Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-12-21

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Davenport, No. 80, 1884
CIRCULAR NO. "a.

CIkCULAR NO. ~.
WasnsAs, The enrolment in the Prevost
1arshars Department il much larger in
some sub-districts Of this State, than the &C.
tual number Of men between the sges Of 20
and 45 years, capable Of bearing arms and
wnEaEAs, By this increased enrolment
the quota assigned to certain sub districts
has been disproportionAbly large; and
WHEREAS, Authority and directions have
now been given for the correction and ~
vision Of said enrolment, for the reason Civ
en- in Circular No. 80, War, Department,
Provost Marshal Generals O63ce, Washing
ton, D. o., Nov. 18th, 1864. which is hsreto
attached:
1t is urged upon al our citizens to aid the
Boa1d Of Enrolment Of the respective dis
tricts in said correction and revision.
The citizens of this State should under
stand that it is plainly f1r the interest Of
each sub district to have stricken from the
lists all the names improperly enrolled, be-
cause an excess Of names increases the QUO
ts called for from such sub-district and
that it is equally for the interest sfeach per.
son enrolled in given sub district to place
uion the lists all perssns in the sub district
liable to do military duty, because the great
er number to be drawn from the less the
chance that any particular individual will be
drawn. Il Is the personal interest of every
enrolled man that the quota in which he l.
concerned shall not be made too large, and
that his own chances for draft shall not be
unjustlY increased; both these objects will
be attained, If oil parties will aid id striking
out the wrong names and putting in the
right ones. Especially is this the interest
Of those drafted men, who by putting in
substitutes themselves liable to draft, have
secured exemption which by the terms Of
the law holds good only until the present
enrolment IL exhausted in their sub.dis-
tricts. Men who are over 45 years of age,
and in consequence excused by law from the
performance Of duty in the field, owe it to
the cause and to the country, to take zeal
Gus and active part in the correction Of the
enrolment lists, military service Of the
drst importance.
The Law requires that quotas shall be as.
signed in proportion to the enrolment, and
the fairness and justice Of this mode Of de-
ter,Dining the amount Of military service due
lrom each and every section Of the country
cannot be doubted, ifthe enrolment is made
dS ACeiAy PSasSSs 80 ~ - PISCSiCAOlc W WSue
it. The amount Of service due to the na-
ton from every town or county is thus laid
fairly and plainly before the citizens, and l
am sure that higher motive than selfish in
terest will prompt all to do their share in
perfectiDg the en- ollment and securing q
just and efficient execution Of the laws for
raising troops whenever it becomes neccssa-
~ to supply them. The subject should re-
ceive the attention Of town, precinct and
ward meetings, and committees.
The citizens of the State are particularly
to notify and furnish evidence to
the A. A. Provost Marshal General of this
State, and all District Provost Marshals,
and all special officers employed under
them, and all boards Of enrolment Of all in
relative to death, changes of resi-
dences enlistment, or other causes which
Affect the enrolment.
n B. BAKER.
Adjutant General Of Iowa.