Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-14

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sd auae TO express our Ieprobaon Of such aahonest
and malicious potcs mar 0uvreing AZ THE. For pa
per protesting to DO loyal t is simply aSo9naole The
report calculated to aid aud comfort the rebels as
well Is the shoddy politicians, for whose bsneht Wag
vritten We ask q candid comparison between General
Grants report and the Times article, and after making
this comparison no resist the conviction, that
the Times has pTostuted its columns TO the basest OF
shnders upon greatest General for the purpose OIL
influencing the Baltimore Convention against MN, ana
that t piesumss to impesch both his generalshp and
/ his truIhiulntSA We keoW OF no m1Ie f'grant IN
stance Of the degenerscy Of the party prees and no
more appropriate means to assist the Tunes candidate
for the Presidency.
| MoRE SOLDIERS NKIDED- eIaNuIoANT CORRESPONDENCE
On the s.h Inst, Lincoln submitted to Congress the
following letter from the Secretary of War; with his
"eoucurrencs In the recommendation therein con-
talned:"
WAR DIPARTNIET,
| Washington City, June 7.
Sir 1 beg leave ID submit to you q report made to
me by the Provost Marshal General showing the resrl
OF the draft COW going to ltthe deficiency In the
quotas of certain States aud reco amending repeal OF
the clause in the Enrolment Act, commonly known as
she three hundred dollar clause The recommsnda-
ton of the Provost Msrsha General approved by this
Deua-taeut aud hust that il will be recommended BY
/ you to Congress-
The recent successes tina. have attended our arms
lead TO the hope that by maintaining our military
strength and giving it such increase as the extended
field of operations may require an early termination OF
| the war may be obtained But to accomplish this il
s absolutely Necessary that eficien be taken
vi 1igor and pFomptness to keep the army up TO
strength, and supply deficiencies occasonedby losses
in the field. N..t -
To that end resort must be had to daft but ample
expert nee h.s now shown that the pecuniary exemp-
lion from service illustrates the object OF the enrolment
/ law by furnishing money instead OF men.
An additional reaSon for repeal the exemption cause
s that II is contemplated to make the draft for compa-
ratively short term The burden Of military service
viii Therefore bs lighened; but its certainty of furnish
inc troops is an absolute essential to success.
have the honor to be, you: Obedient servant,
EDWIN n. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
The fol jwinE is the Provost Marshal .neras letter,
dated Washington, June oh:
To Hon Edrin n Stanton, See. Of War:
Sir-Il rc,ordlnce with the amended Enrolment Act,
approved february "a, 1854 and your orders on the
subject, am conducting draft in various sub
districts for the respective Deficiencies on quoas OF
rooIs heretofore assigned. The results Of tle draft,
50 far a. thoWn by the reports to this date worthy
OF attention. They are briefly as follows:
Number Of drafted men examined, 1474l
Number exempted for physical disability, 1874
Number exempted for other eauses, 2 $50
Total number exempted, 70l6
Member paid Communication money, 5000
Number who have furnished substitutes, l,4l6
Number he'd fer personal service, l 269
This last II cludes some who mag yet pay comuuta-
ton money.
Total not exempted, 7, 726.
These repo Is come from sub districts Ia eight Diff
ferent States.
invite your attention to the small proportion OF SOL
ders being obtained under the existing law. zee no
reason q btl evs thst the army be materially
strengthened b. dra go long as the three hundred dol
lar clause lie in focs; nor do thick it safe 10
49, Isaffa ill
the government to procure volunteer or substitute IN
/ do not think that large bouaties by the United
States should again be Teoted to for raising troops
rtcOmmend that the three hundred dollar clause,
it 10 knoEn, DO rePsAled.
am cir, very respectfully, your obedent servant,
JAS B. Far
Provost Marshal General
The Hsralds correspondent. says that the iecommen-
daOn of the President that the exemption clause of the
Earolmsnt be repealed, to-day very iaVorably
received aud discussed 81 considerable length by the
Senate tile doubt Is entertained of its adoption at
an early date.
GIN HUNrER's oRDEs TO ROB TIE PEOPLE ETC ETC
General Order, issued from tie Headquarters, De-
partment of Western Virginia, by Major General Hun
ter ju.t on the eve of his recent march, contain
couple of PARAGRAPHS that it would be well enough for
our authorities to make a special note Of We copy:
have en- their backs with par of extra shoes and
socks, are amply sufficient Everything else in the
shape Of clOttng will be packed to-day and sent to the
rear. Ia each knaIsick tnere must be one hundred
rounds Of ammunition, carefully packed fouF pounds
Of hard brea TO last eight days ten rauons OF flee,
Gu gar and salt aud pair of SHOES and socks but
nothing else. This Wou seem 10 indicate quick work
Brigade all other commanders will be held etric.
ly responsible that their commands are amply tu?piod
on the march Cattle, sleep and hogs, and if neces-
sary horsss and mules must be taken and saugh ered.
These supplies will Do seE,d (oleD) uod,r the drec
tion of officers duly authorised, and upon sem
which will hereafter be regulated.
The Commanding General tI 'ecs OF every officer and
soldier Of the army in the fed earnes; and unWa-
Verng support. He relies with conf nce upon ever
kind Providence for glorious result The Li,ue ant
General commanding the armies OF the United ates,
Who ia now VigOTou ly pressing back the enemy upon
their last stronghold, expects much rem the Army of
the Shenandoah, aud he must not BE- disappointed
YRoM GRANT AID tHEIMAS.
We tu6ioin Sta1ton's despatch to Dix dated IL NJ.
on the sth, giving the latest official news from Grnt
and Sherman:
A despatch from General Grant, dated yes erdly at
three minutes past P. NJ reports that all has been
very quiet to daJ. No casualties reported.
A utsp tch from Gen. Sherman. dated at Ackworth,
Yesterday evening, half-past P. NJ, Gays:
lave be9n - Ailatoona Pass, and fad it very I'D.
mirabe Tor purpose. It stSe gate through the last
or most eastern spur OF the Auegh1nes. lt now be-
comes as useful to US IL was to the enemy, being
easily defended from either direction The roads hence
from AckWorth into Georgia are large and good and
the country more open.
d tails of the position Of our troops and contompl-
ted movements are given, but needed for public
information.
The despatch further states that ''the enemy is not
10 our immediate 'front.' but bis signals seen at Lost
Mouatair aud KsresAs." ADAM d. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
MIscELLkEKoUs.
The government is actively sarding reiuforcem nt5
to General Grant rom Washington. Two stearers left
there this morning with several regiments Of 100 days
men, iccludDg the l4S1 Ohio
The I'd Rhode Island regiment has arrived at Wash.