Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-09-08
HUNDRED DAYS MEN AND THE DRAFT.
For TIE NATIONAL INTELLI,

FOR THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENcER.
Messrs EDITORS: In this State (Deaware) we are
about TO be unusty dealt by 1t appears that the
Governor has been authorized to raise two regiments OF
hundred days men, and they now about il not que
filled up but nobody has been invited TO join those reg
ments except his political friends the Republicans ana
is said enlisted that corps but persons OF such
political conne,ion BY the law it appears that among
the exempts from the draft all persons in military ser
vice The time The draft is made. As certain that the
draft will take place within the period of their enlistment
that no other draft will be made it follows that these
recruits will escape entirely Now, the State could Do
credited with tie enstmens OF the hundred Gays meh'
injustice would be done to any; but it seems sucn is
not the case The consequence is that the draft will be
made to fall very heavily the opponents OF the ADMIN
sraton out of whose ranks almost entirely the States
quota must be filled If they had been, in common with
Republicans invited to enlist in this new corps and had
refused to join fair complaint could have been made
but they were not No notice that have seen, or
have been able to hear of given in any form TO
the people of this State by the Governor by his autho-
ry that recruits wanted for any service of hun
dred days The inference therefore, to be rresst
bic that this hundred day enlistment is made by the Gov
party continuance for the benefit of the friends Of
the Administration; and it is therefore grossly unjust.
Further it certain this force IS not to go out Of
The State Such is the understanding among those who
have enlisted and they must have derived it from parties
competent 20 give such assurance gentleman told me
that he had been offered majority of the regiments,
and upon declining it, assured that he need not hesl
tate take IT, for the force would not be required to
of the State He replied it for that very reason
be would not accept it, for he would not serve in corps
that intended police force for the State VI course
there is good earth why any military force
should be kept here but the authorities at Washington
think otherwise cat help ourselves, and must submit
But if material out Of which the draft should be made is
taken away by the Administration for special military ser
vice for hundred days and the number of men so taken
added to volunteer enisents for year and and the
substitutes already put in exceed Gas it does the quota Of
the State, there be good on earth why
draft should tske place in Delaware until the term Of the
hundred days has expired II draft should be
dered be made tins State before the termination Of
the period of service of this corps, then it will follow
that the people of this State will be most unfairly dealt by
1t is be hoped that the Secretary of War will take the
here presented into confederation and not allow the
permission given To the Governor be made instrument
of injustice for any ends much less those of mere party
A DELAWAREAN.
September 5th, 1864.