Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1864-08-05

The citizens of Fremont and Sandusky town
ship have yet taken action in regard to furn-
ishing the Township quota under the late call.
But thirty days more remain in which to do it.
We consider that our Trustees have been very
direlect in their duty that they have not before
this issued the bonds of the Township for the
necessary amount to pay 500 to each man re-
quired. Our citizens, too, are culpably negli-
gent of their own interests that they have not
promptly subscribed sufficient sum to pay an
additional $780, But it is not yet too late, if all
our people will enter heartily and at once into
the work. We understand the Township Trus-
tees of BaIIville, Scott and jackson have alrea-
DIV made the necessary levies to pay each man
of their quota 800, and that the citizens are
literally subscribing to pay an additional hun
dred. This is as it should be, and is worthy of
imitation by other Townships.
The adjoining cities and towns have promptly
issued their bonds to pay 500 to each man to
fill their quota. Toledo has appropriated
$40, 900; ChiIlicothe S., 600; Cincinnati 800, :
900; Cleveland $500, 900, and Sandusky city
aud Norwalk the necessary sums to pay the
$IOO, besides large contributions by the citi-
zens. Every man is interested in aiding in the
Suppression of the rebellion, and should, whe-
ther liable to be drafted or not, contribute lib
orally to procuring volunteers. All are able to
contribute something, butsome are able to give
more than others and should do so. Mark that
man as wanting in patriotism and love ofcoun-
try, and we may add, in justice, who permits
himself to be governed in this matter by the
paltry consideration of dollars and cents. We
should be ashamed to ask men to volunteer
without paying them a liberal and decent boun-
ty And we shall be equally as culpable if we
neglect to endeayor to fill our quota by volun-
teers, and permit the draft to fall on scores who
are lily prepared to leave their families without
the necessary means of support. The draft
should only be permitted TO take effect last
resort after all other means of raising the men
have failed.
We have not much faith that many men can
be procured in the revolted States, butt would
be well for our citizens to know that the author
tiles at Columbus have decided that the Town
ships and Wards in each Congressional District
which first deposits the money to pay the $I0O
local bounty, will he entitled TO the first as
signment of 'uen. They go on the principle of
s.first come first served.
If our Township does not pay as much boun-
ty as others, what men in the Township do en-
list will be credited to other places so that in
stead of furnishing merely our quota we may
have TO furnish double the number For in
stance: If our quota is $50 men, and that num-
Der enlist from this Township and are credited
to Toledo, the draft will take $50 more, who
will be credited TO us. Thus it is TO the inter-
est of every citizen to see that his township pays
as much bounty as any other, that it may not
have to furnish an undue proportion of men.
p. S. Since the above was in sype, we learn
that our Trustees have levied a tax TO pay 800
to each volunteer of our quota, upon the COR
dition that the citizens of the TOwship SUBJ
scribe a sufficient amount to pay at least $50
additional. To ascertain what the people will
do in the premises, a meeting will be held at
the Engine House this Friday evening See
call for the meeting in another column.