Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-06-11
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THE NEW DRAFT.
News by Yesterdays Mail.

Ills 10 tssmsaes on The First OF July
NeXi--tircular from Adjuiant Gener-
"a spgSgae 10 supervisors.
The people scarcely seem to realize as
yet the fact the COVER nment requires more
men, and that draft will take place OH
the LIST Of July next.
The following circular has been issued
by Adjutant General Spraguo and will be
Immediately sent to the Supervisors OF
towns thloughots the States.
General Hcadquoters STATE EN- ~
-AajatI.N Gsnerats ODlce,
ALBANY, May "a, 1854.
Tho following communications from
General Fry, Provost MarsLal General,
are sent to you for tho inlormhtion oil the
pubic
"BY TELEGRAPH FRoM WASHINGTON,
inlay 10, 1864.
80 Brig. Gen. Vim, Hays, Major
Fred'k Townsend, and Msjor A, :. DIV.
en-, A. A. Provost Marshal General:
"Uonter with Stale authorities, and
endeuvor to get the different Districts and
Sub districts 10 comrnence raising men ut
once, with view to the call referred to i'll
dispatches yesterday from Secretary OF
War, to General Dix. Ii will be greatly
to the advantage OF the different towns,
countits wards 10 save time by commence
ing Immediately on assumed quotas. spare
no efforts to achieve the revision OF En-
ro lment at earliest possible day. The
exact new quotas will be based upon it.
want treported to me by tenth Of June.
Signed JAS. B. FRY, Provost
MarshaH General.
"BY TELEGRAPH FROM WAsilITaToN,
May ls, 1854
Brig. Gen. WIN. Hays, Major Fredk
Townsend, and Major A. 5. Dlven, "A. A.
Provost Marsha, Genera:
"l.ct the revision OF ihe enrolment be
pushed 10 completion at the earist possible
Iay, aud mako known to the people that
it is plainly lor the interest OF each town,
ward, &C., 10 have stricken from che list
al names improperly enrolled, because an
excess Of names increases the quota called
from such ,owi, ward, &c. l! is equally
! or the irter IS: Of each person enrolled III
IL given town or Ma d, to place upon the
! list all persons n bis town o. ward liable
TO do military duty, because the greater
the number 10 b. drawn from, tho less
chance that any partcu ar individual VIII
! be drawn. As 1t is the personal interest
of every enrolled man that the quoia ID
which ne is concerned shall not Oe made
too large, and thai his own chance for
draft shall not be upius;y increased, aud
as both the objects WI be attained by
striking out the wrong names, and putting
in the rig bit ones. there can be no serious
difficulty in securing the cooperation OF
citizens for the purpose of making cor
rect enrolment. (3ignedS-
JAMES Il. FRY, Provost Marshal Gen.
Secretary Stanton's despatch to Gen.
D x stats states hat i eli for 3OO,O0O
men will be made at once, and that draft
will be ordered for the lst Of July next.
The gnotas of the several districts and
sub. districts viii probaby be the same as
under tie call of October II, 1868, for
600 ,G03 men from New York.
JOHN T. SpRAG UG, Adj. Gen.
The sugses ions conta ned in the above
circular. with reference TO careful revs-
ion of the enrolment, are highly impor-
.tant The lists in every locality should
be careful examined, and all the names
imprope ly placed upon them stricken off.