz
Of 800 to each fecrt1t but other cities are paving
higher, and the coneequence is TINT feB.men are
psocured citizens who ara able to furnish subs;t-
1u.es are laying back Tor the count5 bounty 10 ll
np the quota. They arc depending On the corpora
ton TO help them out. but theJ viii wake one OF
these fine mornings md and themselves victims Of
misplaced confidence. How is the job to be done :
How ase the 10 Den which The county owes to
be procured, thnt is the question: Tnere are two
Ea5s. either Of 8hIch u practicable; We will let
If The Board Of Eupel visor wunld come toee.
ther and give The benefit Of the 500 county bounty
to erbs ututcs. the men Of moderate means wouid
add from $150 TO 81 from their own pockets and
Ill the quota, ano do It in ten days III farthest
and any enc but the Board Of Supervisors can see
that 1t would be better TOT the tnttrests Of the
Wonld ltave onr ts9.psyers to taSe care Of their
families and pay the taxes to Nqutoate the EaE
The Boar Il Supervisors. ut their last session,
we're told shat the 40o:a Of Cook county could be
III ed In twenty days with uo.n not subject to the
oraft, If they would give the benefit of the Cook
count, bounty TO substitutes. In our judemsnt the
qpo1a never will be Itled until this is DONE Two
brokers In this uty nave had instructlons to far
ntkh substitutes TO not lets than lto PRINCIPALS
the seneht Of this county bounty. u 1hese $50.
just three have tu11Isted eubetltutes, and these
win apply to the next meeting OF the Bta:d to re-
There are some legal objectlone to tois melhod,
which thu bankers tnite, when ask led TO advance
money On tne scrip. TteJ cont t-ud-4ome OF them
lazy ts1es TO reimburse money advanced to hep
tsdltfdaats TO procure eubstitutes. But ls it NOT
a good answer, that # by 90 doing. the quoA OF
the county be dled. It wou1d not men be hn,sF
If ffaff for
county,
The second mode ts to tell the Pnoyoet Marshsl
to 80 ahead viii the d1af. and then leg ths county
Enhsiiutc; and those who could not 1nd them
would have $500 10 compensate them In part for
three .ears military service Such course would
Teb The draft OF most Of Its ttyfore; brcauee with
the money each tantily man would be enabted to
make comfortable provision for his wife and chill
drtn in his abeence by aedipg his wages to his
to serve. would be able 10 make up, with 1he help
Of The $:Da, The additional .um necessary to pro-
cure 4 substitute Tor the War.
.nlsh . taos'ttufe to reprta.1t him in the army,
nhou1d DO 70 ut once. There are t1ch men enough
in The city who have not procured kubsututea to
their bueiness, II they were only willing. But II
tie County bounty OF $500 were paid to substitutes
We are confident that crerF man NOM Cook county
muet' be done. and that rely soon. or our dear
uncle Senuers patien'e will be extausttd and
he i'll come and luke the nnuber Of boys due him,
tsos nstos 1Iant I'D Sherman n1nst have rein.
farc.mtnts. and that right away
ME1Ue or CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
At the session OF the Citizens copmittce, IaEt
evening, the following resolutions were adopted
Reess That it is tho Sc .Dre Of this Committee
that the County Mar Fund Committee pay county
bounty to al recruits presented Tor credit Of any
particular tubdistrct, provided that the quota Of
Euch eub0istr3ct ie not full and any zecrdits pre-
es1tea for stcdt. & q Goos county st large BE- ap.
cure i@meaiasels TIE dsndt of rsisinG tho 1srlous
e Rsso'ssd, @ That the Wa. Fund Committee be re-
qnested 70 credit daEtDg the present Teek, an r.
e1nits e ist 10 they & Gan eenveniently, to such
WnEnKAf, This comnaattse hare assurances from
both the Frovos: Marshal General Ut Washington,
sno aleo from the Ase1stant Provost Ii arahal Al
Springfield, that If recruiting 70 d1 mp the quota
Of This district ss prosecuted with vigos, the dsat
will be suspended for short t1mc, bat upiees
more steoE 1s manifested the draft will certainly
R<soTsd, That we urce upon the citizens, one
and all, that they at once Set about efforts to i'm
Z 1ediately M ne qnria: that uniess very mate
fed the dralt will certainly come.
:Rtso'ted. That It - the conviction Of the com
aToided unlcfs indiTitusi Citizens who are able to
do #, viii turnJeh eubetItutes or fcpsesen atiyes
In addition 10 tie volunteers now being furnished
Resoartd, II 1t ID The opinion Of this Commit
tee, It IL Goth the personal intereel and patriotic
duty on the psrt OF e11tzens, who can do 80, To-
procure Enbe1ituteR o. Representatives., and hsvt
them cfG1tted on our quota. under the ady1ec OF
the War Fund Commtt:ee.
The ststement contained in last evenings Jour-
nal, that the War Committee had decided that all
ec1ults must be credited 10 Cook ccpnty at l.1ee
aud that eIb DISTRICTS would receive no credits for
It's recruits, We are requested 10 ttate Is entirely
receives the county bounty must Of necessity be
c1e dttc6 to eome Sub district, for 1t is expFeee
preTseion o. the ,aw that snch sho11d be doae By
the War Fund Cornistee 1epndlaee5 the above.
and declares that each recsuit ahal be credited to
the EubdtstrtG mort in arreats. This action. we
are SUR, will commend tteelf to every citizen OF
the county,
REEpE TrupLE or MUs1c.-The Kalamazoo
dispatches to the city papers have recorded the
handsome geuercsity and p'tr:otfsm Of Mr. Reed.
Of the Temple Of Music. Ia this city, In donating
= 500 piano to The sanltaTy department Of the
t. only fresh proof Of hr. Reeds devotion to
LOYALTY. His connection with tie donations to the
great Chicago SANITARY Fair vas even more pota.
hle Mr Reeds Establishment in McCoFmiCk's
marble building, on tho corner Of Randolph and
DearGofu Streets If one Of oar city tnst3t1t1onf,
end we'll worth Tislt fro.1 all strangers and rest
a Ha n.n oot or WbcH hs Success
Ea, BAHpxAx.-n will crafty a1l lovers Of gen
uine dramatic TALENT and the performances Of the
legitimate drama to learn that M.. Bandman CON
mtnoes m engagement next week at aeViekess-
Theatre During his ensae cement which will oc
cupy uonday, T1cfday, Wednesday and Thursday
cTc1irps OF next week, and the week after. With.
pot eibsy, a matinee MI 3: will tsnpertonits Ham
1-t, OtheNo, Iaso, Claude Melno.te, Alfred Evelyn
Na1eisse, Rirhesieu and Shy1ock.
During tne present eeaeor we have had eensa-
t!obs Of rvcEy Geecription-blre dte Seven sister,
eentnnde women iasbed to horses. Intelligent
Haen az !nftnituna aud dd nduSe1m, and they hare
eeen wen potronizc q, much to the depreciation Of
Toc z dtamAuc tatte. In zr. Bandman We have q
tnoLeoen con. eientious artist, ~hose action fs
eoTttocd by intellect and not mechanics. He Will
Sehe % as that o m
that not Characterized by pure r istc nns,itrs
We t.1tt that there are heatsr eoefa enough In ths
city who can appreciate sterling action 10 ciye iii