The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-01-06
From the Petersburg Express.
THE SUBSTITUTE BILL.

THE SUBSTITUTE Bill L.
Contrary to eur hopes, the Confede rate
House Of Representatives has passed by a
large majority. bill not only remandlng
back to the service all persons WHO have
employed substitutes, without refunding 4
dollar of the msney which was paid the
latter by the former, but retaining in SER
vice even the substitutes themselves. We
ere utterly unable to express the emotisns
which We feel in contemplating an act
marked with such gross and extrssrdina-
~ injustice. Ii will excite not only dis
satisfaction, but indignation. throughout
the esnfederacy. and il ought to excite
such feelings. What is ii buta cssi. wan
ten and deliberate violation Of the plight
cd faith Of government. BY which vested
rights, hitherto sacredly regarded. be-
cause held TO be inviolabls, are nerciless-
ly and spen the iinsiest OF preteyts. swept
away. We have frsm the frst intimatio
that such movement would be made in
Congress, maintained that the relations
betvess the government and those who
havs furnished substitutes we're those
which pertain to q contract. The 0svcrn-
or Of Virginia (high autherity,) expressed
the sane spinisn in the most positive
tsrns il his late msssags TO the Legisls-
ssrs. So, It ailrevents, We are not slsne
N the position which we occupy. We
think that We have il in our power 10 es.
tabiIsh he correctness Of our view on this
subject. asd will 10 Is few wsrds a. posi-
Bile endesvor 10 do 90. Ii was bot the
other day asserted BY the advocates Of the
new bill that if there was any CONTRACT ia
the case il vas between the principal and
the substitute, and therefore prfraie enc.
with which the government had nothing
60 do. IL was thus admitted TO be q con-
tract betveen. the soldier asd his substi-
tute, whilst il vas denied 10 be one be-
tweca the government and the soldier.
This vas the pesiiisn assumed by the
friends Of the bill soon after the meeting
Of Cengrsss. Our owa decided opinion
always nas been that in point Of equity. IL
not IN strict law, il was as much coa-
tract be,ueen the government and the SOL
der ss betweeb the soldier and the sussti.
tute for the ssbstitate law, that has Just
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soldier in fofifsm verbs. that IL he would
pat IN Q substitute not liable 10 conscrip-
tisn and otherwise usexeeptionabis 10
serve during his term. he wosId be dis
charged from the services. What was this
bat pledging the faith Of the government
20 respect and observe the act Of substitss
tiUri II il vas not this. then il was .
snare and q delusisn By which 10 estrip
the sususpecting victims. - il will turn
cut. If this bill becomes . iav.
LA entsrs ints Q written obligation With
i to release him frss the payment Of bic
Bond which he hslds. il he will do . GER.
iaia thing that smsusu 10 Q vsiuabls con.
siSerstisn. B dsssit and thea A plsnP.
~ refuses 10 release him. IL net this vi.
slstiou Of faithl Ne ether honest cen
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