Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-08-10

temperate mind in the important department of Justice
He leaves family who are in the enemy's lines
Brgadier General Lucius Polk, nephew of the late
General Polk, was brought here yesterday seriously
; wounded in the leg. GRAPE.
The New Yankee Conscription Bill.
The following are the provisions Of the conscrip-
ton bill passed by the Yankee Congress just before
its adjournment:
l. The President may, at his discretion, at any
time hereafter, call for any number Of men as vol
unteers, for the respective terms of one two and
three years for military service, and any such vol.
unteer or in case of draft, as hereafter provided
any substitute shall be credited to the town, town
ship, ward or city precinct election district of
county, towards the quota of which he may have
volunteered or engaged as a substitute, and every
volunteer who is accepted and mustered into the
service for term of one year, unless sooner dis
charged shall be paid by the United States boun.
ty of one hundred dollars and for two years boun
ty of two hundred dollars and for three years three
hundred dollars, e-third of which bounty shall
be paid to the soldier at the time of his being
tered into the SERVICE onethird at the expiration Of
one.half his term of service, and e.third a. the
expiration of his term of service and in of his
death while in service, the residue of his bounty
unpaid shall be paid to his widow, children or
mother.
2. In case the quota, or any part thereof, of any
town, township, ward of city, precinct or election
district, or any county not SO divided, shall not be
filled in the space of fifty days after such call, the
President shall Immediately order draft for one
year to ill such quota, or any part thereof, which
may be untitled, and in case of any such draft no
payment of money shall be accepted or received by
the Government as Communication to release any en-
rolled or drafted man from personal obligation to
perform military service.
8. It shall be lawful for the Executive of any
other States to send recruiting agents into any of
the States declared to be in rebellion, except Ark
ansas Tennessee and Louisiana. and to recruit vol
unteers under every call under the provision of this
act who shall be credited to the State and to the
respective subdivisions thereof which may procure
the enlistment.
4. Drafted men, substitutes and volunteers, when
mustered in, shall be organized in or assigned to
regiments batteries or other organizations of their
own States, and as far as practicable, shall, when
assigned be permitted to select their own regiments
batteries or other organizations from among those
Of their respective States, which at the time of
their assignment may be filled to their maximum
number.
5. The twentieth section of the act entitled can
Act to amend an Act entitled an Act for Enrolling
and calling out the National Forces approved Feb
ruary o. 1864 shall be construed to mean that the
Secretary of War shall discharge minors under the
age OF eighteen years, under the circumstances and
on the conditions prescribed in said section; and
hereafter if any officer of the United States shall
enlist or muster into the military service any per-
son under the age of sixteen years, with or without
the consent Of his parent or guardianssuch person
shall be Immediately and Internationally discharg-
ed upon the repayment of all bounty received, and
such recruiting or mastering officer who know
ngly enlists person under sixteen, shall be dis.
missed from the service, with the forfeiture of all
QlIOWapca cho11 no f,~tb or
punishment as the court martial may decide
6. Section three of an act entitled ian Act to
amend an act entitled an act for enrolling and
calling out the national forces and for other pur.
poses" approved February q, 1864, be, and the
same hereby is amended so as to authorize and d..
rect the district provost marshal under the drec.
ton of the Provost Marshal General, to make
draft for one hundred per centum in addition to
the number required to fill the quota Of any dis.
trict as provided by said section
Z. Instead of travelling pay, all drafted persons
reporting at place of rendezvous shall be allowed
transportation from their places of residences and
persons discharged at the place of rendezvous
shall be allowed transportation to places of resi-.
dence.
8. All persons in the naval service of the Uni
ted States, who have entered said service during
the present rebellion, who have not been credited
to the quota of any town, district ward or State
ny reason OF tnelr oelng In said service, and not
enrolled prior to February a. 1864, shall, on sat-
siactory proof Of their residence made to the Sec
rotary Of War, be enrolled and credited to the
quota OF the town, ward district or State in which
they respectively reside.
g. If any person duly drafted shall be absent
from home in the prosecution of his usual bust
ness the Provost Marshal of the district shall cause
HIM to be duly notified as soon as may be, and he
shall not be deemed deserter, nor liable as such
until such notice has been given to him and reas.
enable time allowed for him to return and report
to the Provost Marshal Of bis district but such alb
sence Shall not otherwise affect his liability under
this act
10 and H. Nothing concerned in this act is to
be construed to alter in any way affect the law
relative to those conscientousy opposed to bearing
arms or to affect the rights Of persons to procur
substitutes
Ten Republicans voted against the bill, including
six from New England.
One of the 18th Alabama rhymiug in the trenches, for
for the Greenve OSeryr thus papepyrizes the latest